With my purchase of the French out of the way, it was time to move on to their opponent. The British! For this force, I picked up musketeers and Grenadier’s to thicken…
Tag: British
V&F – Battle of Crysler’s Farm, November 1813.
Background The Battle of Crysler’s Farm, also known as the Battle of Crysler’s Field, or the Battle of Williamsburg, was fought on 11 November 1813, during the War of 1812, in the British province of Upper Canada. A British and…
V&F – Battle of Bithoor, August 1857.
Background Official Despatch of Brig-Gen. H. Havelock C.B., to the Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Army, Calcutta, dated Bivouac, Bithoor, 17 Aug 1857. Sir, I have to request the favour of your informing the…
R&P – Clash of the Cabbages.
Due to some personal obligations, I have been slacking in my game running activities. I am also getting ready to go on a road trip and would be away from the gaming…
V&F – Battle of Cawnpore, July 1867.
Background The siege of Cawnpore was a key episode in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The besieged East India Company forces and civilians in Cawnpore (now Kanpur) were duped into a false assurance of a safe passage to Allahabad by…
V&F – Battle of Villeré Plantation, December 1814.
Background The British army for the invasion of Louisiana in 1814 were landed on the shore of Lake Borgne, after the fleet had destroyed the American flotilla on that sheet of water, and pushed on in barges…
R&P – F&I, First Clash at Lambeau’s Bridge.
I was up again for the Tuesday scenario. Unfortunately, I had a very busy weekend and did not have time to develop a detailed battle scenario, so it would be time for…
FOW – British and Commonwealth Pacific Unit Cards.
The last of the Pacific Card sets were finally released and I had to pick them up (of course). This set is interesting, in that it is multiple set in one (kind…
FOW – British and Commonwealth Pacific Command Cards.
I have covered the new unit cards and army book for the British and Commonwealth forces in an earlier post. That means it is time to go over the Command Cards. As…
R&P – The Enemy of my Enemy.
It was war-game Tuesday and I was up to run a game. We had been doing more serious scenarios with Valour and Fortitude for a while and I thought the group needed…