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COLORADO MILITARY HISTORIANS NEWSLETTER XVI, No. 9 SEPTEMBER 2015 CMH AT TACTICON 2015 CMH member John Owen in action!

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Page 1: COLORADO MILITARY HISTORIANSMuller & SMS Emden Dan Van der Vat 1983 NAPOLEONIC: Wellington and Napoleon: Clash of Arms 1807-15 Robin Neillands 1994 Napoleonic Cavalry Philip J. Haythornthwaite

COLORADO MILITARY HISTORIANS

NEWSLETTER

XVI, No. 9 SEPTEMBER 2015

CMH AT TACTICON 2015

CMH member John Owen in action!

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Reflections on Tacticon 2015 By Terry Shockey

September 4-6, 2015 saw CMH represented at the latest version of Tactician. Even though there was new management of the con the miniatures events went on with CMH present. Kudos go out to Mike Garland of CSGA, who continues to soldier on as miniatures coordinator of the traditional cons in Denver. The attendance at the historical miniatures was down. But most of the games did have enough players. One of the major complaints was the lack of information, i.e. a booklet either before the convention or at the convention itself. Among the events was a DBA tournament attended by a dozen participants.

Ed Meyer and Eric Elder at Tacticon 2015

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Vigil, Wohletz Score Big at Tacticon!

DBA 3.0 Tournament a Great Success

Tacticon 2015 once again featured the traditional Front Range De Bellis Antiquitas (DBA) 3.0 Tournament on 6 September in the Hotel Radisson Denver Southeast. The glittering arrays of competing armies brought color and drama to the daylong event. Contestants went three rounds each with twelve element armies in a Swiss-system tournament. The 25 point scoring system adapted from De Bellis Magitrorum Militum (DBMM) 2 and agreed to by the Colorado Military Historians (CMH) and Colorado Springs Gamers Association (CSGA) was used. Thirteen players committed themselves to the field of battle, exulting in the excitement and glory that only DBA can bring!

The armies deployed were breath-taking in their chronological and geographical scope. Art Hayes marched on with his Eastern Late Imperial Romans (II78b), Brent Sustaita with his Dacians (II52) and a Sarmatian Ally (II26), Doug Rains with his Hephthalite Huns (II80c), Doug Mudd with his Chao Chinese (II4c), Gary Vardon with Ptolemaics (II20c), Greg Rold with Trojans (I26b), James Pirc with his Western Late Imperial Romans (II78a), Jim Rairdon with his Scots Common Army (IV16), Matt Vigil with his Early Russians (III79), Noah Wohletz with his Marian Romans (II49), and Russ Register with his Vikings (III40b). Because of an odd number of players, tournament hosts John Brown and Terry Shockey tag-teamed to facilitate the Swiss-system format. John played with Tamils (II42b) and Terry with Carolingians (III28).

When the dust settled, Art Hayes had come in first with an astonishing 72 out of 75 possible points. The Emperor Constantine must have been most pleased! The tag team of John Brown and Terry Shockey would have been second, but were disqualified for fielding outrageously outsized elephants. It seems the Lord of the Rings looking pachyderms were not actually 15mm scale, and were so intimidating they conferred an unfair advantage. Thus Brent Sustaita came in second with 51 points. CMH’s own Matt Vigil came in third with 42 points, overcoming disastrous luck in his second game to do so. Gary Vardon came in fourth with 41 points, and Noah Wohletz fifth with 38 points. Noah’s performance is remarkable for having been from the youngest yet to play in, much less place in, one of our DBA 3.0 Tournaments. We figure he has 80 years or more of high performance DBA in front of him! Greg Rold won the coveted Pink Dice Award, stacking up recurrent “ones” over three games straight.

Our next major DBA event will be the BBDBA 3.0 Tournament at Genghis Con in February. We will have warm up games at our January and February club meetings, and are sure to have some pick-up DBA 3.0 as well. If you have any questions or comments, please pass them along to John Brown at [email protected].

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Phil Warren, from the UK, spent 62 years to build this incredible fleet of 432 ships. All vessels are built entirely of matchsticks and boxes of wooden matches. The collection includes nearly 370 American and 60 British ships. Although now84 years of age, Mr. Warren began creating his first boat in 1948, when he was only 17. He uses a razor blade, tweezers and sandpaper to carve the pieces and boxes, then sticks them together with balsa wood glue. In total,more than 650,000 matchsticks were used to create an amazing collection of1:300 scale models. His 1,200 aircraft make an even more realistic appearance to dress the decks of aircraft carriers.

