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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Crimean War News and More

 


Regular readers know I have an enduring interest in the Crimean War.  Two bits of good news have come my way. I share them with you. Consequently I show you the first of my expanded Crimean War Collection.  Much more of this to come.

 


First David Louis Raybin author of Charge Of The Light Brigade wargame rules has most kindly placed a link for the second edition on Lead Adventure Forum. I reproduce it here should you wish to download a copy.

 aug 2016 CHARGE of LIGHT BRIGADE RULES 2016 (1) (1).pdf

If you are new to  Charge of the Light Brigade you are in for a treat. The rules are truly innovative and capture the essentials of Crimean War dynamics.  As you can tell I am very impressed. So much so that I painted additional figures to meet the requirement of 24 figure infantry units. You can see the results on this page. Top of the page my bound copy. Money well spent. It is going to get lots of use.

 


My second bit of good news is that Barry Hilton has turned his attention to his Crimean War rules.  I have been looking forward to these for some years. Working title Four Empires R2E Crimean supplement.  The game is an extension of Barry’s Republic to Empire game. My Crimean War collection has long been rebased to suit this system. By great good fortune 24 figure infantry units are just the ticket.


Now to the more. A close reading of Charge of the Light Brigade reveals a system eminently adaptable for India 1857. 


I’ll write a separate post on that. I find it an exciting concept. Suffice for the moment to mention I have begun writing Sieges, Sepoys and Sowars. I have high hopes of it.



That’s it for now. I hope you enjoy the pic’s. I have all the British and Russian Brigades done now. The French and the Turks next.


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