tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73848256688957038772024-03-16T12:09:53.540+11:0010mm NapoleonicsWargames on a grand scale in a tiny world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-37286228426889059172013-04-02T18:52:00.002+11:002013-04-02T18:52:45.920+11:00Napoleon: a Kickstarter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Found this on Kickstarter the other day. While not in the block buster league of some of the projects (Reaper Bones for example), it seems a good value for such a classic game. The extra sized map, better foils and additional pieces, look like making this edition a classic of the board game.<br />
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It would be great to take part in the higher pledge levels and attend the 2015 Waterloo Batte field tour. Maybe something to save for.<br />
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Anyway, I thought some of you good readers might be interested in getting your own copy to enjoy. Click on the graphic below for more details and to back the project.<br />
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I found some suitable figures from the Pendraken range - some generic 19thC civilian working party FPX1. There are two sculpts in the 15 figure packet - a pick axe and a shovel. The figures are working in plain clothes, not uniforms, making them suitable markers for any army.<br />
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I mounted them in threes on a standard infantry base, added some ballast and flock and a few bigger rocks. All done.<br />
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I picked up a packet of 4Ground's 15mm walls at Cancon yesterday. I had been eying them off on their website, but waited to see them to check the sizing for 10mm, before buying a packet. The detail looked impressive on the packet, they use a laser to etch the MDF sheets.<br />
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In the packet there are three sheets - 2 wall sets, a base set and a clear set of photo instructions. The sheets are 2mm thick MDF. The walls are etched on one side with a rough stone pattern. Some of the walls have removable sections for a ruin or damaged effect. You glue two sections of walls back to back to make a 4mm thick section, the glue it onto the base.<br />
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The base has been burnt to a dark brown, looking like earth, removing the need to paint, although you can if you wish. The laser etching on the brick work leaves a dark brown mortar line. The bricks are a buff colour. I thought about painting the bricks, but liked the look as they were, so left them. You could seal them.<br />
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The pieces popped easily out of the frame with only a small attachment point. I didn't trim them as they seemed not too noticeable. The laser seals the edge and makes it a nice dark brown, you don't need to paint this. All the pieces fitted together firmly.<br />
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They have a clever way of doing the bases which allows walls to be joined up without needing T pieces or corner sections.<br />
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After glueing the pieces together, I added my usual coloured ballast base mix and some flock. On some of them I put glue on the walls and used coloured flock to simulate bushes and vines growing over them. The whole process of assembly and flocking took about an hour.<br />
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In the box you get just over 1.5m of walls which is very good value. There are<br />
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One packet is certainly enough to dress up a battlefield, two if you have lots of built up areas. I would even consider getting some to cut up to add to building bases.<br />
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While walls are not too hard to scratch build, I was impressed at the speed it took to get a quality item onto the table. It would have taken me many more hours to achieve this.<br />
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The quality of the walls is excellent. 4Ground seem to be adding lots of new products all the time. They have some very nice pre-painted kits for 28mm and 15mm.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-34514414035969090752013-01-07T22:11:00.001+11:002013-01-07T22:11:26.863+11:00Napoleon's Waterloo Campaign: An alternate history - Book Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401072240/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=tharwavalleyf-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401072240" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1401072240&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=tharwavalleyf-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></a>It has been a while since my last post, I got distracted with other things. I haven't done much painting or gaming, but I did read an extraordinary book - Steven Marthinsen's "Napoleon's Waterloo Campaign : an alternate history".<br />
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One of the frustrating bits of reading about the 1815 Campaign is the sheer number of mistakes and blunders made by the different sides. It is easy with an armchair General's view of the world (with the luxury of hindsight) to say "Oh I would have done something different".<br />
