Decided that the first tabletop battle of the new year would be a refight of Prestonpans . Here we see the battlefield from the Government side with the Bankton House enclosure on the right of the line and nearest the camera the wall garden of Preston House .
The British right , from the L to R Guise's and Lee's Regiments of Foot , flanked by a Squadron of Gardiner's Dragoons with the artillery in front manned by sailors from the fleet . In reserve another Squadron of Gardiner's .
The Left of the line , 2 Squadrons of Hamilton's Dragoons , Then Thomas Murray's and Lascelle's regiments
The Jacobite right Keppoch's and Clanranald Regiments commanded by the Duke of Perth .
The Highland left Clan regiments Cameron and Appin under Sir George Murray .
The reserve commanded by Bonny Prince Charlie comprising the MacLachlan's and the Atholl Brigade .
I'm using the somewhat simplified set up from the 'Paper Soldiers book' .
The troops are deployed ready for battle . It will be interesting to see how long it takes , the original battle lasted all of about fifteen minutes . Part two up soon .
Looking forward to the engagement!
ReplyDeleteIf it follows history it could be over very quickly .
DeleteHere's hoping the redcoats don't runaway too quickly!
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping ! .
DeleteShould be good unless the highlanders win!
ReplyDeleteIn some ways Prestonpans was the crucial battle of the 45 , the rebellion hinged on winning it (with hindsight) .
DeleteGreat to see these fellows on the table,have a great game.
ReplyDeleteThanks , will history repeat itself ?
DeleteGood to see all those splendid figures you have been painting get to the tabletop.
ReplyDeleteYes it's nice to use them in action .
DeleteLooks good Tony...
ReplyDeleteHopefully you will have longer than 15 minutes playing time...
All the best. Aly
Hopefully , problem is when is a historical re-fight not a historical re-fight .
DeleteNice to see as project come to fruition... It doesn't happen very often in my house! Really looking forward to seeing the refight.
ReplyDeleteMust admit I rather surprised myself how far I'd got on with it , there are a few bits and pieces to do but not much .
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