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This is Incredible! What a Treasure... Submitted By Natale (Nate) Forte
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THE END

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THE FRANK OKOVICH LIBRARY SILENT AUCTION

In August of this year, Frank Okovich, a fellow Denver area gamer passed away. His brother-in-law contacted me to donate his library to CMH. His request was to “find good homes” for these books. It is an extensive library and does need to be viewed. After a discussion at the September monthly meeting and with the CMH board it was decided to hold a silent auction. This auction will last until the end of December. If you are interested in any of these books please let me know. The minimum bit for a book is $1. Each month of the auction the list will be posted and the books marked that have received bids. The proceeds will go to CMH. If there is enough revenue created from this auction a portion will be donated to a charity that CMH will choose. Below you will find the listing.

Thank You

Terry Shockey, CMH Secretary

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FRANK OKOVICH’S LIBRARY INVENTORY

NATIONAL HISTORIES:

AUSTRIA:Austrian Eastern Question 1700-90 Karl A Roider, Jr. 1982The Reluctant Ally: Austrian Policy in Austro-Turkish War 1737-39 Karl A. Roider, Jr. 1972The Austrian Achievement 1700-1800 Ernest Wangermann 1973The Habsburg Empire 1790-1918 C.A. Macartney 1969The Rise & Fall of the Habsburg Monarchy Victor L. Tapie 1971The Enemy At the Gate: Habsburg & Ottoman Andrew Whearcroft 2008A History of the Habsburg Empire 1526-1918 Robert A. Kahn 1977The War of Austrian Succession Reed Browning 1993

FRANCE:The Days of the French Revolution Christopher Hibbert 1980Battle for Europe: Blenheim Charles Spencer 2004

GERMANY:The Arms of Krupp William Manchester 1968

OTTOMAN:The Struggle for the Ottoman Empire 1717-1740 Lavender Cassels 1967

PRUSSIA:A History of Prussia H.W. Koch 1978The End of Prussia Gordon A. Craig 1984

RUSSIA:Russia In the Age of Catherine the Great Isabel de Madariaga 1981

SPAIN:Prescott’s Histories: Rise and Decline of Spanish Empire1963The Rise of the Spanish Empire In the Old World and the New Vol. II: Catholic Kings

Roger Bigelow Merriman 1962

MISC.Armies & Societies In Europe 1494-1789 Andre Corvisier 1979Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends Lonnie R. Johnson 1996What If? Ambrose, Keegan, McCullough, McPherson, etc. 1999Adapting To Conditions: War & Society in 18th Century 1986

EARLY AMERICA, NATIVE AMERICANS, F&IW, AWI

EARLY AMERICA:The Northern Colonial Frontier 1607-1763 Douglas Edward Leach 1966LaSalle & the Discovery of the Great West Francis Parkman 1980George Mercer Papers: Relating to Ohio Company of VALouis Mulkearn 1954The European Discovery of America:Northern Voyages Samuel Eliot Morison 1971

NATIVE AMERICANS:Massacres of the Mountains J.P.Dunn, Jr. 1965Native American Hunting & Fighting Skills Colin F. Taylor 2003

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Indians in Pennsylvania Paul A.W. Wallace 1961Warpaths: Invasions of North America Ian K. Steele 1994The American Indian Wars John Tebbel & Keith Dennison 1960

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR:Montcalm & Wolfe Vol I & II Francis Parkman 1886Empires At War: French & Indian War Wm. M. Fowler, Jr. 2005The French and Indian War Edward P. Hamilton 1962A Few Acres of Snow: The Saga of the F&IW Robert Leckie 1999The French and Indian War Walter R. Bornean 2006Wolfe At Quebec Christopher Hibbert 1959Struggle for A Continent: F&IW 1690-1766 Albert Marrin 1987Crucible of War: SYW & F&IW 1759-1766 Fred Anderson 2000Louisbourg: Key To A Continent Fairfax Downey 1965Empires Collide: F&IW 1754-63 Wm M. Fowler, Jr. 2006The Journal of Major George Washington

