It is nearly upon us, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino, and what a lot of activity we have in preparation for the .
Follow the campaign
I am aware of two great blogs that are tracking the 1812 campaign day by day. Murdock is posting a grand tactical summary of the daily events, inspired and informed predominantly by Chandler's Campaigns of Napoleon.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Scott Armstrong is extracting quotes from various eye-witness accounts on his dedicated blog, Napoleon in Russia: The Soldiers' Experience on the Campaign of 1812.
The Cossacks are coming!
Thanks to Monsieur Rosbif who pointed out this article in the Australian press about a group of mounted Cossack re-enactors who are will be travelling across Europe to recreated the advance of the Russian army to Paris between 1812 and 1814 as part of the 200th anniversary of Borodino (and beyond) it in the Australian Press
Bicentennial Wargames
Months of planning, contributions from some generous 'benefactors' and, mainly, years of sustained effort on the part of one dedicated member sees the Avon Napoleonic Fellowship ready to stage their long-planned bicentennial game of the Battle of Borodino, 200 years to the day.
It's a hot summer in Italy, reports Lucca, but that is not stopping him from preparing for his own Borodino scenario. Like the gents at the ANF, he is madly painting troops to have them ready in time.
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| Lejeune's famous painting of Borodino, showing a packed and chaotic battlefield (Wiki Commons) |
I am aware of two great blogs that are tracking the 1812 campaign day by day. Murdock is posting a grand tactical summary of the daily events, inspired and informed predominantly by Chandler's Campaigns of Napoleon.
On the other side of the Atlantic, Scott Armstrong is extracting quotes from various eye-witness accounts on his dedicated blog, Napoleon in Russia: The Soldiers' Experience on the Campaign of 1812.
The Cossacks are coming!
Thanks to Monsieur Rosbif who pointed out this article in the Australian press about a group of mounted Cossack re-enactors who are will be travelling across Europe to recreated the advance of the Russian army to Paris between 1812 and 1814 as part of the 200th anniversary of Borodino (and beyond) it in the Australian Press
Bicentennial Wargames
Months of planning, contributions from some generous 'benefactors' and, mainly, years of sustained effort on the part of one dedicated member sees the Avon Napoleonic Fellowship ready to stage their long-planned bicentennial game of the Battle of Borodino, 200 years to the day.
It's a hot summer in Italy, reports Lucca, but that is not stopping him from preparing for his own Borodino scenario. Like the gents at the ANF, he is madly painting troops to have them ready in time.