Foundry Napoleonic Prussian Dragoons

Napoleon in Egypt - Commission for Dixon Miniatures display stand

20mm Napoleonic Scots Commission

Foundry Napoleonic British Commission

Calpe 28mm Prussian (Brandenburg) Hussars

First figures of 2014.

Female Hussar at rest

Retreat from Moscow commission

Company level Napoleonics using 61-65 Ganesha Rules

The plan was to play a Sharp Practice scenario at the Gloucester Club on Weds night. Unfortunately I forgot half of the turn sequence cards! What to do? The only companly level rules that I have tucked away in my brain are 61-65, the excellent American Civil War rules from Ganesha Games who sit along side Toofatlardies as my favourite rules producers. I played the rules straight out of the book with no modifications whatsoever for the sake of simplicity.

The French begin to advance towards the road junction

We formed two company of 5 squads with attached skirmishers as usual and fought a meeting engagement.

The British advance through the orchard towards the church on their left flank.

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The British and their allies move into the paddocks behind the house at the junction.

While on their left flank they take up a good defensive position as they watch the French come towards them. The first shots are fired as skirmishers open up against each other in the centre. Both sides try to dominate the ground around the farmhouse.

The fight for the farm intensifies. The french manage to deploy some skirmishers into the building and drive of those protecting the flank of the Portuguese. This allows a french section to get over the fence to threaten a breakthrough in the allied lines.

Meanwhile, the french skirmishers begin to get the better of their allied opponents by the church. The British sections stubbornly stay behind their hard cover in the church yard.

In a desperate move with their rear threatened, a British section climbs over the fence and removes some surprised French skirmishers. They reveal their flank to a slightly shaken French section but with predictable results when the French section gets three activations and charges.

Some unfortunately timed turn overs, see the British sections stuck behind their walls, unable to react to a French section which maneuvers onto their flank.

At this the British recognised that their position had collapsed and the French won the day. Good fast, fun game as always and a tribute to the rules that I was able to play from memory.

Spanish Napoleonic Commission - Perry and Offensive Miniatures

Front Rank Miniatures - Arch Duke Charles of Austria

New on the trade stand - Victrix Napoleonic British Artillery Battery

Pictures from our first Napoleonic big bash using Black Powder

French infantry storm the British held hill 

French columns make use of a low command roll to seize the initiative in the centre.

The Prussians look on.

French columns advance supported by their artillery.

French Light cavalry attempt to protect the French right flank but are routed completely by a charge by British dragoons.

French infantry secure the farm

The British Heavy Dragoons protect the Prussian Hussars who movement stalls under the eyes of the French Artillery

Austrian Hussars

Song of Drums and Shakos presented by Glenbrook Games at the Derby show

We ran two simple participation games as a taster to new players. This picture shows one half of the table. A chest of documents had to be recovered from the wagon.

On the other side of the table a similar chest was to be recovered from the building.

54mm Victrix French Voltigeurs in action by the building.

54mm British Light Company secure the wagon.

Both games in action at once. As ever all players really enjoyed the rules win or lose!