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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.

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Monday 19 November 2018

THE WARGAME TABLE IS MADE READY (AWI)

It was time to clear away the half-completed projects, and see how the table looks with my American Revolutionary collection. The figures are mostly X-Range Hezzlewoods, with a few Fife & Drum and Crann Tara Miniatures. I'm now ready for a brigade level action.
MGB











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  1. Jonathan Freitag19 November 2018 at 06:05

    A very fine parade!

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    1. MGB19 November 2018 at 06:17

      Jonathan, when the redcoats advance, there will be casualties. The British are heavily outnumbered, but the naval battery are intending to punch a hole in the Rebel lines, we will see.
      Michael

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  2. Phil19 November 2018 at 11:29

    Some great lookng troops here!

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    1. MGB19 November 2018 at 13:06

      Thanks Phil, Chris and I are going to let this game run on, with no more than a move or two a day.
      Michael

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