Background The Battle of Solferino (referred to in Italy as the Battle of Solferino and San Martino) on 24 June 1859 resulted in the victory of the allied French Army under Napoleon III and Sardinian Army under Victor Emmanuel II (together known as…
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Battle Reports on Games
Another Wings of War Night
Another month, another Wings of War night. With the holidays and everything, we decided to keep it simple and pulled out our WWI planes for some fun We two games in the…
Game 7: Market Garden Campaign – The Island
We just finished game seven of our market Garden campaign. Here are the details. Objectives: The brief called for XXX Corps’ spearhead to form up and push north from its bridgehead across…
Game 5 – Market Garden Campaign, September 1944
Today’s post is another one of our ongoing Market Garden campaign battles. According to the brief, the Allies had two parachute rifle battalions of the 82nd Airborne Division defending the open polder…
Battle of Aspern Essling, May 1809 (Day 1).
In the Battle of Aspern-Essling (21–22 May 1809), Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna, but the French and their allies were driven back by the Austrians under Archduke Charles. The battle was the first time Napoleon had been…
In Her Majesty’s Name – On the Trail of the Rat.
Her Majesty’s Government has a new lead on the whereabouts of the notorious Baron Maxim Volkov. Local spies in Cameroon have identified the notorious arms smuggler’s escape route into the deep jungle,…
Muskets and Tomahawks – Multi-player Skirmish.
Background The French and Indian War (1754–1763) pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies. At the start of…
Game 4, Market Garden Campaign – Battle of Osterbeek, September 1944
Background The Battle of Arnhem was a major battle of the Second World War at the vanguard of the Allied Operation Market Garden. It was fought in and around the Dutch towns of Arnhem, Oosterbeek, Wolfheze, Driel, and the…
Wings of War (Glory) Game Night.
It was time to break out my old Wings of War miniatures. Out group had been talking about the game for quite some time, but we never got around to it. However,…
In Her Majesty’s Name – Easter Island Ruby
Her Majesty’s Government is seeking the legendary Easter Island Ruby. This valuable artifact must be protected in the safety of Her Majesty’s Museum of Antiquities! However, word of this “protection” mission have…