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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 9): Yet More Reichsarmee Units!

Good news!  It’s time for more Reichsarmee units! 🙂 Upper Rhine District (Oberrheinischen Kreis) The Imperial Circle of the Upper Rhine was one of the weakest contingents in the Reichsarmee, having only the ‘Hessen-Darmstädt’ (‘Prinz Georg’) Infantry Regiment (1 bn), … Continue reading

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 8): More Reichsarmee Units

In the unlikely event that there is still someone reading this who isn’t now sick to the back teeth of all things Reichsarmee, here are some more painted units! 😀  Rest assured that they’re all finished now and it’ll soon … Continue reading

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The Combat of Strehla, 20th August 1760: The Refight

As mentioned in recent posts, I’ve been steadily working toward completing the Reichsarmee and last week I finally had enough finished to field all the Reichsarmee units present at the Combat of Strehla.  For the Prussians I managed to do … Continue reading

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“Rogues! Do You Want To Stay In The Toolbox Forever?!” (Part 9: Prussian Hussars)

This weekend we’re going to be refighting the Combat of Strehla, as per the scenario I posted last time.  The rules to be used, will of course be Tricorn.  I’ve finally got all the required Reichsarmee units finished, as well … Continue reading

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The Combat of Strehla, 20th August 1760: A Scenario for ‘Tricorn’

As mentioned in recent posts, I’ve ALMOST completed the Reichsarmee for the Severn Years War! 🙂  When it comes to painting, I always work best with an objective game on the calendar, so on 15th April we’re going to be … Continue reading

Posted in Eighteenth Century, Scenarios, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules), Tricorn Scenarios | 17 Comments

‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 7): More Imperial Auxiliary Regiments

Two years ago in Part 1 of this series, I profiled some auxiliary units from the Holy Roman Empire that were either raised under contract to serve with the Austrian Army or in the Saxons’ case, were placed under Austrian … Continue reading

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 6): SYW Austrian Artillery & Staff

Following my recent flurry of Napoleonic units (namely the Russian Mounted Jäger and Swedish artillery), I’ve returned to ploughing through the Seven Years War units in my Lead Dungeon, with a particular emphasis on finishing the Reichsarmee, followed by Kleist’s … Continue reading

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Napoleonic Reinforcements: Swedish Corps Commander & Artillery

As I was on a roll with the reasonably obscure Russian Mounted Jäger, I decided to continue the theme of obscure Napoleonic subjects with some Swedes. As briefly mentioned during my discussion of my Swedish army for the Seven Years … Continue reading

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“Mother Russia, Rain Down, Down, Down!”: My Napoleonic Russians (Part 4: Mounted Jäger)

With over 2,000 unpainted AB Figures Napoleonics in the Lead Dungeon, I really DON’T need any new Napoleonics…  However, a new arrival on the AB Figures catalogue in January prompted me to reach for my wallet: Russian Mounted Jäger.  Interestingly, … Continue reading

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“Don’t Tread On Me!”: My AWI Rebel Army (Part 2)

First an apology for it being a bit quiet here this last month!  I haven’t managed to do any wargaming since our Kolin refight in January, added to which I’ve been on holiday for the last two weeks.  However, there … Continue reading

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