The French Revolutionary War 1792-1802: What Do You Know About It? The war began in April 1792. France hoped in vain that the peoples of Europe would rise against their tyrants. The various rulers hoped by armed intervention to reverse the tide of revolutionary violence. The countries that became involved in two coalitions against France included Austria, Prussia, Sardinia, Spain, Naples, the Papal States, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Russia, Portugal and the Ottoman Empire. The French, victors at Valmy, Jemappes, Rivoli, Zurich, Marengo and Hohenlinden, had much the better of things on land. At sea the British, with the Glorious First of June, St. Vencent, Camperdown and the Nile to their credit, were invincible. The long and indecisive war saw the rise, thanks to his Italian campaign in 1796, of General Napoleon Bonaparte. An uneasy peace was concluded in 1802. Uhu Glues and Ancients By the way, a useful hint for Ancient enthusiasts is to take advantage of the stringing qualities of "Uhu", and similar glues, to add realistic bowstrings to archer figures. All that is required is to take a blob of glue on the end of a needle, touch it to one end of the bow until it starts to stick, and then pull it so that a string is formed. This is then wrapped around the other end of the bow if the arrow has been released, or if it is about to be fired the bowstring must be secured in the appropriate position with another blob of glue. The whole is then painted black to make it show up. --Sean O'Hogan "I'M A SHOT" I'm a shot, I'm a shot, I'm my Company's pride, The range is my home, and my rifle's my bride; Up, up with the flag, let it wave o'er the plain, I've hit the bull's-eye, and I've hit it again. I fear not the sergeant, I heed not the cells, I've a ball in my pouch on the target that tells, And ne'er as a slave, but a soldier, I'll kneel, With a most inconvenient seat on my heel. I'm a shot, etc. --Major Walker (West Yorks Rifles) Games With History Table-top war games, which allow players to refight famous battles, have become a flourishing fad in the United States. But the Baltimore company that has cornered the market seems stronger on sales than research. It is advertising one of its newest games as follows: "Afrika Korps -- thrill to the annihilation of Montgomery at El Alamein." Daily Express. Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 95 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1970 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