Waterloo 200

Hello everyone!

As you've no doubt ascertained from the deluge of blog posts and articles across the web, today is the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, which for all practical purposes signaled the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's Hundred Days campaign, his reign as Emperor of the French, and the end of the Napoleonic Wars as a whole. While I am in no position to play any Waterloo related battles, and I don't collect any 1815 armies, I thought I'd post the ABBA homage to the great battle instead.

Fierce fighting at the farmhouse at Hougoumont.

On a more serious note, let's not forget the 65,000 men on both sides who were killed or wounded on this day two hundred years ago. 200 years is a pretty long time... it makes you wonder what (and how) wargamers and historians alike will be posting about in another 200 years...

Coming soon: A book review, and maybe some painting.

Thanks for looking!

-Chuck

https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Battle_of_Waterloo

Battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny--200th Anniversary

Hello everyone!

I couldn't let today go by without posting something on the blog, especially as today is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Ligny, fought by the Anglo-Dutch/Belgian allies and the Prussians, respectively, against Napoleon's French.

The 28th Foot at Quatre Bras

Both of these battles shaped the campaign which ultimately culminated in the Battle of Waterloo two days later. For more information on both battles, check out theses links to Wikipedia:

• Battle of Quatre Bras
• Battle of Ligny

Marshal Blucher trapped under his horse at Ligny

 

Coming soon: The Waterloo 200 post will be up on Thursday. Also, I received a new book on the Napoleonic Wars for my birthday, which I'll share. I also managed to finally get some Elmer's glue for my bases, so I'll get those knocked out at some point. Since I moved literally across the country, I've been kind of busy getting settled in, so not much painting has been going on. I plan to remedy that soon enough.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

-Chuck