OSG Blog

Napoleonic Tour - Waterloo

Napoleonic Tour, 2012 - Waterloo Itinerary THE TRAIL OF THE EAGLE Napoleon departed Paris to join the army at 3:30 AM on June 12, 1815. After the b...

The Thorn in the Eye: History of the Mantua Siege

Excerpt from “The 1799 Campaign in Italy, Vol. 4The battle of Novi and the End of the Italian CampaignBy Enrico Acerbi View of the large entrench...

Haslach: Dupont’s Baggage

Tim Carne, Vince Hughes, and Kevin Zucker It is rarely intended that any troops should have to enter the fight without supply. If so, it is usually...

A Spanish perspective on Espinosa de los Monteros November 10th-11th, 1808

Written by: Gabriel Gonzalez Pavón A beautiful land of mountains and high rocky cliffs, cold rivers, forbidding forests and snowy winters. No...

Review of Highway to the Kremlin I

Review by Adam Starkweather Appearing in Paper Wars #49 Kevin Zucker, one of the patriarchs of our hobby, has been quietly designing games that rep...

Napoleonic Uniforms: Which armies had the snazziest uniforms?

Everyone talks about the elaborate Hussar uniforms, the dashing heart breakers, with long mustaches and braids, etc. I'd guess Austria and Russia w...

214 Years Ago Today

Image: Reconstruction of the battle of Ostroleka 1807. Eylau Campaign, 214 Years Ago TodayNapoleon Pulls Back 16 February, Monday—OstrolenkaIn...

Games in Action

Great pics of our games in action. Sent in by Andres.

Japanese Plans and Operations 

Written by Kevin Zucker (1971) Tactical and Strategic Doctrine and TrainingThe Japanese plan for the war in the Pacific called for the assumption ...

Napoleon Invades Spain: Notes from Gabriel

I have played boardgames (mostly wargames) since 1978. Some games stand the passage of time better than others, as taste and life evolve. What h...

Why the Line of Communication was so Important in Napoleonic Warfare

"Communications" means more than sending a message; it includes by extension the routes over which messages, supplies, and reinforcements can trave...

WHAT IS A CAVALRY CHARGE?

There are two kinds of cavalry charge in the TLNB universe. Only one of them is termed "Cavalry Charge." 1) All cavalry including light cavalry alw...