Greetings…
Here are more additions to this collection…
Spanish 36th Infantry Regiment Irlanda…
Greetings…
Here are more additions to this collection…
Spanish 36th Infantry Regiment Irlanda…
Greetings…
A while back I posted about a souvenir book that my mother was given at the end of World War Two…
https://alystoysoldiers.blogspot.com/2021/04/an-old-book-and-bit-of-family-history.html
When I said that my grandmother and mother had worked in the cafeteria/tearoom of Falkirk Ice Rink I had assumed that it was quite a small venue…
How wrong could I have been…
https://falkirklocalhistory.club/around-the-area/recreation/falkirk-ice-rink/the-second-world-war/
It would appear that it was quite a ‘hip’ place…
And the Polish troops were actually stationed very close to the venue…
The Ice Rink closed in 1977 so sadly I won’t be able to make a visit next time I travel ‘up north’
Greetings…
I think it is time for some Shiny Napoleonics…
So here we have a few Eclaireurs De La Guard Imperiale… The 2nd Regiment to be precise.
Greetings…
At the beginning of the year we gathered at Michael Perry’s house for the first game of the year.
We played a War of 1866 game …
Nick, Dan and myself took the part of the Austrians and Michael, Alan and Dave were the Baddies
We used ‘This Hallowed Ground’ again…With some modifications to try and reflect the different training and doctrine of the two armies…
The game started with a cavalry action/skirmish…
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Our glorious brave cavalry. |
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The clash of arms. |
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Our glorious brave cavalry running away…Sigh! |
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Our brave infantry surge forwards. |
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Some of our glorious brave cavalry returned to the fight. |
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A view of the Baddies…all armed with machine guns and bazookas. |
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We bravely move forward… but we are already starting to take considerable casualties. |
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Our superbly positioned artillery pours fire upon the Baddies. |
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Our brave soldiers press on. |
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Gaps start to appear in our lines. |
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Our truly glorious cavalry throw themselves at the Baddies line. |
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Casualties mount up among our brave soldiers. |
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This brave and skilled battery does it’s best to stem the tide of Baddies… but alas it is not enough. |
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Our men eventually decided that there was a really nice Coffee House in Vienna that they all needed to visit . |
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The field of battle |
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The brave boys in blue. |
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Rebellious rascals |
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It’s hard to believe… but these are my dice scores. |
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Unfortunately the high scoring dice here indicate casualties. |
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Red dice start to appear amongst the Confederacy. |
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At the end of the game…The Confederacy has the crossroads and The Union hold the bridge. |