The next stop on our trip, after Jumonville Glen, was Fort Necessity. As I mentioned earlier, it is just down the street from the other two monuments of the first French and…
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Jumonville Glen Battlefield
Continuing on our trip, the next site was Jumonville Glen. This is the battle that started the French and Indian War and brought George Washington into notoriety. The site is right down…
Braddock’s Grave Memorial
Next on the list of historical sites was Braddocks Grave. This is a memorial on the grounds of where General Braddock was killed and later where he was allegedly buried and later…
Fort Pitt Park and Museum
The next stop on my road trip was the Fort Pitt Park and Museum. It is located in the downtown area of the city, at the confluence of the three rivers. The…
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum.
The next stop on my road trip was the Pennsylvania Soldier and Sailors Museum in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The museum is located downtown, at the edge of Pitt University. Luckily for me, it…
Flight 93 Memorial Visit
Just got home from a nice road trip in the greater Pittsburgh Pennsylvania area. Posting this, I also see that I forgot to post an away message before I left. So, that…
FOW – Battle of Brody, June 1941
To kick off our Barbarossa theme month, some players requested the Battle of Brody (1941), which ran over the course of several days in late June 1941, and which might have been…
FOW – Finnish Anti Tank Support
I posted my almost completed Finnish army some time back. This included my infantry and support weapons for two companies of troops. The one missing piece for the leg mounted force was…
FOW – Battle of Schoenfliess, April 1945
We adapted a scenario published in a recent edition of Wargames, Soldiers, and Strategy to play the Battle of Schoenfliess (1945) using Flames of War rules. We also used Google Earth for…
Twilight of Devine Right Rules Playtest – Battle of Saint Gothard (1664)
The Battle of Saint Gotthard (Turkish: Saint Gotthard Muharebesi; German: Schlacht bei St. Gotthard; Hungarian: Szentgotthárdi csata), of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664), took place on 1 August 1664 on the Raab between Mogersdorf and the Cistercian monastery St. Gotthard in German West Hungary (today Hungary). It was fought between Imperial…