Player Registration - Spring Games 2023 (War on the Iberia Pennisula 1810)
Submitted by sandersj on March 30, 2023 - 12:04pmThis registration form is presented for all individuals interested in playing the online simulation scenario, Spain 1810, offered by the Historical OnLine Learning Foundation (HOLF). This scenario simulates the French effort in 1810 to stop the British incursion in Portugal and the growing Spanish insurgency.
This game event is scheduled to start at mid-April and run approximately 45 turns. Usual turn progression is 2x turns a week so the entire event should last until the end of September 2023 with breaks for major American holidays.
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Background for the CWOL 1862 Campaign
Submitted by Anonymous on September 13, 2010 - 12:38pmThe Situation in 1862
Civil War era maps at the Library of Congress
Submitted by sandersj on October 2, 2015 - 10:21amhttp://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-maps/articles-and-essays/
Researched by Guild member, Weary Willie
An excellent resource.
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Napoleon's transition to a staff model
Submitted by Anonymous on July 13, 2010 - 1:45pmNapoleon Bonaparte did not have a staff on the general model used by modern militaries, but was important in the transition between assistants to an individual and a modern staff. His Grand Quartier-General consisted of three main branches:
Napoleon's Maison
Aides-de-camp
Cabinet
Grand Etat-Major General, headed by Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier
Intendance.
Maison
The Maison was Napoleon's personal staff, but with an important addition to the usual clerks.
Aides-de-Camp
The Development of The Corps D'Armée And Its Impact on Napoleonic Warfare
Submitted by Anonymous on June 30, 2010 - 2:49pmBy Major James Wasson
United States Army
The organization of the corps d'armée and the doctrinal use of the bataillon carré were significant in making the campaigns of Napoleonic warfare quicker and more fluid than those of Frederick the Great's time. These changes allowed Napoleon to hold a decisive advantage over his opponents until at least 1807. [1] The concepts upon which these two changes were made are still applicable today.