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Marthisen's work is a careful narrative spread over two volumes and 773 pages with the premis of what would have happened if just one thing changed - what if Marshal Grouchy had let General Gerard and his IV Corps march to the sound of the guns on the 18th?<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401072267/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=tharwavalleyf-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1401072267" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=1401072267&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=tharwavalleyf-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></a>He startes the book with the scene between Grouchy, Gerard and Vandamme arguing on what to do. Without resolving this he goes back to cover the events leading up to the 16th June 1815 from multiple perspectives. Written with a deep understanding not only of the vents, but how soldiers think and feel during some very trying times. His descriptions of the struggle to maintain morale and reform broken troops, gives a fresh insights on the challenges of leadership in the time.<br />
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As Marthinsen moves through the events up to the 18th, he carefully slips in Grouchy's decision and take the reader on a new journey of the subtle difference and ultimately huge effect, this decision made.<br />
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The first book ends with a different outcome of Waterloo (which is renames Mount St Jean), still very close up until the last moment. The second focuses on the Battle of Ohain on the 19th between the French and Prussian armies. I don't really want to give too much away for the enjoyment of the reader, but I found it engaging.<br />
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I particularly enjoyed the description of the Jacquinot's lancer regiments cat and mouse game with a battery from the Prussian IV Corps. The careful sense of timing and understanding of on battle tactics was illustrated beautifully. IT would be something hard to replicate on the gaming table.<br />
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Each chapter is started with an eyewitness' account of the event of the chapter. I am sure the beginning ones are based on true accounts, but the latter works of fiction have seamlessly blended in.<br />
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His descriptions of the thought processes of the leadership and they struggle with less than perfect battle field intelligence are well described.<br />
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Marthinsen knows his details, not only of the events, but captures the feel of that climactic week. At the end he offers an opening to what might have been post 1815. As a bonus he gives a good OOB with strengths of both the battles of Mont St Jean and Ohain.<br />
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I would highly recommend this read to anyone interested in the era or who would like to game some historical fiction. The battle of Ohain is definately on my bucket list.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-23274736869497060972012-11-13T11:12:00.000+11:002012-11-13T11:12:07.939+11:00Napoleon's Imperial Guard - Book Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1846773024/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1846773024&linkCode=as2&tag=tharwavalleyf-20" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1846773024&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=tharwavalleyf-20" /></a>As preparation for an upcoming project, I thought I better brush up on the history of this most famous of Army Corps. J.T. Headley's "Napoleon's Imperial Guard - From Marengo to Waterloo" is an interesting 261 pages covering the Guard's impressive history. It follows, in sequential order, the Guard's exploits both on and off the battlefield from 1799 until after 1815. THe<br />
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Much is made of the mutual devotion between Napoleon and the Imperial Guard. This is told through numerous examples of interactions between the two, which are well described, as well as the incredible feats of valour on the battlefield. These feats were usually under overwhelming odds and mostly turned the tide of the battle. You can't help but admire the courage of these soldiers.<br />
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The retreat from Moscow describes the horrendous suffering of he troops as well as the exemplary behaviour while the Emperor was in their midst. Things got messy when Napoleon abandoned the army with Murat in charge.<br />
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The stories of the Pupils in the 1813/14 campaign highlights the effect of many years of war and conscription on the population of France.<br />
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Headley makes an interesting point at the end of the book about Napoleon not starting wars, but reacting to the actions of the other nations around wanting to extinguish the Revolution and it's ideas. He paints the Imperial Guard as being part of a expansion of ideas of freedom and liberty against the established monarchies of Europe.<br />
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There is no attempt at describing the uniforms or detailed orders of battle. Occasionally at the end of each chapter the total number of the Guard is stated. Some details on the uniforms or organisation would be a welcome addition.<br />
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The book has a number of black and white plates of battles the Guard fought in. The order doesn't always match the chapter. Being in black and white, much of the emotion of the battle seems lost, as it is hard to tell particular uniforms. There were no maps in the book.<br />
