The League of Augsburg

Feature: Scenario pack : Lightning Strike! Marlborough at Cork and Kinsale

by augsburgeroberst
Marlborough's troops go ashore at Passage West

This one came together very quickly in terms of content and choosing the actions to include. The games mainly use 4playX table sizes with eight units per side and gaming for eight turns. I have not fought these battles before in all my years of gaming the period nor, have I seen them demoed on the circuit. That is a little surprising when the...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ireland, Limerick, Nine Years War, Scenarios, Siege, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

New scenario pack releases- In the shop now!

by augsburgeroberst
I am absolutely delighted to have completed these four new scenario packs. They are now released and available in the online shop. These cover some exciting and unusual campaigns or, novel twists on better known campaigns. I will detail each in a separate post but suffice it to say, even if you are familiar with these events, you will find a new angle on each in the packs.
These are larger pdfs...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, History, Ireland, News, Nine Years War, Scenarios, Siege, The Glorious Revolution, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

Scenario pdfs - Lockdown was the spur and now...

by augsburgeroberst
Kinsale scenario on a 4PlayX table

Exactly a year ago I was sitting in a very quiet part of Mallorca planning the next book. It'll be quick I told myself. Six months maybe. Well, it is just about ready and it took a year. It would have been sooner but Lockdown affected the layout process. That's all done now. It is a 128 page scenario book for Beneath the Lily Banners and is called 'A taste of...

Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Donnybrook, History, Ireland, Limerick, News, Scanian Wars, Scenarios, Siege, Tangiers, The Glorious Revolution, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

New knowledge from my own doorstep. The Argyll Rebellion 1685.

by augsburgeroberst

 



Anyone interested in the period will automatically associate the year 1685 with James II & VII's ascension to the throne and.... The Monmouth Rebellion. The Argyll Rebellion, which overlapped and was inextricably linked with Monmouth's adventure is not very well known and often dismissed in a few lines allowing all gunsights to be retrained yet again on the West Country Protestant rising. 

Royal...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Book reviews, Donnybrook, History, Scenarios, The War of Three Kings, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

With Talon and Claw 25 point army lists

by augsburgeroberst

 


A customer asked me to put together some 25 point army lists for  With Talon and Claw. I thought those would be worht sharing as this type of information always comes in useful. 

The three forces in questions are


Cossacks 1650-1720

4 x 18 model infantry All musket,  Drilled (all with wagon defence to the front @ 1pt instead of 0.5 point for chevaux)  8 points
1 x 18 model infantry All musket,...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ottomans, Scenarios, The Great Northern War, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

Anniversary post- Blindheim and.....

by augsburgeroberst
French infantry deploy


Lest I forget! Today is the anniversary of that 'dine out' Waterloo of the 18th century... The Battle of Blindheim. Giving acknowledgement to this great feat of arms is completely justified. It was an astounding and decisive victory. 


British squadrons and Blood's artillery


What should not be forgotten is that in achieving this signal triumph, the bleeding was done by a Grand...

Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Blenheim, History, Scenarios, Terrain, The War of Spanish Succession, The War of Three Kings, Wargaming

Quindia flags for the British infantry at Blenheim

by augsburgeroberst


Can you believe it? We are releasing flags for Marlborough's British infantry at the Battle of Blenheim. Of the fourteen battalions present, the flags for only a few have been definitely identified over the years. In our conjecture we have followed certain conventions which are reasonably safe and have existing precedent.



Where we have differed from existing conjectural flags which have been...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, Blenheim, History, News, Quindia Studios, The War of Spanish Succession, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Late and Early... An in between Anniversary Post

by augsburgeroberst

A well received version of Neerwinden at Partizan about 15 years ago. Terrain by Ade Howe.


Thanks once again to Peter the Court Remembrancer! He reminded me of both the anniversary of Landen (just passed) and the imminent anniversary of Steinkirke are upon us. 


Another shot of the Partizan game


I have covered both battles in detail in various scenarios over the years and have visited the field at...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Nine Years War, Quindia Studios, The War of Three Kings, Travel, Uniforms, Wargaming

Anniversary Post: Bloody Aughrim - Remembered as a wargame

by augsburgeroberst
Jacobite cavarly attack!

The Battle of Aughrim holds a strangely Cinderella like quality when compared with the Battle of the Boyne but in everyway it is more interesting. It was more evenly matched. more brutal and more decisive.
A game I organized at Derby a few years back (terrain by Adrian Howe)




It occurred almost a year later and by that time, despite their myriad tribulations, the Irish army...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ireland, Limerick, Nine Years War, Quindia Studios, Scenarios, Wargaming

The Battle of the Boyne 1st/12th July 1690. Remembered as a wargame

by augsburgeroberst
 
Williamite infantry crossing the river

A welcome email from my friend Peter A, reminded me of the significance of the date (days and dates now seem to meld in this Covid world, I got up early this morning thinking it was a work day!). How could I have overloooked this anniversary, particularly as I live in the West of Scotland?


A version displayed at a Scottish show


Whether the Old Style or New...
Posted in Beneath the Lily Banners, History, Ireland, Nine Years War, Painting, Quindia Studios, Scenarios, The Glorious Revolution, The War of Three Kings, Travel, Uniforms, Warfare Miniatures, Wargaming

Book Review: Cromwell's Wars at Sea - John Barratt

by augsburgeroberst




My interest in Cromwell's naval campaigns came indirectly in that, I was interested in the Anglo Dutch Wars and the first of these was fought by the Commonwealth Navy. I was conscious that my focus appeared to be creeping further and further back into the 17th century and had now started bumping into the latter stages of the English Civil War and Thirty Years War. Not a problem in and of itself...
Posted in 17th century naval campaign, Book reviews, History, Ireland, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, Wargaming

The Battle of Livorno 4th March 1653 Part 2: After action report

by augsburgeroberst


The lie of van Galen's ships as Badiley approaches from the north west. Mary is escaping.


Start positions. Sole survivor Mary, makes her escape toward Badiley's reinforcing squadron.

With Badiley to windward appearing over the western horizon to the north of Livorno, van Galen’s victorious squadron picked its way through the wreckage of Appleton’s five ruined ships and attempted to reach open water...

Posted in History, Restoration and Dutch Wars, Scenarios, The High Seas, Wargaming