The Reason Why

Why, of all the many wars, European, Colonial, American and other, of the 19th century, did I opt for the First Schleswig Holstein War?

1. It was a shortish, smallish war and I wouldn't need to buy shedloads of miniatures as for, say, the American Civil War or the Franco-Prussian War.

2. It combined the weapons and tactics of the Napoleonic Wars with some technical advances, not just rifled muzzle-loaders but a few examples of the early versions of the breech-loading Dreyse needle gun and a bizarre Danish type of early machine gun.

3. The little guy, Denmark, up against not only Schleswig Holstein but also the German Confederation and Prussia, won.

4. The uniforms are, generally speaking, spiffing.

Now, back to the painting table.