KING PHILIPS WAR:Flintlock and Tomahawk: N.E. In King Philip’s War Douglas Edward Leach 1958

BRITISH:Roots of Conflict: British Armed Forces & Colonial America 1677-1763

Douglas Edward Leach 1986Arms For Empire: Military History of the British Colonies in North America

Douglas Edward Leach 1973

AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE:Now We Are Enemies: Bunker Hill Thomas J. Fleming 1960A History of the American Revolution John R. Alden 1969

AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AND BIOGRAPHIES:

Great Commanders and Their Battles Gen. Sir John Hackett 1987Invincible Generals Philip J. Haythornthwaite 1991My March To Timbuctoo General Joffe 191546 Years In the Army Lt. Gen. John M. Schofield 1897The Life of Sgt. I.W.Ambler Sgt. I.W. Ambler 1873Napoleon’s Last Will and Testament 1969Peter The Great Robert K. Massie 1991Alexander II Edvard Radzinsky 2005Prince of Europe: Charles Joseph De Ligne Philip Manuel 2003Catherine the Great: Life and Legend John T. Alexander 1989In the Service of the Tsar Against Napoleon: Denis Davidov 1806-14 1999The Ordeal of Capt. Roeder Helen Roeder 1961Fire and Water: Peter the Great Alex DeJonge 1980The Making of Frederick the Great Edith Simon 1963Leopold I of Austria John P. Spielman 1977Maria Theresa Karl A. Roiden, Jr. 1973Hitler’s Last Secretary: Traude Junge 2011Igor Sikorsky Frank J. Delear 1976Frederick the Great John S.C. Abbott 1871The First Churchill Correlli Barnett 1974Gold, Glory & the Gospel: Renaissance Explorers Louuis B. Wright 1970Robert Rogers of the Rangers John R. Cuneo 1987

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20TH CENTURY POST WWI:

20th Century Czechoslovakia Josef Corbel 1977Last Reflections On A War: VietNam Bernard B. Fall 1967The Lost Valley: Diem Bien Phu Martin Windrow 2004Battle of Diem Bien Phu Jules Roy 1984Hell In A Small Place: Diem Bien Phu Bernard B. Fall 1966Pork Chop Hill S.L.A. Marshall Columbia History of Eastern Europe in the 20th Century Joseph Held 1992Hitler’s Peace Philip Kerr 2005D-Day Stephen E. Ambrose 1994U-Boote Im Einsatz 1939-45 Herzog 1970RedStorm On the Reich Christopher Duffy 1993In The Skies of Europe Hans Werner Neulen 1998U.S. Economy In WWII Harold G. Vatter 1985Black Prince & Sea Devils Jack Greene & A. Messignani 2004Axis Slovakia: Hitler’s Slavic Wedge 1939-45 Mark W.A. AxworthyWWII Remembered USPSAir Force: A Pictorial History of American Airpower Martin Caidin 1957A Pictorial History of WWII Air Forces In Combat Gene Gurney 1962

WWI, AND OTHERS:

WWI:Jane’s Fighting Ships 1914 1969The Trenches Dorothy & Thomas Hoebler 1978The German High Command At War Robert B. Asprey 1991The Arming of Europe & making of WWI David G. Herrmann 1996The Guns of August Barbara Tuchman 1962Victory 1918 Alan Palmer 1998The Killing Time: German U-Boats 1914-18 Edwyn A. Gray 1972The Western Fromt 1914-18 D. Banting & G.A. Embleton 1971The Marne Georges Blond 1962The Cruise of Raider Wolf Roy Alexander 1941Gentlemen of War: Capt.Muller & SMS Emden Dan Van der Vat 1983

NAPOLEONIC:Wellington and Napoleon: Clash of Arms 1807-15 Robin Neillands 1994Napoleonic Cavalry Philip J. Haythornthwaite 2001Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier Jakob Walter 1991Napoleon In Russia Alan Palmer 19671812: The Great Retreat Paul Britten Austin 1996

OTHER BATTLE SURVEYS:Queen Victoria’s Little Wars Byron Farwell 1985From Conquest To Collapse: European Empires 1815-1960 V.G. Kiernan 1982European Warfare 1660-1815 Jeremy Black 1994Fields of Battle: Wars for North america John Keegan 1995

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MILITARY TACTICS:

