Battle of Kerrang Hills

  • Following the victory of the British over the Germans (albeit the big game hunting party rather than actual British forces) at the farms in the Kwik Wun valley the British commander, the newly breveted Captain Horace Spanker Crabtree gathered some forces and set off in hot pursuit of the fleeing Germans, For his part Kapitain Horst Greuber was looking for a defensible position before facing the British.

    As the Germans reached the Kerrang Hills they received some reinforcements including some native allies and so set about an attempt to stall the British advance, For his part Spanker had gathered some support weapons (HMG and field gun) and with some Sikhs and Punjabis and a native ally unit set off in quick pursuit.

    Greuber put a couple of units on the hill and hid the rest of his force on the reverse slope - less Blucher more Wellington.

    Spanker was inordinately proud of his heavy weapon however the HMG let him down, jamming and misfiring and never one for planning his lack of preparation meant his left flank was short on ammo. The field gun however roared repeatedly and the Germans fled the hill.

    At this Spanker urged his flanking forces forward to clear the road and take the hillside farms. As the British approached they were handled roughly by the German's native allies and struggling to make any headway. Unfortunately the German regulars failed to support the natives in a timely manner and in a last ditch effort in the fading light of the day the British took the farms on the lower slopes of the Kerrang Hills.

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