ROLL CALL

Cupola

5

Reconnaissance Report & Diary 6 Figure Focus 8 WARLORD GAMES The Maximilian Adventure 12 PART 1: REPUBLIC AGAINST EMPIRE The Battle of Sark 18 AN ENGLISH INVASION OF SCOTLAND Showdown at Salamanca 24 PART 1: THE FRENCH GAMBLE The High Ground 30 THE CLUB IN THE PUB Inkerman 1854 36 THE SOLDIERS’ BATTLE Catching the Train 42 IRELAND AT WAR The Snipe 46 LAST STAND AT EL ALAMEIN Casting Carefully Considered 48 WE GO BEHIND THE SCENES Darker Horizons 52 BE MY GUEST Book Reviews 58 Product Reviews 64 From the Archive 66

COVER: Major Mohammed Almaz, commander of the Egyptian Battalion in Mexico during the French intervention, in gala uniform. 28mm figure by Gringo 40s, SCULPTED BY IAN MOUNTAIN AND PAINTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY ONIRIA.

Miniature Wargames supports: Combat Stress. Donate to the Battlegames Combat Stress appeal at www.justgiving.com/battlegames

Issue 348 APRIL 2012

ISSN 0266-3228

Publisher: Trevor Ridley Editor: Andrew Hubback 1 Carrara House, Cemetery Road, Nottingham, NG9 8AP Email: andrew@miniwargames.com Tel: 0115 837 9092 Advertising: Natalie Tuerena Tel: 0845 226 0477, Fax: 0845 226 0377 Email: natt@media-shed.co.uk Subscriptions: UK & BFPO £46.75, Europe Air Mail £63, Air Mail outside Europe £75. Miniature Wargames Subscriptions, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH. Tel: 01778 392494 or order securely online: www.atlanticpublishers.com Distributors: UK: News Trade, Warners Distribution – Tel: 01778 392417 Model Trade, Warners Trade Sales – Tel: 01778 395002 Australia: Mainly Medieval, PO Box 189, St Peters, NSW 2044. Tel: (02) 9519 2131. www.mainlymedieval.com Denmark: Models & Hobby, Frederiksborggade 23 DK1360, Kobenhavn K. Tel: 3314 3310. Italy: Strategia e Tactica, Via Cavour, 250, 00154 Roma. United States: On Military Matters, 31 West Broad Street, Hopewell NJ, 08525. Tel: 609 466 2329, Fax: 609 466 4174. www.onmilitarymatters.com. Other territories: Representation invited. Submissions: The editor welcomes ideas for articles. In the first instance, please call, write or email for a copy of our Notes for Contributors guidelines. Please note that, while every care is taken with material submitted, the publisher cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur. Back/Missing issues: Atlantic Editions Limited, West Street, Bourne, Lincs PE10 9PH Tel:01778 392032 Email: subsaccexecteam@warnersgroup.co.uk Reviews: Manufacturers and publishers are invited to send figures, kits, books and rules for review to the editorial office. Design: Neil Sayer Production: Juliet Arthur Administration: Tony Read Email: tonyr@atlanticpublishers.com Photography: Joe Dever, Steve Eardley, Andrew Hubback, John Ridley, Neil Sayer. Printed by: Warners Midlands plc Published by: Atlantic Publishers May Issue 349 on sale 13 April 2012

All articles and illustrations published in Miniature Wargames are strictly copyright and may not be reproduced without written permission. Opinions expressed in Miniature Wargames are those of the authors alone and should not be construed to represent the opinion of the publisher. © 2012 Atlantic Editions Ltd.

www.atlanticpublishers.com 3 www.atlanticpublishers.com 3 www.atlanticpublishers.com 3 www.atlanticpublishers.com

3