The Loose Association of Wargamers

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2020 11:24 am Oh, very nice indeed. Suitably ragtag, and very nice paintwork. Everyone's efforts are making me feel very unproductive.

You've made a wargame signalbox, which means that you immediately trump everyone else on this forum and can marry my sister any time.

Can we see a photo of your sister please?

My favourite Napoleonic battle to wargame is the Battle of Dennewitz, fought on 6th September 1813. Marshal Ney was trying to bully his way through to Berlin, where Marshal Oudinot had already failed a few weeks earlier using the exact-same troops. General Buelow, at the sharp-end of Bernadotte's Army of the North, was trying to stop him. This is a great encounter battle with a very cosmopolitan flavour - an Allied army of Prussians, Russians and Swedes, versus a 'French' army of Frenchmen, Bavarians, Saxons, Italians, Wuerttembergers and Poles. Even the British Rocket Troop makes an appearance, so what's not to love...?

I've played this scenario about five or six times since the 1990s, but not recently, so it would be good to dig it out again.

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2020/01/29/ ... s-battles/

No Austrians...

Shahbahraz wrote: ↑Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:21 am No Austrians...

Not today!

I've been on an 1809 trip for a while, because that's my newest army and a mate keeps wanting to play 1809, but 1813 is where I've traditionally done most of my Napoleonicking.

As discussed though, most Napoleonic gamers lack a Swedish army, so Austrians could be used as a sub. I love my Swedish Corps (the last Minifigs in my collection).

Just been having a break from painting and making some roads and fields
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Nice... I rather like those.

This week I thought I'd dig the old Burma collection out for a game. And a cracking game it was!

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2020/02/22/ ... arch-1945/

Please note that there seems to be a problem with my service provider today my e-mail is telling me that the site is up and down like a whore's drawers and not all photos are showing up even when it is working. It'll hopefully improve in a day or two!

Following harassment, I've started posting my AB Austrians on the blog, starting with the infantry regiments. The usual disclaimers apply: This blog may cause drowsiness. Don't read my blog if taking strong medication, driving or operating heavy machinery. Wash your hands thoroughly after viewing. If symptoms persist, self-isolate for two weeks with a pile of unpainted AB Figures and paint.

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2020/03/03/ ... regiments/

"Pompadour Red" was also a facing colour for a British regiment of this period (the 56th Foot, if memory serves); I like to think it was named after the colour your genitals ended up following an evening entertaining Madame de Pompadour!

I see an Austrian general was called Swinburne - odd name for a quasi-kraut....