The League of Augsburg

With Talon and Claw released in pdf format

by augsburgeroberst




With Talon and Claw has proven very popular in printed form and now that it has been available for 15 months, I am releasing it in pdf format at Hi-Resolution.



For those unfamiliar with the book - it is a guide to Wargaming the Great Northern War 1700-1721 and the Eastern Wars involving the Ottoman Empire between 1660 and 1730. 




It contains, supplementary rules for Swedes, Ottomans, Poles and Steppe...

Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ottomans, Scanian Wars, Scenarios, The Great Northern War, Uniforms, Wargaming

Dino Todaro's troops for Northern Italian campaigns 1689-1714

by augsburgeroberst
Guardie Regiment of Savoy

Friend of the Blog Dino, lives in one of the most beautiful parts of the world - Tuscany. He has told me he was born a Roman and moved north. He also told me he served in the regiment which descended from the Savoy Guards. That's a lot of Italy for one man - don't be so selfish Dino, share more! :)


The Guards from the back. A view the enemy would not see!

As he also helped...

Posted in Guest Post, History, Nine Years War, Uniforms, Wargaming

New knowledge from my own doorstep. The Argyll Rebellion 1685.

by augsburgeroberst

 



Anyone interested in the period will automatically associate the year 1685 with James II & VII's ascension to the throne and.... The Monmouth Rebellion. The Argyll Rebellion, which overlapped and was inextricably linked with Monmouth's adventure is not very well known and often dismissed in a few lines allowing all gunsights to be retrained yet again on the West Country Protestant rising. 

Royal...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Book reviews, Donnybrook, History, Scenarios, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Late and Early... An in between Anniversary Post

by augsburgeroberst

A well received version of Neerwinden at Partizan about 15 years ago. Terrain by Ade Howe.


Thanks once again to Peter the Court Remembrancer! He reminded me of both the anniversary of Landen (just passed) and the imminent anniversary of Steinkirke are upon us. 


Another shot of the Partizan game


I have covered both battles in detail in various scenarios over the years and have visited the field at...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Nine Years War, Quindia Studios, The War of Three Kings, Travel, Uniforms, Wargaming

The Battle of the Boyne 1st/12th July 1690. Remembered as a wargame

by augsburgeroberst
 
Williamite infantry crossing the river

A welcome email from my friend Peter A, reminded me of the significance of the date (days and dates now seem to meld in this Covid world, I got up early this morning thinking it was a work day!). How could I have overloooked this anniversary, particularly as I live in the West of Scotland?


A version displayed at a Scottish show


Whether the Old Style or New...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ireland, Nine Years War, Painting, Quindia Studios, Scenarios, The Glorious Revolution, The War of Three Kings, Travel, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Great choice for a wargaming force - The Enniskilleners

by augsburgeroberst
Enniskillen companies forward!


It is an ongoing personal mission to make available as much information as possible about the fighting men participating on both sides during the war in Ireland 1688-1691.


Enniskillen infantry in action against Jacobite chevaliers!


Over many years of digging, I have read, compared, sifted, interpreted, dismissed and compiled little bits and pieces of information in an...
Posted in Basing, Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ireland, Limerick, Nine Years War, Painting, Quindia Studios, Scenarios, The Glorious Revolution, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

New PDF release: Protestant forces in Western Ireland 1689-1690

by augsburgeroberst




This PDF will I hope, provide much sought after information on the Protestant volunteer units which kept King William's cause alive in Ireland during the uncertain first years of his reign. 

I have drawn on multiple sources to put together the information contained here and Clarence has delivered his usual excellent standard of illustrations. 

Of course, we had to use some conjecture for flags in...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, History, Ireland, News, Nine Years War, Quindia Studios, The Glorious Revolution, Uniforms, Wargaming

Gone live - 7 4PLAY scenarios now available in the LoA online store

by augsburgeroberst



After some final UAT modifications the first seven scenario packs in the 4PLAY series are noe commercially available in the LoA onlone store. Click on each in the shop to get a description of content. All contain 16-17 full colour pages


 All are priced at £3. Use the pdf postage charge which is 1p. 




001 1667 Medway campaign (land and sea)




002 1689 Scotland (land and sea)




003 1689 Western Ireland (land...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Ireland, News, Nine Years War, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Tangiers, The Glorious Revolution, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Wargaming

MIA? Ma - ma!

by augsburgeroberst



I may have appeared missing in action over the last few days... not so. I have been using every spare hour to set up, play and photograph small games for a series of pdfs I hope to release within the next 3-4 weeks. This has already involved nine x 90 minute games since Sunday last, with each of them having to be written up as a scenario, photographed and AAR completed. All are based on research I...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, Ireland, News, Nine Years War, Ottomans, Quindia Studios, Scanian Wars, Scenarios, Tangiers, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Wargaming

Easter Parade Final Day and your thoughts on artillery.....

by augsburgeroberst




Today is a bit of a consolidation with a commander vignette thrown in. I have other squadrons of Ottoman cavalry on the stocks right now and some riders finished but they are not based yet.




I have been discussing with designers what Ottoman artillery we need. On the short list so far are
a light gun, a field gun, a battering gun and a super heavy gun together with a mortar.





I am considering a...
Posted in Basing, Beneath the Lily Banners, Modeling, Ottomans, Painting, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Easter Parade Day 3

by augsburgeroberst


This third squadron of sipahis was built to sit behind the first squadron I posted about two days ago. It has more models with the lance in the upright position.




The 75mm wide by 80mm deep bases I use for cavalry allow for the sense of movement to be built into the unit. Two things moved me away from the older style bases I use at the beginning of collecting in this period.





The first is the movement...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Modeling, Ottomans, Painting, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Easter Parade Day 2

by augsburgeroberst


I have always preferred to base irregular cavalry, particularly horse archers, on hexagonal bases. I started doing this way back around 1996 or 1997 when collecting large numbers of Huns. An American visitor to Claymore around about the turn of the century made me an offer I couldn't refuse and all of my Huns literally, went west.



Since then I have reprised the basing style for irregular infantry,...
Posted in Basing, Beneath the Lily Banners, Modeling, Ottomans, Painting, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming