And last but not least I included in this 4 part series the pics of the members of the Club in action, it shows the actual size of the wargames table, AND the fact it is a real wargame (even more merit!).
I am a solo wargamer living on the back of beyond… but I still can appreciate this kind of assembly!
Enjoy!
The NBHW chaps!French DragoonsFrench InfantryRussian Cavalry
The Peninsular War was not one of Napoleon’s brightest ideas… veterans misused… young recruits wasted… and they only conquered the soil under their feet.
A Big Army starves… and Small Army is defeated. This was coined specially for the Iberian peninsula.
Perry Miniatures are the best in 28MM in my humble opinion… or among the very best… there are so many good quality makers nowadays…
Enjoy!
Lateral viewDragoons in reserveGreat pic.The idea of wearing greatcoats in the Peninsula seems a bit farfetched… but collections are collections… and you use them all.
The British (and Portuguese Allies) Peninsular Campaign was a mastery use of what was later called “The Indirect Approach”.
Wargamers much concentrated on the gaming side of the hobby should read a lot about the smallness of the British Army… and how well handed it was by the Duke of Wellington.
If his Indian Campaigns were masterfully handed, in the Peninsula up to the battle of Toulouse (in French soil and sadly fought for nothing because Napoleon had abdicated days before…) he did nothing wrong (well, Burgos was a check) retired when he had to, advanced when it was the moment… the Spanish did not like at all to be invaded twice by foreign Armies… but cooperated with Wellington more or less successfully… their time of past glory long gone in time…
Enjoy the pics!
British in lineRearviewIt is an “L” deploymentTitled “the second battle of Ciudad Rodrigo”
Some nice pics of well painted 28mm minis. Not that I miss the Napoleonic period at all (Too Big Span of time… too many Armies… too prone to megalomania I fear).
Seriously, one of the best wargaming periods round the world.
Enjoy!
General PerspectiveNeyPictonPrince of OrangeThe Duke of Brunswick.