Havenlocks advance to Lucknow, 1857 Battle of Aong

Wargames Illustrated has an excellent game scenario featuring my old regiment the 78th Highlanders.
The figures amounts are not so large.

1st Madras (European Fusiliers) 20
64th Regiment 20
78th Highlanders 20
8th Regiment 20
Regiment of Ferozepore 20
Volunteer Cavalry 10
Irregular Horse 10
Royal Artillery 2 guns
Bengal Artillery 2 guns

Balance Rao's Mutineers

Sepoys 10
Badmashes 10
Ghazi Fanatics 10

Illregulars 10
Bengal Light Cavalry 10
Illregular horse 5
Balance Raos Horse 5
2 field guns
2 large guns

The rebels hold a village which they have fortified.
If my Indian figures are more than I think I have, then they shall be in the game.

The British will be a mixture of  Napoleonic British as well as my light infantry from my American revolution troops in light kit.

This action was played in August 2019.
The
British assault wasn't as easy as expected. The Indian defenders fighting for their home, tried to hold on to the walls, however the British were enraged at the betrayal of their troops and the murder of their compatriots in the end, they prevailed

some plans for this year

So I should make a basic plan for some games I might be able to get into this year.

1. First up should be some Rebellion of 1837. Now that I have sufficient early 19th century types, I should be able to put some of the battles for this.

2. Fenian Raids. Another project I have wanted to do for a bit, eventually I should see about getting some Crimean War types for Canadian Militia. The Fenians will be made up of the remaining Cowboy types I have.

3. Crimean War actions: I still have some Russian figures and in a pinch, I can throw in some French Foreign Legion types. The British will just have to make due with the Napoleonics I have.

4. Riel Rebellion. The one action I haven't fought so far is Batoche. I have enough earthwork type stuff and terrain effects that I could put together Metis rifle pits.

5. Majuba 1881. Now this is a battle I'll have to draft in several different figures. And eventually, I should be able to get some late 19th century Highlanders.
The Boers will have to come from my cowboys.

6. Indian Munity 1857. Wargames illustrated has some ideas I'm going to try out.

Metis and Cree attack Canadian and NWMP camp, 1885

Canadian Militia, set up a defensive camp near a Hudson's Bay post. The militia entrench themselves.

The Cree warriors prepare to swarm the Canadians.

The left of the Canadian and NWMP post also entrench behind some hastily built defences. The buildings have already been torched by a previous raid.

Ian begins his Metis attack

Eventually, the Canadian tactics of flanking didn't work. The Cree and Metis swarmed both wings of the Canadian position. The survivors fled, leaving the Metis and Cree to loot and then burn the remaining buildings.

Fort Charlotte, George's Island, Halifax Harbour, 2018

This weekend was the 25th Anniversary weekend of the Halifax Citadel Regimental Association. As I was in the unit during the summer of 1995, and 1996, I was able to partake of events.
The only one I could attend due to work and family commitments was the tour of George's Island. The island is a drumlin, the same as Citadel Hill. The island was a fortified site from 1749-1945.
 We went with a member of my other regiment, the 84th, Alistar Hamilton as he was in the unit for 7 years.
As it was family friendly, I also took my wife and children.

Jeff our guide, Ali and myself

Ian and Leena enjoying the hike up the hill

its amazing this place is in the middle of the city and is untouched

Ali and I

Jeff and I

The kids looking toward the Dartmouth shore

Looking towards the Citadel

from the upper battery embrasure

the ditch. My wife was the only one in our group to find any of the famed garter snakes (just a baby) and several mice)

inside one of the cannopiers in the ditch. 

looking out the musket loophole

the main gate entrance

one of the several guard towers

inside the gunner's barracks

still holding up well

not so in others. 

the original drawbridge mechanism

looking down the ditch

the main gate

looking towards Halifax

another cannopier

Parks Canada is hoping to eventually have the site open to the public but it will take several more restoration projects to allow for regular access

with the brush, it's easy to mistake how deep the ditch would be

Pier 21 from the harbor side. 

anti-submarine mine chamber ruins. Several structures on the island are in ruins or are being stabilised. 

the lower magizine for the mines

approaching the dock

coming to land

Halifax from the harbor

off we go

and Ali and I hoping the weather will clear up, which it did. 

American Civil War action: Hoover's Gap

Having noticed that I have not had a Civil War battle for awhile, I shall be fielding an action once I clean up my black powder table.

Union forces on the hill, made up of dismounted cavalry armed with repeater rifles

The Confederate Cavalry arrive

Confederate Infantry begin to advance and fire from the woods

the Confederate Cavalry deploy to cut off the road

I played the Confederates differently from their historic counterparts.

The infantry were extremely aggressive in their attacks. though the cavalry took heavy looses, the rebel artillery and firepower drove off the yankees. 

This battle which I fought on the table top was actually the last one with my civil war collection I parted with the collection to a fellow collector in order to expand my other collections hopefully those of you who look at this site will enjoy the last shots of this collection in action

Rebellions of 1837, the first shots in Queen Victoria's reign

These actions I will be using my Napoleonic British against a collection of French Canadian militia and illregular types.
The new American militia in winter kit can also fall in.
Once warmer weather comes back games will recommence in the garage.
This project is still being worked on as of 7/28/2018.

78th Highlanders in Indian Munity

yours truly in the uniform of 1869

The Saviours of India I'm hoping to do some actions against the muntinous sepoys. Most of the figures will be Napoleonic, as I don't have a collection of the period and don't feel the need to buy a new bunch of figures.
Plus at 1/72 scale it's hard to make out the actual uniform differences.