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One disappointing aspect was the number of typographical errors I noticed (almost as many as on this blog). It seems the book was written and edited with some haste. Headley wrote this from material he had from another book project, so it seems a bit of an after thought.<br />
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Overall I found it an interesting read with some insights into the Guard. It was quick to read, but once read, I doubt that I'll go back to it.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-37151300301974425892012-10-22T07:35:00.000+11:002012-10-22T07:37:13.775+11:00100th Post<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Seems like yesterday that this project started. When I wrote in my very first post that playing Waterloo was one day a dream to play. Now some 20 months later, I have almost the complete OOBs for Quatre Bras (just a few Hanoverians to organise), as well as having various other units from Waterloo done. I estimate that I am about a bit over a third of the way. Much of the last six months has been on smaller projects and gap filling, rather than great numbers of rank and file.<br />
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So what is coming up? There is still so much to do. Part of the challenge in making this project work is not to get too overwhelmed. By concentrating on discrete blocks, particular Divisions or Brigades, the sense of completion provides the enthusiasm for the next part. In the next year I aim to -</div>
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<li>fill in the Gaps in the British line</li>
<li>finish off the outstanding Cavalry and Artillery for both French and Allies</li>
<li>finish off the Nassau contingent</li>
<li>complete Lobau's Reserve VI Corps</li>
<li>start researching the Prussians</li>
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While some parts depend on the right figures being available, others are just a matter of organisation and time. But I don't plan to work on it alone, some of the bulk painting will need to be outsourced, otherwise there is no way I'd make the 200th Anniversary.</div>
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I'd also like to dedicate some more time for playing some games. As most of my time comes in little parcels it is easier to focus on reducing the lead mountain, than getting games going. But there is a special satisfaction in playing with your creation.</div>
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So thank you, loyal readers, for your comments and clicks. Without this important feedback, not many blog posts would have been written. Currently the level of visits to the site is the highest it has ever been, which is a validation for the effort in writing contributions, and a motivation to keep writing.</div>
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What would you like to see? I am happy to take suggestions. Let me know in the comments and I will do my best to accommodate the requests.<br />
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Looking forward to the next 100 posts.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-28097476484131786522012-10-19T07:00:00.000+11:002012-10-19T07:00:02.594+11:00Kellerman's Heavy Cavalry Corps<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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General de Division Francois Kellerman commanded the III Reserve Calvary Corp during the 1815 campaign. He lead a brigade of Cuirassiers on a successful charge at Quatre Bras, capturing the Colours of the 69th Foot before making it to the crossroads. He narrowly escaped after his horse was shot from beneath him by hanging on the bits of of two trooper's horses. His Cavalry were involved in the massed charges against the Allied square at Waterloo.<br />
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He was called "the Younger" as his father had served as a General in the French Army.<br />
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The III Corp numbered some 3600 sabres - made up of the 11th Division containing the 2nd and 7th Dragoons and the 8th and 11th Cuirassiers, and the 12th Division with the 1st and 2nd Carabiniers and 2nd and 3rd Cuirassiers along with supporting horse artillery. The 11th Division was engaged at Quatre Bras, as the 12th had been delayed crossing the Sambre River.<br />
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Most of the figures I had painted earlier, just needing to finish off the 3rd Cuirassiers and create some leaders. To make the leaders I used a Old Glory packet of Cuirassiers as a base. I cut of the square portmanteau at the back of the saddle and used some green stuff to model some coat tails. I also covered up the sheepskin shabraque at the front of the saddle and made cloth pistol covers out of green stuff. One had a comb replacing the horse hair on the helmet to become a Carabinier General. They were based individually on a 15 x 15mm for the General de Brigades, and with another rider on a 20 x 20mm for the General de Division. Standard bearers or trumpeters were used as the second figure.<br />
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Kellerman was from the French Leaders pack with two Cuirassier escorts. They came out pretty well.<br />
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Major General Baron Jean-Baptiste van Merlen commanded the 2nd Netherlands Light Cavalry Brigade made up of the Belgian 5th Light Dragoons and Dutch 6th Hussars. He had earlier fought against the British in Spain on the French side. Made a French General in 1814, he returned to his homelade in the Netherlands after the first abdication to take a command in the new Netherlands army.<br />
