All ready for HAVOC tomorrow

I will be running two games at HAVOC in Marlborough, MA this weekend.

In reverse order, I will run the First  Battle of  St. Albans form the Wars of the Roses Sunday at 10 AM. 

Table set up. 

All but one of the buildings are from the Lodestone Kickstarter of a number of years ago. 

The empty space surrounded by the buildings is the Town Square. 

With the troops added - in the foreground is York's advance upon the Town.

The defenders under Clifford, Buckingham, Percy, and Somerset.

Warwick, "the Kingmaker" is in the foreground, looking for the Gap!

Finally, approaching from the near side, is Salisbury.

Saturday at 7:30 PM is  Wellington's Waterloo with the Square Eagles rules. Hougomont is seen on the left of the Anglo-Allied ridge, with La Haye Sainte towards the center. 

Papelotte Farm is on the left of the Allied position, with La Belle Alliance seen off in the distance. 

The table with the troops added!

The long view. 

View from the Allied left. 

Now with the hit markers added, color coded by command. 

View from behind the French position. 

"It was a near run thing!" The French must either take both Hougomont and La Haye Sainte, or reduce the Allied army by 60% in 15 turns; failing that, Blucher arrives, and Napoleon is defeated!

Map of the Battlefield.

This year I am actually playing in two games on Saturday, both using a form of  the Lion Rampant rules. First is "A New View of the Battle of Crecy", by my freind, Mark T, at 9 AM, and then The Battle of Tinchebray at 2 PM. I have to leave by 6:30 AM at the latest to make it there in time for game one. 

13th Portuguese Line, "Peniche"

 The 13th regiment was recruited in Estramadura province, and quartered in Lisbon. 

It formed part of the 10th Portuguese brigade, along with the 5th Cazadores and, later, the 24th Line regiment. The brigade acted independently for much of the Peninsular War. 

Belonging to the organizational Center Division, it had white piping on the collars, cuffs, turnbacks, and front of the jacket. 

The later uniform had either a fringe to the shoulder straps or British style "wings", usually shown as green for the light company and piping colored for the grenadiers; the light companies had green plumes, while everyone else had white plumes on their shakos. 

Photography assistant Miss Maddie. I usually take my pictures outside on an overcast day, using the cover of our hot tub for the (grey) surface!

Note the white lace decoration on the uniform of the Fifer. I know that many wargamers don't like their figures in firing positions, but I always like to have at least some of my Napoleonic infantry in same, so I was pleased that these figures from Brigade Games had firing options. 

And with this unit, Project Portugal expansion is complete. Parade to follow at a date to be determined!