The Ragged Soldier

Wallenstein's armies were better dressed and possibly more uniformed..than those of Tilly ( a believer in "a ragged soldier and a bright musket" ) - George Gush, 'Renaissance Armies'

Friday, 24 December 2021

Soldier King Campaign : a bloody big battle?

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It really is time some wargaming got done.  One minute it's early December, the next minute it's almost Xmas, it seems.. Real life i...
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Sunday, 5 December 2021

A fine day out: Broadside 2021

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TYesterday I paid a visit to Gillingham, Kent for the 'Broadside 2021' show staged by Milton Hundred Wargames Club - and a thoroughl...
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Thursday, 2 December 2021

All directions, and none..

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After 'Salute' I was quite inspired and motivated,  but 'time and space, dear boy...'  Not a lot of time has been available ...
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Sunday, 14 November 2021

Salute 2020 + 1 ( and a 1/2 )

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Yesterday I went to 'Salute 2020' - albeit 18 months late. The 2020 show having been cancelled with less than a month's notice, ...
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Sunday, 7 November 2021

Fnurban #12 : I LIve on a Battlefield

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  "My new home is a shell hole filled With tears and muddy water And bits of broken heart All around there is desolation And scenes of ...
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Monday, 25 October 2021

Fnurnban #11 : Waterloo Remodelled - mind re-boggled

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  Having been tipped off by James Fisher on his excellent Chauvinistic Blog , last Friday I visited the National Army Museum in Chelsea, to ...
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Thursday, 21 October 2021

SELWG ( or NELWG? )

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I was at the SELWG show on Sunday. Normality returns? Not quite, but it's a start.    Like many others, my last show attendance had been...
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