Category Archives: Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession

The Combat of Mehr, 5th August 1758 (The Game)

Posted on 6th October 2026 by jemima_fawr

As discussed in the last thrilling episode, at W.A.S.P. we’ve recently been back to playing Seven Years War battles using our Tricorn rules (Shako adapted for 18th Century battles) and this is the second battle in our current run. I … Continue reading →

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The Combat of Mehr, 5th August 1758 (The Scenario)

Posted on 2nd October 2026 by jemima_fawr

Following last year’s concentration on Napoleonics and a long, fallow period for the first half of the year, we’ve recently had a flurry of Seven Years War games at W.A.S.P., with this being the second of these games.  I’ll post … Continue reading →

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The Defence of the Dürren-Berg (The Battle of Strehla, 20th August 1760) – The Scenario

Posted on 8th September 2026 by jemima_fawr

As discussed last time, we recently played a cut-down version of my earlier full Battle of Strehla scenario for Tricorn.  In the original scenario, the two main armies basically just sit and glower at each other, with the Prussians being … Continue reading →

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The Defence of the Dürren-Berg (The Battle of Strehla, 20th August 1760) – The Game

Posted on 4th September 2026 by jemima_fawr

It’s been well over a year since the last one, but I recently decided to break out the tricorn hats and put on a small Seven Years War Tricorn game during a W.A.S.P. club-night with Al and our new chum … Continue reading →

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‘Tricorn’ Rules Amendments v1.5

Posted on 4th March 2026 by jemima_fawr

It suddenly occurred to me, while responding to a request for a high-resolution version of the Tricorn Quick-Reference Sheets (QRS), that I hadn’t yet posted Tricorn Version 1.5 on the site.  This is the version we’ve been playing since late … 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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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‘Hannover Siegt, Der Franzmann Liegt’ (Part 12: The Last of the Hanoverian Horse)

Posted on 23rd August 2025 by jemima_fawr

Late last year and early this year, in the wake of our ‘half-scale’ Minden game, I had a major push at finishing the full order of battle for Minden.  There’s still a fair way to go, with eight Hanoverian infantry … Continue reading →

Posted in 15mm Figures, Eighteenth Century, Painted Units, Seven Years War & War of Austrian Succession, Seven Years War British & Hanoverian Armies, Seven Years War Minor German States, Tricorn (18th Century Shako Rules) | 5 Comments

“Aye, They’re Both Well…” (The Mighty Army of Schaumburg-Lippe-Bückeburg)

Posted on 15th July 2025 by jemima_fawr

Small national contingents are always fun to do, regardless of the period.  They help to break up the monotony of painting the ‘main players’ and they also add a bit of fun to scenarios when they’re exceptionally good or exceptionally … Continue reading →

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