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The continuing saga of Lady Fakham
With Lady Fakham seemingly able to avoid recapture by the Portuguese they had one last chance to get her back before Captain Perna-de-pau has to inform the British high command. The Portuguese must use the semaphore tower to alert troops close to the coast and get them to capture her... The Portuguese were set up at the top right of the table making for the semaphore tower with a large body (soon to be bodies ha ha ha) of French to the left. A Portuguese gun was stuck in betw

OSHIROblog
Sep 113 min read


Back to the Surrey Hills: The Prussian retreat
The Prussians are in full retreat! And the British have finally got together a force capable of routing them from our green and pleasant land... The Prussians have holed up near the coast in the little hamlet of Fanny Hands Lane but the British have sent the Guards, regulars of the 31st and the naval brigade in to oust them finally. They have been supported by a new fangled walker on loan from Naval Headquarters. The Prussians have condensed all their troops in the village an

OSHIROblog
Aug 163 min read


Even more Sharp Practice
Given the Portuguese tendency for failing you'd think they'd give up. But no, they've come back for more and have tried a final attempt to get the wayward Lady Fackham back. Spanish guerillas had mentioned to Portuguese high command that Lady Fakham was being transported from the convent to a secret location but that the convoy would be taking the main road to the coast... The French column was going past a small settlement that the Portuguese had decided to use as cover to s

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Jul 43 min read


A bit more Sharp Practice
Well, with the disastrous events of the last game I felt it was appropriate to try and recapture Lady Fakham (who I think is probably quite happy where she is but it's the principle of the thing!). The Portuguese forces had been reliably informed that Lady Fakham had been taken to a convent so they forced march to the location in the vein hope of rescuing her. The Portuguese started on the right above the bridge with the French entering opposite but they already had a unit of

OSHIROblog
Jun 273 min read


A bit of Sharp Practice
We sometimes play Sharp Practice, as the chap who I game with most has a large French collection. I've got mainly Portuguese (gallery below) but I will be adding some Spanish to them soon enough along with some more Portuguese. Here's a small write up of a game we had yesterday (Friday 12th June) Didn't take many photos during as we were having far too much fun! The basic scenario was the Rescue of Lady Fakham. She was visiting a nearby church and forgot the time. Her escort

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Jun 133 min read


The Prussian Retreat: A Closer Look at Leggs Crossing
The Battle Unfolds The Prussian retreat continues apace, aided by the arrival of the second British battalion of the 31st. The small hamlet of Leggs Crossing stands as the last barrier before the Prussians can reach the coast and the waiting landing craft. With British regulars in hot pursuit and a contingent of volunteers and the Naval Brigade stationed at the crossing, the situation looks dire for the remaining Prussian forces. The remaining volunteer units and the Naval Br

OSHIROblog
Dec 25, 20252 min read


A fourth Dorking battle report; Cumwinton part the second
With the volunteers retreating into Cumwinton and the sound of marching feet in the distance I present the fourth game in our Dorking campaign. The volunteer units have moved further into Cumwinton on the Trickle and have finally been reinforced by units from the 31st foot and the Naval Brigade along with some much need steam tech in the form of a steam tank and another scout neff. Also some replacement artillery crews have been moved up. The Prussian have seemingly been rein

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Jul 30, 20253 min read


A third Dorking battle report; Cumwinton
With yet another defeat of the British I present the third game in our little campaign; 'The Fight for Cumwinton' The Prussians,...

OSHIROblog
Jun 19, 20252 min read


A Dorking battle report; Storm the bridge
As some of you may know, I have a little 'Battle of Dorking' project on the go and we've had a couple of games so far. For those that...

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Apr 14, 20254 min read


Star Wars campaign game #5
--: Nevarro Sector Corporate Authority Report 242-744 :-- Being the report of Unit 17-C in stopping the known terrorists from escaping...

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Sep 16, 20242 min read


Star Wars campaign game #4
--: Nevarro Sector Corporate Authority Report 242-737 :-- Being the report of Unit 17-C in apprehending a certain droid with potential information... Game Four - The droid we're looking for After interviewing the slicer Vikrett Jannakree, information was gleaned about a droid that might have a unknown hyperspace route stored in it's databank that would allow the terrorist group to escape with impunity. Reduced squad 17-C have been tasked with it's retrieval and extraction bac

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Sep 8, 20242 min read


Star Wars campaign game #3
--: Nevarro Sector Corporate Authority Report 242-712 :-- Being the report of Unit 17-C searching for the slicer known as Vikrett...

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Sep 1, 20242 min read


Star Wars campaign game #2
--: Nevarro Sector Corporate Authority Report 242-694 :-- Being the report of Unit 17-C escorting a suspected terrorist through Sector 5...

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Aug 25, 20242 min read


Star Wars campaign game #1
--: Nevarro Sector Corporate Authority Report 242-674 :-- Being the report of Unit 17-C on routine patrol in Sector 5 of Nevarro City......

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Aug 17, 20242 min read
