mghFond | 05 Dec 2008 10:24 p.m. PST |
Anyone play any of the Fenian raids into Canada in the 1860s/70? |
coryfromMissoula | 05 Dec 2008 11:04 p.m. PST |
There's a yahoo group for gaming them. link |
Ivan DBA | 05 Dec 2008 11:50 p.m. PST |
There was an article on (I think) Miniature Wargames back in the mid-90's. |
PC473RG | 06 Dec 2008 2:20 a.m. PST |
I remember the article, it might even be earlier, I still have a copy in the loft, now that might be a new, small skirmish for me! |
Hodie Non Cras | 06 Dec 2008 7:05 a.m. PST |
I've been slowly painting up a few figures for a skirmish game I'm thinking about. |
CraigSpiel | 06 Dec 2008 6:40 p.m. PST |
Check out what Ken Cliffe has done in glorious 54mm! link
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mghFond | 07 Dec 2008 9:52 a.m. PST |
I signed up for the yahoo group but its one of those where you have to be accepted by the owner first and so far no ones home. I wish yahoogroups owners would set their group to automatically letting new people in but then moderating their first posts. Thats what I do for mine and it works great. At least that way people with an interest in your group can look around but you still control someone trying to spam your group. |
mghFond | 07 Dec 2008 9:57 a.m. PST |
Thanks Craig, Ken did a great job with those! Good source for uniform info too. Our local group is thinking of doing a minicampaign of a Fenian raid using our ACW 15mm troops doubling for the combatants. Right now my job is to find a decent map of the part of Canada the Fenians invaded precipating the Battle of Ridgeway. |
mghFond | 07 Dec 2008 10:02 a.m. PST |
Lo and behold, I went back to my gaming groups and I'm now a member. Must have happened overnight. Great! |
Bobgnar | 07 Dec 2008 11:17 a.m. PST |
I found the book Troublous Times in Canada to be a good overview. Free on project Gutenberg or check for sales on eBay link Ridgeway could be played out with ACW federals on one side, blue, but better green unifoms, but the Canadians should be in red. Crimean War, even Waterloo era figures would work in 15mm. I once bought that famous Battle of Ridgeway print in Niagara Falls but gave it away to a real die hard Canadian history buff. picture |
Buckeye AKA Darryl | 02 Sep 2015 10:53 a.m. PST |
And there is a place to chat about this in greater detail: link |