The League of Augsburg
A Scrivener's revenge? Hilton hits Marlborough Cult with conspiracy slur!
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| The Marlborough Fanzine issue |
Well, it is no news that I am not Supporter #1 in the 'John Churchill for beatification campaign'. When Wargames Illustrated asked me if I wanted to contribute to their 'Marlborough Special' edition I decided the answer was... yes, but.
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| OK, so I liked Rainbow very much! |
The but was; I wrote a piece which presented a slightly altered image of the great man and cast him...
Enniskillen and Derry - The personal journey of a fellow enthusiast - Part 4
Friend of the Blog - Peter shares with us all his exciting visit to many of the locations featured in the forthcoming LoA Campaign book for Ireland...
With the 200thanniversary of Waterloo and the Barry Hilton week-long battlefield walk as referenced elsewhere on this blog, no doubt Mr Hilton will mention the glorious role played by both regiments right in the heart of the action at Waterloo! The...
Enniskillen and Derry - The personal journey of a fellow enthusiast - Part 3
Friend of the Blog - Peter shares with us all his exciting visit to many of the locations featured in the forthcoming LoA Campaign book for Ireland...
Once these protestant undertakers or servitors had arrived and taken over their lands, all was changed, changed utterly for these indigenous Irish people whose way of life would never be the same again.
Once these protestant undertakers or servitors had arrived and taken over their lands, all was changed, changed utterly for these indigenous Irish people whose way of life would never be the same again.
It is interesting to see how important the Irish...
Enniskillen and Derry - The personal journey of a fellow enthusiast - Part 2
Friend of the Blog - Peter shares with us all his exciting visit to many of the locations featured in the forthcoming LoA Campaign book for Ireland...
The flag of St George flies over the twin towers of the Watergate. A reminder of the town’s fierce loyalty to William and the Protestant cause. These turrets with their conical caps are instantly recognizable and have long been the...
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| Enniskillen Castle |
Enniskillen and Derry - The personal journey of a fellow enthusiast - Part 1
Friend of the Blog - Peter shares with us all his exciting visit to many of the locations featured in the forthcoming LoA Campaign book for Ireland...
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| Enniskillen castle |
Shakespeare’s Prince of Denmark could as easily have been describing Ireland’s long history of troubles. Ireland is green, so green in the rain and a cold wind...
Normal service has been resumed
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| Idiots abroad? I remember saying that but 2 other blokes were passing by at the time |
Getting ready to trade at SALUTE was a military operation and occupied pretty much all of my limited spare time in the prior three weeks. From a business perspective I am pleased to report Warfare Miniatures finished comfortably on the right side of the ledger despite not being able to put on a game (again).
The was...
Williamite Army 1691 in 15mm
Peter Allport takes us through his creation of the forces of King Willam III:
My Anglo- Dutch army
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1st English Life Guards, Colchester’s horse and the Dutch Van Graben in front line |
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Dutch... |
Sedgemoor 1685 Re enactment pictures
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| Wow! The Kings Life Guard of Horse Sedgemoor period |
Louis XIV, Vauban and Bayonne Part 2 by Peter Allport
You can see the first part of Peter's article here!
Peter Allport- This life-size equestrian statue of Louis XIV is in St Jean de Luz in south west France. It is rather hidden away in a narrow corridor at the entrance to the small Hotel de Ville. It is not prominently out in the square opposite the house where Louis stayed in 1660 before, during and after his marriage to the Spanish Infanta,...
Peter Allport- This life-size equestrian statue of Louis XIV is in St Jean de Luz in south west France. It is rather hidden away in a narrow corridor at the entrance to the small Hotel de Ville. It is not prominently out in the square opposite the house where Louis stayed in 1660 before, during and after his marriage to the Spanish Infanta,...
Barry's little Scanian War project part 2 - WHAT TO WEAR?
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| Soren Christiansen's magnificent Swedish Lifeguard |
There is much conjecture over dress and equipment of the period 1670 - 1700 across all European armies. Typically the debate rages around;
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| GNW Swede in a karpus... |
With the Basques in Bayonne, Part 1
Guest Blogger and regular at League of Augsburg weekender events Peter Allport shares some fascinating military history with us in a two part series detailing some of his summer travels...
Peter Allport- Bayonne is a beautiful small city in south west France where the wide River Adour flows into the Bay of Biscay and the smaller but historically-resonant river Nive bisects the town. In a typical...
Tales from Turkey Part 5 Siege of Constantinople/Byzantium
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| Rebuilt section of the walls of Byzantium |