Category Archives: 15mm Figures

Operation Colosseum: Angola 1986

Posted on 12th August 2018 by jemima_fawr

First apologies: As you know, it’s been a very slow couple of weeks on the blog.  This is primarily due to the arrival of a new Hairy Land Shark Under Training here at Fawr Towers, accompanied by constant demands for attention … Continue reading →

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“By God, That’ll Do!” – The Battle of Salamanca, 22nd July 1812

Posted on 1st August 2018 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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“Á l’eau c’est l’heure!” – The Sailors of the Imperial Guard

Posted on 12th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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Hold Back The Tide For a While… Germany, 1984

Posted on 8th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

In my previous ‘Cold War 1984’ game report, regular readers will recall that I forgot to bring my box of British armour to the game.  So by popular demand, I finally got the Chieftains on the table… In our last game, … Continue reading →

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Somewhere in Germany, 1984…

Posted on 6th July 2018 by jemima_fawr

A little while ago, the Minions and I decided to get the tanks out for another clash in West German, circa 1984.  This would be a first run out for my newly-painted British armour… However, I brought the wrong box, … Continue reading →

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Refighting the Battle of Raab, 14th June 1809

Posted on 30th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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Waterloo Bicentennial Refight II: The History Book On The Shelf Is Always Repeating Itself

Posted on 20th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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Waterloo 200th Anniversary Game 1815-2015

Posted on 18th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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Refight of Quatre-Bras, 16th June 1815

Posted on 17th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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A Clash in Schleswig-Holstein, 1984

Posted on 15th June 2018 by jemima_fawr

My mate Bertie was asking for Cold War stuff to appear on the blog, so here’s a game I did a little over a year ago with the Minions.  We were playtesting some ideas and unit cards for ‘Battlefront: First Echelon’, … Continue reading →

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