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I am a gamer and painter of miniatures (10mm, 15mm, 25/28mm), metals & hard plastics.
I mostly game in Napoleonic but have started to branch out into AWI, ACW, and 16th century Italian Wars thanks in large part to members at my club who have many varied interests in gaming (as you can see from the club website and blogs). I have played BP, WRG, FoW, AoE, P&S, Pro Patria, Maximillian, DBM, F&F and Naval, all of which I enjoy. It helps to have an understanding wife (the love of my life), who is a writer, poet and therefore needs me to entertain myself.
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I am a gamer and painter of miniatures (10mm, 15mm, 25/28mm), metals & hard plastics.
I mostly game in Napoleonic but have started to branch out into AWI, ACW, and 16th century Italian Wars thanks in large part to members at my club who have many varied interests in gaming (as you can see from the club website and blogs). I have played BP, WRG, FoW, AoE, P&S, Pro Patria, Maximillian, DBM, F&F and Naval, all of which I enjoy. It helps to have an understanding wife (the love of my life), who is a writer, poet and therefore needs me to entertain myself.
Tuesday, 9 October 2018
Neapolitan Army Project by Thoran Longhurst (this project no longer happening)
Date 30 August 2023
I have enough stuff to do on my shelf of shame, so this project has been shelved.
Date 12 February 2021
The next one to support these will be French with a similar number of units. Read a book on the Marine artillery thinking of one 2 battalion regiment, 1813 and one battery from this branch with my French army.
Date 7 January 2019
This is something I have wanted to do for some time the Neapolitan Army of King Murat.
Very few gamers field this army, one reason is in the beginning the prisons of Napals were emptied and the men were placed in the new army to build it's numbers quickly. Many of these deserted as soon as they could many died in Spain but after a couple of years most of them were gone and they had been replaced by volunteers and conscripts. It is possible that prisoners were given an opportunity to serve in the army or navy rather than a prison cell but I don't have information on this.
But it is that incident that has tarnished the Neapolitan armies reputation not to mention a comment Napoleon made about it's 7e Royal African Regt (They were a sappeur battalion in the French army) "that they were the worst unit in the French Army but the best in the Neapolitan Army."
This may or may not be true, it was also very Napoleon to sing the praises of the French army and downgrade his allies armies (except of course for the Poles and the Army of the Kingdom of Italy as Napoleon was King of Italy).
The Neapolitan Army did not better or worse than other French allied forces in Spain and as for 1812 they were garrison troops some not surrendering till 1813.
The Neapolitan joined the Allies against Napoleon 1814 and fought the Franco-Italian Army of the King of Italy, then in 1815 Murat switched sides and joined Napoleon and fought the Austrians in Northern Italy. Murat moved against the Austrians to early before Napoleon was ready. Murat won some battles but lost the last one and with that his Kingdom.
Marshal Murat King of Napals
Général de division
Corps Artillery-Général de division
1 Company Foot Artillery (12pdr) -3 guns & 1 howitzer.
1 Company Horse Artillery (6pdr) -2 guns & 1 howitzer.
1st Division: Général de division
1st Brigade: Général de brigade
Grenadiers de la Garde Royale-1er Battalion (painted)
Grenadiers de la Garde Royale-2e Battalion
1er Regt de Velites de la Garde Royale-1er Battalion
Marines de la Garde Royale
Voltigeurs de la Garde Royale
2nd Brigade: Général de brigade
1er Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
2e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
3e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
4e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
Royal Corsican Leger Battalion
1 Company of Line Foot Artillery (8pdr) -3 guns & 1 howitzer.
3rd Brigade: Général de brigade
5e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
6e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
7e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
8e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
2nd Leger Battalion
4th Brigade: Général de brigade
9e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
10e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
11e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
12e Ligne Regiment-1er Battalion
3e Leger Battalion
1 Company of Line Foot Artillery (6pdr) -3 guns & 1 howitzer.
1st Cavalry Division: Général de division
Garde Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
Chevaulegers de la Garde Royale
Hussards de la Garde Royale
Heavy Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
Cuirassiers de la Garde Royale
Dragoon Regiment
1 Company of Horse Artillery (4pdr) -2 guns & 1 howitzer.
2nd Cavalry Division: Général de division
1st Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
1er Chasseur a Cheval
2e Chasseur a Cheval
2nd Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
3e Chevauleger Lancers
4e Chevauleger Lancers
1 Company of Horse Artillery (4pdr) -2 guns & 1 howitzer.
I am a gamer and painter of miniatures (10mm, 15mm, 25/28mm), metals & hard plastics.
I mostly game in Napoleonic but have started to branch out into AWI, ACW, and 16th century Italian Wars thanks in large part to members at my club who have many varied interests in gaming (as you can see from the club website and blogs). I have played BP, WRG, FoW, AoE, P&S, Pro Patria, Maximillian, DBM, F&F and Naval, all of which I enjoy. It helps to have an understanding wife (the love of my life), who is a writer, poet and therefore needs me to entertain myself.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Napoleonic Westphalian & French Army Projects by Thoran Longhurst
I stress this is just my version of the Westphalian Army.
It is not just from the corps of Russia in 1812 but units from the whole army. I am going for 1 Westphalian and 1 French division each of infantry with 3 brigades each, see below.
I have decided to scale back the size of the army from 3 infantry divisions with a total of 30 battalions to 3 infantry brigades with a total of 15 battalions and from 6 cavalry regiments, with a suitable reduction in the artillery as well. Which means I now only need 3 battalions, 3 regiments and no batteries.
I have the 3 infantry brigades with a total of 12 battalions (2 battalions to finish painting) and from 6 cavalry regiments (3 regiment to paint/finish) with a update in the artillery as well.
When I was a young wargamer (are the good old days when men were men and their toys were made of lead) I painted a number of Westphalian units using Minifigs. These I sold off in the late 80's and I missed them (the guy that purchased them has not been to the club for at least 20 years). Now I have started painting (among other projects, 16th C Italian Wars, ECW and ACW, plus the painting I do for two friends and hold down a full time job, plus entertain the grandchildren) a new Napoleonic Westphalian corps mostly in Perry 28mm plastics, Victrix 28mm hard plastics with some metals, (some Minifigs & Perry) the generals, guns and a couple of artillery crews (later to add Perry gun crews).
My plan is to have a corps of 3 infantry divisions (30 battalions) two small cavalry divisions (8 regiments) and about 3 horse and 4 foot batteries (25 guns & howitzers). I have most of the figures. I just need some gun crews, command figures and some generals.
I have now (27 May 2012) finished the 1st Division of this corps. The units saw action at the May club meeting as a formation for the first time. The 2nd/1st Line was shot up and routed, the 1st/1st Line suffered a little loss from some Prussian Jaegers, the cavalry did well as did the horse battery.
Upgrading all line battalions from 20 to 24 figures @ 5x4 bases 40x40mm, x 2x2 bases 40x20mm (April 2014).
The cavalry regiments will be 12 figures @ 6x2 bases 50x50mm) - (June 2014)
I will also increase the Garde battalions from 16 to 24 @ 5x4-40x40mm, 2x2 40x20mm - (June 2014).
Corps- Marshal ?
Corps Artillery-Général de division Allix de Vaux
1 Company Old Guard Foot Artillery (12pdr) French unpainted
1 Company Old Guard Horse Artillery (6pdr) French unpainted
Westphalian Infantry Division: Général de division Elector of Hesse, Adam Ludwig Baron von Ochs (Painted)
1e Infantry Brigade-Garde: Général de brigade Graf Wellingerode (painted)
Grenadier Garde Battalion x 24, (painted)
Jager/Chasseur-Garde Battalion x 24, (painted)
Jager Carabinier-Garde Battalion x 24 (painted)
1st Fusilier-Garde Battalion x 24 (painted, in metal from Steve Barber Miniatures)
1 company Medium Foot (8pdr)
2e Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
28er Chasseur a cheval (Perry plastic) painting
6er Chasseur a cheval (WG BP plastic) unpainted
Divisional Artillery
Divisional Artillery
Uniform of Westphalian 2nd Line Regiment. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
This regiment had 3 battalions.
(The second battalion in blue greatcoats and the third battalion in grey greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Dark Blue collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Dark Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Uniform of Westphalian 3rd Line Regiment. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
(The second battalion in blue greatcoats and the third battalion in grey greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Light Blue collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped light blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Light Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Uniform of Westphalian Garde du Corps.
Head wear - Helmet
French cuirassier pattern with black carabinier type crest and brown fur turban
Coat
For full dress White with blue facings, on campaign blue with red facings.
French pattern Steel kuirass (front & back plates) from 1810 with a sunburst on the front.
Trumpeters were blue coats with white facings, no kuirass.
Service dress: Coat Blue, facing colour orange on collar, cuffs, turnbacks & white pipping
White buttons, red epaulettes.
Breeches
White with black high jacked boots.
Sword knot - white.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Saddle cloth
Blue piped yellow.
Uniform of Westphalian 2nd Kuirassier Regiment.
Helmet
French Cuirassier pattern with black Carabinier type crest & brown fur turban.
It is not just from the corps of Russia in 1812 but units from the whole army. I am going for 1 Westphalian and 1 French division each of infantry with 3 brigades each, see below.
When new photos are available this page will be update.
UPDATED 16 DECEMBER 2024
UPDATED 16 DECEMBER 2024
Update 30 June 2026
Infantry Division.
Infantry brigades with a total of 13 battalions: Garde Brigade-Grenadier Battalion, Jager-Carabiner Battalion, Jager-Chasseur Battalion & Fusilier Battalion [metals by Steve Barber]), 1st Line Brigade (1st Regt [2 Battalions], 3rd Regt [2 battalions] & 1 Light Battalion, 2nd Line Brigade (2 Regt [3 Battalions] & 4th Regt (2 battalions). Line Foot Battery (1 gun model represents a battery).
Cavalry:
Garde Cavalry Div: Heavy Brigade: Garde du Corps x 8 (Cuirassier) & Gendarme de Elite x 8, Light Brigade: Garde Hussars x 12 & Garde Lancers x 12. Garde Horse Battery (1 gun model represents a battery).
1st Line Cavalry Div: 1st Heavy Brigade: 2nd Cuirassiers & French 1st Carabiners (Cuirassier), 1st Light Brigade: 1st Hussars & 1st Chevau-Legers, 1st Horse Battery (1 gun model represents a battery).
2nd Line Cavalry Div: 1st Dragoon Brigade: French 18th Dragoons & 21st Dragoons, 2nd Light Brigade: French 5th Chevau Lancers, Spanish 7th La Mancha Chevau Lancers, 3rd Light Brigade: French 9th Hussars, French 9th Bis Hussars, French Guard Horse Battery (1 gun model represents a battery).
The French force has been started with a Guard Grenadier a pied battalion & Neapolitan Garde Grenadier Battalion, next a French Guard Chasseur a pied Battalion & Italian Guard Grenadier Battalion and a Guard Voltigeur Battalion. 1 Foot Battery.
Then 2 Line Brigades (4 battalions each) and Batteries.
Updated 12 February 2021
I have decided to scale back the size of the army from 3 infantry divisions with a total of 30 battalions to 3 infantry brigades with a total of 15 battalions and from 6 cavalry regiments, with a suitable reduction in the artillery as well. Which means I now only need 3 battalions, 3 regiments and no batteries.
Similar size French force to follow.
Of course now I am also looking to start a force for the Kingdom of Napals 1806-1815 (on hold).
Of course now I am also looking to start a force for the Kingdom of Napals 1806-1815 (on hold).
Updated 30 August 2023
I have the 3 infantry brigades with a total of 12 battalions (2 battalions to finish painting) and from 6 cavalry regiments (3 regiment to paint/finish) with a update in the artillery as well.
The French force has been started with a Guard Grenadier a pied battalion, the older cavalry units of 2 light & 1 dragoon units.
When I was a young wargamer (are the good old days when men were men and their toys were made of lead) I painted a number of Westphalian units using Minifigs. These I sold off in the late 80's and I missed them (the guy that purchased them has not been to the club for at least 20 years). Now I have started painting (among other projects, 16th C Italian Wars, ECW and ACW, plus the painting I do for two friends and hold down a full time job, plus entertain the grandchildren) a new Napoleonic Westphalian corps mostly in Perry 28mm plastics, Victrix 28mm hard plastics with some metals, (some Minifigs & Perry) the generals, guns and a couple of artillery crews (later to add Perry gun crews).
My plan is to have a corps of 3 infantry divisions (30 battalions) two small cavalry divisions (8 regiments) and about 3 horse and 4 foot batteries (25 guns & howitzers). I have most of the figures. I just need some gun crews, command figures and some generals.
I have now (27 May 2012) finished the 1st Division of this corps. The units saw action at the May club meeting as a formation for the first time. The 2nd/1st Line was shot up and routed, the 1st/1st Line suffered a little loss from some Prussian Jaegers, the cavalry did well as did the horse battery.
Upgrading all line battalions from 20 to 24 figures @ 5x4 bases 40x40mm, x 2x2 bases 40x20mm (April 2014).
The cavalry regiments will be 12 figures @ 6x2 bases 50x50mm) - (June 2014)
I will also increase the Garde battalions from 16 to 24 @ 5x4-40x40mm, 2x2 40x20mm - (June 2014).
The skirmish units will change from 8 x 3 figures per base to 1x4-40x40mm command, 8x2-40x20mm, 4x1-20x20mm-(June 2014).
We (25/28mm Napoleonic playing club members) had decided (back in 2014-15) to rebase our armies, with BP type bases, Geoff K (he passed away in December 2020 complications from type 1 Diabetes, very sadly missed by all) and myself did, I pushed this change because for decades we (WRG players) had complained about the WRG base system. However after I moved from Sydney to Melbourne @ the end of 2016 the SWC club members reversed the decision and went back or keep their to WRG basing (changing the Late Geoff Kirby's Russian Army back, so I believe, not sure which member stores these) although I did say to them that BP type basing is a little more practicable on the clubs table type style and if everyone had the same basing system you can play any rules, the upshot is everyone uses WRG basing and plays any rules with that, ha, ha, well I did say it.
We (25/28mm Napoleonic playing club members) had decided (back in 2014-15) to rebase our armies, with BP type bases, Geoff K (he passed away in December 2020 complications from type 1 Diabetes, very sadly missed by all) and myself did, I pushed this change because for decades we (WRG players) had complained about the WRG base system. However after I moved from Sydney to Melbourne @ the end of 2016 the SWC club members reversed the decision and went back or keep their to WRG basing (changing the Late Geoff Kirby's Russian Army back, so I believe, not sure which member stores these) although I did say to them that BP type basing is a little more practicable on the clubs table type style and if everyone had the same basing system you can play any rules, the upshot is everyone uses WRG basing and plays any rules with that, ha, ha, well I did say it.
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Purchased some Warlords Games, Blackpowder (BP) Late French Line Infantry. They are nice figures. I will probably use more of these guys as well as the other WG BP French. (1 Sept 2014).
I have decided to redo my old Minifgs French lancer regiment as the Westphalian Garde Lancers (eventually). No longer happening as I am using BP plastic lancers, they are alright. (August 2021)
Purchased some Warlords Games, Blackpowder (BP) Late French Line Infantry. They are nice figures. I will probably use more of these guys as well as the other WG BP French. (1 Sept 2014).
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| The 1er Line brigade and corps horse battery head on into Don's Prussian Dragoons & the 2nd Kuirassiers into the flank of the Prussian Dragoons. |
I have decided to redo my old Minifgs French lancer regiment as the Westphalian Garde Lancers (eventually). No longer happening as I am using BP plastic lancers, they are alright. (August 2021)
Latest Update 27 July 2026
Corps- Marshal ?
Corps Artillery-Général de division Allix de Vaux
1 Company Old Guard Foot Artillery (12pdr) French unpainted
1 Company Old Guard Horse Artillery (6pdr) French unpainted
Westphalian Infantry Division: Général de division Elector of Hesse, Adam Ludwig Baron von Ochs (Painted)
1e Infantry Brigade-Garde: Général de brigade Graf Wellingerode (painted)
Grenadier Garde Battalion x 24, (painted)
Jager/Chasseur-Garde Battalion x 24, (painted)
Jager Carabinier-Garde Battalion x 24 (painted)
1st Fusilier-Garde Battalion x 24 (painted, in metal from Steve Barber Miniatures)
Brigade Artillery 1 Ligne Heavy Foot
(12pdr) 1 gun. unpainted
2er Infantry Brigade: Général de brigade Legras (painted)
1e Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion (painted) x 24.
3e Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion (painted) x 24.
3e Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion (painted) x 24.
3e Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion (painted) x 24.
Brigade Artillery 1 Medium Foot
3er Infantry Brigade: Général de brigade von Borstel Damas
2e Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion (painted) x 24.
2e Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion (painted) x 24.
2e Ligne Regiment-3e Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Jager Battalion (painted in early Light Blue uniform) x 24.
(8pdr) 1 gun Painted
3er Infantry Brigade: Général de brigade von Borstel Damas
2e Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion (painted) x 24.
2e Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion (painted) x 24.
2e Ligne Regiment-3e Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Jager Battalion (painted in early Light Blue uniform) x 24.
Brigade Artillery 1 Foot Light Medium
1er French Infantry Division: Général de division ?
1er Infantry Brigade-Guard: Général de brigade ?
1e Grenadier a pied Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Neapolitian Grenadiers de la Garde Royale-1er Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Chasseur a Pied Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Chasseur-Tirailleurs/Voltigeurs Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Brigade Artillery
1 company Medium Foot (8pdr)
(6pdr) 1 gun Painted
1er Infantry Brigade-Guard: Général de brigade ?
1e Grenadier a pied Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
Neapolitian Grenadiers de la Garde Royale-1er Battalion (painted) x 24.
1e Chasseur a Pied Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
Chasseur-Tirailleurs/Voltigeurs Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Brigade Artillery
1 Guard Heavy Foot
(12pdr) 1 gun.
unpainted
2er Infantry Brigade: Général de brigade ?
20er Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion x 24.
20er Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
20er
unpainted
1er Swiss Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
1er Swiss Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
1er Swiss Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
1 company Medium Foot (8pdr)
1 gun.
unpainted
3er Infantry Brigade: Général de brigade ?
