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Invasion of Cuba 1762
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2024 6:06 pm
by Willz the Wargamer
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
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".