Scotland Is the Key

Or so many of King James the Second’s commanders believed.  Certainly, had he secured Scotland and struck for Newcastle to indict the Coal Trade Prince William might have gone home to think again.  As it was James didn’t concur and William conquered the islands.  It is a great ‘what if’ though and one I intend to get around to next year.

All the regular soldiers here are from Irregular and the Highlanders are from a wide range of manufacturers. 

A Williamite Regiment above and a Jacobite one below.

The pics are taken in artificial light with a flash and honestly don’t do justice to the figures. The flags are a mixture with at least two of them from Ray at Don’t Throw a 1.  If you are interested in the Wars of the League of Augsburg check out his blog.

Williamites

Here is William's polyglot army horse, foot and guns. I will shortly add another battery.

From front to back the Earl of Portland's Horse AKA the Oxford Blue's and some Dutch Squadrons seconded by the Garde Parde and Eppinger's Dragoons.  Hugeonot infantry to the side.

Danish Guards in yellow  and Dutch Guards in blue seconded by more Danes and the exiled Hugeonots. The Danes, who have abandoned both the matchlock and the pike, are thought to be the best infantry in Europe at this time.  Clifton's, McKay's and the Earl of Bath's regiments on the right.

A good view of some of William's British regiments and a mixed battery.  The English and Scot's regiments like the Irish still favoured the matchlock and pike.

The figures are all Essex and Irregular 15mm and the flags are from Ray at Don't Throw a 1.  I will add more Garde Parde and some Danish squadrons but this army, apart from cavalry flags, is pretty much done. I hope you like it.

What’s Next?

I mentioned last month that I’m finishing off armies bought, it seems, aeons ago and now it’s the turn of the Jacobites and Williamites.  I began painting these in 1997.  Most of the figures are Essex or Irregular and they match nicely.  Since I needed to put them on the table to see what needed doing I thought I might as well take a couple of pics so here they are – Jacobites first.

And Williamites.

If you are interested in the Williamite War there will be more here on both armies shortly. 

My current focus on Mexico continues and next up will be an examination of an extract from Bernal Diaz concerning the first Spanish encounter with the Maya. It’s by way of scene setting for the second play test of Have a Heart.