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The 5th Light Dragoons suffered heavy casualties in clashes with the French at Quatre Bras. On engaging with the 6th Chasseurs for Pire's Division, the French recognised the unit and called on their old comrades to defect. Merlen refused and ordered a charge. As it pulled back unsuccessful, their green uniforms were mistaken for the French Chasseurs by some British troops and they suffered further casualties form friendly fire.<br />
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The 6th Dutch Hussars also took heavy casualties during Quatre Bras. At waterloo they helped repulse the French Cavalry attacks. Over the two battles they lost 45% of their strength in casualties.<br />
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Mark Adkin reports in "The Waterloo Companion" - During a melee at Waterloo he defeated a French General he knew well, but released him saying "General, this is my side of the battle, yours is over there. Take care of yourself; farewell!" Shortly after Merlen was wounded and died a few hours later.<br />
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Filling in a few more gaps in the French leadership structure - now for the Corps commanders. The figures are from the Old Glory French Leaders pack - some good variety and conversion potential. Spare ADC's and escorts were using some left over Old Glory Guard Chasseurs a Cheval and some Lancer command figures.<br />
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Marshal Ney joined the Army of the North after the invasion of Belgium had started. He was immediately given command of the left Wing and ordered to block the British and Allies while Napoleon dealt with the Prussians near the Ligny. He quickly joined Reille's Corps and proceeded to engage with the Allied forces just south of Quatre Bras. Incorrectly assuming the entire British and Allied contingent was ahead of him, Ney hesitated waiting for more reinforcements. By the time the attach begun, more British were rushing in to join the outnumbered and outclassed Dutch/Belgians. Ney managed to lose any advantage at the beginning of the day and end up with a draw by nightfall. The retreating Allies were not pursued in their withdrawal back. Not Ney's finest hour. The battle on the 18th of June proved that Ney was indeed having a very bad week.<br />
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Jean Baptiste Drouet, the Comte d'Erlon was the commander of the I Corps. Late on the scene, he spent most os the 16th June wandering in the 8 miles between the two battles. Napoleon's orders to join him at Lingy were over-ridden by Ney's request for assistance at Quatre Bras. The end result was that neither received his much needed reinforcements at crucia moments. History may have been very different had he arrived to make a decisive blow at one of the Battles. At Waterloo he attacked the British left in a unsupported frontal assault, which ultimately failed.<br />
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Comte Honore Charles Reille commanded the II Corps. First to engage at Quatre Bras, his Corps did the majority of the fight in that battle, as well as engaging at Hougumont at Waterloo. Some heavy fighting done by these line troops.<br />
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The other Generals include some Cavalry Generals of the Guard - Comte Charles Etienne Guyot of the Heavy Cavalry and Comte Charles Lefebvte-Desnouettes for the Light Cavalry. Guyot was not at Quatre Bras, but in the Imperial Guard reserve at Ligny and not engaged. Both were to take a part in the Cavalry charges at Waterloo.<br />
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There are also some yet un-named Generals de Division. I will probably use them for Artillery commanders for the Grande Battery or other gaps in the command structure.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-25700556162700406762012-10-08T07:00:00.000+11:002012-10-08T07:00:01.176+11:00British cassions and limbers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Continuing the artillery upgrades, now it's the British turn to have some more ammunition. Six Old Glory British cassions and three scratch built limbers.<br />
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The cassions came with a six horse crew, which was too much for the base sizes that I use, so I made it a four horse crew and made an additional three limbers with the spare horses.<br />
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Quite a few more to make if each gun is to have a supporting limber or cassion.<br />
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Perponcher's 2nd Netherlands Division had two batteries of artillery at Quatre Bras - a Dutch Horse battery and a Belgian Foot battery. Each had six 6 pounders and two howitzers.<br />
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The Belgian Foot battery was over run by French Lancers and suffered heavy losses. Only two guns made it to Waterloo from that battery. They were deployed on the extreme left flank at Waterloo and saw no further action.<br />
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The guns are British from Redline. The crew are Redline French Line Foot and Horse artillery. The limber crew and horses are from Old Glory French Cassion team spares.<br />
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There were some spare riders and horses from the French cassions with suitable uniforms for the limber crews. A different paint scheme and they were ready to go. I like their uniform - dark grey with black collars and cuffs and red piping and turnbacks.<br />
