Tuesday 28 June 2011

Cogs and Wheels and the Midday Sun.

Cogs and Wheels and the Midday Sun.

The enemy definitely were not supposed to be here was the only thought occupying Lance-Corporal Penworthy's mind as the 1st Eden rapidly formed up its ranks. Way out in front a few brave souls were hammering range markers into the dry and dusty ground, even as the huge enemy mobs streamed out of the Elephant grass towards them. Impis one Oxford cad had named the mobs the natives fought in taking the word from the Zulu's of the Natal and the name had stuck. Penworthy noted that there seemed to be a lot of them, and each Impi was usually at least 200 warriors strong.