Background The Abyssinia Crisis was an international crisis in 1935 originating in what was called the Walwal incident in the then-ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Italy and the Empire of Ethiopia (then commonly known as “Abyssinia”). The League of Nations ruled against Italy…
Tag: Historical
Battle of Sacile, April 1809.
Background The Battle of Sacile (also known as the Battle of Fontana Fredda) on 16 April 1809 and its companion Clash at Pordenone on 15 April saw an Austrian army commanded by Archduke John of Austria defeat a Franco-Italian…
Battle of Custoza, June 1866
Background The Battle of Custoza took place on the 24 June 1866 during the Third Italian War of Independence in the Italian unification process. The Austrian Imperial army, joined by the Venetian Army, jointly commanded by Archduke Albrecht of Habsburg, defeated the…
Game 8, Market Garden Campaign, the Breakout.
Yesterday’s big game was a fitting end to a great campaign. The British smashed through the German defenses and broke out of Arnhem. Here is the battle report. According to the brief,…
Game 6 – Market Garden Campaign, September 1944
Our Market Garden campaign continued with the Battle for the Road Bridge at Nijmegen. We had five players in this very large game. To fit the table and number of players, we…
Battle of Solferino, June 1859
Background The Battle of Solferino (referred to in Italy as the Battle of Solferino and San Martino) on 24 June 1859 resulted in the victory of the allied French Army under Napoleon III and Sardinian Army under Victor Emmanuel II (together known as…
Gajo Mini’s 15mm Napoleonic Saxons.
My next army in the queue where some 1806-09 Saxons. They have been sitting in bags for far too long! The figures all all Old Glory 15mm. This time, I bought these…
Flames of War – 21st Panzer Division Force Book Review
Being an avid FOW player and being a fan of the 21st Panzer in WWII gaming, I could not wait until the release of the new Battlefront force booklet on the 21st…
Another Wings of War Night
Another month, another Wings of War night. With the holidays and everything, we decided to keep it simple and pulled out our WWI planes for some fun We two games in the…
15mm Seven Years War Bavarian Army
I have had a backlog of figures that I have either painted or had painted for quite some time. Finally working to get them finished, slowly but surely! Here is my new…