COLD WARS 2010 - FORWARD, AGAINST THE EAGLE!
 The year 2010 continues the 200th anniversary of the Napoleonic Wars, the fascinating conflict named after the man British historian David Chandler called "history's greatest soldier." Too often forgotten, however, are the tough soldiers and commanders that finally brought the eagle to bay, ultimately defeating and exiling him to a rocky and remote island.
Cold Wars 2010 corrects this historical slight with its 2010 theme - Napoleon's Enemies, dedicated to the generals and privates who gave the Little Corporal battlefield fits during his tenure as Emperor of the French. Lord Wellington comes to mind, as this year marks the 200 th remembrance of his victory over the French at Bussaco in Portugal. Remember too the sharp reversal suffered by Napoleon at Aspern-Essling in 1809, courtesy Erherzog Karl of Austria, and the best commander to ever face Napoleon according to Wellington. Consider Russia's Prince Mikhail Kutusov who napped on the eve of Austerlitz, yet fought the French to a standstill at Borodino in 1812. And who could forget old "Marshal Forward, the avenging thunderbolt," Prinz Gebhardt Blucher von Wahlstadt, a man who once claimed he was pregnant with a baby elephant by way of a French Old Guard Grenadier, yet against all advice marched to the sound of the guns to save victory at Waterloo. But most of all remember the thousands of fusiliers, troopers and gunners from Austria, Russia, Prussia, Spain and elsewhere who suffered as mightily under less capable commanders as they did against Napoleon, yet still emerged the final winners in the battle for Europe.
Think you can handle the rigors of such a campaign, particulary in the form of a full four-day convention? Then down a flask of your favorite libation, shoulder your Brown Bess and force march to Cold Wars 2010, March 11 - 14, 2010, where this year the convention expands to four full days of the best historical miniatures gaming anywhere. To the sound of the guns, forward!
BREAKING NEWS - HISTORICON 2010 MOVES TO VALLEY FORGE!
As announced by the HMGS Board of Directors on 21 December 2009, Historicon 2010 will now be held at the Valley Forge Convention Center at King of Prussia, PA. Click here for a pdf flyer that explaines all the details! |
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Cold Wars 10 PreRegistration Now Online! Get registered today, please click here! NEW!
Fall In Award Winner! Click here for a a great article on the Gettysburg Gamers Stalingrad game, as described by the UK zine, the Greatfield Galloper! NEW!
Fall In 2009! Click here for a bevy of images from this great convention, bring back great memories or see what you missed!
Historicon Awards! Please click here for the official press release on this brand new HMGS event designed to honor the very best.
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