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The Napoleonic Wars, General de Brigade, 28mm This fictitious little Peninsular game , with a couple of brigades a side was set around a bridge in Spain – a crossing over an important river. The British had seized the bridge during the night, but the bridgehead was poorly-defended, with just two battalions of foot and
The Napoleonic Wars, Black Powder, 28mm The real Battle of Vyazma was a hard-fought affair, where the Russians tried to block the advance of the Grand Armee’s rearguard during the retreat from Moscow in 1812. This multi-player Black Powder game was an equally well-contested battle, but it was only loosely based on the real engagement.
The Napoleonic Wars, Black Powder, 28mm As I’m up in Orkney, this game report comes to you second-hand – the tale recounted by the victorious French commander Dougie Trail. The game was a Peninsular clash. fought between “Don” John Glass’ Spaniards and Dougie’s French. Both commanders had deputies – Brian Phillips for the French (see his painting website
The Napoleonic Wars, Black Powder, 28mm This Black Powder game was a Peninsular War clash between the Spanish and the French. With a great sense of civitas, the game was selflessly organised and umpired by Bill Gilchrist. Just like the game the previous week, it was played in order to test out a few house
The Napoleonic Wars, Black Powder, 28mm This fictitious game involved a British attempt to turn the flank of the French army ensconced in the Pyrenees, guarding the French border with Spain. A weakly guarded pass through the mountains at Roncedouge was the objective, guarded by a village with a brigade-sized French garrison. Wellington sent Lord
The Napoleonic Wars, Black Powder, 28mm As I was away, this game is brought to you by Dougie Trail and Donald Adamson- a fictitious Peninsular encounter, with Dougie’s French stroming a hill held by Dona;d’s plucky British. The premise was that the British were retreating back to Portugal, with the French snapping at their heels.
The Napoleonic Wars, General de Brigade, 28mm When we don’t have time to dream up a scenario, or can’t think what to do, we dip into Charles S. Grant’s Scenarios for Wargamers (1970), looking for inspiration. Dougie had been painting up French cavalry, and was eager to give them an airing, so we chose this
The Napoleonic Wars, General de Brigade, 28mm Edinburgh is still gripped by snow, so rather than spend hours in a freezing hall we played a short brigade-sized game, before repairing to the warmth of the local pub. This one was set during the Retreat from Moscow, one of the clashes fought between the retreating Grande
The Napoleonic Wars, Republic to Empire, 28mm This large weekend game was a bit of a monster, and one of those where both sides had thousands of figures at their disposal, but there were never enough when you needed them! The premise was that Paris was just off one edge of the long table, and
The Napoleonic Wars, French Revolutionary War, General de Brigade, 28mm This was the second little brigade-sized game we’ve played in two weeks, with the same set of rules. Both had a completely different feel though, and they were equally enjoyable in their own right. This one was based around the defence of the Ferme du
