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JEB STUART AT BRANDY STATION
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NAPOLEON’S
POLISH
LANCERS
MILITARY HERITAGE
ROMMEL’S
El Alamein
NOVEMBER 2013
Volume 15, No. 3
DESERT
DEFEAT
Bloody Melee
War of the Roses
AT BARNET
SWEDISH VICTORY AT NARVA
NOVEMBER 2013
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR FRIGATE, CIA HIT SQUAD,
TOY SOLDIER COLLECTIBLES, AND MORE
RETAILER: DISPLAY UNTIL DECEMBER 2
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20 YELLING LIKE DEMONS
November 2013
By Mike Phifer
A sweep by Brig. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton’s Union cavalry south of the Rappahannock
River in June 1863 initially surprised Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart’s troopers, who, as expect-
ed, relished the challenge. The ensuing Battle of Brandy Station was the largest cavalry
engagement of the Civil War.
28 SWEDISH GAMBLE AT NARVA
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By Eric Niderost
The youthful Swedish King Charles XII set out to force the Russians to raise their siege
of Narva. It became a defining moment for the young monarch.
36 ROMMEL’S FAILED GAMBLE
By Arnold Blumberg
The British defeat of Panzerarmee Afrika at Alam el Halfa was a turning point in the
North African campaign.
44 FLASH OF SABERS
By Alexander Zakrzewski
Finding the Samosierra Pass blocked by Spanish batteries, Napoleon ordered his Polish
Light Horse to punch through the resistance.
50 DEATH OF A KINGMAKER
By William E. Welsh
King Edward IV returned to England from exile in 1471 resolved to see his traitorous
mentor, the Earl of Warwick, removed from power.
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6 EDITORIAL
8 WEAPONS
14 SOLDIERS
18 INTELLIGENCE
60 MILITARIA
64 BOOKS
68 GAMES
COVER: Napoleon portrait, titled “1814,” by
Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier. See story page
44. © Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD /
The Bridgeman Art Library
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