The League of Augsburg
Against the wind - Bantry Bay May 11, 1689
This second scenario using my 1/2400 ships is based on the events of May 11, 1689 when Admiral Herbert's English fleet attacked a French fleet under Admiral Chateaurenault in Bantry Bay on the south west coast of Ireland. It also gets me back to Ireland and my favourite theatre of the entire period.
The historical action was inconclusive and involved 24 French and 19 English vessels. Most were 3rd,...
The historical action was inconclusive and involved 24 French and 19 English vessels. Most were 3rd,...
Sink the Dreadnought, June 1667
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| Captain Bogaert's 4th Rate Delft with 40 guns sails south into the Medway |
Inspired by discussions with fellow enthusiast Peter A of this parish, my general love of the period and of naval warfare, I took the plunge at Partizan buying two starter fleets in 1/2400 from Tumbling Dice. So far have completed 24 vessels large and small for my Dutch/English/French fleets 1660 - 1700.
Thanks to wonderful...
Blood & Cutts Part 3
The final part of a piece on one of the country's forgotten Lions...
An appraisal of England’s fire eating general
An appraisal of England’s fire eating general
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| Cutts probably did not get into the heat of battle at Blenheim but his commanded a large body of the army. |
Cutts on the table top
In a skirmish game John Cutts would be a fearless leader with a nose for danger. Fond of impetuous charges, close combat and impossible odds. A character who...
Blood & Cutts! Part 2
The second part of my piece on Lord John Cutts of Gowran.
An appraisal of England’s fire eating general
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| English hero - for sure, Subject of Swiftian satire - definitely! |
What he did best
His speciality was leading assaults into the breach. Many of his wounds were received in such situations. He seemed to gravitate towards peers and superiors with a similar disposition to his own. One such, Thomas...
Blood & Cutts! Part 1
This article appeared in issue #379 May 2019 or Wargames Illustrated. I am publishing it on the blog in three parts as it is fairly long.
An appraisal of England’s fire eating general
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| John Cutts painted by Wissing around 1687, aged about 24 |
Like many notable men of his era, John Cutts is difficult to define in terms of good or bad, wrong or right. If considered only by his military deeds it...
Dismounted Cossacks now available to order
We are delighted to announce that two new codes of dismounted Cossacks are now available to order.
Price £8.50 per pack excluding postage.
They can be found in the online shop here:
https://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/shop/products-subcat-58.html
Suitable for a wide period between around 1600 and 1750 or even beyond.
The War Wagon
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| The finished War wagon in profile |
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| The original wagon from which the war wagon is constructed. All that was used was the flat bed and wheels. |
I had this idea in my head to build a centre piece for the Ottoman wagonburg. I wanted a something practical but distinctive and I gained a lot of valuable experience arsing around with the twelve defensive pieces built for the wagonburg circumference.
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| The... |
New Ottoman special packs
Here are some pictures of future releases for our Ottoman Turkish range.
The first piece is a lovely vignette of a Janissary Cauldron party. For those unfamiliar with this tradition the 'cooking pot' was more precious to Janissary units than any flag. Many of their senior officers had titles relating to posts from the kitchen such as the Soup Maker, the Scullion, the Chef and the Baker. The hearth...
Here they are! Ottoman Cavalry preview
This was a big job and involved the sculpting of brand new horses in addition to creating all of the various combinations of weapons used by Ottoman cavalry in the 17th and 18th centuries. Clib has done outstanding work on these and set an amazing benchmark for any future cavalry we release.
We have a Command set - two officers and a standard bearer. One officer has a helmet with turban wrapped...
Battle of the Skull Mound - Part 3: Reflections
I promised a look back at the performance of both the Ottoman based infantry force and the Cossack Force which was used in the Skull Mound game.
Let's deal with the Ottomans first. We beefed up the quality of the this force in order to achieve a points match with the enemy. This resulted in two Guard quality units - something that rarely if ever happens in the Western theatre but these ratings are...
Guest post: Battle of Malatitze 1708 - Dannie Fogleman
Friend of the blog and GNW enthusiast Dannie Fogleman undertook some evangelical work on behalf of Beneath the Lily Banners at South Bend, Indiana recently.
Here is the tale of his adventures with some BLB novices.....
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| The Battle of Malatitze 1708 - Ready to rol in South Bend, IN @SYWA |
We did a BLB3 GNW game at the Seven Years War Association in South Bend, Indiana recently. It was based on the...
Ray's Request - Donnybrook Ottomans and Donnybrook force offer
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| Janissary Vets face European cavalry |
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| An Ottoman Wagonburg bristling with menace - Come and get us! |
Ray Roussell blames me for his Donnybrook addiction. I know the term lead pusher could have a totally different meaning in the context of selling minis as opposed to playing with them. I am however probably answerable to both descriptions.
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| Four ELITE Janissaries with flintlocks and an Officer character |
A...