We played our third game of Et Sans Resultant Version 3 (ESR). The scenario was The Battle of Laichling (21 April 1809), which we took from the ESR Version 2 Campaign Guide titled, “The First…
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ESR – Battle of Gorodechno, August 1812.
We played our second game of Et Sans Resultant (ESR) using the new rules. We played the “Gorodechno” scenario from the ESR book “Master of the World — 1812 in Russia” which…
Twilight of the Soldier King – Battle of Mollwitz.
With things coming back to normal now, our group decided it was time to start back up with our monthly Horse and Musket gaming. We decided to start with a playtest of…
Bloody Big Battles – SYW Playtest, Kolin 1757.
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…
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…
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…
SYW Austrian Reinforcements.
One of my favorite periods for gaming is the Seven Years War. There is just something about lines of miniatures in tricornes. I have been going through my SYW miniatures to try…
15mm 1866 Austro-Hungarian Army
The next army on the rack for Operation Flock was my new 1866 Austro-Hungarian Army. Like the Prussian army, I flocked everything and then had to go back and paint all my…
15mm Napoleonic Austrian Army, Gajo Miniatures
I am continuing “Operation Flock” on my 15mm figures. Slowly but surely clearing up the backlog of painted minis that just need basing to be finished. Next up was my 15mm Napoleonic…
Battle of Dettingen, June 1743
Background The Battle of Dettingen (German: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession, at Dettingen, now Karlstein am Main in Bavaria. It was fought between a Pragmatic Army, composed of British, Hanoverian…