Flames Across the Border

 I'm only up to page 90, but bloody hell this is a brilliant book. I've already got some ideas for Sharp Practice scenarios based on forces I knew nothing about.

The book is effectively written as a series of scenes based on the viewpoints of one or two characters. It's actually history written almost as a novel, and it's addictive.

So far it has painted a really good picture of the mayhem in the Niagara peninsula in 1813 and the attack on York. It has also highlighted the actions of Lt Fitzgibbon's "Bloody Boys' who were 50 volunteers from the 49th foot whom he dressed in green and fought with Merit's provincial dragoons and Dominique Ducharme's Caughnawaga Indians against Chapin's mounted marauders, helping to keep the Americans bottled up in Fort George. That's an SP campaign in itself!!!!

Here's a link to another website with some details

Bloody Boys / Green Tigers

Another link that seems to suggest they wore 'stolen' American rifles uniforms. Which probs means another Oldgloryuk order when I get back. (If Andy has got the website back up and running)

Bloody Boys uniform reference

Blog Reboot?

 Possibly..........when I get home from visiting the family in Canada. I'll have more time on my hands, so maybe I'll actually finish writing up campaigns (unlike the last one - the Americans got the upper hand if you are still wondering.).

So, currently in Saskatchewan, I spotted the following book on Abebooks from a seller in BC,  so it had to be ordered. I'd been wanting a copy for a long time, but it's out of print and of course , me being me , it had to be a hard back with intact dust jacket. Hopefully it will inspire some more 1812 campaigns with Murdoch and the crew. It only took a couple of days to arrive.