Herewith, the start of another new project namely 10mm Indian Wars, often
referred to in wargaming as Pony Wars. Those conflicts taking place in the
Great Plains - most of which would be spanning period roughly 1850 to 1890. The
hope is to game in particular the Great Sioux War of 1876-77 and of course the
Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly remembered as Custer's Last Stand. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Indian_Wars#Great_Plains
and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn
Manufacturers I will be using will include:
Pendraken - https://pendraken.co.uk/19th-century/americas/plains-war/
Irregular Miniatures - https://irregularminiatures.co.uk/
- as yet I am unsure what these are likely but I do have Irregular Miniatures
10mm English Civil War miniatures and they are fine next to Pendraken.
Lancashire Games - http://lancashiregames.com/lg/pony-wars.html
Rules wise
there are a few options see for instance;
The Battle of Little Big Horn, Salute 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkOc7D8aCM8&ab_channel=WargamesIllustrated
The full rules being available here https://shop.collectioncalculator.com/product/the-battle-of-the-little-bighorn/
These rules a from a company which provides
insurance for wargame collections, see: https://collectioncalculator.com/
Warhammer Historical Legends of the Old West provides
the usual eye candy but useful too for reference and scenario ideas.
Yellow Ribbon RAFM wargame rules, see: http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=483182
and http://www.rafm.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=RAF&Product_Code=RAF00020&Category_Code=RHG
Also Ian Beck's cult classic Pony Wars - have the original rules as a pdf but would like the reproduction see: https://ponywars.uk/
Very
useful info here: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=135351.15
"A"
Company--coal black horses
"E"
Company--gray horses
"B,"
"D," "F," "I," and "L" Companies--bays
"H"
Company--blood bays
"G"
and "K" Companies--sorrels
"C"
Company--light sorrels
"M"
Company got the left overs, so they were a mix
Trumpeters
rode grays; officers usually rode the same color horses as their company
Custer
rode a horse called "Vic," a sorrel with four white feet and a blaze
on the face.
Captain
Miles Keogh rode "Commanche," described as a light bay or buckskin.
Keogh commanded Company "I" a bay company.
