Background In Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as “Battle of Arapiles”) an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Duke of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont’s French forces among the hills around Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain on 22 July 1812 during…
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Battle of Kiev, September 1941
Background The First Battle of Kiev was the German name for the operation that resulted in a very large encirclement of Soviet troops in the vicinity of Kiev during World War II. This encirclement is considered the largest…
Battle of the Frontiers (Białystok), June 1941
Background The Battle of Białystok–Minsk was a German strategic operation conducted by the Army Group Centre during the penetration of the Soviet border region in the opening stage of Operation Barbarossa lasting from 22 June to 3 July…
Battle of Kulm – August 1813
Background The Battle of Kulm was a battle near the town Kulm (Chlumec) and the village Přestanov in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. 32,000 French troops under Dominique Vandamme attacked an army of about 50-60,000 Austrians, Russians and Prussians under Alexander…
Battle of Meyngo – 1942
Background The Island, also known as Myengu, is an island in the Bay of Bengal, Burma(Myanmar). It belongs to Rakhine State and is located 5 kilometres (3 miles) to the south of Sittwe, separated from the continental shore…
Iron Cross Meeting Engagement – Soviets vs Germans
In order to better learn the Iron Cross WWII skirmish rules our group has landed on for our WWII Wednesdays, we started simple with an infantry on infantry match. This was followed…
Crescent Root Series II 15mm Factory Building Review.
A few weeks ago, I ordered the new Crescent Root 15mm Series two building line. As with all Crescent Root buildings, you order each building ala carte. The new set is a…
Saint Louis Art Museum – Sunken Cities Egyptian Traveling Exhibit.
Following up on my previous post, I am including another post on the actual reason I went to the St. Louis Museum for! Specifically, the Sunken Cities exhibit that was a visiting…
Saint Louis Art Museum – A View on History.
During my most recent trip to St. Louis, I went for a visit to the Saint Louis Art Museum. I have been there in the past, but they had a new visiting…
Fort Leonard Wood Military Museum
On my most recent visit to St. Louis, I took a road trip down to Fort Leonard Wood to check out their military museum. The John B. Mahaffery Museum actuality, the museum…