We continued our Franco-Prussian theme by playing the Battle of Bourny/Colombey (14 August 1870). This was a fighting withdrawal action that turned into a general engagement. The French were trying to withdraw…
Tag: French
FOW – US and Free French Infantry Support.
I had put together a company of US and Free French infantry some time ago. I organized each platoon, so I could play it as either Infantry, mech infantry of engineers. I…
D&B – Early War Play Test, Hannut.
It was time for another micro armor rule play test. We had been doing late for up to now, so I thought it was a good time to switch things up a…
R&P – French and Indian War, Defense of Battery
It was time for another Rebels and Patriots game. I decided it was time that we introduce artillery into one of our games, so I chose the defense of battery scenario from…
R&P – Star Spangled Night
I recently added a few units to my F&I collection and was ready for my next Rebels and Patriots game. The next came came up on the schedule and I reached out…
BBB – Battle of Froeschwiller (Woerth), August 1870
After using Bloody Big Battles (BBB) to play some games set in the Napoleonic era, we decided to return to the era for which BBB was written, namely, the late 19th century,…
R&P – The Enemy’s Enemy.
For this months Rebels and Patriots scenario, I opted to go back to the French and Indian War. I picked the Enemy’s Enemy scenario from the rule book for the next encounter….
R&P – Widau Creek Bridge
I ran one of the fastest games ever and still had plenty of time, so I opted to run a second game using my buddy’s French and Hessian troops. Looking in his…
R&P – Patrol to Machler Field.
While doing my first play test of Rebels and Patriots last month, one of my buddies asked if the rules could be used for Seven Years War. He had painted a whole…
BBB – Battle of La Rothiere, France 1814
The Battle of La Rothiere, fought on 1 February 1814, was the sequel to the Battle of Brienne, which was fought on 29 January (see our previous report). After the inconclusive battle…