Posts by craigscott66

thanks all for taking part and thanks Pete for some outstanding battle reports. I think we all know where the turning point in the campaign was. Failed activations at the most unfortunate of times.

I have the core set painted if anyone wants to use that.

The 6th of December is a date forever remembered by the House of Hannover. The hopes of quelling the rebellion were all but lost on the bloody fields of Trowley Bottom. The only blessing was that the Kings youngest son, The Duke of Cumberland managed to survive the slaughter.

Now nothing stands in the way of the Scottish Hoarde as it decends on the outskirts of London. With one hand already on the English crown the only thing standing between them and glory is the household guard and whatever miltia can be raised to stop the rebellion from succeeding!

The King himself rather than fleeing for the coast will lead his Glourious troops into battle with his son the Duke at his side. Is the house of Hannover destined to fall!

After Destroying General Wades forces at Canonbie the Jacobite’s continued south to Preston on 26 November, then, Manchester on 28th, where they received the first notable intake of English recruits. 2 Regiments were raised from the city of Manchester (some were rumoured to be less than willing participants) These were formed into the Manchester Regiments, commanded by a willing Englishman Francis Towneley, a Lancashire Catholic; he previously served as an officer in the French Army and his elder brother Richard narrowly escaped execution for his part in the 1715 Rising.

Entering Derby on the 4 December the Jacobite’s had a decision to make. Having proved their point but now being far from home…do they fall back into Scotland and await the long-promised supplies and men from France or make a dash for London before the rather portly Duke of Cumberland can return to England with his Army of Flanders. Having so far trounced all before them the Prince was feeling particularly buoyant…Onward for the Crown of England…

So on the 5 December the Jacobite Army with a change of history marched for London…unbeknown to them Cumberland had already landed in England and was marching to head them off..

On the outskirts of Trowley Bottom the forces were destined to meet. This would be a tough battle for the Jacobites against a well proven formidable Army….could they do it again!

After the somewhat surprising defeat of the Govenment forces at the bloody field of Prestonpans the Jacobites intoxicated with victory (and maybe the odd wee dram) marched across the border into green fields of England. Well the Brownish moors of Cumbria anyway.

On the road to Carlisle on the 14th November they reached the outskirts of the town of Canonbie...Heading towards them they could make out the flags of no less than 6 battalions of Government troops. It looks like the Government troops from Newcastle werent taking too kindly to an invasion of Northern England. Canonbie holds a vital crossroads that would be beneficial to both forces.

19th August 1745 The Royal Standard is raised by Prince Charles, said to be a bit of a ladies man (Andy) at Glenfinnan...with Great augusto 6 clans gather around the Prince eager to put a Stuart once more on the throne. Lord Murray (Pete), renown for his duellist skills offers his services, Despite being Pardoned for his involvement in the previous risings of '15 and '19, maybe this time he was feeling more confident! Lord Murray even supplied out of his own pocket the raising of a troop of horse.

With no delay the Jacobites decided to March on Edinburgh. Sir John Cope (Dave) a natural leader decided to waste no time and attempt to cut off the jacobite forces before they could reach the City. If only he could manage to find his Co-commander that bleedin foreigner the Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (Bryan) rumoured to be once more partaking in the less reputable parts of town.

Such was the haste of the Government forces they decided not to await for the Barons Hessian regiment...to be fair it would have taken far too long to round them all up out of the whore houses!

The Government forces arrived outside the hamlet of Prestonpans early on 21st September, a particularly damp foggy morning. They had no sooner approached the Hamlet when through the fog they started to hear....bagpipes??................

thanks Bryan and Dave for a great intro game to the rules. A new period for me to jump into. I believe Dave has used some dark magic to pass his losing streak onto me. Maybe aggressive cavalry charges are the way forward!

1st legion done. Only 3 to go! Carthigians about 80% done.

Thanks for the game Pete. A real bloody draw.... The Christian cavalry did not cover themselves in glory. Most of mine struggled to move forward and Dave's Templars decided they had done enough for the day after turn 3.

I have some crusader figures I can bring for warbands if needed

I should be down. What you playing

sorry guys wont be down tonight. Got to go Bristol for work hopefully catcha game next time.

had my eye on the warlord games Portuguese for a while now. Might have to purchase some now to send them French home

I should be down Sunday and would love a go

Enjoyed it. I dont think we did too bad with our first go at the rules, bound to have missed some things. I did like the brigade moves which did help with the flow of large forces...although a brigade blunder is never good!

Town was a tough nut to crack and maybe we should have used concentrated our forces on the Franco-Bavarian right flank first before getting a least a 3-1 on the town...but damn those Bavarians fought well! and my Dutch Allies did not.

A stunning Franco-Bavarian victory and the gallant career of Marlbourgh also brought to an end.

I have the Blackpowder Last Argument of kings pdf if anyone wants me to email them a copy. Some good battle reports and a nice looking '45 campaign just for Andy!

the good news is you have 2 battalions garde francais....bad news is you have Bavarians holding your flank...so basically germans!

Looking at doing a Spanish War Succession Black Powder game this sunday if anyone interested. 4 Brigades per side if anyone wants to join in and command a brigade or two.

I have OOB, modifications for WSS and a quick reference sheet if anyone wants me to email them. (wouldnt let me attach to post) I will print off and bring enough copies anyway.

cheers

Craig

I wouldn't mind joining in

Count me in Peter..just don't give me any cavalry as I wont be able to prevent a gallant but disastrous charge. Hussar!!