The League of Augsburg
Marlborough's Danes
Yes, I know. How could Warfare have produced such an important component of the armies of the period without me getting my act together and at least letting everyone see what they look like in battalions?
An unforgivable omission but as always I will trot out my 'one man team' excuse. Well, that and Ottomans, Wagonburgs, wee ships, Cossacks and the like.
Anyway at last I have some units of Danes to...
Against the wind - Bantry Bay May 11, 1689
This second scenario using my 1/2400 ships is based on the events of May 11, 1689 when Admiral Herbert's English fleet attacked a French fleet under Admiral Chateaurenault in Bantry Bay on the south west coast of Ireland. It also gets me back to Ireland and my favourite theatre of the entire period.
The historical action was inconclusive and involved 24 French and 19 English vessels. Most were 3rd,...
The historical action was inconclusive and involved 24 French and 19 English vessels. Most were 3rd,...
Blood & Cutts! Part 2
The second part of my piece on Lord John Cutts of Gowran.
An appraisal of England’s fire eating general
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| English hero - for sure, Subject of Swiftian satire - definitely! |
What he did best
His speciality was leading assaults into the breach. Many of his wounds were received in such situations. He seemed to gravitate towards peers and superiors with a similar disposition to his own. One such, Thomas...
Blood & Cutts! Part 1
This article appeared in issue #379 May 2019 or Wargames Illustrated. I am publishing it on the blog in three parts as it is fairly long.
An appraisal of England’s fire eating general
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| John Cutts painted by Wissing around 1687, aged about 24 |
Like many notable men of his era, John Cutts is difficult to define in terms of good or bad, wrong or right. If considered only by his military deeds it...
The Walls of Limerick, Part III
Clarence Harrison- I've made some progress on my project for the Guns of August show this summer. It is August 24th-26th and I am definitely attending, though I will only be there Saturday and Sunday. The plan is to run the game twice on Saturday and once on Sunday. I have more detail to do on the walls of Limerick, but some of that will be easier do once the models are attached to the tiles....
The Walls of Limerick, Part II
Clarence Harrison - A little bit of math, lots of carving, and possibly some harsh words later...
The initial step, and the most important to get right, was to layout the front wall. This is where most of the harsh words came in. All of the angles had to meet up with each other and line up with the edges of the boards.
The walls were detailed by carving scattered stones with a scalple and then going...
The Walls of Limerick, Part I
Clarence Harrison - Every so often I get the urge to launch some sort of stupid large project. Ever since my partner's series on the Walls of Derry, I've wanted to do something similar. My trip to Derrylast year reinforced the desire. Finally, I'm planning to run some games at a small local show if my schedule works out - The Guns of August in Newport News, Virginia. Rather than just set up...
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