Background The Battle of North Point was fought on September 12, 1814, between General John Stricker’s Maryland Militia and a British force led by Major-general Robert Ross. Although the Americans were driven from the field, they were able to…
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FOW – Great War – Battle of Bouresches, June 1918.
Background The Battle of Belleau Wood (1–26 June 1918) was a major battle that occurred during the German spring offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought by the U.S. 2nd (under the command of Major…
National U.S. Marine Corps Museum Visit.
Continuing my visit to Northern Virginia Museums, next on the list was the USMC Museum in Triangle Virginia. I have been to this museum a number of times and think it is…
Erebo 1/72 Die Caste Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
I was watching a few videos on YouTube recently and got a few shorts in my feed from the movie The Final Countdown. I remember seeing the movie in the theater when…
Even More 15mm Mexican American Troops..
I thought I was down to a single unit of troops to finish for my Mexican and American armies. Well, a buddy of mine disagreed and gave me some of his partially…
FOW – 15mm Late War US Paratroopers.
So, still clearing out my backlog of basing work… I am working hard to clear everything up! Well, it is somewhat embarrassing to say, but I totally forgot that I had a…
15mm Mexican American War, US Volunteers and Specialist Infantry.
With the out of the pack troops behind me, it was time to turn to the units that needed a bit of conversion paint work to finalize. So, it was time to…
15mm Mexican American War – US Regular Infantry.
With the cavalry and artillery out of the way, it was time to get to the regular US infantry. I only needed a handful of units to cover the early campaign and…
15mm Mexica American War – US Cavalry and Commanders.
Next on the hit parade is the cavalry and commanders for the US Army force for the Mexican American War. These are a mix of Civil War and Mexican American war line…
15mm Mexican American War – US Artillery.
With my basic Mexican troops based, I moved on to the US forces. The nature of US uniforms made it easier to put together the basic forces for the US. I ordered…