The Bloody Highlanders are now available in the Bloody web store.
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
League of Augsburg
'Now, That's what I call Guard Cavalry! The Elite of the Elite. Louis XIV's Gardes du Corps and Chevauleger senior regiments of the Maison du Roi. We will take pre-orders for these squadrons in the online store tomorrow or by email or pm any time and we'll send out the appropriate invoice. £26 in 28mm for 6 models and horses (ex postage). Available also in 40mm. Mousquetaires and Grenadiers a cheval to follow very soon.'
Sunday, 6 September 2026
Friday, 4 September 2026
Steel Fist ECW 15mm
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| Figures are (left to right), Bristol, messenger, flag bearer, King Charles, Astley, officer |
I quite fancy doing the Lansdown campaign using Steel Fist. Wondering if my eyesight is good enough these days. They are certainly great figures.
English Civil War 15mm – Steel Fist Miniatures
On Bloody Ground English Civil War
[TMP] On Bloody Ground: English Civil Wars Rules Pre-Release
A 64 page A4 perfect bound mass combat rulebook with common sense rules for movement, shooting and combat, along with a command and orders structure which produces a highly tactical, dynamic and versatile wargame, that is great fun for both seasoned gamers and beginners alike.
On Bloody Ground - The English Civil Wars | WiP Games and Miniatures
On Bloody Ground - The English Civil Wars, includes six complete army lists to enable players to build Early Royalist, Early Parliamentarian, Scottish Covenanter, Montrose Scottish, Late Royalist and New Model armies.
Authors: Ivan Golyzhenkov and Boris Stepanov. Illustrator:
7. England, Nine Year´s War
1. Grenadier, 2nd Troop (The Queen's) of the Horse Guards, 1685
2. Grenadier Captain, Royal Regiment of Foot Guards, 1685
3. Infantry Officer, 1680
4. Musketeer, Royal Regiment of Foot Guards, 1685
5. Dragoon, Royal Regiment of Dragoons, 1672
500th anniversary
The Battle of Linlithgow Bridge is a battle that took place on 4 September 1526 in the village of Linlithgow Bridge, outside the Scottish town of Linlithgow. It was fought between a force of 10,000 men led by the Earl of Lennox and a force of 2,500 led by James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran. The battle was part of a power struggle in Scotland for control of the young Scottish king, James V. The battlefield was added to the national Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland prepared by Historic Scotland under the Scottish Historical Environment Policy of 2009.[1]
Read about a wargame of this battle
Camisado: Linlithgow Bridge, 1526
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Thursday, 3 September 2026
TO BANG IT OUT BRAIFLY : Scotland's Victory in the Bishops Wars 1638-1641
Description:
"Reid, Stuart. 180p. Hardback. illus inc colour, inc flags. Remarkably, the first military & campaign history of the War. Sheds light on the newly raised armies of both sides and what happened when they met in battle. Inc. detailed issues of weapons and equipment, Regimental lists and a discussion of the new system of English Colours that became standard during the Civil Wars"
En Garde rules
These rules might be suitable for skirmish gaming Bacon's Rebellion as suggested by Ray.
BP1500 - En Garde! - North Star Military Figures
En Garde! is a small-scale skirmish game based on the successful Ronin rules, in which small groups of warriors fight each other for honour or riches. Rather than just rolling a few dice, the rules allow players to make tactical decisions about how the models that they control will fight - offensively, defensively, or by applying special skills and abilities. En Garde! covers the conflicts of the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries, when black-powder weapons started to become common in battle but martial prowess still determined the outcome.
Play as Border Reivers, Conquistadors, Landsknechts, Aztecs, French Musketeers, Caribbean Pirates and many more, in scenarios that evoke classic engagements of the genre. Sub-plots (secondary objectives for each side) have also been introduced, making gameplay even more varied and exciting. Simple campaign rules allow multiple scenarios to be played in sequence and permit warbands to develop over time. An appendix is also included to provide brief rules for supernatural creatures of the period - monsters, demons, revenants and witches - and new abilities and equipment to fight them, making En Garde! the perfect ruleset for gamers who want something a bit different from the norm.
Wednesday, 2 September 2026
Troops sent to crush the Rebellion by G Embleton
The British Army 1660–1704: : Men-at-Arms John Tincey Osprey Publishing - Osprey
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Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion by Virginia settlers and their indentured servants and slaves, that took place from 1676 to 1677. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon's request to drive American Indians out of Virginia.[5] Thousands of Virginians from all classes (including those in indentured servitude and slavery) and races rose up in arms against Berkeley, chasing him out from Jamestown and ultimately torching the settlement. The rebellion was first suppressed by a few armed English merchant ships from London whose captains sided with Governor Berkeley and the English loyalists, against the rebellious English settlers of Virginia, and their servitude/enslaved allies.[6]
Government forces led by Herbert Jeffreys arrived soon after and spent several years defeating pockets of resistance and reforming the colonial government to be once more under direct Crown control.[7] While the rebellion did not succeed in the initial goal of driving the American Indians out from Virginia, it did result in Berkeley being recalled to England, where he died shortly thereafter.
Historic Jamestowne - Bacon's Rebellion
This year marks the 350th anniversary of Bacon's Rebellion, the most significant threat to the Crown before the American Revolution. By September 1676, Nathaniel Bacon's rebels were spread across the region and had occupied the capital city for several weeks, while the governor, Sir William Berkeley, took refuge across the Chesapeake Bay. September would end with Jamestown in ashes. Over the next couple weeks, we'll be highlighting the events leading up to the Burning of Jamestown - in real time, as they happened in September 1676. Follow along!
