The League of Augsburg

Clarence Harrison - Work in progress...


I have a long weekend thanks to the holiday and I am really hoping to finish this unit over the next few days...

The French pursue their foes

Panorama of the Alde Garde table

Peter Lenders and his Dutch gaming group are regulars at CRISIS in Antwerp. On at least two occasions I have seen them put on a fine BLB game. This year's effort was grand in scale and excellent in quality.

Nassau Friesland Guards on the pontoon bridge

The large table saw a Grand Alliance Army retreating across a river whilst the pursuing...

Clarence Harrison - Well, it is all but set in stone that Barry and I will be attending Historicon 2016. Vacation time has been scheduled, travel options are being considered, and plans are underway for a participation game of Beneath the Lily Banners that we will run at least once a day (and maybe twice depending on what else we get up to).

The theme for Historicon 2016is 'Cavalry - Mounted...

Well, I have finally got round to sorting out all the bags of Swedes lying around my house to create six different battalion packs.


I have gone for the original scope of the range with Standing. Marching and Attacking battalions available in both tricorne and karpus.

Until the end of November 2015 you can get two free Swedish infantry flags of your choice with the battalion. Just send me an email at...

nice shot of the charge

Moving on from Jim's previous post featuring a fine unit of Swedish GNW infantry here are some shots of a unit of cavalry and very fine they are!

The deep bases create some wonderful movement

Jim has opted for the deep basing I myself prefer which permits a nice arrangement of the horse relative to each other. He has contrasted the traditional blue and yellow colour combo with...

English battery at Walcourt 1689

The interruption to posts on the blog has been the direct consequence of a six day trip which began with SALUTE 2015 and ended when I returned from the battlefields of Belgium on Friday night. After the show Bob, Gerry and I headed off to the Cockpit of Europe for a fairly intensive four day driving and walking tour.

French guns being hauled into position at Walcourt...

Swedish infantry of a slightly earlier vintage 1675 - Scanian War

To restore some balance I have selected a series of 1690s based infantry action photos which I trust also hit the mark.

Ramsay's Scots Dutch Regiment at Neerwinden 1693

For some reason gamers tend to always begin their collections in a new period with infantry. Is that to get a feel for the painting style or because their are quicker...

Jacobite counterattack at Aughrim 1691

French and Irish Horse clash with Huguenot and Dutch - Partizan 2013

I take lots of pictures during our games and often forget I even have them! The intention is  to build an extensive archive to support articles and publications but this is easy to lose track of.

French cavalry attack at Neerwinden - Partizan around 2008

During the preparations for SALUTE 2015 I...