Wargaming the Napoleonic period has been a constant through my entire time in the hobby, whether small scale skirmish or massive battle. Who couldn’t love the panoply of uniforms and flags of these colourful armies.
I’ve also had an experience of taking part in a reenactment of the Battle of Waterloo.
My interest in Napoleonics has also been piqued by having researched one of my ancestors who actually fought in napoleon’s army.
Here’s a list of all my postings regarding my Napoleonic wargaming, reenactment and family history.
- Napoleonic British 3rd Battalion of Detachments April,2024
- Napoleonic camp followers January,2024
- Watering the horses – a vignette June,2023
- Napoleon’s ghost writes wargaming rules with the help of a crazy AI January,2023
- Trying out Valour & Fortitude January,2023
- Merry Christmas! Mere Kirihimete! December,2021
- Vignettes of Napoleon and his staff July,2021
- Making a Spanish village on the cheap July,2021
- The Earl of Uxbridge, still with two legs July,2021
- A Napoleonic Portuguese telegraph station June,2021
- A British campsite during the Napoleonic Wars June,2021
- My latest article in Wargames Illustrated January,2021
- A multitude of Sharpes and Harpers July,2020
- Some more bits an’ bobs during lockdown May,2020
- Captain Jack Aubrey and GW Contrast paints April,2020
- The [French] caissons go rollin’ along … April,2020
- Black Seas fleets finished November,2019
- Tiny, tiny ships with tons of detail October,2019
- O’er the bright black seas … October,2019
- A Kiwi at Partizan June,2019
- On parade: 40mm Napoleonic French February,2019
- On Parade: 40mm British & Spanish Napoleonics February,2019
- On Parade: Troops of the Confederation of the Rhine February,2019
- On Parade: Napoleonic French carts, camps and cantinières February,2019
- On parade! Napoleonic French generals and staff February,2019
- Napoleon’s Old Guard on parade February,2019
- My Napoleonic French artillery on parade February,2019
- Napoleonic French cavalry on parade February,2019
- My Napoleonic French on parade February,2019
- Napoleonic Portuguese fighting cocks on parade February,2019
- Colourful Napoleonic Spanish army on parade February,2019
- My Napoleonic British army on parade January,2019
- A town during the Peninsular War January,2019
- Napoleon – Tinder profile vs reality September,2018
- A quirky Netflix doco on Napoleonic reenacting August,2018
- Doodling with Napoleonic figures June,2017
- ‘Sharp Practice’ game report – Fondler’s Colonel September,2016
- Napoleon’s dinosaur-mounted carabiniers? May,2016
- The oldest item in my bookshelf – an 1854 map of Waterloo July,2015
- Excellent national radio programme about Waterloo wargame June,2015
- Amazing photos of Napoleonic reenactors May,2015
- Hinchliffe French artillery limber December,2014
- Napoleonic French supply wagon completed and based December,2014
- Found: the lost scenes from the movie ‘Waterloo’ December,2014
- Perry Miniatures Napoleonic supply wagon December,2014
- Napoleon and Wellington at my house November,2014
- Reacquainting myself with Sharpe and Harper October,2014
- I should be dead … September,2014
- Washington to Wairau with Wakefield September,2014
- Settlers, samurai, a standard and a Shorland April,2014
- Pics of my visit to Les Invalides in Paris – museums and Napoleon’s tomb November,2013
- Another excellent Napoleonic naval diorama October,2013
- Fabulous cutting-out expedition diorama October,2013
- Sharpie and Harper in the cherry blossoms August,2013
- Kapiti Fusiliers – 40mm Perry Napoleonics July,2013
- Tartanish and Thunderbirdish Napoleonics June,2013
- Kapiti Fusiliers – ‘PRATZEN … DRATZEN! A Napoleonic game report’ March,2013
- ¡¡¡28mm yellow-coated Spanish dragoons!!! March,2013
- Noddy’s Spanish dragoons March,2013
- Old Stuff Day March,2013
- Roses are red, violets are blue, dragoons in yellow, that’s what I’ll do! February,2013
- Tally ho! ‘Albion Triumphant’ on pre-order! December,2012
- At last, a full-size Napoleonic French flag! April,2012
- Father and son bonding at Waterloo February,2012
- Why does my painting look so terrible in photos? January,2012
- Napoleonic naval landing party of sailors and marines January,2012
- Spanish Big Man for ‘Sharp Practice’ January,2012
- No ‘pa-rum-pum pum pum’ here. Merry Christmas! December,2011
- My Waterloo photo wins a national newspaper competition! November,2011
- Wonderful old Russian codger October,2011
- War comics – Napoleonic style! October,2011
- Tartan decals for kilts September,2011
- THE nicest Napoleonic game I’ve ever seen March,2011
- A fun game of ‘Black Powder’ February,2011
- Sharpe figures by Alban February,2011
- Merry Xmas and happy New Year December,2010
- Patrick O’Brian’s ‘Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr Maturin’ novels November,2010
- Valeur et discipline October,2010
- New Italeri North African house July,2010
- Back home from the Middle East July,2010
- My ‘bits and pieces’ display case May,2010
- Perry plastic cuirassiers May,2010
- Where it all happens … May,2010
- The Battle of Waterloo in the ‘Otago Witness’, 1877. March,2010
- Napoleonic British rocket section March,2010
- A buck a book February,2010
- A wargames collection to die for February,2010
- Trumpeting on about my forebear February,2010
Note: This archive is limited to 100 postings, so any older postings won’t appear here.
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