by madguru | Feb 3, 2013 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
There’s a lot of excitement here at my place — and it’s not because of the Superbowl later today, since as a Giants & Patriots fan, with a soft spot for the Green Bay Packers, as well as the Chargers — who I occasionally drive 2.5 hours...
by madguru | Jan 15, 2013 | Books, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Just found this online…It’s a Google eBook of CAMERONE – The French Foreign Legion’s Greatest Battle, by James W. Ryan, a thin hardcover (110 pages, including index) published in 1996.The entire book is not uploaded, as I believe it is...
by madguru | Jan 15, 2013 | Books, Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Link to the Project Gutenberg eBook of: IN INDIAN MEXICO, A Narratibe Of Travel And Labor, by Frederick Starr…http://www.gutenberg.org/files/16183/16183-h/16183-h.htmHere’s a selection of some photos from the book, which I will use as reference for the...
by madguru | Sep 13, 2012 | Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Nick Stern and I spent CAMERONE DAY 2012 — the 139th Anniversary of the April 30, 1863 battle — refighting it in miniature on a 10’x6′ table, using 5 of my 6 Maiwand terrain-boards, some of my buildings and fruit trees, Nick’s terrific...
by madguru | Sep 12, 2012 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
Captain Danjou orders his men to hold their fire until the Mexicans close within effective range…As the cavalry thunderously approach, the Company’s Mexican muleteer, Jose Dominguez, chases after his pair of errant charges –Danjou gives the command...
by madguru | Aug 6, 2012 | Buildings, Bridges, Defensive Works, Etc., Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention, Terrain Building
As promised, here are a bunch more pics of Michael Monremarano and Rich Hasenaeur’s Camerone game, put on 3 times at this year’s recent Historicon convention — which won the “Best of Show” Game Master award, meaning it must have...