15er Legere Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Regiment-2e Battalion x 24.
15er Legere Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
15er
Legere
unpainted
65er Ligne Regiment-1e Battalion x 24.
Ligne Regiment-2e Battalion x 24.
unpainted
65er
unpainted
1e Grenadier Reunie Battalion x 16.
unpainted
Brigade Artillery
1 company Medium Foot (8pdr)
1 gun.
unpainted
Westphalian Cavalry Division: Général de division Théodore Chabert (painted)
Garde Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade Wolff (painted)
Garde Heavy Cavalry Brigade: General de brigade
Garde du Corps Kuirassiers (painted) x 8.
Garde Gendarmes d'Elite (painted) x 8
2er Kuirassiers (painted) x 12
Garde Chevau Leger Lanciers (painting) x 12.
Garde Hussars (painted) x 12.
Garde Hussars (painted) x 12.
Ligne Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade von Lepel (painted)
1er Hussar Regiment
1er Chevau-Leger Regiment
Divisional Artillery
1 company Garde Horse (6pdr) Painted
1er French Light Cavalry Divisions: Général de division
1er Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
5er Chevau-Leger Lanciers (1st series Minifigs) painted.
7er La Mancha Lanciers (King Joseph's Spanish Army, 1st series Minifigs) painted.
1 company Garde Horse (6pdr) Painted
1er French Light Cavalry Divisions: Général de division
1er Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
5er Chevau-Leger Lanciers (1st series Minifigs) painted.
7er La Mancha Lanciers (King Joseph's Spanish Army, 1st series Minifigs) painted.
2e Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
28er Chasseur a cheval (Perry plastic) painting
6er Chasseur a cheval (WG BP plastic) unpainted
3e Light Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
9er Hussars (Perry plastic) painting
9er Hussars bis (Perry plastic) unpainted
9er Hussars bis (Perry plastic) unpainted
1 company Horse Artillery (4pdr)
1 gun.
2er French Cavalry Divisions: Général de division
1er Cuirassier Cavalry Brigade: Général de brigade
1er Carabiners a cheval (Perry plastic) repainting
Westphalian 2er Kuirassiers (Perry plastic) painted
1er Carabiners a cheval (Perry plastic) repainting
Westphalian 2er Kuirassiers (Perry plastic) painted
2er Dragoon Brigade: Général de brigade
18e Dragoons (Perry plastic) painted
22er Dragoons (Perry plastic) unpainted
18e Dragoons (Perry plastic) painted
22er Dragoons (Perry plastic) unpainted
1 company Horse Artillery (6pdr)
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My 1st battalions of the line will be in a almost full dress style (called campaign dress) using Perry French and the 2nd will be Perry in greatcoats (which is also a campaign/Winter dress uniform).
1 gun. painted
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My 1st battalions of the line will be in a almost full dress style (called campaign dress) using Perry French and the 2nd will be Perry in greatcoats (which is also a campaign/Winter dress uniform).
Uniform of Westphalian Grenadier Guard Battalion. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
Head wear
Black bearskin - Cords Red, Plume Red& Top patch Red(with a Yellow grenade within a Yellow circle).
Head wear
Black bearskin - Cords Red, Plume Red& Top patch Red(with a Yellow grenade within a Yellow circle).
Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green) if you want don't have to of course.
Yellow metal plate with eagle (shako on campaign)
Coat
White, facing colour Red on collar, cuffs, lapels & turnbacks with Yellow button lace
Yellow buttons & Red epaulettes
Breeches
White (or whatever can be obtained while on campaign) with knee high white gaiters with white buttons
Sword knot - Red.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch (Yellow metal diamond plate with four grenades)
Uniform of Westphalian Garde Jager-Chasseur Battalion. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
Head wear - Shako
Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), white cords & green plume (carabiniers Red cords & Green over Red plume, for lights Green cords & green over Yellow plume) with Yellow tip,
White eagle plate.
Coat
Dark Green, with Yellow collar, cuffs, turnbacks & Yellow piping to lapels with White button lace,
Yellow buttons, Green epaulettes (Red fringe for carabiniers, Yellow fringe for lights).
Breeches
Dark Green with White Hungarian thigh knots & side strip, black short gaiters (White pipping to top & tassel) with black buttons, Sword knot - Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch & white metal bugle badge.
Musket armed.
Uniform of Westphalian Garde Jager-Carabinier Battalion. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
Head wear - Shako
Company colour pompon (Light Blue- White- Yellow - Green), Cords Red & Plume Red over Green (White cords for carabiniers with green over Red plume, lights Green cords & Red over Yellow plume).
