The campaign of the ‘Hundred Days’ was to become the thundering climax of the Napoleonic Wars. The shattering of the Grande Armèe in the snows of Russia in 1812, followed by two years of desperate fighting, forced the Emperor of the French to abdicate in 1814. The elated emperors and kings of the Sixth Coalition exiled Bonaparte to the tiny…
This all-new plastic kit is the first fruits borne of our partnership with scale model giants Italeri. The M4 Sherman medium tank served Allied forces well, with American and British armies fielded them in large numbers (the British calling them the Sherman I). Alongside the Soviet T-34, the M4 Sherman medium tank was arguably one…
This fantastic new Napoleonic starter army is just the job for seeing off Boney’s French bully boys! Containing not only over 100 of our splendid new plastic British Line Infantry in Waterloo uniforms, this box is also the first time you can get hold of our forthcoming plastic Hanoverian Infantry! These brave souls, ousted from…
Background On October 1808 Sir John Moore took command of the Anglo-Portuguese army. He boldly led his 23,000 men into Spain, but a month later had to retreat rapidly, pursued by the enemy. His strategic position was not good, his Spanish allies had been defeated and had proved to be untrustworthy, and he faced a…
Our latest plastic boxed sets take us back to the Napoleonic Wars! We are now adding two British Line Infantry sets to our existing French and Russian plastic ranges… Available to buy today are Peninsular War British Line Infantry and Waterloo British Line Infantry – ready to march into battle and crush the tyrant Bonaparte’s armies!…
1942 – Fall of Singapore After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and their simultaneous invasions of several islands across the Pacific, and then Malaysia the following day, the British interests in the region had been put on high alert. The fortified city of Singapore was supposedly invulnerable to assault and many fled there for safety. Imperial Japanese Expansion, courtesy…
As we come to the end of our focus on the War in the Pacific, Warlord boss John Stallard was at pains to point out that it wasn’t just Americans fighting the Japanese. British and Commonwealth forces also battled the expansion of Imperial Japan, being pushed back in the early war but steadily retaking lost…
Our latest plastic boxed sets take us back to the Napoleonic Wars! We are now adding two British Line Infantry sets to our existing French and Russian plastic ranges… Available for pre-orders from today are Peninsular War British Line Infantry and Waterloo British Line Infantry – ready to march into battle and crush the tyrant Bonaparte’s…
Any self-respecting Napoleonics wargamer aspires to playing the huge set-piece battles of the era, so to get you on the way to amassing Wellington’s forces (and save some cash!) we’ve created these special offers: British Infantry Brigade special offer – this offer contains 3 of the new plastic box sets giving you a full regiment! View…
Courtesy of Osprey Publishing The British infantry was comprised of guards, foot, light, rifle and highland regiments. Regiments were, in theory, made up of three battalions, two fighting and one depot battalion. In practice however the battalions were used as individual units, with the regiment an administrative rather than an operational formation. British infantry battalions contained ten companies; one light…
Graham Davey