The Battle of La Rothiere, fought on 1 February 1814, was the sequel to the Battle of Brienne, which was fought on 29 January (see our previous report). After the inconclusive battle…
Tag: Horse and Musket
BBB – Battle of Brienne, January 1814
For games in the Napoleonic era, our group has been using two sets of rules — Et Sans Resultat (ESR) and Bloody Big Battles (BBB). Several of our most recent games had been run using the…
Rebels and Patriots Play Test.
I have been on the lookout for a new set of rules to use to run French and Indian War skirmish sized battles. I had not been happy with the rules on…
Osprey Rebels and Patriots – Rules Review
I came across Osprey’s Rebels and Patriots rules very recently, while doing some web surfing looking for AWI uniform painting guide info. I had totally missed these rules when they were released…
KK – Battle of Liegnitz, August 1760
Background 1759 had seen severe reverses for Frederick; the Battle of Kunersdorf against the Russians on 12th August and the capture of General Fink’s Prussian force of around 12,500 men at Maxen…
War of Austrian Succession 15mm Dutch Army
One of my favorite periods for gaming is the lace wars period, specifically, SYW and WAS. We play these reasonably often, now using my home grown rules again. Well, we have run…
Saxon Lace Wars Kuirassiers
While repacking my Saxons, I realized that I needed another unit of heavy cavalry to fill out my OOB (and there was a spot open in the box!). I have recently had…
Finishing some 15mm Guns for Seven Years War…..
While repacking my SYW armies, I was reminded that I still have not done the guns for a number of my armies! I had painted the crews years ago, but just never…
ESR – Battle of Brienne, January 1814 (Part 2)
We continued playing the Battle of Brienne (France 1814) using the “Et Sans Resultat” rules and scenario. See our earlier report for details on the first part of this game. When we finished the…
ESR – Battle of Brienne, January 1814 (Part 1).
We played the Battle of Brienne (29 January 1814) using the Napoleonic rules, Et Sans Resultat (ESR)Version 3. The game required two sessions to complete; this report is Part 1. Our scenario was drawn…