Binnenkort te verkrijgen bij Steve Barber Models en ook al – in beperkte voorraad – op Crisis: Vlaamse gemeentenaren uit de 14de eeuw. Het waren deze mannen, georganiseerd per beroepsgroep of ambacht, die in 1302 bij Kortrijk tegenover de Fransen … Continue reading →
As the Rebels advanced from Sevilla, government forces took positions on a series of low hills protecting Merida. A battery of loyalist artillery forced to rebels to spread out and a Moroccan assault on the government right flank was repulsed. … Continue reading →
Rebel forces succeeded in taking Hill 302, the feature that dominates the road from Zaragoza to Calatayud and Medinacelli. The battle for this position saw some particularly hard fighting between a company of loyal army forces supported by anarchist militia … Continue reading →
The first attempt to stop the Rebel advance from La Coruna to Madrid was at Orense, where loyal troops, reinforced by communist and anarchist militia, occupied a vital ridge. The rebel commander pinned the government forces in the centre, and … Continue reading →
As soon as the pronunciamento in Madrid was defeated, it became clear that Rebel forces in the regions where the rebellion had succeeded, would march on the capital. To thwart a Rebel advance from Pamplona, forces loyal to the government … Continue reading →
Some pictures of our Peninsular testgame with the ‘Black Powder’-rules. ‘Willie’ Massena launched a massive attack with three infantry-brigades in the centre and a cavalry brigade on both flanks. His army was even more colourful than usual, with Dutch, Baden, … Continue reading →