The League of Augsburg

My Blenheim Project - Webb's Brigade

by Clarence Harrison
Ray King - Webb's brigade only consisted of 4 battalions and positioned in the centre of the field...
Churchill's Regiment of Foot "The Buffs" 
Lt.Colonel Commanding Henry Peyton (Wounded in Action)
Raised in 1664 and in 1751 renamed the 3rd Regiment of Foot.
Their 1704 campaign establishment was 31 officers & 559 men
Painted byBob Lorton

Webb's Regiment of Foot 
Lt.Colonel Commanding Richard Sutton.
Rais...
Posted in Blenheim, Guest Post, Uniforms, Wargaming

FEATURED REGIMENT: Dal Regiment

by Clarence Harrison
Bart Vetters- The Swedish Dal Regementet (Regiment) during the Great Northern War was one of the 'high profile' regiments that were present in all of the major battles and spent most of their time, certainly during the 'main event' of the 1708-1709 Russian campaign, as part of the King's Army. The were one of the standard 'Indelta' regiments, which were raised from specific provinces in Sweden, in...
Posted in Guest Post, History, The Great Northern War, Uniforms

My Blenheim Project - Rowe's Brigade

by Clarence Harrison
Ray King - Lt. General Lord Cutts commanded the allied left wing at Blenheim composed of twenty battalions and fourteen squadrons of English troops. His front line was the brigade of five battalions was commanded by General Rowe and they would lead the assault on the village of Blenheim.

Rowe's Regiment of Scots Fusiliers 
Lt.Colonel Commanding John Dalyell (K.I.A.)
Raised in 1678 and in 1751 renamed...
Posted in Blenheim, Guest Post, The War of Spanish Succession, Uniforms, Wargaming

My Blenheim Project - Getting Started

by Clarence Harrison
Ray King - I joined the Fighting Talk Forum in February 2008 and already had in mind a Marlburian project. After reading about the famous victory at Blenheim on the 13th August 1704, decided I would build a collection of all the British regiments at this battle.

With the help of Barry Hilton and many other forum members I built a general picture of the WSS period. Next came the decision of which...
Posted in Blenheim, Guest Post, The War of Spanish Succession, Wargaming