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, 22 April 2022

"You've had the Cowboys..."

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.".. now try the Indians". That was apparently the advertising slogan for a London building firm with South Asian proprietors som...

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Wednesday, 6 April 2022

I couldn't walk away..

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Shopping at our local supermarket a few days ago, I took a quick look at the charity bookstall near the exit, It's usually 99% trashy n...

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Tuesday, 29 March 2022

Conclusions at Zouache - finally

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Turn 9 situation - Austrians holding out well We left ( far too long ago, unfortunately ) the Prussian attack on the Austrians at Zouche...

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Saturday, 19 March 2022

It's Only A Game..

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Sad news for the wargame blo gging community this week, with the ( I hope temporary ) suspension of Norm's brilliant 'Battlefields ...

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Tuesday, 8 March 2022

The Action at Zouache - part 2

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Before we were so rudely interrupted , we left the Prussian attack on the town of Zouache ( in my 'Soldier King' boardgame-based ca...

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Thursday, 3 March 2022

Fnurban #13: Do They Mean Us?

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I thought a change of tone might be required: I just happened to see the below post when 'doomscrolling' in the random search page...

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Thursday, 24 February 2022

The Darkest Day

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photo from Sky News - I hope they won't mind me using it I had planned to post a game report tonight - but given the news from Ukrai...

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