The League of Augsburg

Dragoons garrison the ruins of Aughrim Castle

The Jacobite order of battle we used. I have not listed it in the normal format of first line, second line etc. I have used the regimental names of the units as we represented them which means that some of these units were not at the battle but our model soldiers were!

Left Wing of the Army defending Aughrim.

Castle Garrison
Walter Bourke's Dragoons (9...

Looking north from the Williamite right

Here is the Williamite order of Battle we used. I have not listed it in the normal format of first line, second line etc. I have used the regimental names of the units as we represented them which means that some of these units were not at the battle but our model soldiers were!

Left Wing of the Army facing Attibrassil bridge and southern slope of Kilcommodan...

Warfare, Dixons, Reiver and Foundry models all in this shot

Amongst my gaming circle there has been a gratifying and high quality effort to ensure our games are fought with as many Warfare Miniatures as possible. Most of us have worked on the 'I'll do that unit because I like it' principle so we did not have all of the regiments present at Aughrim within our collections.

This meant a reasonably high...

The Battle of Aughrim

As this was not going to be one of our larger weekender games but rather an 'at home in Barry's den' job, I plumped for a set up which is best described as a busy 10 x 6! Little did I know that we would have to meet three times and play for 16 hours to finally satisfy all of our perspectives on what was a definitive result. The gaming was fun and friendly with frequent stops...

Have you heard of the Battle of Aughrim? Many people haven't and that includes wargamers. The words of a rather provocative (to some) song mention the battle and many people must have heard it  without being aware of the reference.


It is old but it is beautiful, and its colours they are fine
It was worn at Derry, Aughrim, Enniskillen and the Boyne.

One of our guest bloggers the author Michael...

Orders of Battle and Unit Composition

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...

BLB has several additional rules which can be used to give this action some further depth and flavour. I recommend the following are used:

You must drive the Jacobite Army from the field. Victory will be complete if you do so without losing more than 50% of your own strength

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.

 The Jacobite ‘Flying camp’ under Justin Macarthy Viscount  Montcashel

David O'Brien - Following on from my previous article, Paint your Wagon here is a scenario that shows wagons not only in action but taking the prime spot in the action.

This action takes place somewhere in North America in the 1680's and pits English armed frontiersmen and soldiers facing off against native Americans. The English forces have been off raiding French settlements and two wagon loads...