With the infantry out of the way, it was time to work on the cavalry. The cavalry has proven to be more of a challenge. The Hussars for the KGL and regulars…
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15mm Waterloo British Infantry.
So, it was time to start on my 1815 British. The plan was to have enough units to field the British army for the Waterloo campaign, with each unit representing a brigade…
R&P – Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill, April 1781.
Background The Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill (sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Camden) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought on April 25, 1781, near Camden, South Carolina. A small American force under Nathanael Greene occupying…
BfE2 – Battle of Laing’s Nek, January 1881.
Background Following the Boer declaration of independence for the Transvaal in 1880 the British suffered a series of disastrous defeats in attempting to regain the territory. On 20 December 1880, Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Robert Anstruther and elements of his…
FOW – On the Road to Eindhoven, September 1944.
The Battle Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn…
R&P – Race to Freedom.
I had just run a Rebels and Patriots scenario and the players all were interested in another game. I had planned on running the same game and just switching sides, but the…
R&P – Battle without Snow Shoes.
It was my turn to run our Tuesday musket period game and I decided to pull out Rebels and Patriots for the group, as we had not done a game of this…
Rebels & Patriots – Recruit the Huguenots!
Horse and Musket Tuesday time had come and I am back from my various traveling. Now that my basement repairs a finally done, I can finally get back to my collection and…
V&F – Battle of Mudki, December, 1845.
Background The Battle of Mudki was fought on 18 December 1845, between the forces of the East India Company and part of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of then declining Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The Sikh Empire of the Punjab had been held…
FOW – 15mm Terrapins and Pontoons!
Being a bit of a tread head, I have a soft spot for odd looking military vehicles. This extends into soft skin vehicles. Well, I came across some British Terrapin amphibian transports…