Friday, 3 April 2026

Po Valley Campaign - From June to September

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Twists and turns followed the retreat of the Gallispans outside Cuneo in late June. The defeat was by no means a rout and with a siege force...
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Monday, 30 March 2026

Po Valley Campaign - The Battle of Madonna dell Almost

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The Piedmontese attempted to break the Gallispan siege of Cuneo and attacked a force of Spanish and French a short distance northwest of the...
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Sunday, 29 March 2026

Interlude - the Battle of Leuthen

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I bring you a short break in the War of the Austrian Succession, and lead you forward to the Seven Years War. I came across this fabulous vi...
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Saturday, 28 March 2026

Po Valley Campaign - the Gallispans return!

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After the Battle of Piacenza the combined forces of Montemar (Sp), Carlos (Naples) and d'Este (Modena) retreated to Parma to lick their ...
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Po Valley Campaign - The Battle of Piacenza

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After rattling through April and May map moves and the Battle of Parma last week, I was slow getting down to the Battle of Piacenza. Finally...
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Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Po Valley Campaign - Late April and May 1742 - the Road to Piacenza

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I played out several more weeks of map turns after the Battle of Parma. Not much happened for a few weeks. The Infante (Sp) and Conti  (Fr) ...
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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

The War of the Austrian Succession In Italy - the factions

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A comment from the Jolly Broom Man himself made me realise that I had failed in my duty to explain the different factions involved in the It...
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