The Long Road

The Nyasalanders of the King’s African Rifles, with a detachment of South African armored cars, had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the Madagascan capital, Tananarive. The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited means at their disposal and the mixed emotions of many …

1942-09-16

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The Nyasalanders of the King’s African Rifles, with a detachment of South African armored cars, had worked their way from the port of Majunga halfway to the Madagascan capital, Tananarive. The Vichy defenders were handicapped both by the limited means at their disposal and the mixed emotions of many of their men. The Commonwealth troops simultaneously represented both the best hope for a revived France and the invaders of French soil. After a number of false starts and a series of minor demolitions, the Vichy decided to block the major road to the capital as a matter of honor. In the face of substantial from Vichy positions to the left and to the right, the Commonwealth troops attacked “with gusto”.

Anjiajia, Madagascar

The Battle of Madagascar was the British campaign to capture the Vichy French-controlled island Madagascar during World War II. The seizure of the island by the British was to deny Madagascar's ports to the Imperial Japanese Navy and to prevent the loss or impairment of the Allied shipping routes to India, Australia and Southeast Asia. It began with Operation Ironclad, the seizure of the port of Diego-Suarez near the northern tip of the island, on 5 May 1942.

British

Vichy French

Scenario Type = Standard