Black Powder Epic Battles: Waterloo - British Starter Set

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Main article: Waterloo Campaign The strategic situation in Western Europe in 1815: 250,000 Frenchmen faced about 850,000 allied soldiers on four fronts. In addition, Napoleon was forced to leave 20,000 men in Western France to reduce a royalist insurrection. The resurgent Napoleon's strategy was to isolate the Anglo-allied and Prussian armies and annihilate each one separately. The 1st Duke of Wellington, commander of the Anglo-allied Army, who had gained notable successes against the French in the Peninsular War Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher commanded the Prussian Army, one of the Coalition armies that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig Apart from the Lion's Mound, there are several more conventional but noteworthy monuments throughout the battlefield. A cluster of monuments at the Brussels–Charleroi and Braine L'Alleud–Ohain crossroads marks the mass graves of British, Dutch, Hanoverian and King's German Legion troops. A monument to the French dead, entitled L'Aigle blessé ("The Wounded Eagle"), marks the location where it is believed one of the Imperial Guard units formed a square during the closing moments of the battle. [247] Main article: Hougoumont Nassau troops at Hougoumont farm The gate on the north side assaulted by the 1st Légère who were led by Sous-lieutenant Legros [77] Warlord Games were on the case when it came to supplying all the relevant models for the game, and when our two eager volunteers were presented with a 6′ x 4′ gaming table and two boxes containing all the ‘naked’ troops from the Starter Sets, their initial reaction was one of misty-eyed nostalgia, with thoughts turning to games of toy soldiers played out using Airfix figures in the early 1970s. Seaton, A.V. "War and Thanatourism: Waterloo 1815–1914". Annals of Tourism Research 26#1 (1999): 130–158.

The ‘sporting rifles’ used by the rebels in the American Rebellion, had left an indelible impression on the British military hierarchy. as a result in 1797 the 5th battalion of the 60th Royal American Regiment of Foot was equipped with rifles. Later the ‘Experimental Corps of Riflemen’ was formed; this flamboyant name changed in December 1802 to the now-famous 95th regiment of Foot. Hugo, Victor (1862), "Chapter VII: Napoleon in a Good Humor", Les Misérables, The Literature Network, archived from the original on 12 October 2007 , retrieved 14 September 2007 Map of the battlefield on modern Google map and satellite photographs showing main locations of the battlefieldFor the love of God! Troy! Here we are painting up stuff in 28mm and you go batshit crazy in 12mm…”was what one of my local gaming friends posted under the photo of my newly arrived Epic Battles French and British Waterloo sets on Facebook. a b Dawson, Paul L. (2017). Napoleon and Grouchy: The Last Great Waterloo Mystery Unravelled. Pen & Sword Books. pp.309–. ISBN 978-1-5267-0069-8. I second Andy regarding the look of the game, particularly when you have mass formations. I’m looking across the table now at the neat columns of Andy’s French, all still standing [audible growl at this point – Ed] and they look great. And it does make you feel you are commanding a brigade … in so much as we are playing with toy soldiers! Sir John Elley, who led the charge of the heavy brigade, was [...] at one time surrounded by several of the cuirassiers; but, being a tall and uncommonly powerful man, completely master of his sword and horse, he cut his way out, leaving several of his assailants on the ground, marked with wounds, indicating the unusual strength of the arm which inflicted them. Indeed, had not the ghastly evidence remained on the field, many of the blows dealt upon this occasion would have seemed borrowed from the annals of knight-errantry [...]

Chesney, Charles C. (1874), Waterloo Lectures: A Study Of The Campaign Of 1815 (3rded.), Longmans, Green, and Co

With the Prussian retreat from Ligny, Wellington's position at Quatre Bras was untenable. The next day he withdrew northwards, to a defensive position that he had reconnoitred the previous year—the low ridge of Mont-Saint-Jean, south of the village of Waterloo and the Sonian Forest. [37] By June, Napoleon had raised a total army strength of about 300,000 men. The force at his disposal at Waterloo was less than one third that size, but the rank and file were mostly loyal and experienced soldiers. [26] Napoleon divided his army into a left wing commanded by Marshal Ney, a right wing commanded by Marshal Grouchy and a reserve under his command (although all three elements remained close enough to support one another). Crossing the frontier near Charleroi before dawn on 15 June, the French rapidly overran Coalition outposts, securing Napoleon's "central position" between Wellington's and Blücher's armies. He hoped this would prevent them from combining, and he would be able to destroy first the Prussians' army, then Wellington's. [27] [28] [29] [30] Creasy, Sir Edward (1877), The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo, London: Richard Bentley & Son, ISBN 978-0-306-80559-2 Well, that’s my French so far. I am still having fun converting and am constantly being inspired to try new ideas. Having completed about thirty units thus far I have about fifteen more planned. It’s roughly the same for the allies, and I will follow this piece up with an article showcasing these in a few weeks. I hope this was of some inspiration and really do encourage you to do a little research and experiment with the Epic Battles range. Cornwell, Bernard (2015), "Those terrible grey horses, how they fight", Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles, Lulu Press, Inc, p.~ 128, ISBN 978-1-312-92522-9

A considerable amount of praise must be heaped upon the Prussians at Waterloo. Blücher kept his promise to Wellington and through sheer determination ensured that Prussian forces arrived to swing the balance in the favour of Britain and her allies. New Box Sets Blücher’s Prussian Army Starter Set This is one of our biggest ever releases – with two starter sets, one each for the British and French to choose from – each absolutely stuffed with miniatures, this is the ultimate way to replicate the most famous battle in history (or any other Hundred Days Campaign battles) on an Epic, yet manageable, scale. Howarth, David (1997) [1968], Waterloo a Near Run Thing, London: Phoenix/Windrush Press, ISBN 978-1-84212-719-3The alleged remark by Wellington about the alteration of the battlefield as described by Hugo was never documented, however. [246] Cotton, Edward (1849), A voice from Waterloo. A history of the battle, on 18 June 1815., London: B.L. Green