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I needed to scratch build the limbers out of some balsa wood, tongue depressors and toothpicks, using some spare artillery wheels I had. It was easier than I thought, not bad for a recycling effort.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-34183317283797111552012-10-03T07:00:00.000+10:002012-10-03T07:00:01.235+10:00More Ammunition!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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They are nice castings from Old Glory. As usual the wagons are solid and well proportioned. They came with 6 horses and 3 riders each, which is a bit much for the bases, so I have only used four on each.<br />
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The cassions were undercoated green, the black metals parts painted then a magic wash. The horses were undercoated brown, some detail added, then magic washed too.<br />
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The spare riders will be used to make some Dutch Belgian limber drivers, with a different uniform painted.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-67336536548075545862012-09-30T11:15:00.000+10:002012-10-01T07:26:01.062+10:00Generals de Division and Brigade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am a bit short on Generals for my French Brigades and Divisions. There isn't a wide choice of generals in 10mm, and the sizes vary a bit.<br />
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Pendraken make a some mounted line officers in their 1809 range. I thought I could use them with a little paint conversions. The uniform is a little different to the 1815 style, but they would do as proxies. They had four styles - Bicorne, Shako, Shako with surcoat and a Guard Grenadier officer. I know that Generals didn't wear shakos, but it makes it easier to see who is who on the table.<br />
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I bent a few arms and heads to have some variety and cut a few swords off. I undercoated them brown, black and white - mainly the horse colour to speed things up. A quick block in the colours, lots of gold trim and black magic wash.<br />
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I based most of the singly on a 15mm square base for Brigade Generals, and a few in pairs for Division Generals on 20mm squares.<br />
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I ended up with 4 Division Generals and 12 Brigade Generals. One Division General will be for Drout and there are four Grenadier Generals which will be for the Imperial Guard Brigade Leaders.<br />
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Now I need to find some more variety for the Corps Commanders and Cavalry Commanders. I have some Old Glory French leaders, but they are a lot smaller in body. Maybe the 3 foot rule will be on my side. I might ned to do some conversions for the Cavalry ones.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-32651766927252979642012-09-26T10:46:00.001+10:002012-09-26T10:50:02.904+10:00Old Maps - 1815 Campaign<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
George Hooper's excellent 1889 book "Waterloo - the Downfall of the first Napoleon" had five beautifully drawn maps in the end of the book. In online scanned copies of the book, these have been omitted or badly done. I could not find any decent copies of the maps online. I have scanned them in so others may see the elegant plates on different aspects of the campaign.<br />
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Click for larger versions of the maps. They are scanned in at 300dpi so they print out quite well, the detail is very clear. There are some blemishes on the original plates, but I think they add to the look. Hopefully they are some use to people.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">General Map of 1815 campaign area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterloo 5.30pm</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-45892304409714423742012-09-18T19:21:00.000+10:002012-09-26T10:47:32.803+10:00French Engineers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The French engineering contingent was very modest during the 1815 Campaign. They were used to clear the bridges in the crossing of the Sambre at Charleroi, as well as in the Battle of Ligny during the Guard assault of the village. As there were no engineering tasks at Waterloo, they were kept as reserve infantry and were used during the retreat.<br />
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These figures are from the Pendraken 1809 range. They are dressed in the siege uniform, with a metal helmet and cuirass. They have long coat tails from the pre-bardin uniforms, but I don't think anyone will notice on a 10mm figure. The helmets worn at Waterloo by the Guard engineers were like the Carabiner's helmet with a black comb. Previously they were the firemen at the Imperial Palaces.<br />
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Not so bad to paint, they have much deeper cuts and creases than the Redline figures, so the magic wash settles making the lines well defined. The eye sockets are quite large for the scale of the men.<br />
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I based them three to an infantry base, with some rocks in the front where they are digging.<br />
