A few snaps of my French army for the Peninsular War. Nominally they are for my Albuera Project although I’ve not much to show for them just yet.
Portugal
The Portuguese part of my speciality in the Military History of Spain and Portugal includes Portuguese Explorers, Portugal’s Liberal Wars and the Portuguese Colonial War
Steven’s Peninsular British Army
A few snaps of my British army for the Peninsular War. Nominally they are for my Albuera Project although I’ve not much to show for them just yet.
Almanza – A Twilight of the Sun King Battle Report
Chris Harrod and I played my Almanza scenario using my 5mm figures on a newly painted 3’x2′ gaming board.
Optional Rules and Musings for Twilight of the Sun-King
The Yahoo Group: TwilightSK discuss various tweaks to the standard rules. In particular Tom Loback and Vincent Tsao of the Corlears Hook Fencibles generate lots of suggestions. This is my list of optional rules and/or musings based on that discussion. It is largely the suggestions of Tom and Vincent but with some twists of my own. Feel free to pick and choose from this list to tweak the official rules.
Fall of Hispania Campaign
I’m in the process of re-flocking my Fall of Rome armies. I’ve mostly done the Alans, Huns, and Germanic Cavalry (Visigoths, Vandals, Suevi). Now I’ve got the the Germanic foot horde to do. Romans later.
Twilight of the Sun-King: Fast Play Rules for the Malburian Period
In 2001 I published a set of Fast-Play Rules for the Marlburian Period on this site. Andrew Coleby took these as a basis, refined them through play testing, and arranged for them to be published. They have since appeared as:
Sources for the Twilight of the Sun-King
Annotated bibliography for Twilight of the Sun-King rules.
Peninsular War Painting Guide: British Foot
This covers all the infantry that wore British uniform, including:
Musing on fieldCraft, concealment, and tracking in Fogo Cruzado
Fieldcraft, concealment, and tracking were major features of African conflicts. So I though I’d see what that could look like in Fogo Cruzado, my Crossfire variant for the Portuguese Colonial War. The rules are quite complicated and I’m not sure they would survive play testing. None-the-less they provide a starting point. At some point these rules might return to my Fogo Cruzado: Crossfire House Rules for the Portuguese Colonial War or, more likely, appear as a special rule for a specific scenario perhaps “Patrol” or “Search and Destroy”.
Combat Missions in the Portuguese Colonial War
Combat missions of the Portuguese Colonial War, both Portuguese and insurgent
Musing on Looting in Fogo Cruzado
A feature of African conflicts was that poor quality troops were inclined to looting. So I though I’d see what that could look like in Fogo Cruzado, my Crossfire variant for the Portuguese Colonial War. What I came up with is the Looter characteristic. At some point, after play testing, these might become part of my Fogo Cruzado: Crossfire House Rules for the Portuguese Colonial War or perhaps a special rule for a specific scenario.
Way of War: Warfare during the Portuguese Colonial War
The title of this page is inspired by John Cann’s book Counterinsurgency in Africa: The Portuguese way of war 1961-1974. Cann (1997) argues that during the Portuguese Colonial War the Portuguese had a novel, and largely successful, approach to the challenges of counter-insurgency.
Sources for the Portuguese Colonial War
An annotated bibliography for the Portuguese Colonial War. Not surprisingly I concentrate on the English languages sources.
What wargaming rules to use for the Portuguese Colonial War
Of course I’m interested in wargaming the Portuguese Colonial War. The question is what rules?