Been looking through some of my old posts and realised it was over twelve months since I had any of my Italian Wars of Independence on the tabletop and thought it was time to get them out again . Here we see Garibaldi reviewing his volunteers as they march to reconquer Sicily .
The column is proceeded by a skirmish screen of the local 'piccolotti' , a fine mix of old Hinchliffe and Foundry figures .
The opposition , a brigade of Neapolitan's , Irregular 28mm figures .
The Neapolitan commander - only a command strength of 6 - not a brilliant tactician . I use 'Black Powder' rules for this period and am having to give them a quick once over to remind myself how they work as it's a while since I used them .
A overall view of the action with Garibaldi's force nearest the camera and the Neapolitans drawn up in the fields around the cross roads . I'll report the result of the battle in my next blog post .
Nice pictures Tony - enjoy the game!
ReplyDeleteThanks , just reading through the rules to familiarise myself with them again .
DeleteLooks good fun, and the trees and buildings look nicely Italian. I have hardly ever seen a Garibaldi game - G.M. Trevelyan's accounts of his campaigns are inspiring, I'm surprised they are not gamed more!
ReplyDeleteHe's a cracking read , have all three of his volumes on Garibaldi
DeleteGot me wanting to sing “Italiaaaa Italiaaa”!
ReplyDeletePlease feel free : )
DeleteGreat looking set up..very Italian looking terrain, and tip top figures.
ReplyDeleteThank you , Good to get the figures back on the table .
DeleteWorthy of an outing. Not a BP fan myself but enjoy the game!
ReplyDeleteAgree BP is a bit like Marmite .
DeleteNice looking Irregular figures Tony - good job on the painting of them. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteI do like Irregular , cracking mail order service as well .
DeleteLovely looking toys Tony...
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a colourful and interesting period...
All the best. Aly
Yes a very interesting period and rather overlooked I think .
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