Sunday, 31 July 2016
Waggon
Friday, 29 July 2016
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Monday, 25 July 2016
Memmingen 2016
Sunday, 24 July 2016
Saturday, 23 July 2016
Friday, 22 July 2016
New Pinterest page for 1688-1710
Put up a few images of what used to be called Marlburian
https://uk.pinterest.com/ralphjmitchard/wars-of-louis-xiv/
https://uk.pinterest.com/ralphjmitchard/wars-of-louis-xiv/
Dutch Army around 1672
Bradford on Avon ECWS
This free event promises to be quite an experience - let's hope the weather holds up!
On Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st, Bradford on Avon will play host to the English Civil War Society as it re-enacts the occupation of the town by a Royalist Army in 1643. On July 2nd, Royalist Cavalry from Sir Ralph Hopton’s Army seized the vital bridge across the river Avon and occupied the town. On the following day, as Hopton’s Army marched north towards Bath it was ambushed by Roundhead forces led by Sir William Waller. The ambush failed and the Roundheads were driven off, allowing Hopton’s army to fight further battles at Lansdown Hill and Roundway Down before joining Prince Rupert and storming Bristol, the second city in the Kingdom. Most of the West Country became Royalist territory following Hopton’s campaign.
This Major Event has been organised by Sir Marmaduke Rawdon’s Regiment of Foote in collaboration with Bradford on Avon Town Council.
Bradford on Avon's civil war event the "biggest in its history"
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| Tithe Barn at BoA - scene of Living History |
On Saturday July 30th and Sunday July 31st, Bradford on Avon will play host to the English Civil War Society as it re-enacts the occupation of the town by a Royalist Army in 1643. On July 2nd, Royalist Cavalry from Sir Ralph Hopton’s Army seized the vital bridge across the river Avon and occupied the town. On the following day, as Hopton’s Army marched north towards Bath it was ambushed by Roundhead forces led by Sir William Waller. The ambush failed and the Roundheads were driven off, allowing Hopton’s army to fight further battles at Lansdown Hill and Roundway Down before joining Prince Rupert and storming Bristol, the second city in the Kingdom. Most of the West Country became Royalist territory following Hopton’s campaign.
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| Bradford on Avon bridge |
This Major Event has been organised by Sir Marmaduke Rawdon’s Regiment of Foote in collaboration with Bradford on Avon Town Council.
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| Sir Edward Hungerford's Regiment of Horse http://hungerfordshorse.weebly.com/who-we-are.html |
Wednesday, 20 July 2016
Baroque
The book includes game rules for field battles (with examples and diagrams) and 7 army lists to start play immediately:
German Catholic (1618-32)
Swedish (1630-34)
English Royalist (1642-43)
English Parlamentarian (1642-44)
Ottoman Turk (1645-1700)
Later Imperial (1648-1700)
Later Polish (1632-1700)
Many more lists will be available soon as beta lists and in a future supplement
INFO ON THE PRODUCT
56 full color pages (incl. covers), A4 format. Spiral bound.
The book includes several diagrams, examples, game tips, quick reference sheets and 7 army lists.
Available from North Star
Tuesday, 19 July 2016
Cavalry Display - Aughrim Remembered Weekend by John Finnerty
Alan Larsen said ' Credit to the lads for the achievement of travelling to Ireland , and preparing a show on horses that had'nt neck reined before - let alone had a carbine banging on their sides!'
The Battle of Aughrim 1691
https://en.wikipedia.org/
PICS - DJ Johnny F
http://www.djjohnnyf.com/
Saturday, 16 July 2016
The 1719 Rebellion
Interesting article which serves as an introduction to this rising which saw Spanish troops fighting.
Friday, 15 July 2016
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
The Pikeman's Lament
These rules are getting a lot of attention. Not out yet.
The Pikeman's Lament is a skillful adaptation of the popular, Origins Award-nominated Lion Rampant skirmish rules. Where Lion Rampant focuses on bringing medieval combat to life on the tabletop, The Pikeman's Lament
is aimed at re-fighting battles in the 17th Century (broadly
1611-1721). Among the conflicts from this period are the Thirty Years
War, the English Civil Wars, the Franco-Dutch War, the Great Northern
War and the Wars of the Spanish Succession.
Written as a collaboration between British Lion Rampant designer Daniel Mersey and Swedish Lion Rampant demonstrator and pike and shot gamer Michael Leck, the two authors combine the simplicity of the original medieval rules with an authentic feel for pike and shot battles. While the core rules are largely consistent with Lion Rampant, new troop types, additional special rules, scenarios and a small campaign system provide plenty of period flavour and ensure that The Pikeman's Lament is its own game.
Written as a collaboration between British Lion Rampant designer Daniel Mersey and Swedish Lion Rampant demonstrator and pike and shot gamer Michael Leck, the two authors combine the simplicity of the original medieval rules with an authentic feel for pike and shot battles. While the core rules are largely consistent with Lion Rampant, new troop types, additional special rules, scenarios and a small campaign system provide plenty of period flavour and ensure that The Pikeman's Lament is its own game.
Battle of Roundway Down
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| Angus McBride Roundway Down |
From the London Lobsters wiki
Haselrig's regiment formed the heavy cavalry in the army of Sir William Waller. The "lobsters" distinguished themselves at Lansdown on July 5, 1643. However, at the Battle of Roundway Down, on July 13, they met a Royalist cavalry charge at the halt and after a brief clash, retreated in disorder, the Parliamentarian army losing the battle. Though they were defeated the armour they wore apparently served them well; Haselrig was shot three times at Roundway Down, with the bullets apparently bouncing off his armour. After firing a pistol at Haselrig's helmeted head at close range without any effect Richard Atkyns described how he attacked him with his sword, but it too caused no visible damage; Haselrig was under attack from a number of people and only succumbed when Atkyns attacked his unarmoured horse. After the death of his horse Haselrig tried to surrender; but as he fumbled with his sword, which was tied to his wrist, he was rescued. He suffered only minor wounds from his ordeal.[5]
This incident was related to Charles I and elicited one of his rare attempts at humour. The king said that if Haselrig had been as well supplied as he was fortified he could have withstood a siege.
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Dariusz Bufnal
Artist with an interesting blog Imaging Battles that has some fine 17thc illustrations
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Night attack of cuirassiers and dragoons of General Werth. The Battle of Tuttlingen in 1643. |
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| "French soldiers from the period of of the Battle of Tuttlingen 1643: Musketeer of the Guard of Cardinal Mazarin, dragon and pikeman", |
Sunday, 10 July 2016
Wednesday, 6 July 2016
The First Churchills: Episode 5. Rebellion
Thanks to the Taunton Garrison for posting this - it's pretty good - Sedgemoor at the end.
