The Courier
Vol. IX No. 5

Table of Contents

ARTICLES

Napoleon in Egypt by Jim Birdseye

Historical Background
Rules Consideration
A Skirmish Scenario
A Naval Scenario
Available Wargaming Figures

British Army 1808-15
More Evaluation by George Nafziger

Glory
54th Massachusetts Regiment by Tom Desmond

Two Cavalry Actions Great Northern War 1710 and 1711 by Paul Ib Liebe (Translated by Dan Schorr)

Skirmish at Fjelkinge 1710
Battle of Wismar 1711

Setting Up Palo Alto
Campaign as Wargame by Ron Vaughn

Random Troops Quality in Comand Decision
Wargaming Idea by Victor Gregoire

A Pontic Campaign
Rome Against Mithridates by John Boehm

"That's About the Size of It"
Measurement Standards for Miniatures by Tony Barrett

"Come an Take It"
Rules for Refighting the Alamo by Steve Tinsley

With Hicks in the Sudan
A Scenario by Jerry Eberling

First Bull Run by Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Lyle and Richard Hasenauer

Historical Background
Fire and Fury Scenario
Scenario Map and OOB (very slow: 242K)

DEPARTMENTS

The Vanguard Editorial: Support.
Dispatches from the Field Letters to (or at) the Editor.
Volley Fire Readers rate Vol VIII No 6 of The Courier.
Birds of a Feather Comic
Tacking Cartoon
Directions Cartoon
Form Square Cartoon

Courier Dispatch News of The Hobby

Historicon 1990: A Major Success
Man on Horseback Award: Dick Bryant
$100 Added to HMGS Reward for Stolen Figures
AvalonCon
Product News
Life and Death of a Wargamer: Peter Featherstone

Reviewing Stand

Houston 1/900 Ships Russo-Japanese War
GHQ 1/2400 WWII and Napoleonic Ships
Panzershiffe 1/2400 Ships
Skytrex 1/3000 WWII Ships
Elan Enterprises 30mm Willie
Dixon 25mm Napoleonic French in Egypt
Two Dragons 15mm Sikh and Indian Wars
Connoisseur 15mm Napoleonics
Two Dragons 15mm Samurai and Vikings
RSM 15mm Franco-Prussian Figures
GHQ 1/285 WWII Pacific
Napoleon's Battles Rules
Featherstone's Complete Wargaming Book
Fire and Fury ACW Rules
Rules for Ancient Miniatures Rules
Battles for Empire Napoleonic Rules
Supreme Warlord Ancient and Renaissance Campaign Rules
A Little More Grape, Capt. Bragg Mexican-American Wargames Rules
The Napoleonic Source Book
Les Gens Braves Franco-Prussian Wargames Rules
Mitrailleuses and Machine Guns Book
Prussian Infantry in the War of 1870-71
Soult: Napoleon's Maligned Marshal Book
Kriegspiel 1824
Dutch Army of William III Booklets
Napoleon's Grand Army 1813 Book
GHQ Normandy Terrain Booklet
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright WWII Rules
Nam Vietnam Wargame Rules
Soldiers of the ECW (1) Infantry
The Red Army of the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 Booklet
GDW's ASW Forms Booklet
Ardennes 1944
Remember the Maine, To Hell With Spain Booklet

Cover (at top): Battle of the Pyramids, engraving 1810, artist unknown.
Large Version of the Cover (slow: 66K)