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They will be useful in other campaigns and scenarios.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-71182916708442793572012-09-12T12:06:00.000+10:002012-09-12T16:00:08.581+10:00More artillery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You can never have too many cannons apparently. I needed to beef up the number of batteries on my 1815 forces so I worked on a big batch - 44 guns, all from Redline. Cannons are very affordable in 10mm, and quick to paint. An undercoat (olive for French, grey for Allied), bronze the cannon, paint all the metal bits black the magic wash. Shame the Artillery men are slower, I'll need to paint 132 to man the guns.<br />
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Then there will be the limbers, I will need to make one for each gun! I started six French Cassions from Old Glory. They have six horse teams, but I can only fit four on the base, so I have some spare for other projects, Maybe soem scratch built wagons later.<br />
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For the Artillery first off the painting rank is the two batteries the French Guard Horse Artillery (for the heavy cavalry brigade). The some British RHA and KGL Foot batteries to fill in gaps in the Allied line up.<br />
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Next I will paint some Dutch and Belgian batteries for the Quatre Bras OOB and some French Line Horse Artillery for the Heavy Cavalry Divisions, and some Foot to fill out the Line.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-80950827668170714272012-09-08T18:17:00.002+10:002012-09-09T19:29:39.835+10:00Napoleon's Carriage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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During Waterloo, Napoleon's personal carriage was kept at the back of the battle guarded with the other baggage by a battalion of Foot Chasseurs of the Guard. Despite the picture on the left of a defeated Napoleon abandoning his carriage, Napoleon didn't ride away in his carriage after Waterloo. Marchand ordered it to be taken back to avoid capture. Napoleon eventually took one of Marshal Soult's carriages that was left near Genappe.<br />
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The carriage itself was captured in the rout after the battle of Waterloo on the 18th June, by Prussian Major von Keller. It was the later acquired by an Englishman William Bullock who put it on exhibition in London to the fascinated public. Later in 1842, the carriage was acquired by Madame Tussaud and was displayed for the next 80 years. Unfortunately in 1925 it was completely destroyed in a fire.<br />
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Made in April 1815, it was superby crafted. The interior could be made up to be a bedroom, office, bathroom, dressing room or dining room. It had many secret compartments and clever storage areas where the Emperor's personal effects, maps and some treasure was kept.<br />
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There are not a lot of options in 10mm to model this unusual objective piece. Pendraken make an 17th/18th Century Carriage as part of their Seven Years War range. There are not any pictures on the website or the forums or anywhere really, so I took a chance and ordered it to see if it would be suitable.<br />
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The kit comes with 4 horses, the carriage and separate wheels, a chest and sack and a driver in 18th C clothing (tricorn, big cuffs, heavy cloak). The carriage itself needed no modification being close enough, other than painting. There is not too much detail on the carriage, it seems pretty generic.<br />
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I decided that the driver needed to be converted to having a bicorne and imperial livery. The large cuffs were trimmed down and the tricorne cut off. Bit of green stuff later and ready to prime.<br />
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The rest came together pretty well, a bit over an hour and it was all done and based. I used a spare Chasseur a Cheval of the Guard as an escort. I am not sure about the N on the side, I might paint over it later, my attempt at an eagle was pretty poor. The carriage will make a good objective is the post Waterloo scenarios.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-80539618225006654252012-09-04T17:31:00.001+10:002012-09-04T17:34:54.256+10:00Flocked Felt Fields by Hotz Mats<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had difficulty finding some nice looking options for 10mm, I had some adequate ones made from synthetic grass. The teddy bear fur I tried was too long for 10mm, ok for 28, but not right for 10mm. I had been struggling to find exactly the right kind of door mat, that was plain brown and a rubber base.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Contents of 3 Field kits</td></tr>
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The pictures on Erics sites looked very appealing, and the reviews were positive, so I ordered three packets of the 6mm - 15mm version. There is a discount for three packets (only $14USD each) and the postage was the same for one or three packets.<br />
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The 6mm - 15mm pack contains 6 fields in 3 different sizes. I ended up with 20 fields between the tree packs, totalling an area of 900mm x 600mm (36" x 24"). The ground scale I use is 1mm - 1 yard, so that is a lots of country under cultivation. The smallest field was 100mm x 100mm and the largest 250mm x 200mm.<br />
