Author Archives: jemima_fawr

‘Force à la Loi, Fidélité à l’Empereur!’: French Garde-Nationale 1814-1815

Posted on 15th February 2026 by jemima_fawr

My surviving reader will probably remember that late last year I posted a scenario for the little-known last battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of La Souffel.  I then intended to put that scenario on as the W.A.S.P. Big … Continue reading →

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‘The Leipzig Overture’: The Cavalry Battle of Liebertwolkwitz, 14th October 1813 (A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’)

Posted on 7th February 2026 by jemima_fawr

The continuing ramblings of the Butterfly Wargamer… My surviving reader might remember back to the alcohol-fueled Lockdown Days of 2000, when I was last burning through Wellingtonics like a man possessed.  Back then I was looking forward to the wargames … Continue reading →

Posted in Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleon's Battles Scenarios, Napoleonic Wars, Scenarios | 10 Comments

‘The Last Battle’: La Souffel 28th June 1815 (The Game)

Posted on 7th January 2026 by jemima_fawr

As usual during Chrimbo Limbo, a few of us got together at W.A.S.P. for our annual Christmas Game.  We’ll often do an epic Great Battle From History, sometimes spread over two days, but this year I decided to do something … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Games, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic Wars | 13 Comments

Jemima Fawr’s Review of the Year 2025

Posted on 31st December 2025 by jemima_fawr

Well here we are again at the other end of the wormhole, wondering where all that potential wargaming time went… I hope that my surviving reader had a good year?  I have to say that 2025, having started in the … Continue reading →

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It’s The Fort That Counts…

Posted on 26th December 2025 by jemima_fawr

I’m afraid that once again this year, I neglected to send a Christmas card to my surviving reader.  So by way of apology, here’s a short article and hoping that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Napoleonic Wars, Scenery, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession | 14 Comments

“By God, That’ll Do!”: The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812 (Revised Scenario for Napoleon’s Battles)

Posted on 10th December 2025 by jemima_fawr

Back in the primordial soup of this blog, one of my first Wellingtonic game reports was of a refight of the Battle of Salamanca, played at W.A.S.P. in 2016. Although that article appears in my list of Napoleonic Scenarios, it … Continue reading →

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Reinforcements for King Louis (Part 12: More French Cavalry)

Posted on 16th November 2025 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, it’s been Wellingtonic Central here this year, so I apologise to my remaining reader, as I know he loves a bit of Tricorning action.  So to keep him happy, here are some more SYW French cavalry … 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) | 15 Comments

Reinforcements for King Louis (Part 11: The Royal-Carabiniers)

Posted on 11th November 2025 by jemima_fawr

I did promise that there would be some tricorns among the recent wave of shakos, so here are some more French cavalry that I painted late last year and early this year. Before we go on to that however, I’d … 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) | 19 Comments

‘The Last Battle’: La Souffel, 28th June 1815 (A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’)

Posted on 25th October 2025 by jemima_fawr

Ask anyone to name the last battle of the Napoleonic Wars and the answer in 99% of cases will be ‘Waterloo’.  However, the war continued for some time after Napoleon’s catastrophic defeat.  The remainder of the war for the most … Continue reading →

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“Bravoure et Bavière”: My 15mm Napoleonic Bavarian Army (Part 2)

Posted on 14th October 2025 by jemima_fawr

In the last thrilling instalment, I was droning on about some new infantry regiments for my Napoleonic Bavarian army.  This time I’m going to cover some other bits and pieces; dragoons, generals and artillery. Above:  1. Dragoner-Regiment ‘Minucci’.  The lineage … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Napoleon's Battles (Rules), Napoleonic French Army, Napoleonic Minor States, Napoleonic Wars, Painted Units | 27 Comments