We played our first game using the newest version of the Et Sans Resultat (ESR) rules. For our first game, we chose the “Swolna” scenario from the ESR Campaign Guide, Master of the World, which…
Tag: French
Gajo Free French for FOW
Part of my Christmas present to myself was to buy some painted troops from Gajo minis online. I have been slowly but surely working on a French force for Flames of War….
Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo, September 1744
Background The Battle of Madonna dell’Olmo or Battle of Cuneo was fought on the outskirts of Cuneo on 30 September 1744, in the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle of Cuneo was brought about by a difference in…
Battle of Vitebsk, 1812.
I ran a game of Bloody Big Battles (BBB) for an experienced boardgamer who is new to wargaming with miniatures. The Battle of Vitebsk (1812) provided a well balanced and relatively simple…
Redcoats & Tomahawks, Muskets & Tomahawks Supplement Review
Following up my earlier write up on the new Muskets and Tomahawks version 2 rules, it is time to take a look at the first period supplement for the rules. Namely, Redcoats…
Battle of Auerstadt, October 1806
Background The battles of Auerstädt were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today’s Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. The decisive…
Battle of Dettingen, June 1743
Background The Battle of Dettingen (German: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession, at Dettingen, now Karlstein am Main in Bavaria. It was fought between a Pragmatic Army, composed of British, Hanoverian…
15mm Napoleonic French Army
Moving right along on me backlog of “almost done” armies, my next group to bring to completion was the French army (how can you play Napoleonics without french!). The figures are all…
1871 French Frano-Prussian War Army
I recently received an order from Old Guard Painters for an 1871 French Army. The figures are all Old Glory 15s and were ordered and painted through Old Guard Painting service in…
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…