That's right. The field of battle had been prepared, the troops marched on, and.......then they waited......and waited..... then they were marched off again and stood at ease. No one to leave the ranks.
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At last word came down to reform from 3 stand regiments to 6 stand brigades, study a new battle manual, then march back on and wait.
Born and raised in the suburbs of Montreal, 5 years in the Black Watch of Canada Cadets, 5 years at the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean followed by 4 in the navy. 25 years with CPC in IT simultaneous with 23 years running a boarding kennel. Inherited my love of toy soldiers from my mother's father. Married with a pack of Italian Greyhounds and 3 cats. Prematurely retired and enjoying leisure to game, maintaining our 160 yr old farmhouse and just living.
Great to see your ACW Collection in 1/72nd - such great miniatures.
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ReplyDeleteThat's war for you: 90% hanging around... ( I think Charlie Watts said something similar about being in the Rolling Stones!).
ReplyDeleteThe setup is lovely, I really like your board and scenery, and the hexes look fine. We await events..
Thanks. First bit of bttle now up.
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