This page has grown out of a realisation that a number of projects I was undertaking, or just playing around with, were based on conflicts in South or Central America. I thought that it would be a good idea, therefore, to hold resources I had found or created in a single place, for the my own convenience more than anything, but also for the convenience of other gamers. The links held here contain all sorts of useful information for gamers who wish to try games set in this area of the world. I hope to provide links to background information, scenarios and more; anything of relevance to the wargamer really. For the purposes of this page, I will consider anything related to the Americas from Mexico southwards, including the Caribbean. The focus will tend to be on pre-20th Century conflicts, but this is just a personal bias.

I have split the page up into a number of sections, each relating to a particular conflict. If a section becomes large enough then I will split it off to form a seperate page. This will generally be areas in which my gaming interest has got beyond just reading and planning to the point where figures have marched across the table.

If you own, or know of, any sites that I can link to, or have any information you would like me to include here then let me know.

This page has no connection with the journal of the South and Central American Military History Society, despite the title being the same. The journal is an excellent source of information however, and worth investigating.

Pre-Columbian America

• War Of The Flowers - A boardgame set in the Aztec empire.

• Fantasy Wargaming in South America - Despite its title, this page includes plenty of historical links and articles, as well as reviews of figures.
• Mayan Warfare - An interesting article; a pity there are no links to the figures referenced in the text. I have rescued this text, as the original page no longer seems to exist
• Pictures of a model of the main Aztec temple at Tenochtitlan. These may be of interest to anyone who wants to model a spectacular centrepiece for their Aztec games.
• Pictures of my Aztec, Inca and Maya armies can be found in my wargames picture gallery.

The Conquest of the Americas

• 1520 - An 'Hordes of the Things' fantasy campaign, based around the Spanish conquest of the Americas.
• War Against The Spanish - Where history and fantasy meet; a Mayan account of battles against the Spanish.

The South American Wars of Liberation (1806-1825)

• The resources for this war are on their own page:
  Liberation! - Wargaming the South American Wars of Liberation

The Texan War of Independence (1835-1836)

• The Battle of San Jacinto - A scenario for 'Principles of War' by Chris Johnson.
• San Jacinto - A splendid, if somewhat Texan, account of the battle, with an excellent map.

The Pastry War (1838-1839)

• The Pastry War - Encyclopaedia Britannica article.

The Exploits of William Walker (1852-1860)

• William Walker - An excellent, concise biography of the famous American filibuster. From 'Real Soldiers of Fortune' (1911).

The French Intervention in Mexico (1861-1867)

• The resources for this war are on their own page:
  The Mexican Adventure - Wargaming the French Intervention in Mexico

The War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870)

• The War of the Triple Alliance

The Chilean-Peruvian War (1879-1881)

• Peruvian Military Campaigns - Focusing, in the main, on the 1879 war with Chile.

• The Huascar - Pictures of a preserved Peruvian ironclad from this conflict.

The Spanish-American War (1898)

• The Spanish American War Centennial Site

The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920)

• The Mexican Revolution
• 30-30 Carabina - Danny O'Hara's 'AK47 Republic' variant for the Revolution, including a brief history and timeline.

The Gran Chaco War (1928-1935)

• The Gran Chaco War - A comprehensive outline of the conflict, with some lovely diagrams of tanks and aircraft.

General Sites

• By Jingo! - An excellent colonial wargames magazine; contains some articles relating to Latin America.
• Historical Miniature Wargaming Resource Site - Arofan Gregory's site contains some great resources for the Mexican Revolution (timeline, uniforms, tactics and rules) and the Spanish American War (rules and painting guide).
• South American Wars - A summary of some major 19th and 20th Century conflicts.
• Danny O'Hara's Weird Wars Site - Contains many links and resources relating to South and Central America, as well as loads of unrelated stuff.
• South American Military History - Accounts of the Cisplatine War, The War of the Triple Alliance and the Pacific War, as well as uniform and naval details.
• Santa Anna Skirmish Rules - Warfare in Mexico 1820-1870
• Ecuadorian Armed Forces - Covers a number of 19th and 20th century conflicts.

Mailing Lists

If you are interested in gaming warfare in South and Central America, in any historical period, you may like to join the South and Central America Warfare mailing list, SACAWars:

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