Author Archives: jemima_fawr

Jemima Fawr’s Review of 2024

Posted on 31st December 2024 by jemima_fawr

Well, that was shit… I hope that my remaining reader had a better year, but here at Fawr Towers, 2024 was pretty diabolical, primarily down to major health issues in the family, my ongoing eye trouble being the very least … Continue reading →

Posted in Annual Reviews | 19 Comments

Merry Christmas!

Posted on 25th December 2024 by jemima_fawr

Merry Christmas and Nadolig Llawen to the remaining reader of this blog, from all here at Fawr Towers! My thanks to Gareth Beamish for the suitably-seasonal ‘snowy’ Battle of Mollwitz photos (OK, so Mollwitz was actually fought in April, but … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 8 Comments

‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 11: Hanoverian Reinforcements)

Posted on 16th December 2024 by jemima_fawr

And now, in this thrilling instalment, I add yet more units to my Seven Years War Hanoverian Army!  Please try to control your excitement. These were mostly added for our recent Battle of Corbach game, but will also come in … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Painted Units, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War British & Hanoverian Armies, Seven Years War Minor German States, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 4 Comments

The Military Museum of the Canary Islands (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Posted on 5th December 2024 by jemima_fawr

I decided to do something a bit different with this post.  I’ve been to many, many museums over the years and have walked many battlefields.  I even used to run battlefield tours to Normandy for cadets and regular military personnel.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefield Visits, Cold War, Cold War - NATO Armies, Eighteenth Century, Museums, Napoleonic Wars, Spanish Civil War | 7 Comments

Reinforcements for King Louis (Part 10: Du Roi Regiment & Grenadiers de France)

Posted on 18th November 2024 by jemima_fawr

The 18th Century arms-race continues this week, with yet more reinforcements for the Army of Louis XV.  You can never have enough French infantry, so here are another eight battalions; four battalions apiece from the Du Roi Regiment and the … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Painted Units, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War French Army, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 7 Comments

The Battle of Corbach, 10th July 1760 (The Refight)

Posted on 7th November 2024 by jemima_fawr

A few weeks ago, our old mate and W.A.S.P. club-deserter Jase Evans was over from New Zealand for a couple of weeks, so of course we had to put on a game.  He’s a huge fan of 18th Century French … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 11 Comments

‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 10: Hessian Reinforcements)

Posted on 21st October 2024 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned last time, we’d decided to refight the Combat of Sanderhausen at Haverfordwest Gaming Club’s recent open day.  However, that would require me to finish some more units, including the Chasseurs de Fischer for the French side and quite … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Painted Units, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War British & Hanoverian Armies, Seven Years War Minor German States, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 6 Comments

Sanderhausen Revisited (Another Refight of Sanderhausen 1758)

Posted on 13th October 2024 by jemima_fawr

A couple of weeks ago Andy, Kirk and I wandered down to the Haverfordwest Gaming Club’s annual open day.  Last year we put on a small historical SYW refight, the Battle of Clostercamp and this year we decided to do … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Games, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Shako Rules, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 26 Comments

‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 9: My First SYW Brunswickers)

Posted on 8th October 2024 by jemima_fawr

As mentioned in the comments section of my last post, my old mate Jase is back in town!  🙂  He was long ago exiled from Wales to New Zealand for reasons we don’t like to talk about (it was never … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Painted Units, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War Minor German States, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 12 Comments

Reinforcements For King Louis (Part 9: Chasseurs de Fischer & Massed Flank Companies)

Posted on 26th September 2024 by jemima_fawr

Since starting my Seven Years War French army in February 2021 with the ‘Frogruary Challenge’, things have progressed rather well.  The total number of units currently stands at 40 infantry battalions, 3 light infantry battalions, 2 massed grenadier battalions, 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Painted Units, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War French Army, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 18 Comments