French Revolutionary Wargames 1789-1802: CERAMIC ROWBOAT BY MANOR WARE POTTERY

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RAISING MINIATURE ARMIES FOR THE LATE 18TH CENTURY

I am very keen to keep my wargame rules as simple as possible, yet capture the character of the 1790s. Morale dominates the games as the opposing sides are very different. Most of the French troops are 'levee' battalions, which I have chosen to base in column as their ability to change formation on a battlefield must have been limited, nor do I believe their volley fire had any great value. Of better quality, able to change formation, will be white-coated regular and blue-coated volunteer battalions, aided by a fair number of skirmishers. The British, Austrian, Dutch and German armies are often outnumbered, but they maintain the discipline and order of typical 18th century armed forces. Interestingly, French revolutionary cavalry have little in common with their later Napoleonic counterparts, the former are few in number, often poorly mounted, and no match for those in the service of the Allies. All figures are 28mm in scale, using a 1=25 ratio.

Sunday, 13 May 2018

CERAMIC ROWBOAT BY MANOR WARE POTTERY

A visit to a local charity shop furnished a fun item. It is a ceramic rowboat, made by a company called Manor Ware, which unfortunately ceased trading in the late 1980s, typically making holiday souvenirs for coastal towns. Can't say what it originally cost but I paid £2, and a quick repaint job has furnished a nice little ornament for my war-games table.
MGB

4 comments:

Phil13 May 2018 at 07:19
Splendid...and poetic, a beautiful impression of tranquility!
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Captain Brummel28 May 2018 at 09:59
Very nice. I once lived next to someone who painted those liliput lane style english cottages that were all the rage back in the late eighties. She kindly gave me some of her rejects and they still adorn my tabletop today.
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