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It's a bit of a stretch I know, but does anyone know of a tabletop wargame that has rules and models to recreate the first and second Boer Wars?

I had a bit of a look on the net this morning, but only found WW1, WW2, American Civil War etc

Thanks for your help!

You'll prolly have to find a set of Victorian Era rules that has a supplement for 2BW. I remember playing a few games using Fields of Glory in the basement of Napoleon's in Milwaukee. Ah, the good 'ol days . . . .

Check out The Sword And The Flame. I haven't played it -- colonial is not my thing -- I know it's been around for years and is widely played.

Google The Red Shadow - that is (or was) the site of a group that did colonial gaming with that ruleset, mostly set in either the Mahgreb or Sub-Saharan Africa. The same twenty-man mob of Arab swords or Bantu spears tends to crop up a lot but it is really inspiring. They have an aweful lot of very pretty pieces.