Ah skirmishers, the most disposable of all infantry. But you’ve got to have them, and in somewhat realistic quantities.
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Dark Age skirmishers
Ah skirmishers, the most disposable of all infantry. But you’ve got to have them, and in somewhat realistic quantities.

Breton Dismounted Milites
We interrupt our regular WW2 content for a quick leap back into the Dark Ages. Joining the small but growing band of Breton troops in my collection we have a unit of dismounted cavalry ready to mix it up on foot.

Breton Archers
One of my slightly back-burner projects is a Dark Age army of those funny British ex-pats living in France, the Bretons. I’ve already done some of the cavalry and infantry, enough to field them as a Lion Rampant force in the meantime while I build up enough for a big-battle ruleset. You can see the […]

War and Conquest Rules Review
War and Conquest is the spiritual successor of Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB), written by Rob Broom who worked on WAB. For your £20 you get a solidly bound and very attractive rulebook, and army lists are available for free online. If you’ve got an ancient or medieval army that’s gathering dust since the days of WAB […]

War and Conquest National Tournament
I just spent a great weekend away attending the War and Conquest National Tournament in Leicestershire. The theme was “Rome and her enemies” and saw the disciplined armies of that great civilisation square off against a motley collection of unwashed heathens and rival Mediterranean powers.