Thanks for your great answers in the previous post. It was indeed the battle of Koge 1807, wellington’s first victory in Europe. In 1991 Jan and I had to cancel a holiday we had booked. To make up for that we had a mini break in Copenhagen. It was then I got smitten by Danish military history, bought my first uniform book on the Danes in a hobby shop and visited the great military museum there.
That interest has stuck with me over the years . There are now terrific books available on the Napoleonic Danes and in English too! We are most fortunate nowadays. Perry do a terrific range of figures. Long ago I commissioned some 1807 Danes from a dentist who ran Eagle Miniatures. Finally l have put paint to some of them, they mix with Perry figures well for officers etc.
The other week I had an enjoyable Zoom catch up with P& G . Part of the chat was what to game here. Big games are played at P’s and wee games here. The conversation got onto the fun we have had playing Musket & Thomahawks set in the French Indian Wars and the AWI. The rules work well for us so we are taking our gaming with them into the Napoleonic period. The plan as it stands is to use Shakos and Bayonets to do some games set around Koge and Copenhagen 1807. The skirmishes out with the city walls would work well-
Including units interesting Copenhagen garrison units like the Livjaegers as depicted in the above painting. I have some British as mentioned so a trial run of S&B is on the cards soon. I was all excited when Helion were scheduled to release volume three of their fantastic Napoleonic Danish Uniform series ( the one I had waited for with volunteer and militia uniforms) but it has been postponed until Spring. I guess l will have to be patient !
I have also decided to use Musket and Tomahawks for skirmish games set in the Forty Five too. This a wee project Ronnie and I are working on. The excellent article in the Wargamer’s Annual of some years ago will be the basis for our 45 adaptations. Rebasing as single figures is on the cards for this and then a game can be played.
P.s I missed the 30th anniversary of our first Danish visit last year due to Covid but am seriously considering going this year but I can’t make up my mind wheter l ought to or not…
