Wednesday, 9 March 2016

1813 Campaign extended weekend at the Wargames Holiday Centre (Part 1)

Down to Basingstoke to the Wargames Holiday Centre. Mark Freeth was his usual grand host at the centre and it was great to have a catch up which him and many of the other chaps. The games we played were set in 1813 and I was on the Allied side twice and the french side once. I have to say it was not my best performance! Absolutely terrible dice throwing throughout all the games. However the games were a lot of fun and the figures as outstanding as usual. 
My Austrian troops look on as the french deply.  
I was the Austrian Corps commander general Meervelt
 Large numbers of French troops begin to approach
 The Russians hold their line.
 The Prussian Cavalry also deploy
 The French look determined!
 French Swiss troops form line
 Make sure you write down my inspiring words!
 Form Square Lads!
 Note the different colored facings. 
 Prussian Cavalry charge forward.
 General view of the action
 Herbert moves his troops forward
I also took the part of the Russian General Dochturov
 Dochturov orders up his cavalry
Massed French Light Cavalry
 The cavalry charge
The Portuguese Legion find themselves in the thick of the fighting.
 The battle can still be won!
Prussian guns support their Infantry advance 
 Massed Prussian attack
 Charge the town and beat the French
 French Cavalry charge the Austrian squares.
 The Russians are ordered to support the Austrian Corps 
 The French Lancers attack the Russian Guns
 Imperial Guard Light Cavalry enter the fight
 As do the Dutch Lancers of the French Imperial Guard
 One of the Austrian command stands
 And another
 Russian Generals at full gallop 
 Can the battle still be one?
 Austrian Hussars
 Lancers
 The rules were the usual In the Grand Manner. (Part two will follow later). Beer and a curry in order for the evening!



Thursday, 3 March 2016

In Deepest Greenwich

Short trip to Greenwich recently. But even on a non wargaming trip there are still things to find and think about 

Good view of the Cutty Sark
Some views of the Navel College 


The Trafalgar Tavern. Well worth a visit
Lord Nelson loitering outside the Trafalgar Tavern in the hope that someone will buy him a tot of Rum
No ships in site
General Wolfe of Quebec
There is always a ship in a bottle to be found in Greenwich 


William IV
HMS Belfast (not actually in Greenwich but we went out on the river one day
General Gordon of Khartoum 
The Russell Hotel. A significant site. I attended my first wargames show there with my Dad in 1972. Little did he know what he had started! I still have the two Napoleonic Minifigs I bought that afternoon.
Peter the Great

Your intrepid blogger takes a rest. (I am the one on the right)
 A 1520 helmet, Very heavy.


Your blogger among the Greenwich celebrities  
American Volunteers in the Royal Navy 
A few more views near Greenwich

A good trip! Back to pure wargames next blog.