In regard to Military history I am an Anglophile with the sole exception of the Napoleonic struggle. To judge the Grande Armee's performance in the Peninsular is as unfair as generalising about the British army based upon their performance at Singapore in the Second World War. I have no intention of berating Wellington's generalship, but it was the Russian, Austrian and Prussian armies which eventually tore the guts out of the victorious French Army. Even Waterloo would have been different if the British had no allies. Such questions shall remain unanswered which add further magnetism to the Napoleonic appeal. Our wargames are fought with basic regiments of 40 to 60 men each. I find this ideal because it allows an extended use of romantic personalities on the table-top. I cannot conceive employing several of Napoleon's marshals when combatants possess only battalion strenh. To help cultivate a tradition and allow the novice easy identification, I paint regimental names and numbers on the stands of my 25mm veterans. Each company of 10 men is mounted with double stick Scotch tape on to a cardboard tray. Since their placement is not permanent, commanders are provided flexibility of formation and morticians can remove casualties to landscape the scenery. (Thank God their white coats aren't stained with blood). Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter #141 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1973 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com