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‘This Seat of Mars’: Our Very British Civil War Game at Partizan ’18
It’s been a few years since I last visited a wargames show, but two weeks ago I schlepped up to Newark for Partizan ’18. Partizan has always been one of my favourite shows, due to the extremely high quality of … Continue reading
A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire: Armoured Reinforcements
Well I’m back from Partizan, having had a blast playing Pete Barfield’s wonderful VBCW game and seeing an array of incredible games. The Partizan report will follow, but here are some AFVs I painted last week, after finishing off the reinforcements … Continue reading
The Baroness de Loutson Marches on Newark!
The Baroness de Loutson and the Cadet Corps of Slebech Castle College For Young Ladies will this week be marching on Newark, to reinforce the Royalist forces in Pete Barfield’s ‘A Very British Civil War’ game at the ‘Partizan 2018′ … Continue reading
A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire: The Battle of Camrose
Our quest for a good set of VBCW rules continued with another game, this time using the excellent ‘Force on Force’ ruleset by Ambush Alley Games (published by Osprey). We’d already used these for ultra-modern games, but thought they might … Continue reading
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A Very British Civil War in Pembrokeshire: The Battle of Pelcomb Cross
With the Bishop of St David’s still struggling to return to Pembrokeshire following his reverse at Three Cocks, Lord Tenby’s Royalist Administration decided to capitalise on the Bishop’s absence. Baron Kylsant, who had been flown back to Pembrokeshire bfrom Brecon … Continue reading
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A Very British Civil War 1938: ‘Beating The Bishop’ – The Battle of Three Cocks
Following a string of small victories north of Haverfordwest (most notably at Crundale and Treffgarne-Owen), the Anglican League forces of the Right Reverend Islwyn Davies, Bishop of St David’s had wrested the initiative from the Crown forces in Pembrokeshire. Volunteers were now … Continue reading
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A Very British Civil War 1938: Royalist Units in Pembrokeshire
The Loyal West Carmarthenshire Greenjackets (who refer to themselves as ‘The Chosen Men’) are a light infantry unit raised chiefly from Loyalist land-owners and estate workers in western Carmarthenshire. Partly welsh-speaking, the unit is tasked with patrolling the eastern end … Continue reading
A Very British Civil War 1938: The Army of the Bishopric of St David’s
The Bishop of St David’s, the Right Reverend Islwyn Davies, in concert with Viscount St David’s and Major General Sir Ivor Picton, had been preparing for war for some time and had slowly been establishing politically-reliable Local Defence Volunteer militia … Continue reading
A Very British Civil War 1938: The Battle of Crundale
Following the collapse of central government authority in Pembrokeshire, the county rapidly fragmented and became factionalised. The King’s faction, backed by Mosely’s Fascists and most of the ‘old money’, held on to the central belt and the lucrative anthracite mining … Continue reading
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A Very British Civil War 1938: The Slebech Castle Cadet Corps
Lady Aisling Keir’s Slebech Castle Finishing School for Young Ladies was established on the Slebech estate in 1936, thanks to the patronage of her friends the Baron and Baroness de Loutson. Lady Aisling is a dispossessed Irish royalist, an ardent … Continue reading