Background The Battle of Cassano took place on 16 August 1705, during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Cassano d’Adda, in Lombardy, Italy. It was fought between a French army of 22,000 commanded by the duc de…
Tag: Historical
Crescent Root 15mm Series 2 Merchant Stalls
Crescent Root has been going through some big changes over the course of this year. They have dropped their older mdf painted 15mm lines and started replacing them with new 15mm mdf…
Lace Wars 15mm Russian Army
I normally try to keep names and faces out of my articles. However, in this case, I think Ray deserves my recognition as a friend and a fellow gamer. He passed away…
Crusader Publishing, Rank & File Rules – AWI Fight.
It was time time for the next monthly horse and musket game. Unfortunately, my house is having some work done, so I would not be able to set it up. Fortunately, another…
R&P – French and Indian War, Defense of Battery
It was time for another Rebels and Patriots game. I decided it was time that we introduce artillery into one of our games, so I chose the defense of battery scenario from…
D&B – Westwall German Counter Attack, September 1944.
I set up the next play test of D&B as an attack of German Volksgrenadiers against the US south shoulder at the beginning of the Ardennes Offensive. Unfortunately, my two American players…
Americans Wartime Experience – 2023 Tank Farm Open House.
Every year, going back to the 1990’s, there has been a tank show in Nokesville Virginia. The show is held at a private restoration facility. The show has evolved over the years,…
R&P – Star Spangled Night
I recently added a few units to my F&I collection and was ready for my next Rebels and Patriots game. The next came came up on the schedule and I reached out…
D&B – Attack Towards Tilburg.
So, I went through my notes and put a lot of thought into the my new micro armor rules after the last game and decided I needed to do a few things….
FOW – Peiper’s Charge, December 1944
To start our new Battle of the Bulge theme, we decided to play a scenario that was posted on Battlefront’s Flames of War website. The scenario is no longer on the site,…