Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 13 May 2021, 06:44:27 PM
I'll challenge that last one.
The fact that a British force burned the white house causes us regular chuckles.
It even got a mention during news coverage of the unpleasant events of January 6th this year.

So the Brits think of it as an oversized bonfire party.

Guy Fawkes is sometimes described as the last man to enter Parliament with honest intent.  I thought the burning of the White House was the Washington equivalent.

Just started 'The Secret Expedition: the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland 1799'. Looks like a worthwhile addition for my plans to game
Suvorov's campaign in Italy.

Will have to do it in 6mm which will enable me to use 'proxy' figures.

Finished "Die Hard! Famous Napoleonic Battles" by Philip J. Haythornwaite.  Thought I had this book and had read it previously.  Didn't find it in my library, but now it is.

Good stories about desperate fights.

Villars-En-Cauchies, Marengo, Eylau, The Sieges of Saragossa, Aspern-Essling, Barrosa, Albuera, The breaches at Badajoz, The Berezina and Hougoumont.  Each of these is a chapter.  Well done and interesting.

Just finished Ancient Battle Formations by Justin Swanton. A fairly in-depth look at the formations and equipment of Greek Hoplites, Macedonian Phalangites and Roman legionaries of the Republic and Early Empire and how those impacted on performance on the battlefield.

If you are interested in the positioning of officers in a hoplite phalanx or possible methods of formation change by phalangites or why the author thinks the current mechanism for swapping legionaries in and out of the front line are wrong it's an interesting read ... but a niche read I imagine.

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 13 May 2021, 06:44:27 PM
I'll challenge that last one.
The fact that a British force burned the white house causes us regular chuckles.
It even got a mention during news coverage of the unpleasant events of January 6th this year.

So the Brits think of it as an oversized bonfire party.

A good way to annoy our American cousions is to ask them why the White House white. Of course it was the White House but the Capitol that was burnt.

Could you check that last sentence as I am still confused about what actually burned.

Hey! That's my schtick!

Tink I missed a not before the White House, it were tut Capitol what got smoked.

You sure?

Yup

I know nothing about this, but Wikipedia disagrees with you.

"The soldiers burned the president's house, and fuel was added to the fires that night to ensure they would continue burning into the next day."

I be arrogant enough to belive I am betterer dan wikipedia 

Fake watercolours eh?

Both got burnt.
White House by the KSLI

Just started "Last Chance For Victory"  by Scott Bowden
got to read his book on Leipzig as all his books are good