Wargames Illustrated has shown off their newest Giants In Miniature, the Indian Queen Lakshmi Bai.

She is a rather impressive individual and here's a bit of her background...

"Rani Lakshmi Bai was an Indian queen of the Jhansi region. She led her people against the occupying British who refused to recognise her status as queen and treat her people with respect.

She is most famous for her escape from a besieged fort in her capital, Jhansi. According to folklore, she jumped from the fort’s walls on her horse Badal, with Damodar Rao, her adopted infant son, on her back; they survived but the horse died. Our figure features her carrying her son.

She continued to be a major figure during the First War of Indian Independence (Indian Mutiny) and died fighting the British at the battle of Gwailor."

I love the idea of an Indian warrior queen and it would be absolutely awesome to see that scenario played out at on the tabletop where she escaped from British captivity.

Beyond using her in a Historical context I reckon she'd also be a fantastic character to use as part of a Fantastical force, or maybe even a Pulp adventure where you're heading off into a Temple Of Doom-style scenario perhaps in the midst of the jungle.

I'm sure this period of history would also be fantastic to explore in more detail too with a myriad of different gaming systems.

Will you be picking up Lakshmi Bai?