Frederick the Great On the Art of War Jay Luvaas 1966On War Carl Von Clausewitz 1991Napoleon On the Art of War Jau Luvaas 1999Warfare Spaulding, Nickerson,Wright 1925The Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon Gunther E. Rothenberg 1978From the Jaws of Victory Charles Fair 1971A Military History of the Western World Vol. I & II J.F.C. Fuller 1967 & 1955From Flintlock to Rifle: Infantry Tactics 1740-1866 Steven Ross 1979The Anatomy of Victory: Battle Tactics 1689-1763 Brent Nosworthy 1992With Musket, Cannon & Sword: Battle Tactics of Napoleon and His Enemies

Brent Nosworthy 1996Firepower: Weapon Effectiveness on Battlefields 1630-1850

Maj. Gen. B.P. Hughes 1997The Age of Battles: Breitenfeld to Waterloo Russell F. Weigley 1991The Face of Battles John Keegan 1976Military Experience in the Age of Reason 1715-89 Christopher Duffy 1997

ODDS AND ENDS:A Dictionary of Battles David Eggenberger 1967American Military Button Makers and Dealers: 1790-1920 Wm.McGuinn & Bruce Bazelon 1990Model Soldiers In Color Roy Dilley 1980Model Soldiers: Armies In Miniature 1972Remembering Revell Model Kits 3rd Edition Thomas Graham 2004

OSPREY PUBLICATIONS:

CAMPAIGN SERIES:#69 Lutzen 1632#91 Kolin 1757#113 Rossbach & Leuthen 1757#116 1st Newbury 1643#125 Zorndorf 1758

WARRIOR SERIES:#12 German Stormtroopers 1914-18#24 Austrian Grenadiers and Infantry 1788-1815#81 Hungarian Hussar 1756-1815#85 American Colonial Ranger Northern Colonies 1724-64

ELITE SERIES:#15 The Armada Campaign 1588#58 The Janizzaries #62 American Civl War Zouaves

NEW VANGUARD SERIES:#50 U-Boats of the Kaiser’s Navy

MEN-AT-ARMS SERIES:#23 Montcalm’s Army#48 Wolfe’s Army#90 Napoleon’s German Allies (3): Saxony 1806-15#97 Marlborough’s Army 1702-11

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#140 Armies of the Ottoman Turks 1300-1774#228 American Woodland Indians#236 Frederick the Great’s Army (1) Cavalry#240 Frederick the Great;s Army (2) Infantry#271 Austrian Army 1740-98 (1) Cavalry#276 Austrian Army 1740-98 (2) Infantry#280 Austrian Army 1740-98 (3) Specialist Troops#296 Louis XV’s Army (1) Cavalry & Dragoons#302 Louis XV’s Army (2) French infantry#304 Louis XV’s Army (3) Foreign Troops#308 Louis XV’S Army (4) Light Troops and Specialists#313 Louis XV’s Army (5) Colonial and Naval Troops#366 Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 (1)#372 Colonial American Troops 1610-1774 (2)#413 Austrian Frontier Troops 1740-98#462 Imperial Armies of the 30 Years War (2) Cavalry#481 Spanish Tercios 1536-1704

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Reminiscences of the Civil War Gen. John B. Gordon 1905The Killer Angels M. ShaaraThe Gettysburg Gospel Gabor Boritt 2006Reveille In Washington Margaret Leech 1941Tried By War James M. McPherson 2008Sherman: Fighting Prophet Lloyd Lewis Collected Works of A. Lincoln:Supplement 1832-1865 1974Personal Memoirs of U.S. GrantThe Blue, the Gray, and the Red Thom Hatch 2003The Armies of the Streets Adrian Cook 1974All For the Union Robert Hunt Rhodes 1991They Fought for the Union Francis A. Lord With Malice Toward None Stephen B. Oates 1977The Brother’s War Annette Tapert 1988A Diary from Dixie Mary Chestnut 1977Abraham Lincoln Benjamin P. Thomas 1968The living Lincoln Paul M. Angle & Earl S. Miers 1955Defend the Valley Margaretta Barton Colt 1994Diplomat in Carpet Slippers Jay Monaghan 1945The Civil War Notebook of Daniel Chisholm 1989Respects To All Aida Craig Truxall 1962From Fields of Fire and Glory Rod Gregg 2002A Battlefield Atlas of the ACW Craig L. Symonds 1985The Generals of the Civil War Wm. C. Davis 1993Memoirs of R.E.Lee A.L.Long 1983Gettysburg: The Long Encampment Jack McLaughlin 1963Antietam: The Soldiers Battle John Michael Priest 1989The Civil War Strange and Fascinating Facts Burke Davis 1960The Story of A Common Soldier: Army Life in the ACW 1861-65