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They come in different colours - green, brown and a yellow which look realistic at a distance. The field is made of a matted fabric with the furrows made with flock glued on. Eric say that they are treated with a sealer to make sure it stays together. They look and feel very durable. The instructions say they can be ironed flat, but it wasn't necessary with the ones I received.<br />
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They seem to stick nicely to the static grass mat, like a very light velcro feel, and conform nicely to contours. I like the flexibility they give to designing layouts.<br />
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Eric was fantastic and prompt with the service, getting from Canada to Australia in 11 days.<br />
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Overall I think they add a lot to the feel of the board and are well worth the investment. Full marks Eric.<br />
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For more details see <a href="http://www.hotzmats.com/fields_main_page.html">http://www.hotzmats.com/fields_main_page.html</a><br />
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More pictures after the break<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-89009665038350395802012-08-31T06:47:00.000+10:002012-08-31T06:47:00.022+10:00Let's go camping!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In other news I am working on a large number of Artillery pieces and crews, hence the distractions of Artillery park scenics. Getting the number of guns up for both the French and Allies is the current target.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-24338106832232699832012-08-28T09:20:00.000+10:002012-08-28T09:20:02.580+10:00Leave your baggage behind<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In the Napoleonic wars there was a considerable logistical effort when moving hundreds of thousands of men. Even the French, who "lived off the land" and foraged as they went, had a considerable collection of wagons and stock following behind. Generally baggage trains were out of the way of the battle, but can play a interesting role in scenarios or campaigns. In the 1815 campaign, the wet Belgian tracks were gridlocked between battles. Part of the delay in British and Allied troops arriving at Quatre Bras were due to a baggage train jam.<br />
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In the larger scales (15mm and 28mm) baggage trains can be expensive to collect. In 10mm they are far more affordable. There are a few different options available. Old Glory, Pendraken and Irregular Miniatures.<br />
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These figures are Irregular Miniatures from Eureka, beautifully detailed. A loaded wagon and pack horse. They were undercoated brown, colours blocked in then magic washed. Only an hour or so after dinner one night. The marching soldiers were left over from previous units. They will join the Old Glory wagons I painted 18 months ago. I'll use them as fillers in the Artillery parks.<br />
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George Hooper's "Waterloo - the Downfall of the First Napoleon" was originally published in 1862. I was fortunate to get a good copy of the 1890 revised new edition at a second hand bookshop last week. Weighing in at 345 impressive pages, compete with five fold out maps and appendices, this comprehensive description of the last battles of the Emperor is a joy to read. Drawing on earlier texts from Captain Sibourne and Colonel Charras as well as other accounts, Hooper seeks to correct earlier errors and provide a comprehensive, readable account of the campaign of 1815.<br />
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The book is divided in two parts. The first deals with the return of Napoleon, the set up of the campaign and examines in detail the events of the 14th - 18th June. Careful consideration is given to the plans and thinking of both sides of the battles as well as reflections and retrospectives at certain points.<br />
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The second part of the book deals with the Allied invasion of France and the capture and exile of Napoleon.<br />
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Finally, the appendices deal with the various OOB of the armies involved as well as a nice little piece on "Could Grouchy have saved Napoleon?".<br />
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<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=tharwavalleyf-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B008WHDCCQ" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />Overall, it seems to present a reasonably balanced view of all the parties involved and contributions made by various nations. It highlights errors made by leaders from all sides as well as what was done well. I found it easy to read and informative. There are a number of small maps of smaller parts of the action, but no other illustrations.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008WHDCCQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B008WHDCCQ&linkCode=as2&tag=tharwavalleyf-20" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B008WHDCCQ&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=tharwavalleyf-20" /></a>Amazon has some reprints of the book at a modest price. The image on the right links to the page where you can order a copy.<br />
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Google has digitised some versions for limited preview and there seems to be some modern reprints. The scans didn't do the maps well. I think I will scan the maps in when I get a chance and put them up on the blog. They are not as detailed as others, but provide a good illustration of the texts.<br />
