Frederick II of Prussia had won a bloody battle against Austria and was now besieging Prague. Austrian Marshal Daun arrived too late to participate in the Battle of Prague, but picked up 16,000 men who escaped from…
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Bloody Big Battles for Seven Years War?
I have been playing 18th century war-games for a very long time. Over the years, I have tried different rules that gave different levels of fun and realism. During the last three…
15mm 1866 Bavarian Army
Another day, another basing project! Next on the list was the Bavarian Army for 1866 and 1870. All the foot troops in the army are Old Glory 15s, with all the mounted…
Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo, September 1744
Background The Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo or Battle of Cuneo was fought on the outskirts of Cuneo on 30 September 1744, in the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle of Cuneo was brought about by a difference in…
Canoes and more Canoes!
Time for a little F&I boat action! There is just something about a F&I battlefield, when you can add a little water to it… While going through my unpainted bit on F&I,…
F&I French Artillery
I have been a fan of F&I wargaming for quite some time. A number of years ago, a company named Galloping Major released a new line to support the period. I was…
Hudson Allen French and Indian War Buildings
After too many hours of painting tan Egyptian terrain, I decided to move onto some other periods and theaters. I decided to reach into my bin full of unfinished French and Indian…
Rebasing My SYW Austrian Grenz Skirmishers
I am an avid fan of Seven Years War battles gaming. While not a game that I get to play as much as I like, it is one of my favorites. There…
More Reinforcements for the Reichs Armee.
I was able to order a few more bags of miniatures from Gajo Games. These, along with a few painted SYW Austrians that I had laying around, gave me the bases of…
Reichs Armee Takes the Field.
While going through my SYW Austrians to update them, I looked over to the next shelf at my Palatinate and Bavarian armies for the period. This got me thinking that it would…