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Category Archives: Eighteenth Century
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
“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
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
‘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
‘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
“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
“Don’t Tread On Me!”: My AWI Rebel Army (Part 1)
As mentioned last time, I dug our my old 28mm American War of Independence collection last year and had a brief flurry of AWI games, using British Grenadier! rules. That led to some new purchases and a few new units … Continue reading
“The British Are Coming!”: My AWI British Army (Part 1: The Elite Corps)
Last summer, following a conversation with my old mate Antony Oakley about our past games, I decided to dig out my old 28mm American War of Independence (AWI) armies and do some games with our old favourite, British Grenadier! rules. … Continue reading
The Battle of Kolin, 18th June 1757: The Refight
Last November I posted my scenario for the Battle of Kolin, which was Frederick the Great’s first battlefield defeat. I covered the historical background, actual events and orders of battle there, so just follow the link if you want to … Continue reading
The Combat of Pretzsch, 29th October 1759: A Scenario for ‘Tricorn’
Here’s another Seven Years War scenario for Tricorn, our Seven Years War variant of Shako rules. This is actually two scenarios in one: You can either play the full scenario, requiring a 6×8-foot table, or a smaller vignette scenario, requiring … Continue reading