Category Archives: Eighteenth Century

Reinforcements for King Louis! (Part 4: Artillery & Volunteers)

Posted on 6th August 2023 by jemima_fawr

With the Reichsarmee finally finished, I’m still sticking with the Seven Years War for the moment, but now moving back to the Western Theatre and the expansion of my embryonic French and Hanoverian-Allied armies.  I started painting those armies in … Continue reading →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 11): Reichsarmee on Parade!

Posted on 25th July 2023 by jemima_fawr

The long and winding road has finally reached its destination!  As discussed in Part 10 of this series, my Reichsarmee is now FINISHED! 🙂  As the first unit was painted in or around 1997, it took me around 25 years, … Continue reading →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 10): The Very Last Reichsarmee Units!

Posted on 13th June 2023 by jemima_fawr

Well all good things (and tedious blog articles) must come to an end… I’ve finally painted my last unit for the Reichsarmee.  I will post a Grand Imperial Parade in Part 11, showing the Reichsarmee as a whole and the … Continue reading →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 9): Yet More Reichsarmee Units!

Posted on 11th May 2023 by jemima_fawr

Good news!  It’s time for more Reichsarmee units! 🙂 Upper Rhine District (Oberrheinischen Kreis) The Imperial Circle of the Upper Rhine was one of the weakest contingents in the Reichsarmee, having only the ‘Hessen-Darmstädt’ (‘Prinz Georg’) Infantry Regiment (1 bn), … Continue reading →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 8): More Reichsarmee Units

Posted on 3rd May 2023 by jemima_fawr

In the unlikely event that there is still someone reading this who isn’t now sick to the back teeth of all things Reichsarmee, here are some more painted units! 😀  Rest assured that they’re all finished now and it’ll soon … Continue reading →

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The Combat of Strehla, 20th August 1760: The Refight

Posted on 25th April 2023 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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“Rogues! Do You Want To Stay In The Toolbox Forever?!” (Part 9: Prussian Hussars)

Posted on 14th April 2023 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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The Combat of Strehla, 20th August 1760: A Scenario for ‘Tricorn’

Posted on 29th March 2023 by jemima_fawr

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 →

Posted in Eighteenth Century, Scenarios, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules), Tricorn Scenarios | 17 Comments

‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 7): More Imperial Auxiliary Regiments

Posted on 23rd March 2023 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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‘All The Emperor’s Men’ (Part 6): SYW Austrian Artillery & Staff

Posted on 16th March 2023 by jemima_fawr

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 →

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