The League of Augsburg
Focusing on Sedgemoor Part 3: The Rebel Army
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| A few militia style clothes may have been the most uniformed anyone got in Monmouth's Army |
To describe the rebel forces as an army is probably being somewhat overgenerous. Several of the officer cadre including the Duke himself were soldiers, brave, proven and with battle experience gained in formal, continental wars. There were undoubtedly ex soldiers, deserters from the army, militiamen and...
One to One wargaming - table top reality
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| A real life soldier! Musketeer Sean of a Jacobite regiment in Ireland circa 1689. Copyright B Hilton. |
Figure gaming usually falls into some broad categories in terms of scale. Firstly there is the model scale and secondly, the model to man ratio.
Typically 40mm, 28/25mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm, 6mm are the most common categories for the former. Of course there are several intermediate scales and some...
GNW Russian Horse Grenadier squadron
These chaps have been languishing on my painting table for some time. Finished but un-photographed. They are the first completed squadron of a large Horse Grenadier Regiment for a Petrine Russian Army.
The Horse Grenadiers were grenadier companies drawn from dragoon regiments and consolidated into discrete regiments. New Grenadier companies were recruited as back fill in the existing dragoon...
GNW Russian Horse Grenadier squadron
These chaps have been languishing on my painting table for some time. Finished but un-photographed. They are the first completed squadron of a large Horse Grenadier Regiment for a Petrine Russian Army.
The Horse Grenadiers were grenadier companies drawn from dragoon regiments and consolidated into discrete regiments. New Grenadier companies were recruited as back fill in the existing dragoon...
One to one wargaming: expanding the idea
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| Three 48 man companies of musketeers from the garrison of Derry. A company of Mountjoy's Regt at the centre. |
I was very pleased that the first post on this subject was popular and that visitors were stimulated to consider the implications of frontages, deployment, fire methodologies and movement around the battlefield and its table top imitation.
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| A battalion of Jacobite Foot based for Beneath the... |
One to one wargaming: A visual study in British company deployment 1685-1698
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| Company six deep |
I have been planning this particular post for about three years. Why has it taken so long? I needed to get a run at it. I am fascinated by the compromises necessary in wargaming particularly in relation to scales. Vertical scale distortion, ground scale distortion and finally the challenges in representing the depth of formations relative to their width. This last one has always...
Focusing on Sedgemoor Part 2 - The Royal Army
Rather than focusing on a history of the Royal Army I have chosen to feature several of the wargaming units built up and in some cases, let go over the years. All were based for Beneath the Lily Banners and several have been in involved in over 100 wargames over the years.
The Royal Army fielded at Sedgemoor in 1685 was modest in size but when compared to its opponents, infinitely more professional...
The Royal Army fielded at Sedgemoor in 1685 was modest in size but when compared to its opponents, infinitely more professional...
Focusing on Sedgemoor Part 1
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| Royal cavalry approach a hostile Somerset hamlet - the villagers are assembling on the Green |
The Battle of Sedgemoor, July 6 1685 stimulates a variety of responses when discussed amongst wargamers. I almost added - and the wider population but realized how unlikely such an occurrence might be! Who actually knows much about it? (or cares!)
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| Those infamous 'Lambs' Kirke's Tangier veterans used for... |
Story of a show game 5 - Forces : The Ottomans
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| Janissaries in full dress |
Putting the Ottoman force together for Donnybrook required a little thought. Should it fall under the Army Faction or under the Tribal Faction? Categorization under the latter may seem to be bordering on racist bearing in mind the Ottomans were for centuries one of the most formidable cultures and imperial powers in the known world yet, their army falls into an area...
Story of a show game 3 - Warfare Miniatures at CRISIS 2018
First off, the bit that it important - We are offering a 10% discount on PRE-ORDERS made before CRISIS 2018 on November 3. Any order for any product placed by email before November 1 will receive the discount.
Payment can be by paypal or on the day at the show. Obviously this neutralizes postage charges.
What stock will we be carrying on the day?
Payment can be by paypal or on the day at the show. Obviously this neutralizes postage charges.
What stock will we be carrying on the day?
FIGURES
The Ottomans OT001 - OT006
Swedish and Russian...
Story of a show game 3 - Warfare Miniatures at CRISIS 2018
First off, the bit that it important - We are offering a 10% discount on PRE-ORDERS made before CRISIS 2018 on November 3. Any order for any product placed by email before November 1 will receive the discount.
Payment can be by paypal or on the day at the show. Obviously this neutralizes postage charges.
What stock will we be carrying on the day?
Payment can be by paypal or on the day at the show. Obviously this neutralizes postage charges.
What stock will we be carrying on the day?
FIGURES
The Ottomans OT001 - OT006
Swedish and Russian...
Rawdon Raises an Army, Part Two
Thomas Grove - Rawdon's forces begin to muster!
So that's two units of Horse finished! Hugh Magill's Dragoons with Hugh Magill himself as a personality. As well as the 3rd squadron of Rawdon's Horse!
I went with a drab uniform for Rawdon's dragoons using Foundry Granite and Forest Green for the cuffs.
Magill's dragoons I went with a red (foundry terracotta) uniform with green (forest green)...