Category Archives: Napoleon’s Battles (Rules)

‘Furchtlos und Treu’: Napoleonic Württemberg Reinforcements

Posted on 16th March 2026 by jemima_fawr

With a flurry of 1809 games last year and a hankering to do the Battle of La Souffel 1815 and some 1814 battles, I had a sudden urge to paint some more Württemberg troops. Thanks to painting Von Hügel’s brigade … Continue reading →

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‘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 →

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‘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 →

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“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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‘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 →

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“Bravoure et Bavière”: My 15mm Napoleonic Bavarian Army (Part 1)

Posted on 3rd October 2025 by jemima_fawr

For our recent refight of the 1809 Battle of Eggmühl, I needed more Bavarians to fill out Marshal Lefebvre’s VII (Bavarian) Corps.  I already have a small Bavarian army (as featured in our Battle of Neumarkt refights here and here), … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Eggmühl, 22nd April 1809: The Refight

Posted on 17th September 2025 by jemima_fawr

As promised, here’s the game report from our recent Eggmühl refight.  If you missed it, I posted the scenario last time. However, I should admit that the orbat for our game was very slightly different to the one posted; firstly, … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Eggmühl, 22nd April 1809: A Scenario for ‘Napoleon’s Battles’

Posted on 9th September 2025 by jemima_fawr

“I am resolved today or at the latest tomorrow to annihilate the army of Archduke Charles” – Napoleon to Marshal Davout, 22nd April 1809 Following our recent refights of Raab, Neumarkt and Teugn-Hausen, we’re continuing with the 1809 Napoleonic theme … Continue reading →

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