by George Banic Those who do not have Lone Warrior No. 222 may recall my previous posts – I’ve probably repeated myself on this ad nauseam already – where I explained how I am effectively re-fighting the 1870 Franco-Prussian war as a solo campaign game but with a completely different pretext for war, combat theatre(s) […]
Periods – Nineteenth century
Naval Gazing Late 19thC Style!
I’ve been thinking of adding a naval aspect to my circa 1870 campaign, well, planning for the option anyway! In preparing my campaign I also generated a matrix showing alliances or enmities between various European nations, with an eye to the current French ‘liberation’ of the Palatinate morphing into a general European war. I had […]
Bring Me My Bow
by Rob Morgan The old chestnut of how much better British infantry might have performed against Bonaparte’s tightly packed hordes had the longbow still been in use cropped up the other day in one of our wargame discussion groups. We were reminded that, though the proposed longbow revival would have required a national fitness and […]
Garibaldi’s Brits! An Idea I Forgot About!
by Rob Morgan When George and I were talking about packs of Airfix soldiers, this article came to mind, and yes, it was a wargaming idea I had thought about years ago, but again, never got around to. I don’t know why, because it’s basic, straightforward and only requires a simple paint job to achieve. […]
‘Bad Roads and Poor Rations: Fifty-nine Wargame Scenarios for the North American War of 1812’ Reviewed
From the lavish illustrations and maps to the historical background reflecting the latest scholarship, Rich Barbuto finds much to recommend in this volume of scenarios for the War of 1812 by Adrian Mandzy, Ph.D. It’s on the Reviews page.
Lessons from the American Civil War in European Warfare?
by Rob Morgan Website manager’s note: Please see the original post and comments for context. George ponders on lessons learned in the American conflict which were applied by European armies in 1870? It’s a big question, though many European nations sent observers to America while the war lasted. There were three substantial wars which could, […]
A Reader Question
David White writes: I grew up in Visalia, CA, during the 1950’s and 60’s and lived close to Jack Scruby before he moved to Cambria and started The Soldier Factory. I would watch him work in his garage fascinated with all the small toy soldiers everywhere. Much later in life, 2000’s plus, I started collecting […]
A sample article for April
This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is “Attack on the Paris Commune, 1871” by Jim Rohrer. The author shares a hypothetical scenario centered around a National Guard armory and featuring French regulars battling National Guard units and a Parisian mob. Background information, sample random events, and some thoughts on improving the […]
“Metternich’s Wars” rules added
Brian Cameron shares “Metternich’s Wars”, his comprehensive division-level rules for the early-to-mid 19th century. His design notes appear in Lone Warrior 218. The rules are available on the Complete Rule Sets page.
More musings on a campaign game
By George Banic Hi All, I had promised to send in an article when I got my ideas sorted out, but I’m still in the process of developing my ideas and, seeing the enormous value I got out of our interactive discussion via the earlier thread, I thought to throw out my ideas so far […]