The League of Augsburg

Building a Wargames Army 101, Part 5 - Lord Clare's Dragoons

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison - Yeah, I know this is cheating. I actually painted these guys last year, but they are part of this army...



I intend to paint a mounted version and horse holder stand when they become available from Warfare (or barring that I'll convert some cavalry when the time comes). I based these models individually so I can use them for Donnybrook as well. Dismounted dragoons in Beneath the...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Building a Wargames Army 101, Part 4 - The Jacobite Cavalry

by Clarence Harrison
Williamite Cavalry - My plan for the Jacobites includes eight
squadrons of horse to oppose these fine gentlemen. Of course, as with many units in this period,
a quick flag swap could see most of these units pressed into service for King James II!
Clarence Harrison- Here are my plans for the Jacobite horse and dragoons. All of the models will be on galloping horses - no standing about for the cream of...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Building a Wargames Army 101, Part 3 - The Jacobite Infantry

by Clarence Harrison
Clarence Harrison - Here is the initial goal for my Jacobite infantry. I also want to point out that this wasn't originally done for the blog - this is actually the process I use to get organized for a new project. By making a plan it is easier to see what models and paint you need and devise a realistic timeline.

For instance, I know from experience that I CAN paint and base one BLB battalion per...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Building a Wargames Army 101, Part 2 - The Williamite Army

by Clarence Harrison
A portion of my Williamite collection
Clarence Harrison - this is simply an overview of the army I already have. You can hop over to the Quindia Studios blog to see all the how's and why's of this force. Here is the goal I set out for my Williamite collection...

DUTCH
Garde te Voet (2 battalions)
Brandenburg
Nassau-Saarbrucken-Ottweiler
converged grenadiers

ENGLISH/IRISH
Hanmer
Wolseley's Horse (2...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Building a Wargames Army 101, Part 1 - An Introduction

by Clarence Harrison
The lead elements of the army of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne
Clarence Harrison- This article is is the first in an ongoing series that will document the continuation of a project I started long ago and have recently returned to. I've been collecting forces for the war in Ireland between King James II and King William III for a long time. I recently reached the initial goal I set for...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Barry's little Scanian War project part 5 ANATOMY OF A UNIT

by Barry Hilton
A grand sight.... The Swedish LifeGuard of Horse 1678
The new set of Horse and Musket rules I am working on allow units of between 6 and 60 models to be deployed on the table. This offered the chance to create shapes not normally seen with smaller wargaming units.

4 x 6 model squadrons with characters attached
I decided to build a 24 model regiment of Horse with all 24 models being troopers without...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Scanian Wars, Wargaming

Poland and Ireland -Wargaming with the LoA at Derby

by Barry Hilton
One of our number is missing! Andy! where are you?
Our most recent gaming event took place at Derby between 10-12 October. We had a big turnout of gamers for this one and had planned something a bit special over the two days. With guests from as far afield as Cuba, Austria and Bathgate it had to be something out of the ordinary!

A piece of Co Galway before the arrival of 50,000 troops
I chose two...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Wargaming

Beneath the Lily Banners QRS, 2nd edition

by Clarence Harrison
We have had some calls for digital copies of the quick reference sheets for the second edition of Beneath the Lily Banners...








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CLAYMORE 2014 - League of Augsburg view

by Barry Hilton
Warfare Miniature Gardes Francaises painted by BH
The team was down to Tog, DOB and Crock (me with a bad back) but we managed a respectable showing at Edinburgh's annual wargaming jamboree. It seemed that we saw a huge number of our wargaming buddies and forum members during the day and spent most of it talking and very little gaming. One of my highlights was the bacon and haggis roll for...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures accessories. Part 4

by Barry Hilton
gun platform - I did two sections like this in the original four.
A lot of fancy detailed painting could have be done on these defences but the effect I was looking for was very particular. I wanted a massive, consistent, interesting but at the same time not overpowering terrain feature onto which the eye would be drawn but in the context of the entire table. In Part 4 you will begin to see how the...
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Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 16 Heroes & Villians: The Jacobites

by Barry Hilton
And the last words on this marathon series must go to the victorious Jacobite Army..

Where do we start?


There were valiant regiments on both sides and there were regiments who should have known better!
We had generals and brigadiers who gave their all and more. There were great men who did not live up to their reputations and were great men no more.


Here is a pick list of the Heroes and Zeros from...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Wargaming

Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 15 - The musings of DOB

by Barry Hilton
Each of us had a slightly different take on the battle, even those on the same side! Dave's reflections were somewhat longer than those of Bob and Gerry... must be the Irish poet in him!...
Dave O'Brien- Here are my reflections of the game but because it was fought over three separate days over a period of three months some of the opening memories are as correct as I can remember, especially the...
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