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Gaming the French Intervention in
Mexico (1862-67)
Introduction
These scenarios and articles are from Alan Saunders at the Staines Wargame club.
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This page is aimed at gaming this war using the 'Principles of War', but I
hope that it is of interest to those of you that use other rules as well.
MaximilianWar is a mailing list devoted entirely to wargaming the French
Intervention in Mexico:
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Wargaming Notes
The 2nd Edition army lists have the relevant armies in them. I have derived some troop classifications for 'Principles of War' from these
lists and other sources.
'Principles
of War' Classifications.
Figures
As far as I am aware, three manufacturers produce figures for the Mexican
Adventure. These are in three different scales.
 | Foundry (28mm). I've never seen these figures 'in the flesh' but
have seen them in photos and they look OK. I'm not sure what they cover, but
assume that all you are likely to want is available. It appears that they may
have scrapped this range and may be in the process of re-doing it. At present
it looks like the Battle of Camerone is well covered, but nothing else.
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| Freikorps (15mm). This company used to have a reputation for
brittle figures, but apparently they use softer lead now, so this is not a
problem. Again, I've not seen these figures, but the range in their catalogue
seems comprehensive, and it links in with the Campaign booklet (see below) as
well.
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| Irregular (6mm). These are the figures I use. The range is not as
comprehensive as that of Foundry or Freikorps, but with the addition of
figures from other ranges most units can be depicted. The Maximilian range is
in campaign dress, which means the troops are depicted with various uniform
violations such as ponchos and sombreros. This gives them a nice 'irregular'
feel.
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Scenarios
Most of these scenarios are for 'Principles of War', although scenarios for
other rules are more than welcome.
Links
Although this conflict is fairly well-known, there does not appear to be much
useful information on the web about it. What pages there are tends to
concentrate on Maximilian, Carlota or Juarez, rather than any specific details
of campaigns or other incidents. It goes without saying that if an incident is
covered, it is the action at Camerone! The following links are of interest:
Other Sources
| 'The Mexican Adventure 1861-67' by Rene Chartrand and Richard Hook
(Osprey Men-At-Arms 272) |
| 'The Mexican Adventure - The Maximilian War 1861-1867' by David
Allsop and Anthony G. Canavan (Ulster Imports 1990, Freikorps Campaign Bookley
No 2) |
| 'Viva The Bull! Kill The Bull!' by Richard Clarke (Wargames
Illustrated 136-139, January to April 1999) |
| 'Maximilian and Juarez' by Jasper Ridley (Constable 1993) |
| 'With Maximilian in Mexico' by Max, Baron von Alvensleben
(Longmans, Green and Co, 1867) |
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