Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

http://www.acwgc.org/NWC/LaGrandeArmee/index.htm

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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

Yes, its the annual "Bird Drop Inn" contest.

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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz

3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps

Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie

NWC Founding Member

For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF:

MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)

I thought the French had eagles. Maybe I misinterpreted my history books because those look like pigeons to me. What happened to the French eagles? Don't eagles eat pigeons? I can only think of two explanations for the event, either those are some darn, brave pigeons, or the reputation of the French eagles has been highly overrated.

More coalition skullduggery?

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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"

Oh, how quickly we honorable Coalition officers are blamed for underhanded dealings conducted to the detriment of our most colorful and wonderfully perfumed adversaries.

Looks like the simple forces of Nature to me. Eagles replaced by pigeons. Likely pigeons replaced by sparrows, or perhaps hummingbirds next. It rather follows the natural pattern of an Empire in decline.

I do find myself thinking that you redoubtable, French warriors must be partial to the pestilential fowl as you seem to be content to leave them in their place as the representatives of your Grand Armee. If you were not secretly fond of them, they likely would have been removed by now.

Looks like the poor dears will be picked dry of all their plummage to be used for French uniforms....

Oh wait, they're not peacocks are they?

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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

I DON'T PLAY WITH ROUT LIMITING OR NME OFF

Are yes I recognise them now. They are the pigeons of Trafalgar square. Just like rats leaving a sinking ship even they have come across to the empire of enlightenment.

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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"

OK, I will give you credit General, that is a pretty good save.

You seem to be the only Frenchman defending the Empire, although I am sure that you Marechal commander will be along shortly as well to join in the fray.

He is not here to defend the Empire, he is here because he is on duty. He has 2 missions:
- entertain his fellow French officers with his clever comments
- and save the coalition from the boredom of talking only between themselves

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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

Ah General Guegin good to see at least one other gentlemen who has honour at this table.
Helga a bottle of my Margaux please for the General and I to sip. Oh and yes some of the cheap Chilean stuff for Colonel Jones.

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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"

Hey, I love it! At least I do get alcohol, even if it does tend to be more of the 'rubbing' kind.

I also appreciate the fact that I don't have to drink alone. "To the French Imperial Garde, may your pigeons, um, eagles ever soar!"

Hmmm well ok Colonel please enjoy a glass of the Margaux, do you think you Hanoverians can tell the difference?

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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"

Not a chance in Hades! We just drink it for the effect.

I hope you will forgive me, but I do need to be very certain that you left your firearms on your horse today. I still remember how you nearly shot my hand off with that fine, Hanoverian rifle you were carrying some months back.

Yes no fear my dear Colonel that rifle is in my trophy cabinet. We generally prefer swords in the Guard anyway.

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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"