Coat
White, facing colour Red on collar, cuffs, lapels & turnbacks with Yellow button lace
Yellow buttons & Red epaulettes
Breeches
White (or whatever can be obtained while on campaign) with knee high white gaiters with white buttons
Sword knot - Red.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch (Yellow metal diamond plate with four grenades)
Uniform of Westphalian Garde Jager-Chasseur Battalion. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
Head wear - Shako
Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), white cords & green plume (carabiniers Red cords & Green over Red plume, for lights Green cords & green over Yellow plume) with Yellow tip,
White eagle plate.
Coat
Dark Green, with Yellow collar, cuffs, turnbacks & Yellow piping to lapels with White button lace,
Yellow buttons, Green epaulettes (Red fringe for carabiniers, Yellow fringe for lights).
Breeches
Dark Green with White Hungarian thigh knots & side strip, black short gaiters (White pipping to top & tassel) with black buttons, Sword knot - Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch & white metal bugle badge.
Musket armed.
Head wear - Shako
Company colour pompon (Light Blue- White- Yellow - Green), Cords Red & Plume Red over Green (White cords for carabiniers with green over Red plume, lights Green cords & Red over Yellow plume).
Yellow metal eagle plate.
Coat
Dark Green, with Red pipping on green collar, cuffs, turnbacks & lapels with white button lace
Yellow buttons, Green epaulettes with red half moon (carabiniers red fringe, lights yellow fringe)
Breeches
Dark Green with Red Hungarian thigh knots & side strip, black short gaiters (Red pipping to top) with black buttons
Sword knot - Green.
Belts
Black with a black cartridge pouch & white bugle badge
Rifle armed
Uniform of Westphalian Fusilier-Garde Regiment. (Steve Barber Miniatures)
Head wear - Shako
Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), white cords (Red for grenadiers & green for lights)
Yellow metal lozenge plate with eagle, Plume Dark Blue.
Coat
Dark Green, with Red pipping on green collar, cuffs, turnbacks & lapels with white button lace
Yellow buttons, Green epaulettes with red half moon (carabiniers red fringe, lights yellow fringe)
Breeches
Dark Green with Red Hungarian thigh knots & side strip, black short gaiters (Red pipping to top) with black buttons
Belts
Black with a black cartridge pouch & white bugle badge
Rifle armed
Head wear - Shako
Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), white cords (Red for grenadiers & green for lights)
Yellow metal lozenge plate with eagle, Plume Dark Blue.
Coat
White, facing colour Dark Blue on collar, cuffs, lapels & turnbacks with white button lace
White buttons, Dark Blue epaulette's with White half moon (Red for grenadiers and Green with Yellow half moon for voltigeurs).
Breeches
White with knee high white gaiters with White metal buttons
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch, Sword knot - White.
Uniform of Westphalian 1st Line Regiment. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
(the second battalion in blue greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Dark Blue on collar, cuffs, lapels & turnbacks. Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Dark Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with over the knee black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch
White, facing colour Dark Blue on collar, cuffs, lapels & turnbacks with white button lace
White buttons, Dark Blue epaulette's with White half moon (Red for grenadiers and Green with Yellow half moon for voltigeurs).
Breeches
White with knee high white gaiters with White metal buttons
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch, Sword knot - White.
Uniform of Westphalian 1st Line Regiment. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
(the second battalion in blue greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Dark Blue on collar, cuffs, lapels & turnbacks. Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Dark Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with over the knee black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
This regiment had 3 battalions.
(The second battalion in blue greatcoats and the third battalion in grey greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Dark Blue collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Dark Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green
White with a black cartridge pouch.
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
3rd Battalion
Uniform of Westphalian 3rd Line Regiment. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
(The second battalion in blue greatcoats and the third battalion in grey greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Light Blue collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped light blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Light Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
1st Battalion
2nd Battalion
Uniform of Westphalian 4th Line Regiment. (Perry Plastic Miniatures)
(The second battalion in blue greatcoats)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Grenadiers in 1st battalion.
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Light Blue collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Light Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Grenadier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip.
Fusilier - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
White, facing colour Light Blue collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Grenadier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeur - Green epaulettes (can have Yellow half moons)
Fusiliers - White shoulder strap piped in Light Blue (in 1812 Dark Blue epaulettes with White half moon)
Breeches
White with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
White with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Grenadiers Red, Voltigeurs Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Uniform of Westphalian 1st Light/Jager Battalion. (Perry & Victrix Plastic Miniatures)
(Painted in their first uniform of Light Blue)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Carabiniers
Carabinier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
(Painted in their first uniform of Light Blue)
Head wear - Shako, Bearskin for Carabiniers
Carabinier - Pompon Red, Cords Red, Plume Red.
Voltigeur - Pompon Green, Cords Green, Plume Green with Yellow tip plume.
