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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:04 am 
true, true, tu :-)


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:41 am 
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clifton seeney wrote:
I see that when it comes to the Nap wars before 1800 no one knows the answer am sure that someone has a idea, what happen in Egypt! And how come we don't have any games on Egypt or the many battles before Tu be became Emperor????


Perhaps someday in the future Cliff. I, tu, er, too, would like to see Egypt burst into flames as the Mameluks pound across the sands of the pyramids with the wind blowing in their face and the sound of cannon blasting upon their ranks! (is that romantic enough Al?) :mrgreen:

Currently busy working on four games (sheesh, and updating the four I have done) so who knows ... :lol:

Trying to fit these smaller campaigns into other games as Egypt alone we feel would not fly as its own title. (sounds of camels charging across the sand and the French Dromedary corps coming to an oasis ...)

The Russo-Swedish War of 1808-09 also fits into this category. Too small for a title of its own but deserving of treatment too. Similar to the obscure Dutch campaign of 1799 too. You name it we are trying to do it ...

Early battles of the Rev Wars (Jenappes, Fleury, etc) also a quandary ... I doubt that we could put them into their own title ... they would have to go in with a game on the later Rev wars. Later updates would include more maps and battles as we find time to do them.

My all time obscure campaign is the Swedish war on Norway. I found some uniform information the Norwegian army. Have you folks ever seen anyone build a Norwegian army for miniature games? Talk about low grade troops ...

Still being that I am of Swedish origin I found it interesting and sent along a uniform link to a friend of mine that has painted up all of the Swedish army in 25mm. He may decide to add in the Norwegians to his collection (over 20k casting and counting ...).

I also found an interesting site on the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Now talk about obscure ... uniform pattern for the army was like Prussia of the SYW.

So much to do but so little time ...

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:19 pm 
"(is that romantic enough Al?)" -Bill

You had me at, "tu." :D

Jenappes, Fleury, etc - add on packet for Waterloo?


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:45 pm 
TDF, Al! :lol: :lol: :lol:


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:35 pm 
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Yes when Marechal Lannes passed recently at our latest victory over the intransigent Austrians our Emperors heart was broken. Lannes was his greatest friend.

Indeed the whole armee mourns his loss.

It's tough being stuck in 1809.

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:09 am 
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Yes Colin, we Allies feel the same about being stuck in 1815. It's tough but someone has to place the Ogre on that rock of an island over and over again ... :mrgreen:

I am reading vol. 1 of Peter Hof's book ... the intrigue of the Allies over who got which German troops got a bit old but I finally got through it ...

Are we off topic yet? :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:36 am 
The intrigue over who got which German troops..... :shock: :shock: :shock:

Hey, wait a minute...... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 7:30 am 
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Monsieur very nice but back to answering the question! What went on at this informal watermelon feast in 1800????? Who gave it and who was there and who told on everyone?????


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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:24 am 
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I think we are all waiting for your answer :mrgreen:

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:24 am 
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Yes, I gave up on watermelon fests long ago. Marechal-fests are now more my specialty. :P

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:39 pm 
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Could it be these four cool Cajuns, Cliff, er, Kliff?

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Does anyone here listen to this stuff? "Hot Dog Roll" ???? :roll:

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Cajun-Zydeco-Super/dp/B002L9H3E4/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1317922825&sr=301-2

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I give it one more day maybe someone out there knows. Maybe we only know what we want to know!!!!


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"The meeting at Damanhour ( The watermelon feast) took place; yes, the generals were discouraged after their first march, did ask one another what was the object of this expedition; yes, they did not think that they saw in it a ,motive that was not in the public interest, but of a personal ambition!
Bonaparte said to General Dumas you make a distinction in your mind. You put France on one side and me on the other".


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Ok I see it now!

http://books.google.com/books?id=zZ-ALX ... as&f=false

When you said it was in front of our eyes, I looked for something about General Dumas but I couldn't see anything with watermelons... I see now why Napoleon was spiteful and decided to destitute him from his rank and send him to retirement without his pension.
Interesting story! Thanks 8)

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Now the Generals in question was Desaix, Murat and Lannes plus one more who did Dumas have a dual with ! :lol:


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