GNW rANGE

[FierceKitty]

Your commentary on my comment is correct, but I'd add that a Germany dominated by Prussia, not by Austria, was another major outcome. And a couple of very significant spin-offs might be said to be the fact that Russia was clearly eating at the grown-ups' table now, and the Polish partitions.

[mollinary]

Your commentary on my comment is correct, but I'd add that a Germany dominated by Prussia, not by Austria, was another major outcome.

Hardly FK. That would have to wait for 1866.

[jambo1]

Thats it done, Prussian starter army ordered, first of many purchases I fear

[Leman]

Did you go for musketeers or fusiliers?

[Matt J]

And it's the most influential war in history

SO true, yet never mentioned in any school curriculum

[Leman]

Sorry to disappoint, but the children in  my school got the whole 'this could be called the first world war' treatment when we did Clive of India and Wolfe in Canada, and that these were sideshows to the real business going on in Europe. Most entertaining when there were Polish and Czech pupils in the class.

[Matt J]

I just remember it never coming up at school (strange considering Clive is a local lad) and none of my kids have covered it at school either.

My history teachers were obsessed with the Nazi's and Corn laws

[Leman]

Should've gone to St.Wilfrid's (Dark Ages got a good look in as well).

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Urgh! The Corn Laws, did one lesson on them during two years of A levels and they still turned up!

Wrote a really good answer for that one too!

[Hertsblue]

Funny, we got at least a term on the Corn Laws as I recall. Mind you, we were probably closer in time to them than some of you.

[Ithoriel]

I did Europe 1816-1938 and Scotland to the Act of Union for "Higher" History and was awarded the school History Prize so my History teacher was understandably alarmed when I announced I answered questions on the boundaries of the Roman Empire, The Reforms of Frederick the Great, the land reforms of the Gracchi and the political, social and military legacy of Napoleon. Still got an "A" though.

And THAT is why libraries are important!

[Westmarcher]

Brilliant, Ithoriel (I only got a Higher "B" - and a miserable "D" in Sixth Year Studies). Well done (days of glory,eh?).
As I recall, we were taught Restoration, WSS, SYW and AWI (probably a major reason why Horse & Musket is my favourite era?).
Anyway, whilst GNW is attractive, SYW is the way to go (IMHO) - more battlefield encounters and greater availability of information on uniforms and flags (and although Pendraken do ranges for both, SYW is the more extensive of the two). As Leman says, pack 'em tight!

Davy

[FierceKitty]

I bitterly resent the way you people had a chance to do real history at school! Not fair.

[jambo1]

Did you go for musketeers or fusiliers?

Hi Leman, I went for the Musketeers, will be buying the fusiliers later.

[Hertsblue]

Brilliant, Ithoriel (I only got a Higher "B" - and a miserable "D" in Sixth Year Studies). Well done (days of glory,eh?).
As I recall, we were taught Restoration, WSS, SYW and AWI (probably a major reason why Horse & Musket is my favourite era?).
Anyway, whilst GNW is attractive, SYW is the way to go (IMHO) - more battlefield encounters and greater availability of information on uniforms and flags (and although Pendraken do ranges for both, SYW is the more extensive of the two). As Leman says, pack 'em tight!

Davy

Whoa, hold on there. the GNW has much to recommend it (more colourful uniforms, for one). I would never dismiss it out of hand. First cousin to the WSS, some of its proponents fought in both wars.

[Leman]

Good choice. I'd already started my Prussian army by taking advantage of the Old Glory 6 for 5 deal, and all my infantry were musketeers. I then went for the Pendraken fusilier pack to enlarge my force and was pleased at how compatible the two ranges were, compared to my experiences of trying to mix Magister Militum with Pendraken.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Damn- forgot to tape the Musketeers this week, iplayer it is...

[fsn]

I think there was some football match on instead. 

[WeeWars]

I did Europe 1816-1938 and Scotland to the Act of Union for "Higher" History and was awarded the school History Prize so my History teacher was understandably alarmed when I announced I answered questions on the boundaries of the Roman Empire, The Reforms of Frederick the Great, the land reforms of the Gracchi and the political, social and military legacy of Napoleon. Still got an "A" though.

And THAT is why libraries are important!

Well said that librarian!

In my final year at school, I was the only one who sat 6th Year Studies History but I don't remember any prize being handed out that year. Not even for perseverance.

[WeeWars]

Damn- forgot to tape the Musketeers this week, iplayer it is...

Tape? If you're still taping stuff, there's a few boxes of video tapes here that could go to a new home.

Musketeers is repeated during the week on BBC3.