The Loose Association of Wargamers

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....

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 5:51 am "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....

Yes, the Von Swinburne's of Fucking - an old Austrian family of impeccable breeding from an unfortunately-named village near the Bavarian border. Related to the Von O'Reilly family of Munster.

Serious Mode: Yes, the 56th got the nickname due to their facing colour, which was the favourite colour of Madame de Pompadour and named in her honour. After amalgamation with the 44th following the Childers Reforms, the 2nd Battalion of the Essex Regt continued to have the nickname 'Pompadours' until further amalgamation to become the Anglian Regt in the 1950s. You'll probably find that a platoon of the current Royal Anglians still carries the name.

I've got a new follower to my blog it seems - got an e mail saying that somebody called Hello487 is now following it
Do you think I should follow the link in the e mail from Wordpress as suggested - it said "You might want to go see what they're up to! Perhaps you will like their blog as much as they liked yours!"

There's also a "Great posts from Hello487" link suggested - but I don't think I'll bother as its in Russian