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44 BC – Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Decimus Junius Brutus and several other Roman senators on the Ides of March. 221 – Liu Bei, a Chinese warlord and member of the Han royal house, declares himself emperor of Shu-Han and claims his legitimate succession to the Han Dynasty. 933 – After a ten-year truce, German King Henry I defeats a Hungarian army at the Battle of Riade near the Unstrut river. 1311 – Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece. 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Courthouse – Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat an American force numbering 4,400. 1864 – American Civil War: The Red River Campaign : U.S. Navy fleet arrives at Alexandria, Louisiana. 1874 – France and Viet Nam sign the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina. 1888 – Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888. 1916 – President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa. 1917 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne. 1939 – World War II: German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist. 1943 – World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov – the Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting. 1945 – World War II: Soviet forces begin an offensive to push Germans from Upper Silesia. 1978 – Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethiopian-Somali War. 2011 – Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
It is 2062 years since the assassination of Julius Caesar. A conspiracy of many Roman senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and Marcus Junius Brutus stabbed Julius Caesar to death in a location adjacent to the Theatre of Pompey, on the Ides of March (March 15), 44 BCE. Caesar was the dictator of the Roman Republic at the time, having recently been declared dictator perpetuo by the Senate. This declaration made several senators fear that Caesar wanted to overthrow the Senate in favor of tyranny, yet the conspirators never restored the Roman Republic. The ramifications of the assassination led to the Liberators' civil war and, ultimately, to the Principate period of the Roman Empire.
Naturally this particular period of Roman history is hugely popular in wargaming. Miniature gamers are spoiled for choice- DBA, Hail Caesar, WAB, Impetus, etc. S&T did an issue on the Civil Wars but I'm sorry to say we lack that one (#157) although #25, Centurion, is a generic set for gaming through the whole Roman period. There are some other h&c Caesar-themed games that are worth looking at too, particular AH's 'Caesar' titles.
It is 707 years since the Battle of Halmyros; a clash between the forces of the Frankish Duchy of Athens and its vassals under Walter of Brienne, and the mercenaries of the Catalan Company, resulting in a devastating victory for the Catalans.
Engaged in conflict with their original employers, the Byzantine Empire, the Catalan Company had traversed the southern Balkans and arrived in southern Greece in 1309. The new Duke of Athens, Walter of Brienne, hired them to attack the Greek ruler of neighbouring Thessaly. Although the Catalans conquered much of the region for him, Walter refused to pay them the salaries owed, and prepared to forcibly expel them from their gains. The two armies met at Halmyros in southern Thessaly. The Catalans were considerably outnumbered and weakened by the reluctance of their Turkish auxiliaries to fight; but they did have the advantage of selecting the battleground, positioning themselves behind marshy terrain, which they further inundated with water. On the Athenian side, many of the most important lords of Frankish Greece were present and Walter, a prideful man and confident in the prowess of his heavy cavalry, proceeded to charge headlong against the Catalan line. The marsh impeded the Frankish attack and the Catalan infantry stood firm. The Turks, seeing that battle was joined in earnest, re-joined the Company, and the Frankish army was routed; Walter and almost the entire knighthood of his realm fell in the field. As a result of the battle, the leaderless Duchy of Athens was taken over by the Catalans, who ruled that part of Greece until the 1380s.
It is 237 years since the Battle of Guildford Courthouse, a small but significant encounter during the American Revolution. A 2,100-man British force under the command of Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis won a Pyrrhic victory over Major General Nathanael Greene's 4,500 Americans.
Despite the relatively small numbers of troops involved, the battle is considered pivotal to the American victory in the Revolution. Before the battle, the British appeared to have had great success in conquering much of Georgia and South Carolina with the aid of strong Loyalist factions, and thought that North Carolina might be within their grasp. In fact, the British were in the process of heavy recruitment in North Carolina when this battle put an end to their recruiting drive. In the wake of the battle, Greene moved into South Carolina, while Cornwallis chose to march into Virginia and attempt to link up with British Major General Phillips and American turncoat Benedict Arnold. These decisions allowed Greene to unravel British control of the South, while leading Cornwallis to Yorktown and eventual surrender to General George Washington and Lieutenant General Comte de Rochambeau.
This is a popular battle for AWI gamers and I thought it was worth a particular mention, because Don Featherstone describes it in his Complete Wargaming as a good introduction to wargaming the AWI. I recommend you check that chapter out if you're interested in refighting the Revolution.
Watcha working on /hwg/? I got a box of GBP saxon theigns and a box of GBP viking hirdmen
Levi Adams
Airbrushed the HobbyBoss Merkava I got recently. The AK Sinai Grey color is strange, but really nice.
Also, thanks to the user in the last thread for the tip - those Japanese armor books seem interesting. I'll need to expand my armor park a bit, at the moment it's onyl four Airfix Chi-Has and an IBG Type 89.
David Nelson
How are he IBG kits to assemble? My type 89s (and 95s) are all crude resin ones from Frontline. The SHQ type 94 is cute but expensive so I’ll probably go with IBG if I get a second one.
I have limited experience - only fully finished the Otter, and built a C30 truck. The wheels are a bit of a pain in the ass to make, and there are some fiddly parts, so a steady hand is needed. The tanks have link and length tracks, so be aware of that. I'll try to build the Type 89 next week and come back with my experiences.
