Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Soldier of Spain

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Inspired by a post a few weeks back on the Wars of Louis Quatorze blog, I sourced the first 3 books in the Captain Alatriste series by Artur...
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Saturday, 7 June 2025

Only mad dogs…and inspirations

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Jonathan Freitag’s recent post got me thinking about sources of inspiration for me as a wargamer. One of my top sources is printed matter. ...
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Friday, 23 May 2025

Another podcast. And it's a goodie!

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Thanks to Ralph's over at  Wars of Louis Quatorze blog  I've been enjoying a newish podcast these past few days.  Prime and Load  al...
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Tuesday, 20 May 2025

The Battle of Königgrätz, 1757

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As mentioned in a previous post, Henry arrived outside Königgrätz where he discovered Serbelloni had arrived ahead of him. Circling the city...
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Thursday, 15 May 2025

1757 Campaign - the Battle of White Mountain - the Action

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Having laid out his plan, the King set his forces in motion on the plain in front of the Austrian positions. It took some hours for the vari...
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Wednesday, 14 May 2025

The Combat at Prosek

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Previously I described how Moritz was told off with two brigades of infantry, two of cavalry and 1 of artillery to hold Königsegg at bay to ...
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Monday, 28 April 2025

1757 Campaign - the Second Battle of White Mountain - Set-up

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I'm using that name to distinguish it from the actual Battle of  Prague in 1757. This one will be fought on the western side of Prague, ...
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