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Simon MacDowall
6 days ago2 min read
It was the Welsh wot won it!
Maserfield re-fought sees the death of Oswald of Northumbria at the hands of the Welsh.
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Simon MacDowall
Jan 82 min read
Trouble in Missouri
Rivalries and conflicting allegiances break out into armed conflict in 1861 Missouri.
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Simon MacDowall
Dec 9, 20243 min read
A Bad Day for King George
The French close the jaws on the British and Austrians at Dettingen
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Simon MacDowall
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Spartans take to the water
The Athenians defend against a Spartan amphibious landing at Pylos -- an 'Alala! game/
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Simon MacDowall
Nov 8, 20242 min read
Wild West Shoot-out
Edward D. Malone reporting on the shoot-out at Leadville.
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Simon MacDowall
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Fortune favours the brave
Alala at the Society of Ancients Convention
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Simon MacDowall
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Alexander wins the day
Athens and Thebes have united to fight for Greek liberty against Philip of Macedon's growing power. The armies meet near Chaeronea. Using...
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Simon MacDowall
Sep 4, 20243 min read
The Romans are Coming
Sails have been spotted on the horizon! Julius Caesar is approaching the Kentish coast with 80 ships carrying 2 legions plus auxiliaries...
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Simon MacDowall
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Valiant but Doomed
Following on from our refight of Falkirk Muir , Prince Charles Stuart has another chance to secure the British throne for his father —...
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Simon MacDowall
Aug 13, 20242 min read
The Ravens Wheeled
Now was riot raised, the ravens wheeled The eagle, eager for carrion, there was a cry on earth Then loosed they from their hands the...
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Simon MacDowall
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Wargaming the Age of the Anglo-Saxons
A great weekend at Sutton Hoo (27-28 July) with lots of games for youngsters to join in (and parents too). It also offered the...
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Simon MacDowall
Jul 22, 20243 min read
Lifting the Siege of Namur
King Louis XIV in person has led the French army into the Spanish Netherlands to lay siege to Namur. Driven from England by the Jacobites...
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Simon MacDowall
Jun 19, 20242 min read
Rorke's Drift Revisited
After returning from a month away, wargaming action returned yesterday with a chance to lead half of the Zulu army attacking Rorke’s...
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Simon MacDowall
Apr 10, 20242 min read
A little bit of everything
Magnesia (189 BC) is the classical ancient battle that offers a little bit of everything. You get Roman legions, pike phalanxes,...
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Simon MacDowall
Mar 25, 20243 min read
Ilipa reversed
The Society of Ancients Battle Day was a huge success with a dozen games refighting the decisive clash between Romans and Carthaginians...
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Simon MacDowall
Mar 5, 20243 min read
Almost Ilipa
With the Society of Ancients Ilipa Battle Day only a couple of weeks away it was time for a final test game with my 6 mil Carthaginians...
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Simon MacDowall
Mar 2, 20242 min read
Jacobite joy followed by tears
Having raised the highland clans we gathered yesterday to re-fight Falkirk Muir (1746) with the aim of restoring the rightful King James...
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Simon MacDowall
Feb 27, 20242 min read
Pavia 499 years on
Today, just three days after the 499th anniversary of the Battle of Pavia (24 Feb 1525), the French and Imperialists meet again. This...
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Simon MacDowall
Feb 19, 20243 min read
Aethelwulf's Revenge
The British leaders were feeling confident and perhaps a little cocky after their previous Dux Britanniarum victory over the Saxons in...
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Simon MacDowall
Jan 21, 20243 min read
Battle of Brothers
Following their defeat Somewhere in Spain, the Scipio Brothers (Gneaus and Publius) manage to withdraw in relatively good order to...
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