The League of Augsburg
The Controversy of Defeat - The Collapse of the Jacobite Left Wing at the Battle of Aughrim, July 12th, 1691 - Part Two
Michael McNally - By the end of 1690, although much of the country east of the Shannon lay in their hands, the Williamite forces – despite all of the propaganda – had failed to secure the decisive victory that would bring the war to a successful conclusion. Indeed given the dual nature of the War, it could be argued that the French victories at Beachy Head and Fleurus, the latter being ironically...
The Controversy of Defeat - The Collapse of the Jacobite Left Wing at the Battle of Aughrim, July 12th, 1691 - Part One
Michael McNally - Given Ireland’s political history it has, over the intervening centuries, become the norm when discussing the Williamite War, to cite the Siege of Derry and the Battle of the Boyne – in 1689 and 1690 respectively – as being the turning points of the war. But these assertions are based on the political considerations of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and fail to take into...
The Royal Scots - The Senior Regiment - The First Century
By Bob Black. Bob was formerly editor of Toy Soldier & Model Figure magazine. The following piece was written for the Regimentmagazine which folded before the article saw the light of day. I am not sure whether Bob wrote the article himself or it was a piece from another author. It is an extract from a longer contribution on the Royal Scots. Although some new research has come to light which may...
“Par la bouche de mes canons” QUEBEC 1690: Part 1
Barry Hilton - The inspiration for this piece was an article written by Rene Chartrand in 1999 but which I read for the first time in 2008 when some nice chap posted a link to it on the League of Augsburg forum. Occasionally we all happen on something that captures our imagination disproportionately and Mr Chartrand’s work did that for me. I was familiar with some of his output via the Osprey...
FEATURED REGIMENT: Clare's Regiment
In the Shadows of History: Battle of Newtown, 31st July 1689: Part Eight
Beneath the Lily Banners Special Rules Recommendations
BLB has several additional rules which can be used to give this action some further depth and flavour. I recommend the following are used:Capturing colours and standards p26
Melee modifiers for Jacobite Horse p32
Melee modifiers for Jacobite/Williamite foot p32
If you do not have BLB I suggest that you make the Jacobite Horse superior in melee...
Gardes Françaises Revisited
Clibinarium- A while back we previewed the first of our Garde Françaises models, and it would be fair to say they have caused us nearly as much trouble as they did their Anglo-Dutch adversaries.
First though, the good news; the Garde command. The first thing to note is that these are the first Warfare Miniature figures to be done with the new blank dollies that we've spent so much time over. They...
First though, the good news; the Garde command. The first thing to note is that these are the first Warfare Miniature figures to be done with the new blank dollies that we've spent so much time over. They...
FEATURED REGIMENT: Dal Regiment
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...
In the Shadows of History: Battle of Newtown, 31st July 1689: Part Seven
Scenario Option 1 The Battle
Williamite Objective
Jacobite Objective
You must hold position and repulse the imminent attack. Victory will be complete if you are able to counterattack and drive the Rebels off the field.
Deployment is...
Wee Bazza's BIG Boyne Quiz: How much do you really know?
Barry Hilton- The bi-partizan subculture has blighted Scottish society for too long and reduced a fascinating period of British history to an atavistic war between two (or is it four?) football teams. So, in an attempt to engage my countrymen in a challenge to their preconceptions, I ran this bit of fun as a hand-out when demonstrating the Battle of the Boyne wargame at a Scottish show a few years...
In the Shadows of History: Battle of Newtown, 31st July 1689: Part Six
Orders of Battle for Regimental Scale Action Using Beneath the Lily Banners, 1644 or Any Other Appropriate Rules System.
The Jacobite ‘Flying camp’ under Justin Macarthy Viscount Montcashel
Vanguard under Brigadier Anthony Hamilton (Commander rating: Plodder)
Regiment of Dragoons (BLB rating: Raw) 4 squadrons
Regiment of Horse (BLB rating Drilled) 1 squadron
Main Body under Montcashel (Commander...
In the Shadows of History: Battle of Newtown, 31st July 1689. Part Five
The Williamite Force
Even less is known about the Williamite troops as Newtown if the majority of sources are considered. It is likely that they were mostly Enniskillen men as the town was a centre of Protestant resistance or at least that they were local to the County Fermanagh