The League of Augsburg

Anniversary post: Malplaquet 1709: The pyrrhic victory

by augsburgeroberst
Malplaquet - played on a 20 x 12 foot E shaped table

Of Marlborough's four victories Malplaquet was the last and most marginal if it was a victory at all. It is a tactically blunt sledgehammer battle during which horrendously costly frontal assaults incurred casualties at a alarming level for the army of the Alliance. 


The French cavary reserve - over 100 squadrons (50 model squadrons)

Comparing the...

Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Blenheim, History, Scenarios, The War of Spanish Succession, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

Peter's amazing 15s

by augsburgeroberst


Peter is a very active and valuable contributor to our little blog community. He and I have shared many a  wargaming conversation in various parts of Europe over a refreshment or two and some nice food.
His contributions often take the form of photos, comments and perspectives on the period and this post





features some of Peter's own massive collection of 15mm models. The first gaming shots show an...
Posted in Blenheim, Guest Post, Painting, Quindia Studios, The War of Spanish Succession, Wargaming

Anniversary post- Blindheim and.....

by augsburgeroberst
French infantry deploy


Lest I forget! Today is the anniversary of that 'dine out' Waterloo of the 18th century... The Battle of Blindheim. Giving acknowledgement to this great feat of arms is completely justified. It was an astounding and decisive victory. 


British squadrons and Blood's artillery


What should not be forgotten is that in achieving this signal triumph, the bleeding was done by a Grand...

Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Blenheim, History, Scenarios, Terrain, The War of Spanish Succession, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

Quindia flags for the British infantry at Blenheim

by augsburgeroberst


Can you believe it? We are releasing flags for Marlborough's British infantry at the Battle of Blenheim. Of the fourteen battalions present, the flags for only a few have been definitely identified over the years. In our conjecture we have followed certain conventions which are reasonably safe and have existing precedent.



Where we have differed from existing conjectural flags which have been...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Blenheim, History, News, Quindia Studios, The War of Spanish Succession, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

It's Saturday, I'll build a castle

by augsburgeroberst


I have several new scenarios coming up for the 17th century naval campaign. I needed something that resembled a Scottish castle. I thought - just a tower. Then, what about a tower on a rocky outcrop? Then that morphed into... maybe I could expand it to look like the stronghold of a clan chief with outbuildings etc.. yeah...




Now, how was I going to do that. Well, two cups of coffee, various rummages...
Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Basing, Ireland, Nine Years War, Painting, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Terrain, The War of Spanish Succession, Wargaming

Waving some flags! Ottoman, Holstein Gottorp, Brunswick, Celle

by augsburgeroberst
If you are into Ottoman flags or the smaller nations participating in the Great Northern Wars and War of the Spanish Succession look no further than eleven new flag sheets now available:

Here they are:




4 Ottoman sheets from my designs as seen here;










Holstein Gottorp Foot, Horse, Dragoons





Brunswick, Celle, Hanover - Foot and Horse


Find them all in the shop here:

League of Augsburg shop - FLAGS LANDING...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, News, Ottomans, Quindia Studios, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, Wargaming

Release of Danish battalion packs

by augsburgeroberst


 Regiment Prinds Georg or Jorgen



Regiment Jyske or Jutland


Our Danish figures have proved quietly popular. Like the Danes themselves, they have gotten on with it without too much fuss. For wargamers with a practical approach the Danish army during the period 1675-1720 is a great choice. It was almost continuously at war. It can fight in theatres from Ireland Hungary. It can take the field for its...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Blenheim, News, Painting, Quindia Studios, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Wargames Illustrated primer on With Talon and Claw

by augsburgeroberst



This is another well produced video from WI walking through the new book in some detail. I didn't even know it existed till I found it by accident on YouTube!

With Talon and Claw in depth look from WI




WI is also running a couple of articles soon. One is a battle report from a game I ran for Dan Faulconbridge and Mark Shearwood (Hi Mark!). The second is a scenario for gaming the Battle of...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, News, Quindia Studios, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Media work

by augsburgeroberst




Been busy talking to some media moguls in the hobby over the last couple of weeks. I did a podcast interview for Henry Hyde's Battlechat Live 32 which seemed to fly by but actually lasted two hours. Well, Henry and I are never short of a word or dozen and the experience was candid and interesting. He has a nice interviewing style which opens the interviewee up before they know it. Henry is a...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Interviews, News, Scenarios, The Glorious Revolution, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

Marlborough's Danes

by augsburgeroberst



Yes, I know. How could Warfare have produced such an important component of the armies of the period without me getting my act together and at least letting everyone see what they look like in battalions?
An unforgivable omission but as always I will trot out my 'one man team' excuse. Well, that and Ottomans, Wagonburgs, wee ships, Cossacks and the like.




Anyway at last I have some units of Danes to...
Posted in Blenheim, Ireland, Limerick, Painting, Quindia Studios, Scanian Wars, The Glorious Revolution, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures

Various WiP shots

by augsburgeroberst
two bases from a three base Cossack infantry unit

I have too many projects going at the same time. Purely a function of bringing out new figures for Warfare Miniatures. Painting samples for the website means that lots of things get started but very often wait for a long time to get finished.


Command and three models to be added to this Russian unit in kartuz

Every base on this post is part of a unit...
Posted in Basing, Modeling, Painting, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

New Danish grenadiers and painted firing line

by augsburgeroberst


These fine chaps have been available for almost a year but I never got round to putting them in the shop! My fault completely. I had it in my mind to paint them first but that deadline slipped away again and again.

Anyway, we have sold a few dozen packs on request over the time period but I apologize for keeping them from you for so long.

The Danes retained grenadier companies of significant size...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, News, Painting, The Great Northern War, The War of Spanish Succession, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures