The siege of Lucknow was the prolonged defence of the British Residency within the city of Lucknow from rebel sepoys (Indian soldiers in the British East India Company’s Army) during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After two successive relief…
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Battle Reports on Games
Lion Rampant – Battle of Manzikert, August 1071.
Background The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, Iberia (modern Malazgirt in Muş Province, eastern Turkey). The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army and the capture of the emperor Romanos IV Diogenes played an…
R&P – Scouting in Force.
It had been a while since I was able to run or play in a game. It has been a bot of a rough patch for my hobby life, as I broke…
V&F – Battle of Crysler’s Farm, November 1813.
Background The Battle of Crysler’s Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler’s Field, or the Battle of Williamsburg, was fought on 11 November 1813, during the War of 1812, in the British province of Upper Canada. A British and…
V&F – Battle of Bithoor, August 1857.
Background Official Despatch of Brig-Gen. H. Havelock C.B., to the Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Army, Calcutta, dated Bivouac, Bithoor, 17 Aug 1857. Sir, I have to request the favour of your informing the…
R&P – Clash of the Cabbages.
Due to some personal obligations, I have been slacking in my game running activities. I am also getting ready to go on a road trip and would be away from the gaming…
V&F – Battle of Cawnpore, July 1867.
Background The siege of Cawnpore was a key episode in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The besieged East India Company forces and civilians in Cawnpore (now Kanpur) were duped into a false assurance of a safe passage to Allahabad by…
Epic Scale 40k Apocalypse – Marines vs Imperial Guard.
A couple of buddies of mine have been lamenting for some time that we have not played an Epic 40k game in a very long time. I keep planning on running the…
V&F – Battle of Villeré Plantation, December 1814.
Background The British army for the invasion of Louisiana in 1814 were landed on the shore of Lake Borgne, after the fleet had destroyed the American flotilla on that sheet of water, and pushed on in barges…
R&P – F&I, First Clash at Lambeau’s Bridge.
I was up again for the Tuesday scenario. Unfortunately, I had a very busy weekend and did not have time to develop a detailed battle scenario, so it would be time for…