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Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 6:06 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
I am going to the Cotswold gaming day in October I was going to put on my Louisbourg game but I wanted
to have a more fast paced game for the day.
This is from an idea by Stuart Insch from one of his books.
So as a practice I have laid out some figures and forts to see if it works.
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I am going to move the fort near the sea.




Willz.

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:45 pm
by Paul
Excellent idea, I love these little peripheral wars.

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:59 pm
by valleyboy
Really nice Begonias :)
Apologies - its the gardener in me :fp:

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2024 7:54 am
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Splendid set-up - and kudos for working in the new church already!

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:42 am
by Patrice
Simple and effective table. :)

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 12:51 pm
by World2dave
I'm liking that!

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:25 pm
by Spanner
Lovely stuff, Willz.

I thought that invading Cuba wasn't invented until 1961? Or was it a seasonal thing, like Pommy beach parties at Bondi?

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 8:10 am
by Panzer21
Spanner wrote: Tue Aug 13, 2024 10:25 pm Lovely stuff, Willz.

I thought that invading Cuba wasn't invented until 1961? Or was it a seasonal thing, like Pommy beach parties at Bondi?
The capture of Havana during the SYW was an attempt to gain bargaining chips / leverage in the eventual peace talks. Settlement was usually in the small change of Caribbean islands and other overseas territories; the former were valuable due to the sugar trade.....

There was another Cuban invasion in 1898.........well before 1961...

BTW, nice work Willz.

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 4:33 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
Cheers men for your kind comments and support.
I have bought 2 x Game Mat, Caribbean Beach 4′ and bay 4` from Sally forth.
https://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/produc ... material/
Also been working on a fort from Paper boys by Peter Dennis
https://peterspaperboys.com/collection ... y-6-sheets

I hope to have some photos of the fort later.

Willz.

Re: Invasion of Cuba 1762

Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2024 9:18 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Panzer21 wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2024 8:10 am The capture of Havana during the SYW was an attempt to gain bargaining chips / leverage in the eventual peace talks. Settlement was usually in the small change of Caribbean islands and other overseas territories; the former were valuable due to the sugar trade.....
And how! In 1763, Britain seriously considered handing back "New France" (ie Canada) in exchange for a couple of fairly innocuous "spice islands".