Wednesday 1 January 2020

The Battle of Prestonpans (part1)


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 .








14 comments:

  1. Looking forward to the engagement!

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    1. If it follows history it could be over very quickly .

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  2. Here's hoping the redcoats don't runaway too quickly!

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  3. Should be good unless the highlanders win!

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    1. In some ways Prestonpans was the crucial battle of the 45 , the rebellion hinged on winning it (with hindsight) .

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  4. Great to see these fellows on the table,have a great game.

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  5. Good to see all those splendid figures you have been painting get to the tabletop.

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  6. Looks good Tony...
    Hopefully you will have longer than 15 minutes playing time...

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Hopefully , problem is when is a historical re-fight not a historical re-fight .

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  7. Nice to see as project come to fruition... It doesn't happen very often in my house! Really looking forward to seeing the refight.

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    1. Must 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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