The Field The battlefield of Waterloo was small by the standards of the day, being three miles long and a mile deep. Wellington had occupied an excellent position, the main feature being the ridge of Mont St. Jean that ran from east to west. The ridge’s front was fairly steep, but could be traversed by…
The Final Assault The fight for Plancenoit had taken the French attention away from Wellington’s army and bought him valuable time, during which he could reinforce his battered centre. Brunswickers, Belgians, Dutchmen and British plugged the gaps. However, the French artillery kept up their constant bombardment. Napoleon had steadied his right wing with the recapture…
View in Store On a damp, overcast Sunday in June 1815, twenty years of continuous warfare the Napoleonic Wars came to a violent and bloody conclusion on a rain-soaked field in Belgium. These wars were truly a world affair, with European powers fighting battles not only on the mainland of Europe but as far as India,…
Chris Johnson of The Border Reivers Wargames Society dropped us a line re a little game of Black Powder their club ran, and with the upcoming release of the new starter set ‘Waterloo’ what better time to get inspired to play Napoleonics than now! Chris: Our club recently hosted a large Black Powder Waterloo game (which just ‘happened’…
Pre Order in Store All Pre-Orders that arrive before Friday 22nd July 2016 will receive a FREE PDF copy of the Black Powder rulebook! On a damp, overcast Sunday in June 1815, twenty years of continuous warfare the Napoleonic Wars came to a violent and bloody conclusion on a rain-soaked field in Belgium. These wars were…
The Road to Waterloo: From Both Sides of the Atlantic By Les Mansir and Richard Caldwell “Years later, the surviving French and British soldiers who faced off at the walled farm of La Haye Sainte will call it….”La Hell Sainte” La Haye Sainte was in the middle of the battlefield at Waterloo – Wellington prepared…
Our esteemed leader has been skiving off again for a jolly around Europe – It’s not at all strange then that Johns jaunt just happened to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Waterloo! Luckily he was followed by our good friend Tony Clements, with his trusty old camera, for this leg of the journey so…
Today marks the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo – what better time to delve back through our archive of articles (and indeed through the pages of history!) to go back over the events of 1815…. History: The Battle of Waterloo Part 1 Read the article here! History: The Battle of Waterloo Part 2 Read…
To celebrate the Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, every day this week we’ll be launching some special Napoleonic bundles – they’re all being launched for a limited time only, so be sure to get your order in as soon as is possible to avoid disappointment! If you’re looking to start a Napoleonic army why…
Check out the new Kickstarter by River Horse – a board game about Waterloo that is currently on Kickstarter and will end in the evening of the 18th June 2015… exactly 200 years from the end of the battle!!!
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