Leander Stillwell 1920Civil War Ghosts and Legends Nancy Roberts 1992

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R.E. Lee The Soldier Maj-Gen.Sir Frederick Maurice 1925The Seven Days: Emergence of R.E.Lee Clifford Dowdey 1994Crisis At the Crossroads: 1st Day Gettysburg Warren W. Hassler 1988Attack and Die: Civil War Military Tactics and Southern Heritage

McWhiney & Jamieson 1986The Fredericksburg Campaign Edward J. Stackpole 1957Winfield Scott Hancock David M. Jordan 1988Civil War Command and Strategy Archer Jones 1992Gettysburg: The Place-The Battle-The Results W.C.Storrick 1932The ACW and Origin of Modern Warfare Edward Hagerman 1992Witness To Gettysburg Richard Wheeler 1987R.E.Lee Recollections & Letters Capt. R.E.Lee, Jr.The Battle of Gettysburg Samuel Adams Drake 1988U.S.Army War College Battle of Gettysburg Luvaas & Nelson 1986Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania Wm J. Switala 2001Lee’s Last Campaign Clifford Dowdey 1960AMERICAN CIVIL WAR Cont.

Gettysburg: Crisis of Command Harry Albright 1989Lee Clifford Dowdey 1965Gray Fox: R.E.Lee and the Civil War Burke Davis 1956Lee Considered Alan T. Nolan 1991Lee and His Generals Capt. Wm P. Snow, CSA 1982R.E.Lee On Leadership H.W. Crocker III 1999Personal Reminiscences of R.E.Lee Rev. J.Wm.Jones, D.D. 1989The Century War Book 1978Life of Gen. R.E. Lee John Esten Cooke 1871On the Bloodstained Field I & II Gregory A. Coco 1987 & 1989Civil War Handbook Wm. H. Price 1961Civil War Collection of U.S. Comparative StampsThe Atlanta Cyclorama: Battle of Atlanta 1984

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OF MEN AND ARMS I SPEAK Over the past month I have talked with a few wargamers at the seemingly

dwindling crowd of younger players either at the cons or at our club meetings. It is apparent that a short attention span of newer gamers and too few bells and whistles that miniatures provide, as opposed to video games, is a contributing factor. A number of younger gamers want to play a game that can be done in a very short time. If they like the game, then play it again several times in a row.

With that in mind would it not be prudent for us to present some games at the monthly club meeting, the Friday Night Fights, or at the cons that could cater to this mindset? As an example, DBA is a very quick game, for the most part. Other possibilities could be the beer and pretzels types of games in which the younger set could participate for a short period of time and then move on to something else. Examples might be a Western town with continuous gunfight scenarios of a few minutes, a quick raid by vikings on a village, French trappers attempting to get down a rough river.

It seems that we need to gain the younger player’s attention with short time, easy rules games. If we can once get them to realize our presence with these cameo games, maybe we can slowly introduce more involved games.

We owe it to them and to the millions of men and women we try to portray who have honorably served their countries. At least that is my view.

Terry Shockey, CMH Secretary

Greg Rold with Noah Wohletz

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ATTENDING WERE: Nate Forte, Larry Irons, Terry Shockey, and Doug Wildfong.

Meeting began at 6:53 PM.

Old Business:

The culling of the CMH Yahoo group is on going with Larry and Nate in charge.

There seemed to be positive expressions from the membership at the August monthly meeting about a major WWI Naval extravaganza in June. This would involve a refight of the Battle of Jutland. This would coincide with the celebration of CMH’s 51st anniversary and the 100th anniversary of that major naval battle.

Also discussed were the West Wars in May and the annual Smackdown with CSGA in July.

New Business:

There was the untimely death of Frank Okovich, a Denver gamer, that a number of us knew. His brother-in-law has donated his library to CMH for disposal in any way we see fit. We will be presenting the inventory of the library to CMH and decision of how to utilize this windfall will be forthcoming.

