Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era

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What is Horse & Musket: Dawn of an Era?

Horse and Musket: Dawn of an Era is a simple tactical game system that covers the development of musket warfare from Vienna in 1683 and Sedgemoor in 1685 to Appomattox in 1865. Volume I will cover warfare in the west from 1683-1720, when the bayonet replaced the pike. The battles included are... Vienna - September 12, 1683 – “We came, we saw, and God Conquered.” Sedgemoor - July 6, 1685 – The Bloody Assizes Killiecrankie - July 27, 1689 – Slaughter at Sundown Fleurus - July 1, 1690 – The French Cannae Aughrim - July 22, 1691 – Bloody Hollow La Prairie - August 11, 1691 – Double Ambush Neerwinden - July 29, 1693 – Le Tapissier de Nôtre Dame Marsaglia - October 4, 1693 – The Massed Bayonet Charge is Born Narva - November 30, 1700 – Charles XII Smashes the Russian Army Chiari - September 1, 1701 – Catinat’s Last Battle Klissow - July 19, 1702 – Charles XII Invades Poland Blenheim - August 13, 1704 – “A Famous Victory” Fraustadt - February 13, 1706 – The Swedish Cannae Turin - September 7, 1706 – Eugene’s Greatest Victory Almansa - April 25, 1707 – Battle of the Exiles Poltava - July 8, 1709 – The Student Surpasses the Master Malplaquet - September 11, 1709 – Mort et convoi de l'invincible Malbrough Villaviciosa - December 10, 1710 – A Bourbon on the Spanish Throne Sheriffmuir - November 13, 1715 – Confusion on the Moors Glen Shiel - June 10, 1719 – Rob Roy’s Last Battle

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