for the Bold Fenian Men! Bold Fenian men have joined the Rebel Alliance. There are two survivors of the original Fenian company raised some 20 years ago (the nco and the chap loading) but with an issues of fancy new green coats and natty blue trousers for new recruit and old veteran alike the unit is now ready to take the field at the first … Continue reading Out and make way
TROOP TRAIN AMBUSHED! Dominion government blames Origawn Rebels for Blue River Incursion and urges calm. MILITIA MOBILISATION BILL INTRODUCED IN PARLIAMENT. AMBUSHED! Our correspondent Russell Williams has filed this report from Hastee Junction in the Blue River District. ——- It was late on the first when we rounded the bend and caught out first glance of Hastee Junction since we had passed through last fall … Continue reading Rebel Incursion in the Blue River Valley!
July 1st is a National Day of Celebration in the Dominion of Faraway, the official anniversary of the transformation of the nominally independent Kingdom of Faraway effectively ruled by the Faraway Trading Company to a Consitutional Monarchy ruled by an elected Parliament. Wars don’t always allow for holidays though and the lead elements of Colonel Ross’s brigade celebrated as well as they could crammed into … Continue reading A Dominion Day Train Ride
After surveying the enemy position, General Douglas decided to try a left hook while threatening the enemy’s left flank with his cavalry. The attack on the left started out well. The centre however suffered horendous casualties as they advanced. The flanking fire from the Guards Brigade helped weaken the enemy and the second assault took the sunken road but at a heavy cost. On the … Continue reading Just when Final Victory was close
The fruits of victory depend on a vigorous pursuit. A safe retreat depends on a stubborn rearguard. Twelve turns of day light remain as General Douglas deploys his pursuing force and plans his attack on the sunken road. Continue reading Rearguard
Battle is joined! Details to follow. Continue reading Sunday Early Edition
Late last century, I ordered a 4 horse Britain’s Royal Horse Artillery team from Soldierpac. Today, I painted them. Recast Britains’ RHA team from Soldierpac, BMC limber, AIP 7pdr RBL gun. Well, some of them. I always intended to use a plastic ACW limber but somehow I kept putting it off. Properly speaking I should have had a 6 horse team plus mounted gunners and … Continue reading Bring up the guns!
Yes, in blue tunic and black campaign hat. ……..Blue?…. I thought Britains’ Reb cavalry wore grey? With yellow kepis? Ah……yes, ….well…I meant rebel in my Red ‘Dominion’ Army vs Blue/Grey ‘Rebel’ Army in my toy soldier game….. But its OK, I was planning to eventually add such a cavalry unit. I guess its time to do it. Continue reading Somebody order a dismounted Reb cavalryman?
Its taken a while but the Black Horse have finally found a bugler to bring their numbers up to a full squadron of 4 toy soldiers. His kepi doesn’t match the rest of his regiment but that’s how I pictured him. The First or ‘Blue’ Brigade of the Origawn rebel cavalry. What’s next? Well……there are limber horses and riders on my desk and some Rebel … Continue reading All present!
This game was worthy of a proper battle report but no correspondents or professional photographers from the Newport Noodle were on hand. (Possibly they were also working overtime in the garden during a rare burst of good weather.) I’m afraid we’ll have to make due with a quick summary of the action and a few fuzzy snaps. Somewhere around turn 5 or 6 out of … Continue reading The Quick Version
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