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Spanish Army Progress - Part 1	5	06 Jul 2020 12:35 p.m. PST
Advice on rules	18	02 Jul 2020 4:44 p.m. PST
Napoleons Battles 4th Edition	8	23 Jun 2020 7:38 p.m. PST
Some French Skirmishers!	10	18 Jun 2020 9:02 p.m. PST
Thinking of Starting 1805 Napoleonic Russians	19	18 Jun 2020 2:48 p.m. PST
About the Napoleonic Era	7	08 Jun 2020 4:13 a.m. PST
“Legion Franche Etrangere” Uniforms?	12	03 Jun 2020 1:03 p.m. PST
Two battalions of the French 15th Ligne	10	03 Jun 2020 3:37 a.m. PST
Blucher, unit cards question	3	24 May 2020 5:09 p.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Generals and Irregular Artillery	2	22 May 2020 1:54 p.m. PST
Spanish Cazadores	2	17 May 2020 4:54 p.m. PST
Speed painting Spanish Line Infantry	6	13 May 2020 12:28 p.m. PST
The war-gaming 'spares' box	8	04 May 2020 4:48 a.m. PST
15mm Napoleonic Old Glory or Battle Honors?	14	02 May 2020 10:00 a.m. PST
Perry French infantry question	5	29 Apr 2020 2:16 a.m. PST
Miniature Wargaming in 54mm (part 2) Action/Reaction	4	25 Apr 2020 6:28 p.m. PST
New Lockdown Units - Spanish Peninsular Army	2	20 Apr 2020 3:11 p.m. PST
Rank and file rules question - cavalry	15	17 Apr 2020 4:48 a.m. PST
Napoleonic rules for newbie teenagers	25	13 Apr 2020 7:25 a.m. PST
Best 10mm Napoleonic buildings	12	30 Mar 2020 3:57 a.m. PST
Whilst housebound...	16	24 Mar 2020 4:09 a.m. PST
Complete noob in Napoleonic wargaming	10	11 Mar 2020 1:44 a.m. PST
Lasalle out of print	26	08 Mar 2020 1:03 a.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Army wargames debut	15	07 Mar 2020 5:23 p.m. PST
Getting Started in 28mm Napoleonics for Sharp Practice	10	27 Feb 2020 3:11 a.m. PST
French Peninsular Army - WIP	7	26 Feb 2020 7:31 a.m. PST
Completed GHQ 1/1200 French 80-gun ship-of-the-line	14	21 Feb 2020 2:45 p.m. PST
Rules Recommendation	34	06 Feb 2020 7:42 a.m. PST
Rebels & Patriots with Napoleonic minis?	11	05 Feb 2020 7:35 a.m. PST
Hope to See You for some Napoleonics at Cold Wars 2020!	1	03 Feb 2020 8:44 a.m. PST
Spanish Napoleonic Infantry from La Fletcha Negra	4	31 Jan 2020 5:22 a.m. PST
Spanish Generals based and ready to take command!	2	29 Jan 2020 3:31 p.m. PST
C&C: Napoleonics miniatures convertion project	8	27 Jan 2020 12:43 p.m. PST
Stonewall figures - painted 18mm Battalion Packs	4	25 Jan 2020 9:38 p.m. PST
1805 Campaign Guide Reviewed	1	20 Jan 2020 8:40 a.m. PST
Painting advice for French and Russians II	12	20 Jan 2020 6:45 a.m. PST
Painting advice for French and Russian armies.	9	13 Jan 2020 5:01 p.m. PST
Starting Bavarians -- uniform/organization help	15	04 Jan 2020 9:54 a.m. PST
15mm Napoleonics?	12	02 Jan 2020 11:48 a.m. PST
Black Powder/Rebels and Patriots blend	11	19 Dec 2019 4:44 p.m. PST
My Peninsular OOB (+ pics).	7	10 Dec 2019 5:50 p.m. PST
The Austrians Have a Bad Day: Game 4 at Fall-In! 2019	3	05 Dec 2019 6:52 p.m. PST
The French Squeak out a Victory in 1813 at Fall-In! 2019	2	25 Nov 2019 11:00 a.m. PST
Bataille Empire Rules - Detailed playthrough 28mm	8	24 Nov 2019 11:42 p.m. PST
Lannes & Bernadotte smite Klenau & Hiller at Fall-In! 2019	6	22 Nov 2019 7:53 a.m. PST
Men with Shovels or Axes?	11	14 Nov 2019 10:27 p.m. PST
KGL Cavalry in the Peninsula?	10	13 Nov 2019 3:49 p.m. PST
Napoleonic Campaign Games	21	10 Nov 2019 12:27 a.m. PST
A question on periods/theatres	19	18 Oct 2019 3:42 p.m. PST
A quick primer on starting Napoleonic Poles	18	12 Oct 2019 2:31 a.m. PST
