This is a story about the famous Battle of Blenheim which took place in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. With daring-do and rich prose the battle is described as a story rather than as straight history!
It is an extract from the full-length novel 'Over the Hills and Far Away!' which is also available on this website. ... [click here for more]
This is a supplement/expansion for The Glory of Kings 18th century PBM/PBEM wargames campaign from AGEMA, the core rules for which are also available on this website. However it does contain lots of esoteric information which may also be of interest to the general reader or games player in relation to the 18th century!
This book features sections on:
120-gunner ship of the line.
Galley... [click here for more]
Glory & Argument is a supplement for our play by (e)mail game The Glory of Kings. It will also be of interest to anyone with a keen interest in 18th century history, as the following list of subjects covered in it will demonstrate!
Featured - Palace guard companies; War dog sections; Mobile vet clinics; Horse artillery batteries; Light infantry companies; Siege... [click here for more]
This is a history of the early War of the Spanish Succession in Italy and Germany up until, and including, the Battle of Turin 1706.
Personalities involved on the campaign include the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy!
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The 18th century Companion features articles on:
Pirates in the Med! Cleaning the Barbary Coast of the Pyrate Scourge 1713-1715. Written like a real history but based on a game of The Glory of Kings!
On Excommunication. ‘Nuff said!
Battle of Dettingen (1706?) - a wargame described in two articles.
Battle of Vivie-Saint-Eloy 1710 - a little known battle between the French and Anglo-Dutch.... [click here for more]
The Ottoman Army features sections on:
Command structure.
Battle tactics.
Ottoman flags.
Army size.
The Regular Army:
- the Imperial Guard (the Solaks, Peyks, Bostangis, Mutefferikas).
- the Sipahi of the Sublime Porte.
- the Janissary Corps.
The Provincial Army:
- Seratculi troops.
- Israelys.
- Semenys.
- Muselims.
- Martolos.
- Derbents.
- Dellis.
- Beslis.
- Gonullus.
- Kurds.... [click here for more]
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