The (not even close to being) complete military history of Olde Albilande...so far

  In my last post i went over my reasons for starting this study into nonhistory. In this post i thought it best to give a rough view of the infomation we know about the nation in question over the period i am intending to cover.
   My intention is to recreate the wars that never occured in Olde Albilande between the years of 318 A.D.-1891 A.D.. I will use various 'historical' sources to do this as well as refering to my own research on the subject. I will be doing this through the medium of wargaming miniatures because as yet re-enactment groups specializing in the wars of Olde Albilande are not a thing (and miniatures are far cheeper!). I have no plans to work through the wars in any kind of sensible order but will do which ever one grabs my attention at the time. I will also use this blog to log the building and painting of the miniatures i will be using so as to provide a visual guide to the troops that took part and also to allow me to write about the colourful regiments and units that never actually took to the field in the name of whichever cause they were fighting for.
 
  So with that out of the way what did happen in the period i intend to cover?. To give an idea i thought i would produce a time line showing the various military happenings:

 You may need to click on it to read it.

 As i'm sure you can appreciate new infomation is not being unearthed all the time so this time line can only be conidered accurate at the time of writing. 

  So where to begin?, There are so many violent exchanges of various scales listed and so much ground to cover for each i am rather spoiled for choice!. Do i go with one of the many Lamavic invasions?, The Northern rebellion of 712? or even the disaster known only as the 'great mistake' of 1479?. I could even cover one of the wars of the age of steam from 1713 onwards.

Tuttinghamme steam tanks circa 1730.

One of the many dust ups of 'the great mistake' 1479

 Each have their own appeal to the non historian. But i will be starting with a war i feel gives a great over view of the character of each of the shires of Albilande and the various dynamics existing between them. But more of that in a future post. For now why not let me know which wars and events you would like me to cover in the comments?.

Sources:

This is a brief over view of the sources i will be using to put this blog together, where i refer to other material i will give credit when required.

Books: Olde Albilande, an argument against.- Dr T.T. Splaindall-White (Shizer 1974)

             Olde Albilande- Olde Shmandilande- P.L. Rightit (Spuriosity press 1986)

             Only an fu*%ing idiot would study Olde Albilande- P.L.Rightit (Spurosity press 1991)

             Seriously, Olde Albilande?...again? - P.L.Rightit (Spurosity press 1994)

             Life and Misery in the Middenlandes -Major L Ovingmanne (notabooks 1981)

             A study into the heart of a Wazzock, The cold hard history of Wazzockshire-  Y.H.H,                             Ovahnohw (Puffin childrens collection 1989) 

Local publications of the periods:

  I have almost complete collections of several local news papers of the various counties and authorities during the period i wish to cover or at least access to them due to the collections of fellow non historians:

Ye Olde Crivenshire Masticator (active 1045-present), i have a complete collection from issue 3 onwards (thank you ebay, £2.99+ postage!!).

Ye Divortshire 'appens ( active 1365-1802)

The Middenlande steamer (active from 1218-1801)

 The Ruckinghammeshire Draper (active 1451-1719)

 The lamavic Ya Fukkin' Ken? (active 1092-present)       

                                                                          

Other sources

 The regular telecaste: 'Todays happenings today', various sections of episodes still exist on youtube and in the collections of several collectors (who i will credit when the material makes it to the blog...I don't owe you money Peter Willikns, you can shove your copy of the 1789 omnibus up your....ehm)

The diary of Sir Pillockhamme Rutly- Bellage (1423-1461)

The annals of Dawkinsholme Cathedral (472-1337), used with permission.