Sea shaties while i work at a Naval base

 With Spotify, I can listen to some appropriate music while I'm at work.

RAFM gun crew for the Royal Navy

My seafaring period pieces. I have 2 copies of Master and Commander as one is formatted for Japan 

As with the current situation goings-on  I believe that I will concentrate on some black powder games for a bit.

Main table is going to be the Black Powder Battlefield for 2022

 I'm going to set up the main table for Black powder games, and see how many tactical game I can get in. 

Battle of Grand Pre February 13, 1747, second refight.

 I might have fought this battle back in Japan, but I'll be looking into running it again once the weather gets better.

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Curled up in bed during a snow storm must get more black powder games going 

French Regiments in North America 1755-63,

 Another project that I have been working on is painting up my French troops both from RAFM and Revell Germany 

The French government only sent 12 battalions to reinforce their colonies during the war. This means I dont have to paint up several hundred figures but since 1989, I have been working on the force.

Look for more in 2022.

I have previously done some posts on these units collectively but will be looking at each unit with some historical information.

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2015-2020: 5 years since moving back to Nova Scotia

 This had definitely been a very unusual year, one which fits the cliche of the history books. This picture fits my mood, an open road, with an unknown destination but one which may lead to an interesting future. I'm going to keep a positive attitude

The Covid 19 Pandemic, not since 1945 has the world been so shaken

The Portipique to Enfield massacre, resulting in 23 deaths

A young boy who went missing and hasn't been found yet in Truro

However it has been a time to really reflect on what we have, and what changes we have to do in our society.

My children have been off school since March, my wife has been able to work the entire time, and I've been laid off twice.

As time progresses, I shall add to this.

And oops, I thought I action published this in August of 2020. In that time  I've switched jobs twice and gone back into one company on a new site.

Christmas week 2021

 Another Christmas in Covid, but must remember to be thankful. I am in a better place this year mentally than I have been for awhile 

My kids playing in an earlier snowstorm 

The Joy's of snow shoveling 

Our little tree, a few gifts 

the stockings are hung in different spots every year 

And with the Omnicron issue, the Christmas season got even smaller with more restrictions but it is still Christmas 

The Battle of Oudenarde,July 11,1708

 Another battle from Wargames illustrated December 2018, using WSS period. In other words, more 18th century battles I can fight on the table top.

The forces are

France:

23 Battalions of infantry: French, Swiss, 

4 Squadrons of Dragoons

26 Squadrons  of Horse

An Artillery battery. 4 guns

The Allied army

British: 16 Battalions of infantry, and Artillery 

Prussians: 20 Squadrons of Horse 

So if I don't have all of them, I can have the battle set up for what I do have, and perhaps later in the day. 

The Battle of Pechory 1701

Article from Wargames  illustrated December 2018, a Private of the Pskovski Regiment.

 A smaller Great Northern War battle I plan on doing. 

The Russians consist of 

12th Streltsi Regiment

10th Streltsi Regiment 

These older style regiments are drilled.

Butyrski Regiment

Ingermanlanski Regiment 

Pskovski Regiment 

All the flintlock regiments above are new recruits 

2 Cossack battalions new recruits. These will be the French Canadien milice types I have plus some Couroer de Bois types for that rugged look.

2 Cossack squadrons,  Elites, but also new

2 Squadrons dismounted dragoons, drilled

1 field gun in a defensive position.

I have these figures painted for my Anglo-american armies but their uniforms were similar. The coats are a mix of Red faced Blue or Green faced Red.

The Swedish 

4 Squadrons of Horse,  Veterans and Drilled 

1 light gun on a sled

1 composite battalion of Grenadiers, which include Swedish foot guards, and Grenadiers, all Elites

4 battalions of infantry:

Sodermanland

Nanke Varmland

Kalmar

Vastmanland.

These Swedish battalions are in blue coats faced yellow usually.

These units are both pike and shot, so can mix in the older 1640 types. And as it's the winter I'm sure the mix in uniform colours would indicate whatever is keeping them warm.

I have enough 18th century style figures that I should be able to get a battle on a table before it gets cold.

A note on my sources. I had bought the Osprey publishing books Peter the Great's Army both the Infantry and Calvary books.

However, when I moved back to Nova Scotia, I had to sell some of the books I had in order to buy food for my children. However I have found an online book service where I can access them again.

Update 2/2022:

A spell of very cold and wet weather is delaying my gamming. This will be one of my spring projects but I need to dry out the place after snow melt.

Russian line

These fellows shot better than expected 

Swedish advance

The battle played out with some interesting situations.

While the Swedish were able to advance and began to rip apart the Russian front, a massive volley from the Russian militia, cavalry and the lone gun inflicted so many casualties on the Sweds and as such they lost heart and fell back, but not before the Cossacks in the Russian lines fell back.

1812 Action on the Niagara frontier

crown forces advance on an American occupied farm

The Americans have dug in

A mix of regular and militia units

Furious exchange of musketry at long range creators of a smoky scene but little else 

the future Sir Robert Borden looks on

the 60th Rifles were in Canada not the 95th

the Crown forms line

the Americans rally

And what happens next

In with the bayonet 

American troops fall back 

More furious firing but hitting little 

And the left flank begins to chase the stragglers 

Time for tea.

And some beaver tails