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If you can find a copy, get it. Its a handy little tome for anyone interested in the era.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-17642629836086201812012-08-09T18:29:00.001+10:002012-08-09T20:25:56.861+10:00Imperial Guard Horse Artillery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Imperial Guard Horse Artillery had four batteries in 1815. Each with 4 6lb guns and 2 howitzers. Two batteries (3rd and 4th Companies) were attached to the Imperial Guard Heavy Brigade and two (1st and 2nd Companies) with the Light Brigade.<br />
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The 1st and 2nd were present at Quatre Bras and shelled the Allied troops in between cavalry attacks.<br />
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At Waterloo the 1st and 2nd Companies were on the eastern flank, the 3rd an 4th on the west near Hougoumont. Neither saw much action during the day.<br />
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Unfortunately I haven't had an opportunity to paint much else lately, so productivity has dropped.<br />
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I have been prepping a large amount of artillery for French, Dutch and British batteries. The focus is to finish most of the Artillery for the 1815 OOB's as well as number of cassions and limbers. 10mm is a great scale to have developed artillery parks.<br />
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Finally finished the French Guard Cavalry of the 1815 campaign.<br />
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The light Cavalry Brigade under General Desounettes had a large regiment of Chasseurs a Cheval (48 figures) and a Lancer Regiment comprising of the 1st and 2nd Guard Lancers. The majority of the lancers were the Red "Dutch" Lancers with a squadron of the Polish. I have only depicted the Red Lancers, might have to do a squadron of the Polish later.<br />
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The heavy cavalry comprised the Grenadiers a Cheval and the Empress Dragoons under General Guyot. Guyot took over command after General Letort was wounded by a stray musketball, at Charleroi after the Dragoons broke two Prussian Squares. The Dragoons angered by their beloved commander charged and destroyed the remaining Prussians. He died a few nights later on the eve of Waterloo.<br />
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One of my favourite stories of the Battle of Waterloo was during the French retreat where the Allied Cavalry confronted the Grenadiers a Cheval who ignored them and walked off. The Allies were so intimidated they didn't attack, even with overwhelming numbers on their side.<br />
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Both Brigades played a part in the charges at Waterloo.<br />
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The Empress Dragoon and Red lancers were painted by Fernando Enterprises. I painted the Grenadiers and Chassuers a Cheval.<br />
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Now onto the Guard Horse Artillery ...<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7384825668895703877.post-32794719401613213882012-06-10T20:51:00.001+10:002012-06-11T07:16:03.217+10:00Quatre Bras OOB Roster<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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More pre-game preparation. This time the Order of Battle for Quatre Bras. I have used an Excel spread sheet to list the two sides with ratings (using Republic to Empire), number of figures (20:1 ratio soldiers to figures), a column for tracking casualties, and some room for notes.<br />
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This is version 1.0 of the OOB, there may be corrections additions after the test game. I'll save corrections to the same file so it will always be the most up to date. It will also be found on the Downloads page here on the blog with other files as I develop them.<br />
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I plan on using a copy on my iPad to keep track of things during the game.<br />
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Feel free to download it and give feedback<br />
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<a href="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/2493519/10mm/QB%20OOB%20Roster.xlsx" target="_blank">Click here to download the Roster.</a><br />
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To try and simulate this, I have made up a simple table for reinforcements. It is divided into 20 minute turns from 12pm until 9pm. If there is a number in a time slot for a unit, a D6 is rolled. If it is equal or higher than the number in the box, the unit arrives. If not a roll is made the next turn with a reduced number.<br />
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The French have more reinforcements at the beginning, then it slows down later. I have got the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Divisions from d'Erlons Corps in the mix to see what happens, but there is a chance they don't turn up.<br />
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The Allies start off lean, with more and more troops arriving as the afternoon progresses.<br />
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The Excel file can be found here - <a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2493519/10mm/QB%20Reinforcements.xlsx" target="_blank">Click here to download</a>. Feel free to modify it to suit your needs.<br />
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I'll do a test run and see what happens.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3