15mm FK15 Jacobite Rebellion troops

 Jacobite Rebellion 1745-46 Can also be used for the '15

Some useful figures for Burns Night.

Jacobite Festival 2025: "Clothing of the Jacobites 1689-1719" by Jenn Scott

 Jacobite Festival 2025: "Clothing of the Jacobites 1689-1719" by Jenn Scott - YouTube

An illustrated talk by Jenn Scott (author of "I am Minded to Rise" and "Men of Warre"), examining the clothing and appearance of Jacobite soldiers in Scotland from Killiecrankie to Glenshiel. Presented as part of the Jacobite Festival, 18 August 2025.

Eilean Donan Castle Scotland

 Eilean Donan - Wikipedia Attacked in 1719

Sheriffmuir 1715

 Song Will Ye Go to Sheriffmuir here

Today's anniversary. Battle of Sheriffmuir - Wikipedia

Royal North British Fusiliers c.1720. Photos Rick Seidemann.

 

These are from the National War Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh Castle.

Tricorn and Bonnet

These were mentioned.

 "Tricorn and Bonnet" is a grid based set of wargame rules for use with model soldiers. Featuring innovative mechanisms the rules are intended for the most common sized battles in the period from Killiecrankie to Culloden Moor. At the core of the ruleset is a recognition that the risings were mostly an example of asymmetric warfare, with Government forces relying upon modern conventional armies and tactics against Jacobite commanders making use of traditional means of raising men and fighting. The Jacobite player will attempt to break the Government forces by intimidating them with aggressive hostile actions, whilst the Government player must bring to bear all the advantages that contemporary "modern" practice had to offer. The rules include clear explanations and diagrams, a quick reference sheet and a number of historical scenarios for you to fight. The rules can be used with any scale of figures and basing system.

Wargames rules for the Jacobite Rebellions?

 Anyone have any suggestions? 

Planned French invasion of Britain (1708)

 

French Admiral Claude de Forbin (1656–1733) had little faith in the expedition from the start.

The Planned French Invasion of Britain,^[a] took place in March 1708 during the War of the Spanish Succession. Hoping to divert British resources from Flanders, a French Navy expedition was ordered to transport 5,000–6,000 soldiers to northeast Scotland. Once landed, they would help local Jacobites restore James Francis Edward Stuart to the throne of Great Britain.

Using a fleet of fast privateers, its commander Claude de Forbin reached Scotland. However, with the Royal Navy in close pursuit, the troops were unable to disembark and he was forced to return home. Lack of French support meant substantive local backing failed to materialise, and the Scottish Jacobites dispersed without significant military action.

Antique Dummy Boards

 

A Scots Guardsman in the Great Hall at Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, which was painted by Elizabeth Creed between 1715 and 1717. © National Trust/Lynda Aiano - -

Article here also Here

View of the rebels as they were brought pinioned to London'.

A scene from the 1715 uprising.
View zoomable image in Jacobite prints and broadsides

Glenshiel 1719 by Jordi Bru photography

  from here https://jesusfidelis.blogspot.com/.../la-batalla-de...

Jenn Scott has yellow cuffs for this regiment of Spanish in 'I am Minded to Rise'

Richard Waitt Andrew Macpherson of Cluny, 1640 - 1666. 15th Chief

 Jenn Scott in 'I am Minded to Rise' says this outfit was typical of that worn at Sheriffmuir. Note the bonnet. National Galleries of Scotland. 

General Wade’s Report on the Highlands 1724

 I am currently reading a biography of George Wade. Very interesting.  Got from the library. This report on the Highlands is worth reading. Here

Free Jacobite Rebellion rules

image by Ralph Mitchard

 Here. These are the sort of rules I like - old school and free. Obviously intended for 45 but they look fun. 

The Queen's Regiment

 The Queen's Regiment marking 300th anniversary of the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, at the Tower of London, 26th-27th September 2015.

Photograph: John Beardsworth.

18th century in 10mm

 My idea of doing the '15 in 1/72 has been grounded as the Scots figures aren't much good. Next idea is 10mm. Using 45 Jacobites. The good thing is in that scale there is no question of painting tartan. Pendraken 18thc range. Also they might resemble the painting of Sheriffmuir. 

Jacobite musket

Music in early modern Scotland

 Wiki. This is a subject I would like to know more about. Any albums of early music available?

Rob Roy the Highland Rogue (1953)

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo...

I watched the 1997 Rob Roy but started to want to watch the Disney film from 53. Starts with a battle scene. Has people like Richard Todd Glynis Johns and James Robertson Justice in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy:_The_Highland_Rogue

William Cummings Piper of the Clan Grant 1714

 Painted by Richard Waitt

Bath Somerset in 1715

Bath in 1727

 I live near Bath so was interested to find this about the '15

'A Jacobite arsenal was established at Bath, where there were collected three pieces of cannon, with the means of casting more, as well as eleven chests of firearms, and a hogshead full of basket-hilt swords. Further arms had been ordered from France. The plan of campaign at this time was for the rising to begin in several places in the West simultaneously, but for the centre of it to be at Bath.

from

The Jacobite Activities in South and West England in the Summer of 1715 Author(s): Charles Petrie and William Shippen Source: Transactions of the Royal Historical Society , 1935, Vol. 18 (1935), pp. 85-106 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal Historical Society

image Bath in 1727