Napoleonic Figures...28mm...	20	04 Oct 2019 1:30 p.m. PST
French that Fought in the Penninsular Campaign	9	23 Sep 2019 7:32 p.m. PST
Is White Coated French Infantry the New Blue?	14	23 Sep 2019 5:58 p.m. PST
Couple more Black Powder basing questions from a newbie	10	22 Sep 2019 4:39 a.m. PST
Rich Uncle Pat's guide to painting Age of Sail	4	11 Sep 2019 8:26 a.m. PST
Confused about some terms	20	07 Sep 2019 2:23 p.m. PST
Hiller vs Bernadotte in 1809	12	02 Sep 2019 6:07 p.m. PST
No Dice, No Glory Starts Series on ESR Napoleonics	2	28 Aug 2019 8:14 a.m. PST
Austrian Koburg Infantry Regiment	10	21 Aug 2019 10:04 a.m. PST
Prussian Silesian Landwehr	2	20 Aug 2019 4:51 p.m. PST
Eagle Figures in praise of	9	24 Jul 2019 4:52 p.m. PST
Completely newbie starting his first Napoleonic army.	18	18 Jul 2019 3:26 a.m. PST
ESR Napoleonics at The Emperor's Birthday Event	1	15 Jul 2019 6:52 a.m. PST
Youtube channel on Napoleonic wargaming	6	26 Jun 2019 11:52 p.m. PST
ESR Napoleonics Force Submission for Historicon 2019 Due!	1	24 Jun 2019 7:36 a.m. PST
Wargaming Recon Interviews The Wargaming Company	3	23 Jun 2019 6:51 a.m. PST
# of units in a black powder game?	8	18 Jun 2019 12:26 p.m. PST
Will we see you at Historicon 2019?	52	14 Jun 2019 11:43 p.m. PST
Basing a Lasalle and DBN compatible army	14	04 Jun 2019 2:23 p.m. PST
ESR Force Submissions for Historicon 2019 Due Date	4	04 Jun 2019 11:35 a.m. PST
Old Glory - 25mm Napoleonic French pictures?	5	20 May 2019 12:47 p.m. PST
Main Battle Line	86	17 May 2019 5:18 a.m. PST
Travel Battle from Perry Miniatures.	40	09 May 2019 3:15 a.m. PST
Free Stuff for Wargamers	18	08 May 2019 5:23 p.m. PST
Lead Your Own Army at Historicon 2019 Guidelines and FAQ!	1	06 May 2019 6:15 a.m. PST
Lannes and Hiller Both Suffer Huge Defeats at AdeptiCon 2019	3	27 Apr 2019 5:57 a.m. PST
6mm Paper Armies	25	23 Apr 2019 7:29 a.m. PST
Lead Your Own Napoleonic Army at Historicon 2019!	6	18 Apr 2019 7:15 a.m. PST
History to War Games Interview of ESR Napoleonics	1	22 Mar 2019 7:24 a.m. PST
ESR Game #1 at Cold Wars 2019	1	21 Mar 2019 10:25 a.m. PST
Should I Start With Sharpe?	24	20 Mar 2019 3:42 a.m. PST
25mm compatible with 1/72 scale?	13	19 Mar 2019 12:40 p.m. PST
Didn't Dare Do Anything, 1812-2 Shipping!	5	16 Mar 2019 12:54 p.m. PST
Introducing: ESR Napoleonics Tutorials	6	12 Mar 2019 6:31 a.m. PST
Reading Hornblower...	13	28 Feb 2019 8:28 a.m. PST
Dürenstein, 1805 AAR with ESR Napoleonics in 15mm	1	27 Feb 2019 6:32 a.m. PST
1814 Snappy Nappy Campaign in a Day: April 28, 2019	9	24 Feb 2019 12:45 p.m. PST
Amstetten 1805 in 15mm	1	20 Feb 2019 7:41 a.m. PST
Elchingen 1805 using ESR Napoleonics in 15mm	12	19 Feb 2019 11:37 a.m. PST
best sculpts, cleanest casting: 10-15mm or so	19	15 Feb 2019 5:21 a.m. PST
Complete napoleonic noob	20	13 Feb 2019 4:08 p.m. PST
Register for ESR Napoleonics at Cold Wars 2019!	2	07 Feb 2019 7:47 a.m. PST
ESR Napoleonics at AdeptiCon 2019	2	06 Feb 2019 7:38 a.m. PST
The Portable Napoleonic Wargame is now on sale ...	8	19 Jan 2019 8:41 a.m. PST
Beginning French at Waterloo... Rank & File Questions	10	15 Jan 2019 6:17 a.m. PST
The Portable Napoleonic Wargame book has been published!	21	10 Jan 2019 4:54 p.m. PST
10mm Napoleonic figures?	23	08 Jan 2019 1:58 p.m. PST
Didn't Dare Do Anything, 1812 in Russia Announced!	3	07 Jan 2019 4:20 p.m. PST
Want to start Napoleonics in 20mm	7	07 Jan 2019 9:54 a.m. PST
A Beginners Perspective	53	31 Dec 2018 4:34 a.m. PST