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Chickamauga 1863 refight using FiIRE & MANEUVER

by madguru | Oct 23, 2019 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History

On Saturday, September 28th, my son Skylar and I drove down to the Knights of Columbus Hall in Anaheim, to participate in a refight of the 1863 American Civil War Battle of Chickamauga.  It was a play-test by GM The game and legendary Orange County one-man...

Housekeeping, a modest figure conversion & some upcoming stuff…

by madguru | Oct 17, 2019 | Anglo-Indian Army, Fellow Gamers, Figure Conversions, Miniature Figures, Uniforms

Greetings!Unfortunately I’ve been having lots of trouble with this blog.  For some time now it’s been impossible for me to leave a comment here, despite it being my own blog.  Though I’m still able to create new posts, Blogger won’t...

TSATF on the NWF: Battle of The Bridge

by madguru | Jul 3, 2019 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Movement Trays, Scenarios & Army Lists, TSATF

On Sunday, May 19th, myself, my son Skylar, and our new gaming friend Jonathan, played a game from TSATF SCENARIO PORTFOLIO 2000: #16 THE BRIDGE.THE SCENARIOIn preparation for a major operation, Anglo-Indian forces must secure the Bridge over the Tochi River....
Camerone Day 155: A “NOT MEN, BUT DEMONS!” AAR

Camerone Day 155: A “NOT MEN, BUT DEMONS!” AAR

by madguru | Apr 30, 2018 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention

To mark today’s 155th anniversary of the Legion’s defense of and the Mexican forces multiple assaults on the Hacienda de la Trinidad, known to history as The Battle of Camerone, I am happy to post this new battle report, of a very recent refight of...

Fire & Maneuver on the Frontier… Etc, Etc.

by madguru | Mar 13, 2018 | Battle Reports, Fellow Gamers, Rules

Whew.I started writing this post back on December 9th, 2017, about a game I’d set up and played with my buddy JG Randall from down in Orange County who visited LA and as a favor to me brought along his own set of rules — FIRE & MANEUVER — which I...

“A Canal Too Far” for Operation Market Garden @ MINIWARS 2017

by madguru | Aug 31, 2017 | Battle Reports, Conventions, Fellow Gamers, Miscellaneous History, Rivers, Terrain Building

Time flies when you’re having fun.Hard to believe but it’s been more than 2-1/2 years since I built a 6′ long x 1′ wide Rhine River for use in the Arnhem portion of a large OPERATION MARKET GARDEN game.The original plan was to play out a...
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Maiwand Links

  • David Gore’s page
  • Garen Ewing’s site
  • Maiwand scenario from Principles Of War
  • Article on Maiwand from May-June 2001 Military Review Magazine
  • Maiwand page at BritishBattles.com

Camerone Links

  • French & Mexican uniforms of the Maximillian campaign
  • Battle of Camerone music video
  • THE MEXICAN ADVENTURE or: The Phantom Crown
  • el Camaron revisited
  • Scouting el Camaron for Hollywood
  • Modern visit to Camerone
  • Uniforms of the Legion in Mexico
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