More Peter Laing Figures

The beginning of 2016 has been good to me, at least in regards to getting more Peter Laing figures. Two more packages arrived with recently purchased Peter Laing figures. In the month of January I have bought over 400 Peter Laing figures. Unfortunately it has left me low on money!

These figures have many possible uses. I am thinking along a colonial war-game based on the Egyptian war against the Mahdi. They can also be reinforcements for my Arab army, or a foe against them.

These were the other half of the above collection. There were enough native figures that, with figures I already have, will give me 3 units of Fuzzi Wuzzis, and 3 other units of native troops. The other figures, with figures I already have, will give me 5 units of Egyptian infantry and either 1 unit of Egyptian cavalry, or 2 weak cavalry units.

I also got a well painted lot of WSS cavalry.

This particular cavalry figure is probably my favorite Peter Laing cavalry figure. Perhaps because it reminds me of Britains cavalry figures.

15mm Peter Laing Egyptians; Hyborian Battle

       The Vendhya Army had rampaged through Khauran, looting as they went. General Mingol decided against trying to take the capital. The loot taken was greater than expected and General Mingol turned the army towards home.  One of his tribal leaders wasn't satisfied. He suggested that the army head south, to the land of Stygia, an ancient land to Hyboria and rarely visited.  It is said to have shrines to their gods built of gold. General Mingol agrees, but sends the tribal leader who suggested it as commander. He is given a large part of the army, while General Mingol will keep a small escort to protect the loot of the army. After all, what does General Mingol have to lose? If the raid is a success there is just that more loot. If the army is lost there's more of the loot from Khauran for him.
     In Hordes of the Things, Stygia is described as "The oldest, most magical and most evil nation in Hyboria, basically Egyptian. This gave me a chance to use the Egyptian Peter Laing figures that I have. They were among the first PL figures I got. While most of them are infantry, I do have two chariots, enough for a chariot unit.

Stygia army on top, Vendhya army on bottom. I had to set this battle up in another area and had to start from scratch trying to get the lighting right.

Stygia Army. They positioned their light infantry in the front. The chariot unit is on the hill.

The Vendhya Army right flank.

The Vendhya Army left flank. The figures in red cloaks are Khauran mercenaries, of which Vendhya hired 2 unit of, to make up for their lack of heavy infantry.

The Vendhya archers eliminated one of the chariots, prompting it to attack prematurely.

The battle in the center bogs down.

One Stygia medium infantry unit was having great success pushing back the Vendhya right flank. However, it had no support and the Vendhya troops started to work around it to cut it off. (The Stygia unit is the unit with yellow shields)

The Stygia unit manages to evade getting surrounded.

Looking down the line from the Vendhya right flank.

 Stygia pulls back one light infantry unit to make room for the elite guards to come into line.

The guards take out two light infantrymen. On their turn the Vendhya push back the guards.

The Vendhya left flank pushes back the Stygia right flank. This shot is after the Vendhya wipes out a Stygia light unit, to win the victory.

Once again the same Vendhya light infantry unit wins the day. This is the same unit that won the day in the battle against the Zuagir Army. Since that first battle I have kept this unit together. During this battle I wasn't really paying attention to it; now it's becoming the best known unit in the Vendhya Army.