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The Maham Tower
The Maham tower built in front of Fort Watson (from Santee County Organization exhibit at Fort Watson)As noted in our previous post, the South Carolina 1780 Campaign has generated its first encounter...
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Maham Tower - Revised Construction
Revised plan for the Maham Tower, adding buttresses, log rifle pits on the ground, a mid-level platform and othe accoutrements. The figures are from Fife & Drum Miniatures.This morning I let The...
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Maham Tower is Completed
The Maham Tower along with Fife & Drum AWI figures. Click on all pictures to enlarge.I spent nearly all day Friday cutting logs, notching logs and gluing the parts together and finished the Maham...
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Prelude to Battle: Fisher's Crossing
Traffic Jam, circa 1780! Major General De Kalb (in blue) and one of his subordinates (in hunting shirt) argue over who has the right of way as two roads converge in Catawba Town. Arguing with your...
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Fisher's Crossing
"Confrontation in the Rain - Fisher's Crossing", artwork by Chris Gregg,Things have been a little hectic around the manse these past few days, due to family related matters, so I have not had the...
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Cavalry Skirmish at Fisher's Crossing
British Light Infantry provides support for the 16th Light DragoonsThe two armies (Webster's British - 7SPs and De Kalb's Americans - 10 SPs) have come into contact along the Catawba River in northwest...
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Fife & Drum AWI Rules Tutorial
Each turn the general for each army rolls one D10 die for the initiative. The player that rolls the higher die gets to choose either to Move First/Fire Second or Move Second/Fire First.A number of...
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The Battle of Fisher's Crossing (Report)
Traffic Jam - 18th Century Style! Two Continental Brigades arrive at the crossroads in Catawba Town at the same time. Fife & Drum Miniatures and terrain pieces by Herb Gundt.Summary of Events So...
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Fisher's Crossing Battle Returns & Turn 6 of the Campaign
"Traffic Jam in Catawba Town - May 1780" - thanks and a tip of the tricorn goes to Chris Gregg who touched up the original photograph by removing figure bases and replacing them with road effects,...
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SYW Austrian Artillery Goes Into Action
This evening I was scrolling through some of the 13,000 plus pictures that are on my desktop computer and stumbled across this series of an Austrian 12-pounder getting ready to go into action. I...
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Let's Play Fontenoy!
Fritz & Staff at the Savage Swan Inn discussing battle plans.I want to take a little bit of a break from fighting AWI campaign battles and travel back to Europe to fight some tricorn era battles,...
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Fontenoy Battle Report - Part 1
Prussians (left) attack the Austrians deployed on the ridge between the town of Fontenoy (top middle of the picture) and the Bois du Berri woods (you can just see a little bit of it in the lower left...
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Fontenoy - Part 2, Battle in the Bois de Berry
Croats and Jager play The Most Dangerous Game in the Bois de BarryWhile the main event was unfolding in the center of the war game table, one of two under cards was heating up in the Bois de Berry...
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Fontenoy AAR - Part III
The town of Fontenoy was garrisoned with up to three battalions of Austrians, two 3-pounders and one 6-pounder cannon.The left flank of the Prussian Infernal Column had to pass by the town of Fontenoy,...
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My Minden SYW Prussian Army
Frederick's Grand Review begins with the colour guards of each regiment passing him in review: IR15, IR1, IR13, IR5, IR22, and IR49. Click on all pictures once or twice to enlarge the view.Fresh off...
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SYW Winterfeldt Brigade
The Winterfeldt Brigade in Formation. Click or double click all pictures to enlarge the view.My SYW armies are organized into brigades of two regiments, each having two battalions, thus four battalions...
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SYW Prinz Moritz Brigade
The Prinz Moritz BrigadeContinuing with the grand review of my SYW Prussian army, I present to you the Prinz Moritz Brigade, comprised of Minden Miniatures Prussians. The brigade commander is Prinz...
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SC Turn 7: Cornwallis vs. Gates at Cheraw
Turn 7 Map Moves. Click to enlarge.The Main Event: Cornwallis versus Gates at CherawWell, we finally have the match that all of the civilized world has been waiting for: a battle between Horatio Gates...
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SYW Prussian Brigade Forcade
Forcade BrigadeIR15 Guards and Wedel and Kremzow GrenadiersNOTE: click or double click on all pictures to enlarge the view.Continuing with my series on the SYW Prussian brigades in my Minden Miniatures...
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Basing Conundrums
British 8th (King's) Regiment8th (King's) Regiment shown with GMB Designs Flags.NOTE: click or double click on all pictures to enlarge the view.Like searching for the perfect set of game rules, so too...
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