Jager - Company colour pompon (Light Blue-White-Yellow -Green), Cords White.
Yellow lozenge plate with eagle over black regimental number.
Coat
Light Blue, facing colour Orange collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Carabinier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeurs - Green epaulettes with Yellow half moon
Jagers- Green shoulder strap piped in Orange, Green epaulettes with Yellow half moon)
Breeches
Light Blue with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Carabiniers Red, Voltigeurs Yellow & Jagers Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Coat
Light Blue, facing colour Orange collar, cuffs, lapels (white piped blue) & turnbacks
Yellow buttons.
Carabinier - Red epaulettes (can have White half moons)
Voltigeurs - Green epaulettes with Yellow half moon
Jagers- Green shoulder strap piped in Orange, Green epaulettes with Yellow half moon)
Breeches
Light Blue with knee high black gaiters with black buttons
Sword knot - Carabiniers Red, Voltigeurs Yellow & Jagers Green.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Uniform of Westphalian Garde du Corps.
Head wear - Helmet
French cuirassier pattern with black carabinier type crest and brown fur turban
Coat
For full dress White with blue facings, on campaign blue with red facings.
French pattern Steel kuirass (front & back plates) from 1810 with a sunburst on the front.
Trumpeters were blue coats with white facings, no kuirass.
Service dress: Coat Blue, facing colour orange on collar, cuffs, turnbacks & white pipping
White buttons, red epaulettes.
Breeches
White with black high jacked boots.
Sword knot - white.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch.
Saddle cloth
Blue piped yellow.
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Uniform of Westphalian Garde Hussars.
Shako
Red, white plumes, yellow plate, white cords.
Coat
Red dolman with yellow lace and buttons.
Facings red piped yellow.
Blue pelisse with yellow lace and buttons.
Trumpeters white coats with red facing yellow lace.
Breeches
Blue (light blue or mid-blue, uncertain) with yellow thigh knots and side stripes.
Yellow lace to top of boots.
Sword knot - white.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch
Saddle cloth
White sheepskin with red edging.
Shako
Red, white plumes, yellow plate, white cords.
Coat
Red dolman with yellow lace and buttons.
Facings red piped yellow.
Blue pelisse with yellow lace and buttons.
Trumpeters white coats with red facing yellow lace.
Breeches
Blue (light blue or mid-blue, uncertain) with yellow thigh knots and side stripes.
Yellow lace to top of boots.
Sword knot - white.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch
Saddle cloth
White sheepskin with red edging.
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| Garde Hussars |
Helmet
French Cuirassier pattern with black Carabinier type crest & brown fur turban.
Coat Blue, facing colour orange on collar, cuffs, turnbacks & white pipping
White buttons, red epaulettes
French pattern Steel kuirass (front & back plates) from 1810
Breeches
White with black high jacked boots
Sword knot - white.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch
Someone may look at these guys (kuirassiers above) and think the colour of the saddle furniture is the wrong colour that it should be blue not red. For my second regiment I have painted the saddle furniture in the earlier red of the 1st Regt. My story is that the 1st Kuirassiers have been issued with the new blue and the old red saddle furniture has been passed onto the 2nd Kuirassiers until they get the new blue (it will never happen). This will help on the battlefield/tabletop to establish them as the 2nd Kuirassiers regiment and different from the 1st Kuirassiers (will have white coats) and the Garde du Corps Kuirassiers (campaign blue coats).
October 2014
A French uniform with Westphalian national cockade (in the process of change with Minifigs series 2 French horse artillery crew).
French pattern Steel kuirass (front & back plates) from 1810
Breeches
White with black high jacked boots
Sword knot - white.
Belts
White with a black cartridge pouch
Someone may look at these guys (kuirassiers above) and think the colour of the saddle furniture is the wrong colour that it should be blue not red. For my second regiment I have painted the saddle furniture in the earlier red of the 1st Regt. My story is that the 1st Kuirassiers have been issued with the new blue and the old red saddle furniture has been passed onto the 2nd Kuirassiers until they get the new blue (it will never happen). This will help on the battlefield/tabletop to establish them as the 2nd Kuirassiers regiment and different from the 1st Kuirassiers (will have white coats) and the Garde du Corps Kuirassiers (campaign blue coats).
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| 2nd Cuirassiers |
Westphalian Guards Artillery.
These are Perry crew and guns and a Minifigs howitzer.October 2014
A French uniform with Westphalian national cockade (in the process of change with Minifigs series 2 French horse artillery crew).
I am a gamer and painter of miniatures (10mm, 15mm, 25/28mm), metals & hard plastics.
