by madguru | Apr 30, 2020 | Camerone, History, Maximillian Intervention
Greetings fellow fans (and the occasional foe) of La Legion Etrangere.It’s been far too long since I’ve posted here at CAMERONE DAY. Sadly it’s been far too long since I’ve played a wargame using my Camerone terrain. Some day I...
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...
by madguru | Apr 30, 2017 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Once again April 30th arrives on the calendar, and with it the 154th anniversary of the battle of Camerone.I wish I had managed to organize a game on the day particularly as this year it lands on a Sunday, which might have made it relatively easy for lots of friends...
by madguru | Apr 30, 2015 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention
It’s been almost a year since I’ve posted one word on this blog. Honestly this is because what little hobby time I have available has all been devoted to working on the rather elaborate terrain for my November 6, 1879 Battle of Charasiab game, which...
by madguru | Dec 11, 2014 | Afghan Wars & North-West Frontier, Camerone, Maximillian Intervention, Terrain Building
Well I’m not done with my Charasiab lay-out just yet, but… I’m happy to report I am a bit closer to it!Finished up gluing down and painting the ground-cover on the Kabul River terrain board. Before moving on to paint the river itself to match...
by madguru | May 7, 2014 | Battle Reports, Camerone, Fellow Gamers, Maximillian Intervention
Though my wargaming buddy Nick Stern and I could not manage to meet across a tabletop on Camerone Day 151 (the way we had the two previous years), Nick did manage to play a commemorative game — lucky devil that he is — and was kind enough to send me some...
