The League of Augsburg

The Battle of Aughrim

As this was not going to be one of our larger weekender games but rather an 'at home in Barry's den' job, I plumped for a set up which is best described as a busy 10 x 6! Little did I know that we would have to meet three times and play for 16 hours to finally satisfy all of our perspectives on what was a definitive result. The gaming was fun and friendly with frequent stops...

Have you heard of the Battle of Aughrim? Many people haven't and that includes wargamers. The words of a rather provocative (to some) song mention the battle and many people must have heard it  without being aware of the reference.


It is old but it is beautiful, and its colours they are fine
It was worn at Derry, Aughrim, Enniskillen and the Boyne.

One of our guest bloggers the author Michael...

The trophy captured by the Russians from Ostergotland

Barry Hilton- Finally, after four weeks on the road I got home and had a chance to finish something which I simply ran out of road to achieve in mid November. Having crossed oodles of stuff off my 'to do' list, cut out the flags and charged up my camera I was foiled at the last minute by finding out the Prit Stick my wife had bought to complete...

Barry Hilton - My Scottish battalions in particular have had more attention lavished upon them than any others. I may well have leant towards the Jacobite cause if alive at the time but have always been fascinated by the mercenary regiments from Scotland who fought for the French and the Dutch.


This sketch is the facing page for the records of Dumbarton's Regiment. Known under a variety of titles...

Divine inspiration! Bob Talbot's lovely Regiment Du Cambon

Barry Hilton - Here we go! Finally, a look at the service records of my Grand Alliance Collection since it began in 1991. This first shot shows a typical  page

This particular entry is in the record of the Danish battalion Prinds Jorgen which is also known as Prinds Georg. Parts of three different Glorious Revolution scenario entries can be seen. The orange highlighted paragraph details an...

Barry Hilton- I would admit to having some form of OCD. I recheck plugs and door locks a lot. I am always looking at my passport (yes I have forgotten it on the odd occasion so that possibly justifies the frequent safety checks). I think all of that is trumped by my strange need to record my wargaming exploits in private journals. These secret dossiers have been seen by a handful of other people...

A grenade explodes!

Barry Hilton - Things that have just happened are great for vignette pieces whether these are used for command bases or integral to a unit. I try as much as possible not to resort to heavy conversion work for several reasons;

If done quickly they can often look wrong. If too complex they can be fragile and thus your heart skips a beat every time someone picks them up or...

I don't recall which unit this is. Flag hand painted on cotton

Barry Hilton - During the late 90s and early 00s I painted many units for Julian Blakeney Edwards, co owner of Victrix. Julian chose to use Old Glory Miniatures mostly and I think that started because he had originally purchased six painted battalions from me which we had used in a game recreating the Battle of Almanza in 1707.

These...

Clarence Harrison - Donnybrook will be sent to the printer in a few days and will be available for pre-order very soon (watch this space). It has taken a year of work that I have thoroughly enjoyed. There is a full feature next month in Wargames Illustrated, but our loyal readers get a sneak peek here!
Donnybrook is a fast paced skirmish game designed to cover conflicts across the globe from 1660...

King James II is advised by his staff

Rear view shows added detail and perspective

Barry Hilton - I like as far as possible to tell a tale with a command vignette. Some of the most valued pieces in my collection are command vignettes. With just a little thought, nice sculpts, well painted, can really rise to a different level and become unique.

The secret is trying to position the models in the most...