The meeting concluded at 8PMSubmitted by Terry Shockey, CMH Secretary

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Minutes of the September Officer Meeting
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UNIT OF THE MONTH (Not Sponsored)

GAME OF THE MONTH

Total Escape Games Sponsor

*Denotes this month’s winnerEach month CMH members host games at the monthly meeting. This award is for the effort put out by the host.

CMH October Scheduled EventsThis table shows what events are scheduled for CMH. Next months Friday

Night Fights (FNF) and the monthly meeting (MM) are listed. It is recommended to schedule your game for future meetings and will appear on this page.

TEG - Total Escape Games 6831 W. 120th Ave. Suite C Broomfield CO 80020 www.totalescapegames.comFNF (TBD) may or may not occur due to a lack of a scheduled host/location.

Member Name Scale Manufacturer Era Unit

Jeff Lambert 15mm BattleFront WWII D.A.K. Panzers

Member Name Scale Era Rules Description

Terry Shockey Cards Ancients Aurelian Romans/Persians

Jeff Lambert Cards WWI Kaiser’s Pirates WWI Naval

Dave Manley* 28mm AWI Black Powder Eutaw Springs

Date Meeting Location Start Time

October 2 FNF TBD 7PM

October 9 FNF TBD 7PM

October 11 MM Baker Rec Center 12PM

October 16 FNF TBD 7PM

October 23 FNF TBD 7PM

October 30 FNF TBD 7PM

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Jeff Lambert entry for Unit of the Month-D.A.K. Panzers.

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Dave Manley (in yellow shirt) Game of the Month entry- Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules.

Also in the picture from left to right Greg Skelly, Doug Wildfong, John Warrior and John Owen.

Dave Manley Game of the Month entry Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules – British units

standing firm ready to receive the rebel colonials.

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Dave Manley Game of the Month entry Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules – Colonials readying

themselves to attack the British regulars.

Dave Manley Game of the Month entry Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules - more British

regulars.

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Dave Manley Game of the Month entry Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules – More American

Colonial troops.

Dave Manley Game of the Month entry Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules – British

encampment.

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Dave Manley Game of the Month entry Eutaw Springs using Black Powder rules - Greg Skelly

pondering why his units are not moving into position fast enough. (Failed command rolls) Also in picture

Rick Stockton.

Terry Shockey Game of the Month entry Roman Vs Persian Card game playtesting new rules

called Aurelian.

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Terry Shockey Game of the Month entry Roman Vs Persian Card game playtesting new rules

called Aurelian.

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Colorado Military Historians, Inc.

Colorado military Historians (CMH) is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote historical wargaming and the study of military history. Founded in 1965, CMH meets monthly on the second Sunday of the month, except in May when it is deferred to the third Sunday. The meeting starts at noon at the Baker Recreational Center, 6751 Irving Street ( just a few blocks west of Federal Blvd), Denver CO. The club also hosts gaming at least one Friday night a month, called “Friday Night Fights” (FNF) at 7 PM. FNF will be held at several various locations. See previous schedule or view the website for latest information.

CMH maintains ties with numbers local, regional and national groups to help promote the hobby. CMH is governed by member-elected officers who serve on the Board of Directors (executive board). Terms are one year, with elections held at the May meeting. New members are accepted after attending three CMH functions and a vote of the membership. Dues are $35.00 per year, payable in January. Members wishing to receive a snail-mail newsletter subscription must pay an additional fee of $15.00 per year. Authors retain ownership of articles and graphics published. CMH reserves the right to edit or reject submissions to the newsletter.

One year Adult Membership: $35.00Half year Adult Membership: $25.00

(For NEW members who join after June 30)Family Membership: $35.00 (one Adult an any number of offspring)Student Membership: $20.00 (16 to 22 years old)

CMH Newsletter

The CMH Newsletter is a monthly newsletter published by the Colorado military Historians. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of all CMH members.

Mailing Address:Terry Shockey13160 Garfield Dr.Thornton CO 80241-2106

email: [email protected] Site: www.cmhweb.org

Editor/Layout: Terry Shockey

Next Issue: August 2015

2015/2016 CMH Board Members

President: Doug Wildfong303-374-9776

Vice-President:Nate [email protected]

Secretary:Terry Shockey(See above)

Treasurer:Larry Irons303-883-2146

Historian:Binhan [email protected]