The Battle of Dunbar was fought between the English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, and a Scottish army commanded by David Leslie on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar, Scotland. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for the…
Tag: Horse and Musket
Battle of Cassano, August 1705.
Background The Battle of Cassano took place on 16 August 1705, during the War of the Spanish Succession, near Cassano d’Adda, in Lombardy, Italy. It was fought between a French army of 22,000 commanded by the duc de…
Lace Wars 15mm Russian Army
I normally try to keep names and faces out of my articles. However, in this case, I think Ray deserves my recognition as a friend and a fellow gamer. He passed away…
Crusader Publishing, Rank & File Rules – AWI Fight.
It was time time for the next monthly horse and musket game. Unfortunately, my house is having some work done, so I would not be able to set it up. Fortunately, another…
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….
Gajo Mini – F&I Infantry
I have been running Rebels and Patriots games lately to cover my French and Indian War itch. I really like the rules as a quick after game experience. However, I have been…
The Wargaming Company – ESR 10mm Napoleonic Figures
Readers of this blog will know that one of my favorite sets of Napoleonic rules is “Et Sans Resultat” (ESR), published by The Wargaming Company. The company is now starting to produce a comprehensive…