Steven Thomas, Author at Steven's Balagan

Battle of Fornovo – A DBR Scenario

14 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

An Italian Wars scenario for DBR based on the Battle of Fornovo.

First Carlist War Painting Guide: Other Cristinos

26 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This is the my painting guide for the Spanish government troops (Cristinos) during the First of the Carlist Wars. It excludes the infantry and cavalry so is everything else. It covers:

Artillery
Engineers
General Staff
Carabineros

First Carlist War Painting Guide: Cristino Infantry

13 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This is my painting guide for the Spanish government infantry of the First of the Carlist Wars. It covers:

Small DBR Campaign for Two Players

14 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

These rules are for a small DBR campaign involving two main protagonists in a relatively small region – possibly a minor part of a larger war or a conflict between two regional nobles. The rules were inspired by The Wargames Foundry Campaign rules included with the 1644 rule set.

Timeline of the Third Carlist War

26 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

Timeline of the Third Carlist War. Primarily I have used Holt (1967).

Rules for a DBM wargames campaign

14 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

Rules for a simple campaign for 3 or more players using the Wargames Research Group rules De Bellis Multitudinus (DBM). If desired, a campaign can be played to a conclusion in a few months. It closely follows the campaign rules given in De Bellis Antiquitatis (DBA).

Musing on Shooting in Crossfire

18 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’ve a bunch of observations and potential special rules related to shootiing in Crossfire:

Third Carlist War 1872-76

5 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

Queen Isabel II was overthrown by a conspiracy of liberal Generals, and left Spain in some disgrace. The generals replaced her with a Amadeo, the Duke of Aosta (and second son of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy), Then when the Spanish elections of 1872 resulted in a swing away from the Carlists, the Carlist pretender, Carlos VII, decided that only force of arms can win him the throne.

First Carlist War Painting Guide: Carlists

13 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This is the painting guide for the Carlists of the First of the Carlist Wars. It covers:

DBM at Condensed Scale (100 AP)

14 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This is my version of the condensed scale DBM adapted from the rules proposed by Jeff Bolton (JBolton@basil@isd.net). The rules are intended for armies of about 100 AP. Use the standard DBM rules unless otherwise noted.

First Carlist War Painting Guide: British Auxiliary Legion

26 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This is my painting guide for the British in Spanish service (British Auxiliary Legion) of the First of the Carlist Wars.

Bagradas River – A DBM Campaign in Iberia

30 Nov 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This campaign provides some context to a DBM battle set in Spain (Iberia) during the Second Punic War. The main protagonists are the Romans and Carthaginians, however, Iberian levies feature as well.

Oriamendi Wargaming Project for the First Carlist War

13 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I’m in the process of building the armies the Oriamendi Campaign. This involves both the British Auxiliary Legion and the French Foreign Legion, plus a good cross section of Spanish troops. My armies are based on the Orders of Battle for the Oriamendi Campaign. Initially they cover all the troops mentioned for the Battle of Oriamendi (Hernani), plus some significant extras from supporting forces … like the Cristino Guard Division and the French Foreign Legion.

DBA for the New Zealand Wars

14 Aug 201321 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

I wrote variant of DBA in Jun 1996 to refight the battles of the New Zealand Wars (1840-1872). They do not cover skirmishes They are based on DBA and were influenced by the article by Ed White on DBA and the Seven Years War (WI65) and Clive Clapson’s article on the Maori Wars (WI63). As in Ed’s article there are two assumptions:

List of Campaign Rules and Multi-Player Games

17 Sep 202121 Feb 2001 by Steven Thomas

This is a list of the campaign rules (and one day multi-player games) scattered around my site.