So I organized a Napoleonic game for 2 out of towners In September. Brian and Dave both live on Rural properties several hours distant from Wellington so was a Saturday game.

Dave is collecting Calpe Prussians so I invited Alan and Goldie along as they have Prussian Armies, Brian has Spanish so on the day Goldie(Calpe Prussian) and Dave(using Alans Perry Prussians) were Prussians, with Brian being Spanish and Alan used a Dutch/Belgian/Hanoverian force. I was on food, drink and rules!

Brian set up on the Allied right. Some pictures of his Spanish..I do like the look.

Some of Alans force on Allied left.

Centre of table with combined advance on central village.

View down table. Dave’s Prussians then Goldies in distance.

Prussian Cavalry facing the Spanish Mob!

Prussians have beaten the Spanish to the central village.

On Allied left Alan beats the Prussians to Church.

Very orderly Spanish lines!

Flanks…flanks…flanks….Dave gets pointy stick cavalry into a Dutch flank.

Dave’s advance down his right flank.

Prussian attack through the center continues.

Spanish blunted Prussian advance……..

Spanish guerillas are very annoying I was getting informed!

Oops…Alans used his cavalry effectively to force Dave’s attack back…..

Oh dear…another unit of pointy stick cavalry found flanks…again……..sadly the combined attack with the infantry column did not net the victory expected….dice are so unpredictable!!

The village changed sides several times…sucking units in….very historical. Hanoverians have it below.

Prussians take it back.

And that was that……both sides ground out a draw…..

Ladz will come down again next month for another game.

The whisky of the week is the Glenturret 12.

On my pilgrimage to Whisky Galore, I tasted this one and was brow beat into submission to buy one(it really wasn’t that hard a task to be honest).

Tasting Notes;

Nose Oily barley and toasted nuts mingle with sweet raisins, a whiff of malt loaf, and vanilla cream.

Palate Warming ginger, juicy sultanas with dustings of cinnamon, spiced apple crumble and zesty oak.

Finish Toasty oak char, dry cakey spice with a silky, creamy texture.

For a 12 year old it is remarkably good value and certainly one of best I have tasted in a while.

Until next time….Terry out.