Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

The armies of each of the combatant nations were assembled on both sides of the roadway, swords drawn and arms presented. All eyes tracked the procession of a tricolor draped caisson which was followed by a rider less horse bearing the boots of its master mounted backwards in the stirrups. Officers of all nations snapped pristine salutes in tribute to their fallen comrade as the caisson passed before them. With great reverence, the procession continued to the cemetery where the noble warrior was to be laid to rest.




It is with great sadness that I must report to you today the passing of Général Sam Dodson, formerly in command of the 2ème Compagnie du 3ème Régiment d'Artillerie à Cheval, 1ère Division, 1er Corps d'Armée, La Grande Armée.

May God keep you in the palm of His hand. Rest in peace, our noble and honorable friend. You will certainly be missed.

That's very sad indeed even if I didn't know him.

There is an obituary online.

http://lancasteronline.com/obituaries/l ... --Jr-.html

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Général David Guegan

3ème Régiment de Grenadiers - Bataillon d'élite du 3ème Légère
2ème Brigade
Grenadiers de la Réserve
Réserve
La Grande Armée
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"From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step."
Napoléon Bonaparte

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.
Groucho Marx

Salute...

Sad news indeed, but thank you for the nice post Mark.

And for the obituary link David.

Regards,

Thanks David for the link to the obit. I never knew Sam either, but god rest his soul...

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So Long Sam had many maneuvers with you never won a one but enjoyed the teaching. Salute

Battle On Sam......

I was afraid this was coming.....a great guy! He not only served here but at the ACWGC and with my French Army at the iNWC where he was one of the original members and head of my Reserve Cavalry for years. A good guy, he always volunteered for Tourney's and was always around for games with people. He was a prolific gamer too.

He will be missed!

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Generalfeldmarschall Scott Kronprinz "Vorwärts" Ludwig von Preußen
Kommandeur des Königlich-Preußischen Armee-Korps
Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Allied Coalition
Allied Coalition Webmaster & Club Website Support

I salute a comrade and fellow Pennsylvanian.

I salute you General Dodson. I did not know you but your passing must be a terrible time for your family.
Salute!

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Marechal Knox

Prince d'Austerlitz et Comte d'Argentan
Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur

"What is history but a fable agreed upon"

Rest in peace general Dodson.

Thank you Mark for the great post. Class act

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Sam and I met on the field of battle early 2005 and we continued gaming until his untimely death. Unfortunately we never met but I have lost a good friend.

RIP Sam.

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Lt. Gen. Steve Kitchen
3rd (King's Own) Regiment of Dragoons
1st (Heavy) British Cavalry Brigade
Allied Army

Bless you Sam and family.

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Field Marshal Sir Edward Blackburn, 1st Duke of Aberdeen K.G.
85th (Buck's Light Volunteers) Regiment of Foot
16th British Brigade
7th Division
III (Peninsular) Corps
2nd Battalion, Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards

Rest in peace Sam. You and your family are in my prayers...

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God bless Sam and his family. We played once when I got started in Talonsoft years ago, and he taught me a lot, was very patient and willing to share his insights with a new ki don the block. I know that in the great gig in the sky there is a wargaming club for shooting stars such as him!

Tim

I knew Sam from the beginning of the NWC and American Civil War Gaming Clubs. We were in the same corps for many years, and I also gamed against him in the ACWCG. He was a prolific gamer as evidenced by his record.

He achieved 2564 administrative points. There is a very elite group in La Grande Armee that have that many.

Sam had been awarded the Legion of Honor, the Croix de la Valeur, and the Ordre de la Couronne en fer.

Under previous qualifications, he had earned a title and command in the Imperial Guard, Comte de Savoy et Baron de l'Empire.

After a 10 month fight with cancer, he died on Oct. 12.

He was a staunch and steady fellow officer and member, and a good friend. We will miss him.

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Marechal C. Jensen
Prince de Trevise
Comte de Suchet

3ème Régiment de Cuirassiers
3ème Brigade
1ère Division de Grosse Cavalerie
Réserve de Cavalerie