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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: carojon on 10 April 2021, 08:42:54 AM
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Most wargaming recreations of the Battle of Trafalgar seem to ignore the small ships involved in the battle, including the nine British and French frigates.
Considering that Admiral Villeneuve kept the option open in his standing orders to using his small ships as yet another squadron that he could call on to add their gunnery to the melee battle he expected to fight, an extraordinary idea and probably not one the frigate captains in his fleet relished, the role of these vessels was important to both commanders.
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Having already looked at the models to represent the frigates on the table, this concluding post takes a look at the four unrated vessels that took part and the history behind them
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If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's
https://jjwargames.blogspot.com/2021/04/all-at-sea-small-ships-at-trafalgar.html
JJ