Balkan Blast at the Telegraph, or How I Plan to Kick Bulgarian Butt
Two weeks ago telegraph station 307 was overrun by a combined force of Romanians and Bulgarians. In a surprise raid a small group crossed the border 12Km away, intent on destroying the telegraph station. Not content with just cutting the lines they came armed with black powder ready to completely destroy the station. Romanian fusiliers backed up by Dorobonti militia and a handful of Bulgarians stealthily crossed the border and worked their way through the fields and woods until they could pounce upon the station. They observed the signalmen and their Grenz guards and waited until the guard mount was being switched to strike right before the replacements arrived. This action can be fully read about on Ed's blog of renown here, https://edmwargamemeanderings.blogspot.com/2025/02/balkan-border-fracas-one-hour-skirmish.html?m=1 Dorobonti militia posing after the successful raid. A feldjäger unit has been dispatched to recapture the telegraph station ...