The League of Augsburg
Flying the flag’. A quick n’ dirty guide to making your own flags using cotton. Part 2
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| Earl of Bath's Regiment 1690 |
In part 1 I explained the background about how i arrived at this strangely labour intensive by-water of wargaming. This part gives the detail of How to....
Raw materials
You will need
1. Linen material which is commonly used for lining curtains (drapes to my American friends). Make sure it is reasonably thin. I’ve never spent a penny on this stuff in my whole life as all...
WSS Collection Julian Blakeney Edwards Part 3 French and Allied units
Barry Hilton - I painted less in the way of French units for Julian's collection than I did Grand Alliance units. This post is therefore a mix of various regiments from all arms.
First up is a Foundry unit painted as Regiment Schellembergwho may in fact be German and not Swiss. I had painted this regiment for myself using Dixon figures salvaged from an old junk collection I bought somewhere. I...
Flying the flag’. A quick n’ dirty guide to making your own flags using cotton. Part 1
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| Augsburg Regiment TYW |
WSS Collection, Julian Blakeney Edwards - Part 2, Grand Alliance Infantry Units
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| Jyske or Jutland Regiment - Danish |
Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures accessories. Part 4
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| gun platform - I did two sections like this in the original four. |
Hugging the Huguenots - My new wargaming passion Part 5
Colin Napier - Maybe it’s a reflection of my personality, perhaps a result of a childhood spent under the leaden skies of Western Scotland, but I’ve always felt an affinity with grey. Just as well when it comes to Huguenots as that’s the primary shade of their coats.
With that determined the next step is to decide what colour the cuffs should be. There is little easily accessible information on...
Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 16 Heroes & Villians: The Jacobites
And the last words on this marathon series must go to the victorious Jacobite Army..
Where do we start?
There were valiant regiments on both sides and there were regiments who should have known better!
We had generals and brigadiers who gave their all and more. There were great men who did not live up to their reputations and were great men no more.
Here is a pick list of the Heroes and Zeros from...
Where do we start?
There were valiant regiments on both sides and there were regiments who should have known better!
We had generals and brigadiers who gave their all and more. There were great men who did not live up to their reputations and were great men no more.
Here is a pick list of the Heroes and Zeros from...
Defensive Behaviour.. building fieldworks with Warfare Miniatures accessories. Part 1
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| 4 sections completed and photographed at home |
Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 15 - The musings of DOB
Each of us had a slightly different take on the battle, even those on the same side! Dave's reflections were somewhat longer than those of Bob and Gerry... must be the Irish poet in him!...
Dave O'Brien- Here are my reflections of the game but because it was fought over three separate days over a period of three months some of the opening memories are as correct as I can remember, especially the...
Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 14 - Reflections of three commanders
How we viewed the battle in brief. The post match interviews in the tunnel to use the sporting idiom. Quite differently as you will see in terms of result!
Bob (Commander of the Williamite Right)
So it was decided, a game between Christmas & New Year, just an afternoon with friends on Ireland's bloodiest battlefield.How little we knew then.
Bob (Commander of the Williamite Right)
So it was decided, a game between Christmas & New Year, just an afternoon with friends on Ireland's bloodiest battlefield.How little we knew then.
Aughrim, a battle none of us fought before, Barry had spent...
Hugging the Huguenots - My new wargaming passion Part 4
Colin Napier - And so to the final pieces in my Huguenot hugging extravaganza…
Following on from the infantry I picked a colour for the cavalry facings that matched the flag.
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| Duke of Schomberg's Horse |
For each of the regiments I did test pieces using grenadier figures none of which made it on to the final stands. These have been used to make up a combined grenadier force which can either be used as...
Bloody Aughrim July 12, 1691 - refought by the LoA Part 13 Heroes & Villians The Williamites
Overall, the Williamite Army performed creditably but not inspiringly. Many regiments saw action, took casualties but did nothing beyond the ordinary . There were however, some notable exceptions;
Thomas Erle's Regiment
Erle's were in the first wave of the advance but were spooked at the hedgerows and broke. They had to be rallied by a posse of...
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| Erle's held this position for much of the afternoon. |
Erle's were in the first wave of the advance but were spooked at the hedgerows and broke. They had to be rallied by a posse of...