Showing posts with label Battle of Aughrim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Aughrim. Show all posts

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

RP No 114 Jacobite MacGillicuddy's foot regt



The twelfth and  last of my Irish Jacobite foot regiments (for now, he says??) For the Battle of the Boyne and for Aughrim. I wasn't quite sure what regt to paint up for my last foot regt, so I made up several different flags for different regiments but finally chose MacGillicuddy's foot, for no particular reason other than the great sounding name. I've not seen any other wargamer paint this unit up, so thought it would be a good addition the my army.
As per usual trying to find any info on the unit proved very difficult, but their Commander Denis MacGillicuddy was killed during  the Battle of Aughrim in 1691.

MacGillicuddy's were entered into the Analouge Painting Challange and earned me 40 points, I'm currently in  10th place, although my highest position so far was 7th. There are still 56 days to go in the Challenge but I'm gonna struggle making the top 10 let alone the planned top 5. Oh well?







Thursday, 5 July 2012

Can't Beat Davy - Jacobite Rebellion 1689 Figures

Sir John Hanmar's regt



I've been chatting on TMP, to fellow Nine Years War nut John , otherwise known as "cantbeatdavy", he's been busy painting up regiments for the Battles of the Boyne and Aughrim.
John's been using quite a few of my flags for his figures so I asked him to send me some pics of his troops and I'll post them on my blog for all the world to see! (Well, you anyway??)
John explained that the figures are mostly from (the now US owned I hear) Venexia, supplied by Martin at Vexillia, a few Donnington and a few from Essex minis. The bases are from the excellent Warbases and they're based up for Fields of Glory rules. #
The flags are from myself, Flags of War and he's ordered more flags from Tinytintroops!
John also said he was quite pleased with comments received at Q-Con a few weeks ago, but he's sure he's made a few mistakes painting some of them up. I think they look great and he's made a great job on them all. I love the cannonballs flying out of the artillery, I need to know how that was done!!!!

Nice one John!! and thanks for letting me show your figures!

Dutch - Brandenburg

Danish - Guard Til Fod

Kirke's/Selwyn's

Dutch - Blew Guard

Huguenot - Le Caillemotte

Huguenot - Du Cambon

Huguenot - de Meloniere

Dutch - Garde te Paard

Dutch - Aughrim

Allied Artillery - Look at them cannonballs!!!!!

Allied Generals

French - Zurluban

King James' Footguards

Lord Bellow's regt

Jacobite Artillery

Earl of Antrim's regt

Earl of Clanricarde regt

Boissleau's regt

Irish Militia??

Lord Louth's regt


King James' Lifeguard