tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post7453829925320508001..comments2023-11-05T00:44:33.436-07:00Comments on War Diaries of a Little Englander: I have a penchant...AlFronthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-29216147091655017412012-03-20T03:17:38.796-07:002012-03-20T03:17:38.796-07:00Thank you! I have wondered about this penchant, wh...Thank you! I have wondered about this penchant, which you clearly share. Perhaps it is because of the less warlike role (the military enthusiasm of a wargamer with a Quaker's sensibility?), the oddness of some units, equipped with cast-offs, or the recognition that one would never have made a 'professional' oneself. Who knows?AlFronthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309612957773750838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713133878713687741.post-81785194720181583272012-03-19T23:05:35.372-07:002012-03-19T23:05:35.372-07:00Super photo of your splendid chaps in an atmospher...Super photo of your splendid chaps in an atmospheric setting.<br />I can well understand your desire to collect/paint/raise milita units and ,as I look back ,have often done the same. my favorites are the Danish Militia of the Napoleonic era and their plucky defence ( perhaps a bit of an overstatement) against Wellington at the battle of Koge in 1807.<br />When I review my current lead mountain/painting table figures I note tthat many fall into the militia class...tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.com