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Napoleonics
A page devoted to Napoleonic Era information!

Napoleonic Warfare - Gaming

Wargames are an immensely popular pastime for many thousands of people, and NO, they aren't all men! The most popular historic period amongst wargamers has got to be the Napoleonic Wars. This period gives gamers the opportunity to stage some truly magnificent battles, with huge armies dressed in the most colourful and varied uniforms ever seen in warfare!

There are a host of wargaming clubs throughout the world, each with their own preferred set of rules for wargaming, and the Napoleonic Wars must have the widest range of rule sets available. Due to my disability, I am not actually able to participate in games (I can't reach across the table far enough!) so I am unable to pass comment on these rules. Most rule sets are available from vendors of the models used in wargaming, but you can find some rules available for download from the Web! I would strongly recommend, however, that newcomers contact other local gamers to discover what rule set they use. If you're starting up your own group/club, then you are free to select the rules you like the best!

There are certain basic things the newcomer MUST consider:

Miniatures:: You will need plenty of miniature soldiers! Be careful, though, as there's a host of varying scales!

Research:: You will need lots of research material to learn about the tactics, uniforms, weapons, and many other aspects of wargaming the period.

Painting:: You will need to paint your miniatures to get the best effect, and to help you identify them.

Modelling:: Besides the miniature figures, you will probably get into modelling terrain, buildings, and a host of other peripherals.

Space and Time:: You will definitely need lots of SPACE for storing and working on your models. You will also need lots of TIME to devote to the hobby.

Napoleonic Wars - The Battles

This is a list of the many battles of the Napoleonic Wars, as a consequence of which the face of Europe was forever changed.

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BOOKS

A book list for Napoleonic Era fanatics!

The Napoleonic Source Book - Philip J. Haythornthwaite (Arms & Armour)

The Campaigns of Napoleon - David Chandler (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

Napoleon's Military Machine - Philip J. Haythornthwaite (Spellmount)

Wellington's Military Machine - Philip J. Haythornthwaite (Spellmount)

Wellington's Regiments - Ian Fletcher (Spellmount)

The Military History & Atlas of the Napoleonic Wars - Brig. Gen. Vincent J. Esposito & Col. John R. Elting (Greenhill Books)

With Napoleon in Russia - 1812 - The diary of Lt. H. A. Vossler, a soldier of the Grand Army 1812-1813 - Translated by Walter Wallich (Constable & Company Ltd.)

The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon - Gunther E. Rothenberg (Spellmount)

Links on the Web for wargamers - not all these actually cover Napoleonics, but many offer advice/products which can be utilised by any wargamer:

Ed's Hobby Hovel
A wargamer's page that's well worth visiting!

Gripping Beast
Pages for Ancients fans! One of the very best miniature makers around! In fact, the figures are SO good, you may well be tempted to start gaming ancients - if not, then you might want to get some for nothing more than display purposes!

The Miniatures Page (TMP) :
A WWW Magazine for Miniature Wargamers!

Snapdragon Studios
A superb range of resin cast buildings and terrain, manufactured to the highest quality while still remaining inexpensive. Includes products for a very wide range of wargaming needs - including some really nice science fiction stuff!

Alternative Armies
The official home page of Alternative Armies (whoever happens to own the titles now!) : creators of the Fantasy Napoleonic games Flintloque, Deadloque, and Slaughterloo, plus the Fantasy game Duel and some science fiction games.

Gamers Web
Massive wargamers' Web resource site!

Brookhurst Hobbies
The premier US wargamers source - loads of imported products, including stuff from Snapdragon Studios.

League of Augsburg
A site by "painting specialists" - lots of interest for all wargamers!

POP Enterprises
A fund of information and links for wargamers!

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