The League of Augsburg

Dhow about this? 28mm scale.

by augsburgeroberst

Undoubtedly, left field but, when I saw it, several little projects aligned - Tangier, Omani and Indian pirates, 4Play scenarios, Donnybrook and the new naval rules I am devoting a lot of creative time to.


Crew are Warfare Miniatures - Ottoman Irregulars OT11/OT12 packs + new officers

I have warmed up hugely to laser cut models. With a little care they can be lifted from the prosaic to characterful...

Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Donnybrook, History, Modeling, Nine Years War, Ottomans, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Tangiers, The High Seas, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Turning two ships into twelve ships

by augsburgeroberst

 How do you turn two models into twelve usable pieces? With a little bit of lateral thinking, some balsa wood, paint, glue, sandpaper and time.





I wanted to get the maximum scenario use from the two converted small ships I purchase from Ainsty. I will deal with their masts and sails in a later post but I wanted to get all the serious hull building work completed first before frigging in the rigging....

Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Modeling, Nine Years War, Ottomans, Painting, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Succession, Tangiers, The High Seas, Wargaming

DOB's Donnybrook ding-dong on the Costa del Plunder

by augsburgeroberst

 



Dave (DOB) O'Brien has been a gaming buddy for a long time. Covid has kyboshed our usual get togethers and we both have been filling in with alternative gaming options. 




He sent me some cracking pictures of a recent Donnybrook game which I know he has already shared on Facebook but some more detail here and links to other useful threads of the Moorish connection for gaming. 




Tangier and North...

Posted in Donnybrook, Guest Post, History, Scenarios, Tangiers, Terrain, The High Seas, Wargaming

Feature: Scenario pack: Lighting the fuse. Derry 1688/1689

by augsburgeroberst

Lord Mountjoy's Regiment leave the city in November 1688


This is the first in a series of Derry packs. It focuses on the events which sparked the conflict - the arrival of the Earl of Antrim's Regiment to replace Lord Mountjoy's Regiment as garrison. Nothing out of the ordinary there, one unit replacing another however, Derry was a Protestant town populated by planter families, many from London...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, History, Ireland, Limerick, Nine Years War, Scenarios, Siege, Terrain, The Glorious Revolution, The High Seas, The War of Three Kings, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Change is as good....

by augsburgeroberst
Lots of prep work. The masts are scratchbuilt. Some additions to the hull were needed.

I have been working pretty intensively on multiple projects over the past 6 months the largest of which has been the two books due to be published this year. One is finished the other just about to be. 

The 4Play scenarios came out of nowhere but have consumed probably 200 hours - nevertheless, that has been fun...

Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, History, Ireland, Modeling, Nine Years War, Painting, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Tangiers, The Glorious Revolution, The High Seas

Scenario: 13th June 1667 Medway AAR Part 2

by augsburgeroberst



Sorry for the delay in posting the Part 2 of this scenario. No reasons other than I have been really busy on writing and photographing the next wave of 4PLAY scenarios during my annual leave.  More on that soon but meanwhile....

Turn 16

Terrible luck befell the English. The ‘Damn your eyes!’ card was drawn and a nervous, civilian- manned battery at the north end of the New Dockyard loosed its guns...
Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Terrain, The High Seas, Wargaming

Scenario: 13th June 1667 Medway AAR Part 1

by augsburgeroberst



The Scenario


This scenario represents the climactic day of the spectacular Dutch attack on the English fleet at anchor in the River Medway. The objective is to burn three large ships of the line which have been partially sunk in shallow water down river of the Royal Dockyard at Chatham. The Dutch are led by the mastermind of the campaign Admiral van Ghent and accompanying the expedition is the...
Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Terrain, The High Seas, Wargaming

The Battle of Livorno 4th March 1653 Part 2: After action report

by augsburgeroberst


The lie of van Galen's ships as Badiley approaches from the north west. Mary is escaping.


Start positions. Sole survivor Mary, makes her escape toward Badiley's reinforcing squadron.

With Badiley to windward appearing over the western horizon to the north of Livorno, van Galen’s victorious squadron picked its way through the wreckage of Appleton’s five ruined ships and attempted to reach open water...

Posted in History, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, The High Seas, Wargaming

The Battle of Livorno 4th March 1653 Refight Part 1 - Set up and background

by augsburgeroberst

Barry's Battle of Livorno as refought


Painting of the Battle of Livorno


This is the first time I have refought a historical battle ship for ship and also, my first blogged battle from the 1st Anglo Dutch War.  I have made a couple of small amendments to the rules to simulate the Dutch preference for boarding during the earlier period.

The Dutch ship Zon in action at Livorno


The Battle of Livorno...
Posted in History, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, The High Seas, Wargaming

Campaign report: de Ruyter on the Volta 1664

by augsburgeroberst
I have been a bit remiss at not posting this campaign report sooner, but, it was a cracker and worth waiting for... Brilliant game, well played by both Dave and Colin.

The den of iniquity that is Adafoah - target of de Ruyter's squadron.
Mouth of the Volta River, Slave Coast.  August 22nd, 1664

The mission to extinguish Arab slaving activities operating from abandoned Portuguese facilities on the...
Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Ottomans, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, The High Seas, Wargaming

Battles of Goa 1638-39

by augsburgeroberst
Da Silva sails out to do battle with Van der Veere

The Portuguese colony of Goa came under repeated pressure from the Dutch VOC during the period of  European expansion in the 17th century. Here is a link to a previous blog post about my visit to Reis Magos - the 16th century Portuguese fort at Goa, still in working order.

Portuguese Fort Reis Magos -Goa

1639 raid by van der Veere on the three...
Posted in 17th century naval campaign, History, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Terrain, The High Seas, Travel, Wargaming

His wonders to perform... God and the Medway Estuary

by augsburgeroberst
I actually wrote this piece last year and made a conscious decision to give up flying about two weeks later. I have am pleased to say I have only been in a plane eight times since. Of course, the current situation makes flying almost impossible anyway. Good, we're saving the planet.

The terrain as it stands

Upper middle of shot - Isle of Sheppey and beyond - The Medway Estuary.

I do a lot of flying....
Posted in Modeling, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Terrain, The High Seas, Wargaming