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'

Tuesday, 25 October 2022

SELWG 2022 : A Good Day

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The other Sunday I had the pleasure of attending SELWG 2022, at the Lea Valley Athletics Centre in Norrh-East London. As you can see, it...

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Tuesday, 18 October 2022

In Deo Veritas : battle of 'Kirchendorf'

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A couple of posts ago I set out the likely forces and terrain for a Thirty Years' War battle, trying out Philip Garton's In Deo V...

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Sunday, 2 October 2022

Fnurban #17 : Free Rules and well-stocked Magazines

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This week I picked up the latest issue ( no. 418, October 2022 ) of Wargames Illustrated magazine, and found an interesting suprise: it fea...

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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Trailing the Pike, at last

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Before I was so easily distracted by the Eighteenth Century, I had always meant to resume wargaming with the 'Pike and Shot' era, ...

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Tuesday, 30 August 2022

100 Up, and Where Next?

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As The Ragged Soldier marches onward, a small milestone has appeared by the roadside : this is my 100th blog post. I'm rather pleasantly...

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Sunday, 21 August 2022

Fnurban #16 : The Airfix Guide to.. Serendipity

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Serendipity is 'an unplanned fortunate discovery'; I experienced a small moment of serendipity the other day. Walking near home, ...

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