The second club of 2025 saw classic Black Powder action in both the 18th and 19th century.
15mm Franco-Prussian War – Warlord Games Black Powder
The French were defending against the inevitable Prussian attack. The brave men of the second Empire managed to hold on against the German Confederation despite the singularly poor performance of the French cavalry. The French commander was heard to say that they were “the noblest cavalry in Europe, but the worst lead”!
28mm Battle of Falkirk Muir January 1746 – Warlord Games Black Powder
To celebrate Burns’ Night what better than to refight a classic battle form the ’45. The Government troops under ‘Hanging Hawley’ duly marched out of Falkirk in the fog and were set upon by the Bonnie Prince’s finest Jacobites. We managed to squeeze in two run throughs of the battle, with honours being even between the two forces. In the first game the Jacobites successfully weathered the initial fire of the Redcoats and then scuttled them back in to the town in short order. In the second game the plucky Hawley had “a plan” and the Jacobites, after some initial successes, were held by disciplined volleys, and had to fall back into the highlands.