I mostly game in Napoleonic but have started to branch out into AWI, ACW, and 16th century Italian Wars thanks in large part to members at my club who have many varied interests in gaming (as you can see from the club website and blogs). I have played BP, WRG, FoW, AoE, P&S, Pro Patria, Maximillian, DBM, F&F and Naval, all of which I enjoy. It helps to have an understanding wife (the love of my life), who is a writer, poet and therefore needs me to entertain myself.
Sunday, 31 August 2014
South American Independence Wars by John McIntyre
South American Wars of Independence Project
John has moved back to Australia.
John maybe be moving back to Chile for a few years or more later this year (Feb 2018)
John McI in Chile has been working on the forces involved in South American independence wars in the early 19th century.
John will write more about this soon.
The royalists took me 14
months.
Now I have my scenery, the rules
should keep me busy for a week or two and then I can have a
game.
When I get back to painting, there
are 6 under-strength Chilean Bns with supporting cavalry and artillery and three over-strength royalist Bns from Peru
By the time that lot is done, I
should be doing a campaign.
I use a pair of cheap
4x glasses but haven’t worked out how to stop enlarging the brush by 4.
I will write up some
text in the next week or two.
Planning my first game to try out the rules on
the Independence day long weekend (when else) in 3 weeks
time.
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| No. 2 |
Not much of an army,
San Martin invaded/liberated Chile
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| No. 3 |
My first unit March
’09, took me 6 months to paint – Cazadores de los Andes with some slightly painted horse grenadiers on the
same table, a bit overexposed
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| No. 4 |
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| No. 5 |
Another of the cazadores, not so
washed out.
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| No. 6 |
A busy time, but I got some painting
done in early 2011.
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| No. 7 |
A busy time, but I got some painting
done in early 2011.
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| No. 8 |
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| No. 9 |
Talaveras, a light infantry unit raised from Peninsular veterans – it is questionable if they ever fought in this uniform.
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| No. 10 |
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| No. 11 |
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| No. 12 |
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| No. 13 |
Regimiento Chillan, the
Royalists are so much nicer than the Independistas.
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| No. 14 |
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| No. 15 |
Husares de la
Concordia
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| No. 16 |
Husares de la
Concordia
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| No. 17 |
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| No. 18 |
Finished Granaderos a caballo with
base coat done on the 7th Line.
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| No. 19 |
2011 Cazadores a caballo 3 months after some infantry
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| No. 20 |
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| No. 21 |
Granaderos a Cabello again, but this
time the rear rank have a nice red pelisse
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| No. 22 |
I do the frogging with a soft white
pencil, drag the edge down the detail and it sort of grates the
lead.
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| No. 23 |
And the staff, San Martin on a white
horse, O’Higgins with the red hair, and Las Heras dragging his feet, plus a few
aides
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| No. 24 |
Carabineros de Abascal – the blue
may be a little on the pale side, this lot took a
month.
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| No. 25 |
Royalist artillery – natural timber
which is this reddy colour and varnished with sea lion
oil
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| No. 26 |
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| No. 27 |
The guns could have been any of the following colours:
- Cobalt Blue – no cobalt in Argentina
- Natural wood – splits under the sun
- Whitewashed +/- lampblack – if I want grey I will edo early WWII huns
- Ochre, there are enormous supplies around
Later I added another gun and a howitzer.
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| No. 28 |
The next four pictures. The damn argies took 4 years, a year
longer than San Martin took to train them – here they are ready to cross the
Andes.
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No. 29
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| No. 32 |
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| No. 33-Overview from the Royalist side, good shot of Bridge and
Trees |
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| No. 34-Dragoons in close up |
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| No. 35-The farm from behind |
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| No. 36-Skirmishers defend the vineyard with their lives |
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| No. 37-Close up of the orchard and the hedgerow, I am trying to find some darker greenstuff. |
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| No. 38-Good shot of the farm from the front, including a couple of poplars, one of
which has had a couple too many, notice the shading |
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| No. 39-Close up of the Bridge, normally there would only be one centre section, either
intact or destroyed |
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| No. 40-Close up of the hedge row, you can just see Bernardo O’Higgin’s red hair on the
right of the photo |
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| No. 41-The orchard and the vineyard |
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| No. 42-The lot |
I am a gamer and painter of miniatures (10mm, 15mm, 25/28mm), metals & hard plastics.
I mostly game in Napoleonic but have started to branch out into AWI, ACW, and 16th century Italian Wars thanks in large part to members at my club who have many varied interests in gaming (as you can see from the club website and blogs). I have played BP, WRG, FoW, AoE, P&S, Pro Patria, Maximillian, DBM, F&F and Naval, all of which I enjoy. It helps to have an understanding wife (the love of my life), who is a writer, poet and therefore needs me to entertain myself.
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