Tuesday, 1 September 2026
Robert Munro - Munro His Expedition with the Worthy Scots Regiment ( called Mack-eyes Regiment) Levied in August 1626 (1637)
A good time (400th anniversary of the start) to read this book.
Swords for Hire: The Scottish Mercenary by James Miller
This book was recommended to me for info about the Scots in the TYW
In 1612, George Sinclair, an illegitimate son of a Caithness laird, became a Norwegian national hero. Along with almost 300 of his followers, Sinclair was killed in an ambush in Norway while marching to join the king of Sweden's army. Sinclair has legendary status in Norway but has been almost totally forgotten at home, just as the memory of thousands of other Scots who served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries has faded into obscurity.
In this book, James Miller tells how a considerable proportion of the able-bodied male population of Scotland at one time sought service on behalf of almost every dynasty and monarch on the continent. Some were fleeing from justice, others went to seek fame and fortune - and found it.
Tippermuir 1644
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| by Jeffrey Burn Scottish Military Dress, Peter Cochrane Illustrated 1987 |
Today's anniversary. Battle of Tippermuir - Wikipedia
Sunday, 30 August 2026
League of Augsburg/Warfare Miniatures 40mm
I have found out how you get the figures. They said:
They are available to the test group on the new site as it has a 40mm section but that of course isn't much use. You can decide what you want by looking at the 28mm selection here https://www.leagueofaugsburg.com/.../products-subcat-113... and just sending me a PM to request them in 40mm. Easy as that. In 40mm, the battalions are £90 ex postage for 18 models and a Squadron of 6 cavalryi s £72,
War of Spanish Succession wargaming models | League of Augsburg
Cavendish Miniatures
I don't know anything about this company. From the 60s I suppose. Anybody know them?
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| from the collection of Bruno Lopes |
Saturday, 29 August 2026
Directions for musters Wherein is shevved the order of drilling for the musket and pike.
Set forth in postures, with the words of command, and brief instructions for the right use of the same 1638.
John Lichfield tells me this was the drill used by Trained Bands in the 1640-3 period.
Friday, 28 August 2026
Charles Cordell at Worcester
Enjoy DESECRATION, an English Civil War historical fiction short story by Charles Cordell, ahead of his author talk at The Commandery - Worcester on Sunday.
DESECRATION is set during the Storming of Winchester and the iconoclastic desecration of Europe's greatest cathedral in December 1642. This Divided Kingdom short story eBook is only £0.99 on Amazon until midnight on Sunday 30 August 2026.
On Sunday, Charles Cordell will talk about why historical fiction set during the 17th Century can feel so relevant today in an award-winning venue that was the royalist headquarters for the last battle of the British Civil Wars. This will be an official Worcester 375 event.
Battle of Newburn 1640
Today's anniversary.
Battle of Newburn - Wikipedia
Somerset Trained Bands Newburn 1640
Somerset was ordered to send 2000 men overland to Newcastle upon Tyne for the Second Bishops' War of 1640. However, substitution was rife and many of those sent on this unpopular service would have been untrained replacements and conscripts. Like many other contingents, the Somerset men were disorderly, complaining about pay, food and conditions. As his regiment passed through Warwickshire, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Lunsford and his officers admitted that they had killed some of their men in self-defence. Sir John Beaumont's regiment, conscripted in Somerset, Bristol, and Wiltshire, marauded through Derbyshire, attacking the property of unpopular landowners, and were accused of being 'West Country clownes'.[18]
Thursday, 27 August 2026
Lutter 1626
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Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Game of Crowns The War of the Polish Succession 1734-1735
Looks great. Spring 27.
Game of Crowns | From Reason to Revolution 1721-1815 | Helion & Company
Game of Crowns – the title tells us something about the war. The lit fuse of the War of the Polish Succession was the Polish ‘crown of thorns’, but a great many crowns were in play. This was a varied and hard-fought war across the vast half-empty plains and forests of Poland, the river valleys of the Po and the Rhine, and the olive groves of Apulia. Light troops skirmished, partisans lurked in forests, horsemen carried fire and sword and everywhere civilians were brutalised, robbed, abused, starved and murdered.
Baroque warfare conjures up images of steady lines of automata in gaudy coats hefting musket and bayonet. Lenihan deploys a firm grasp of terrain, tactics, and technology to clarify and, in some cases, correct the received version of events. The author’s unrivalled expertise in the history of siegecraft, along with many plans and maps, explains and brings to life what would otherwise be an impenetrable mystery to the ordinary reader.
The war stopped abruptly because the sheer intensity of operations, far beyond the normal campaigning season, exacted a fearsome death toll from sickness, especially among the French. Most military histories do not grasp the significance of epidemic disease in deciding wars and campaigns. Not so, Game of Crowns.
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Monday, 24 August 2026
MICHAEL THE BRAVE - CALUGARENI (1971) - feature film online
At the end of the 16th century Wallachian ruler Prince Michael the Brave overcame the adversity of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires to unite Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania into one country.
Thanks to Steve for reminding me about this epic film. Battle scene begin1hr 14.Synopsis:
An epic fresco depicting the reign (1593-1601) of Mihai Pätrascu (better known as "Mihai Viteazul" / "Michael the Brave"), the famous prince who united the three provinces: Transalpine Vallachia, Transylvania and Moldavia, into the country of Romania, at the end of the 16th century (1599-1601) against the opposition of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires
This movie features large scale battle scenes mixed with political intrigues, murderous treachery, and family drama.
Directed by: Sergiu Nicolaescu
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