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Those British mounted units look like they could do some serious damage! I've often wondered if the SYW contingent had more cavalry than either Marlborough or Wellington - I suspect that Beaky probably just sneaks it (by a nose!). Found the discussion... There were at least 27 sqns and possibly as ...

Those British mounted units look like they could do some serious damage! I've often wondered if the SYW contingent had more cavalry than either Marlborough or Wellington - I suspect that Beaky probably just sneaks it (by a nose!). I'm having deja-vu here... Didn't we have this conversation a couple...

Thanks fellas!

But will someone please take Willz's credit card away from him while I hold him down! He's already got 20mm, 28mm AND flats! It's for his own good!

It's been VERY quiet on the wargaming and painting front for me this year, but I'm catching up on the blog with all the stuff I did last year, starting with some units for the SYW; namely some Regiments of Horse, Dragoon Guards and Dragoons for the British and some Swiss and heavy artillery for the ...

Absolutely lovely, as always! :clappy: I've noticed that bearskins that we would think of as black (French, Austrian, etc) are often referred to as 'brown' in sources. This could mean that they were actually visibly brown, or it could mean that they were a very dark shade of brown that appeared blac...

Lovely Spaniels!

Ace! Yeah, I do like a Garrison Regiment. I've only got one, but it's a quick and easy way to expand the army!

Lovely! Mine have been sitting here 75% finished since Christmas while I wait for my eyes to improve.

How about something along the lines of the Saxony Campaign of 1760 (Strehla, Wittenberg and Torgau)? The Prussians start with a small but good force and are fighting a much larger, though generally poor-quality (Reichsarmee) enemy along the Elbe valley. At each battle they establish themselves behin...

Cor! They're a bit tasty! But be honest with us... Those Arabic slogans actually say 'Hello Mum!' or 'My dad went to the Holy Land and all he got me was this stupid flag'...