 Editor in Chief Bill   | 25 Apr 2018 5:57 p.m. PST |
Our readers recently voted the Peninsula their favorite Napoleonic subgenre. Which battle from this theater is your favorite? |
| mikec260 | 25 Apr 2018 6:09 p.m. PST |
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| Bandolier | 25 Apr 2018 6:30 p.m. PST |
Talavera
A big, bloody battle with mistakes from both sides. Lots of 'what if' opportunities for wargames. |
| 21eRegt | 25 Apr 2018 7:25 p.m. PST |
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| Mick the Metalsmith | 25 Apr 2018 7:34 p.m. PST |
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| TMPWargamerabbit | 25 Apr 2018 8:48 p.m. PST |
Talavera then Albuera. Salamanca a distant third. Thats for the major battles…. there are many smaller actions for a quick afternoon of gaming. |
| evilgong | 25 Apr 2018 8:54 p.m. PST |
The insular peninsular? Battle of Brookvale YouTube link (obscure Australian rugby league reference) David F Brown |
| Glengarry5 | 25 Apr 2018 9:08 p.m. PST |
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| von Winterfeldt | 25 Apr 2018 9:39 p.m. PST |
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| advocate | 25 Apr 2018 9:53 p.m. PST |
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| 4th Cuirassier | 26 Apr 2018 12:14 a.m. PST |
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| langobard | 26 Apr 2018 12:16 a.m. PST |
Albuera closely followed by Salamanca. |
| Artilleryman | 26 Apr 2018 12:16 a.m. PST |
Salamanca. Wellington at his best with a good use of cavalry for once and a courageous response by the French generals after Marmont is rendered hors de combat. |
| 377CSG | 26 Apr 2018 12:23 a.m. PST |
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| Supercilius Maximus | 26 Apr 2018 12:55 a.m. PST |
Corunna (I was born on the 150th anniversary), then probably Albuhera. Both show the British Army at its best, in its tactical position of first choice – the last ditch. |
| John Baxter | 26 Apr 2018 1:22 a.m. PST |
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| Brechtel198 | 26 Apr 2018 1:58 a.m. PST |
Somosierra. The charge by the single squadron of the Polish Light Horse is epic. |
| Stosstruppen | 26 Apr 2018 2:16 a.m. PST |
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| Florida Tory | 26 Apr 2018 3:28 a.m. PST |
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| ubercommando | 26 Apr 2018 3:53 a.m. PST |
Salamanca followed by Fuentes D'Onoro. Infantry moving diagonally in square, classic. |
| Mike the Analyst | 26 Apr 2018 4:09 a.m. PST |
Benavente and the defeat of the Chasseurs a Cheval of the guard. |
| Timmo uk | 26 Apr 2018 4:14 a.m. PST |
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| Fatuus Natural | 26 Apr 2018 4:29 a.m. PST |
Barrosa, because it is the inverse of most of the other battles – the British, without the duke, attacked uphill and defeated a larger French force defending a ridge line. |
| Le Breton | 26 Apr 2018 7:01 a.m. PST |
Salamanca – but "Fatuus" has a really good point about Barrosa. |
Shagnasty  | 26 Apr 2018 7:02 a.m. PST |
Salamanca because both sides were maneuvering. |
| Supercilius Maximus | 26 Apr 2018 7:56 a.m. PST |
Salamanca followed by Fuentes D'Onoro. Infantry moving diagonally in square, classic. If you want a really good "infantry outwitting cavalry whilst in square" action, how about El Bodon? |
| Lambert | 26 Apr 2018 9:31 a.m. PST |
Salamanca, unless sieges count |
| Three Armies | 26 Apr 2018 9:42 a.m. PST |
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| Royal Marine | 26 Apr 2018 9:57 a.m. PST |
Anything with Sharpe and his Chosen men |
 deadhead | 26 Apr 2018 10:22 a.m. PST |
Yes, the one that involved Liz Hurley getting her kit off on TV……"My compliments , mam"….and they also paid Sean Bean for his acting part in it. Some people have all the luck |
| Marcel1809 | 26 Apr 2018 11:12 a.m. PST |
Ocana, French victory against the Spanish! |
| Prince of Essling | 26 Apr 2018 1:15 p.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 26 Apr 2018 1:38 p.m. PST |
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| huevans011 | 26 Apr 2018 1:39 p.m. PST |
Salamanca. The masterpiece. |
| pbishop12 | 26 Apr 2018 1:41 p.m. PST |
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| Brechtel198 | 26 Apr 2018 2:28 p.m. PST |
Second Ocana-Senarmont used his artillery in an economy of force mission against the Spanish left flank while the battle was being won elsewhere. |
| ToysnSoldiers | 27 Apr 2018 10:13 a.m. PST |
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| El Lobo | 27 Apr 2018 10:41 a.m. PST |
Albuera.For the Spanish a victory,British maintaining their reputation as a brave and great fighting force,the Portuguese a taste of the warfare to come and lancers tussling with a Marshall and his staff, what more could you want? |
| Fat Wally | 29 Apr 2018 1:14 p.m. PST |
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| seneffe | 30 Apr 2018 1:00 p.m. PST |
First Busaco- one of the truly significant battles of the Napoleonic wars- Portuguese proving they could defeat good French troops in open combat and thus giving the allies a reliable force large enough to take the strategic offensive with confidence. Second Salamanca- what a scrap! Two good armies with two good commanders, but still ending with one army getting royally hammered by the other. |
| Bagration1812 | 01 May 2018 1:21 p.m. PST |
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jammy four  | 02 May 2018 2:19 p.m. PST |
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| Kevin in Albuquerque | 03 May 2018 6:50 p.m. PST |
Albuera, Talavera and Somosierra. |
