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Category Archives: Napoleonic Wars
“Vorwärts!” – Some Prussian Units for Waterloo
As discussed here, we decided in 2015 to refight the Battle of Waterloo as part of the Bicentennial commemorations. However, we still needed to paint ‘a few’ units (in reality a surprisingly large number of units…). Thankfully, I already had a … Continue reading
“Long Live The House of Orange!” – Netherlands Troops at Waterloo
In my last article, I showed off the British and KGL units I had to paint for our Waterloo Bicentennial game in 2015. However, I had an even greater deficiency in Netherlands troops! However, from my involvement in organising a Waterloo … Continue reading
“The Scum of the Earth”: Wellington’s Army at Waterloo in 15mm
As discussed here and here, in 2015 we decided to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Waterloo by refighting it in grand style. Although I already had a lot of British, French and Prussians (mostly AB Figures), there were still ‘a few’ (actually rather a … Continue reading
“By God, That’ll Do!” – The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812
The Battle of Salamanca 22nd July 1812 Following the French retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras in 1811, Wellington once again secured the Allied position in Portugal with the capture of the Spanish border fortresses of Ciudad Rodrigo and … Continue reading
“Á l’eau c’est l’heure!” – The Sailors of the Imperial Guard
The Marins de la Garde Impériale were originally created by Napoleon in 1803 as part of the Consular Guard. The Marins (i.e. ‘Sailors’ or ‘Seamen’, often mis-translated in English as ‘Marines’, which they were not) were raised from naval personnel and … Continue reading
Refighting the Battle of Raab, 14th June 1809
The Battle of Raab in Hungary, then part of the Austrian Empire, was the culmination of a three-month campaign fought in 1809 between Napoleon’s adpoted son, Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, and Archduke John, younger brother of Emperor Francis of … Continue reading
Waterloo Bicentennial Refight II: The History Book On The Shelf Is Always Repeating Itself
As discussed in my last article, in 2015 we put on a public demonstration game of Waterloo at our local museum for the 200th anniversary of the battle. However, as this was a single day in the middle of the week, we … Continue reading
Waterloo 200th Anniversary Game 1815-2015
In early 2015 I was feeling ‘the urge’… I had fallen out of love with Napoleonics some 12 years earlier, following my involvement in producing a series of Napoleonic mega-games, first for AB Figures’ Wargamers’ Weekends and then with the General … Continue reading
Refight of Quatre-Bras, 16th June 1815
As yesterday was the 203rd anniversary of the Battle of Quatre-Bras, I thought I might post up a report from a refight I did with the Minions back in March of this year. Napoleonics has always been my ‘first love’ when … Continue reading
Fishguard 1797: The Further Adventures of The Black Legion
As discussed in the first part of this series, the Last Invasion of Britain occurred on 22nd February 1797, when some 1,200-1,400 men of La Seconde Légion des Francs, known as La Légion Noire (‘The Black Legion’), under the command … Continue reading