New 18th century Osperys for Christmas for my library

Osprey Publishing had a sale, so I bought British Redcoat vs French Fusilier, Continental vs Redcoat, Patriot Militiaman in the American Revolution, and French Fortresses in North America.

Several of these books I have had on my wish list for nearly four years, and since the sale was such a discount, I jumped at the chance.
the militiaman one may be out of stock, so i will see if they send later.
All the books save the Patriot Militiamen arrived on 12/11/2018. I now have some more campaigns I can fight.
I shall also build a few more stone forts based on the new fortification book.
The Militia book is on the way as well as Osprey contacted me to update that they had a copy.

my other Christmas presents 

All of these books were very enjoyable to read the Seven Years War French and Indian War volume was quite enlightening with some other battles which I was unaware of,  the American Revolution title for the British versus Americans was also enlightening. The  American Patriot militiamen volume however was what I expected very heavy on a pro-american stance however it did give an insight into the southern campaign.

Osprey publishing The Swamp Fox Francis Marion's campaign

My regimental history of the 2nd Battalion 84th Regiment Royal Highland Emigrants
Sent their Grenadier and Light Infantry companies to fight in the campaign. I shall see what they did.

I also remember the Disney TV series the Swamp Fox which was really annoying to watch for 2 reasons, first the actor who played Francis Marion was Leslie Neilson, a CANADIAN,  and the fact that Nova Scotia has a very large population of Loyalist descendent.
I have started to build a Loyalist, Light Infantry force with Light Cavalry with some additional Americans

Louis XV army full Osprey publishing series

I finally have a full edition of the series. Thus I can check my collection as to what I have and can field.
The biggest part of the army is my increase of cavalry and hussars.
I should try to paint some of them up this year.

The King's Men for On the Seven Seas

These figures I have done up for a variety of periods from 1680 up to about 1765. Granted, by the upper time period, they are stretching it just a bit.

The first figures up are a generic Grenadier/Marine unit, originally a Zeveda Russian Infantry of Peter I for the Great Northern War. I have painted these up as a Grenadier company of the 17th Regiment, but can also become a Marine unit.

I also have a Grenade/Hand mortar fellow, and some choice officers.
Unfortunately I found this gaming system to be too complex with musket, pistol and cannon firing. So it was one of the few and only Osprey publishing book I willingly parted with.

Ye Mutinous Crew of Scurvy Dogs, part 2

Well, this time, I've repainted some Accurate AWI figures as pirates/privateers, or buccaneers.

I decided these crew would be mostly musket and pistol armed. The officers have swords.

 These figures can be either pirates, buccaneers, privateers or colonial rangers, The Pirate flag denotes them for what they are.

Ye Mutinous crew of Scurvy Dogs

After rumminging through my figures, I decided to paint these fellows as pirates/privateers and buccaneers for my On the Seven Seas game which I will set up soon.

A collection of motley looking characters. Many of them will be repainted to represent sailors of the 18th century. I will make sure they are generic enough to be for other battles in other actions.

A mix of civilian militia and ranger figures

Two of the Osprey books I have for my Piracy campaigns.

Host the Jolly Roger! 

Building a Pirate, Privateering force

I got Osprey Publishing's On the Seven Seas yesterday in the mail. It's an interesting set of rules for doing Pirate and Age of Sail boarding and landing actions. It fits into my own wargamming interests. I may pass on purchasing metal pirate figures, and see if I can build groups with the figures I own now.
Added with my historical literature I have here, I can set up some interesting games.
Pictures of Privateer and Naval crews from some of my previous games

 this shot taken at the Maritime Museum of The Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia

My Monmouth Courthouse 1778 Crown Forces

From Osprey Campaign 135 Monmouth Courthouse 1778 (Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2004 pg 82-84)

For those who note descripencies, I have only listed the figures of units I have painted.
June 28, 1778

Artillery:
4th Battalion Royal Artillery
Hesse Kasel Artillery
2nd Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers.

First Division:

1st Light Infantry, made up of Light Infantry companies of 4th/5th/10th/15th/17th/22nd/23rd/27th/28th/33rd/35th/38th/42nd

Composite battalions of Grenadiers, made up of the above regiments.

Hessian Grenadiers, made up from companies from Linsing, Lengerke, Minnigerode

3rd Brigade:
15th/17th/42nd and 44th Foot

4th Brigade:
33rd/46th/64th Foot

5th Brigade:
7th/26th/63rd Foot.

Second Division:

2nd Light Infantry, made up of the companies of 40th/43rd/44th/45th/46th/49th/52nd/54th/63rd/64th/1st and 2nd Battalions, 71st Highlanders.

Composite battalions of Grenadiers, made up of the above regiments.

17th Light Dragoons
40th Foot

Jager Korps
Hesse-Kassel Jager (foot) Hesse-Kassel (mtd) Anspach-Bayreuth Chasseurs

1st Brigade:
4th/23rd/28th/49th

2nd Brigade:
5th/10th/27th/55th

Hessian Brigade:
Regiment Von Knyphausen
von Woellworth

Loyalists Corps
Philadelphia Light Dragoons
Maryland Loyalists
New Jersey Volunteers

Osprey Publishing - Osprey Military History Calendar 2015

Osprey Publishing - Osprey Military History Calendar 2015



I ordered mine today, as I want to have an interesting way to record my schedule this year.

Falkirk 1746 replay 2015 version

First black powder game of the year

 The Crown forces form up outside Falkirk, Scotland on a cold rainy day. To reflect that the rain affected musketry, there were no re-roles on one and twos.

The Jacobite army. The Wild Geese, Irish Picuets are in the rear.

The two Osprey Publishing books I have used as my historical and painting guides.

 One clan regiment moves forward acting as a light infantry screen. The government horse had done the same.

The Jacobite front line moves forward

 the marshy ground makes their manovers haphazard.

 The Jacobites contact the Crown line, trading volleys, while clansmen get into close quarter combat with the Grenadiers.

who proceed the then fail morale and break away.

The Crown forces right line attempt to refuse the line but are flanked by the Jacobite horse.

The Jacobite volleys break the morale of the British regiments who begin to fall back in disorder.

The line continues to crumple.

 With more units failing their morale, the Crown forces withdrawl. Once again, the Jacobite achieve a victory.