Research list of wars in the Black Powder era

I found this Wiki entry that list wars from 1500-1799. This is basically the era of black powder. It’s a great site to look at to find research information. Say you are interested in painting some Spanish Blood and Plunder figures from about the 1630’s. You would start with this site and see that from 1625-1630 there was the Anglo Spanish war.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwj3iLinopTpAhVRrJ4KHVT9BcEQFjAAegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FList_of_wars%3A_1500%25E2%2580%25931799&usg=AOvVaw2j8rMkL4k5sHnuqbdw0I98

Jump to that war and we see In 1629, a Spanish naval expedition, commanded by Admiral Don Fadrique de Toledo, was sent to deal with the recently established Anglo-French colonies on the Caribbean islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The territories were regarded by the Spanish Empire as its own since the islands were discovered by the Spanish in 1498 and the English and French colonies had grown sufficiently to be considered a threat to the Spanish West Indies. In the Battle of St. Kitts, the heavily armed settlements on both islands were destroyed and the Spanish seized the islands.

We jump to the battle of St Kitts and we see a painting by Felix Casrello, an oil on canvas created in 1634.

In the fore ground appear to be Spanish soldiers marching to battle.  There is no real uniformity to their uniforms as far as color goes. We can also see some ship detail, terrain, and fortifications. 

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Toledo Table Top Games is ready to open! The cafe coffee shop is open to the public. The gaming area has a $5 cover charge. Pick one of my many games and enjoy hours of adventure. 

I plan on hosting campaigns and tournaments for various games. 

I have really enjoyed studying and acquiring Blood and Plunder figures and ships. From the website;

Blood and Plunder is a 28 mm historical miniatures war game set in the 17th century during the golden age of piracy. The game is played out on a tabletop using custom terrain and 28 mm miniature figures and ships.

The figures are very nice sculpts and the ships are amazing. I’m working on a color scheme and found some of my paints have gone bad. I’ll have to order new ones.  The figures are 28mm at eye level and are “big boned” meaning the arms are proportional but on the large size compared to say warlord figures.  They are metal cast in one piece. I am really impressed with them and have a mountain of metal ready to be painted. The ships are resin and very nice. They come with metal cast cannons and rigging minus the sails. I bought some light canvas for that. I’ve started making terrain and will post some pics of my progress. Here are some pictures I found on the internet of figures and ships painted by very talented people. Some great sites to visit and see battle reports and the crews are;
Beast of War https://www.beastsofwar.com/featured/firelock-games-blood-plunder/
Blood and Pigment https://bloodandpigment.com/2020/03/17/completed-palisade-fort-test-battle-report/

Wow the last time I posted anything was three years ago! Since that time I have a three year old son and a 1 year old son. In January 2020 I retired from my position with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. I’m ready to play some games! Stand by for more updates during this flu virus outbreak.