This site has some pictures and diagrams from the Sharpe film that centered around La Haye Saint. This is an outstanding resource for anyone wanting to build their own model of the farmstead.
18th Century
Age of Sail Campaign
David Manley has written campaign rules for the 1782-1783 naval campaign between the French and British off the coast of India. Manley writes:
Between February 1782 and June 1783 the fleets of French captain Pierre Andre de Suffren de St. Tropez and British Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes fought a series of naval actions along the Indian Coromandel coast in what has become one of the most popular campaign settings for wargamers of the age of sail. Five actions, all largely inconclusive and fought between fleets that were relatively equal in numbers, were fought on the Coromandel Coast, at Sadras, Providien, Cuddalore, Negapatam and Trincomalee.
Musket Effectiveness Analysis
Rules writers pay attention! Mike Willegal has written an analysis of the effectiveness of black powder muskets.
British Battles Website
The British Battles website has accounts, maps and orders of battle for dozens of famous battles involving the British army. Included are Battles from King George’s War, the Jacobite Rebellion, The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, the Peninuslar War, and other Napoleonic Era battles. It’s an incredible resource for the miniature wargamer.
Introduction to Napoleon
When I first started playing Napoleonics, I was lost. There were so many characters and places and battles and politics and subterfuges. I enjoyed moving the lead around, but it was years before I felt I understood the greater background. If you want to break in a newbie, point him to this site.