Edgehill October, 1642 in 15mm

                           The first major conflict of the first English Civil War.

Earl of Essex (Parliamentarians) on left side and Charles I on the right side of board

                                                      "Roundheads"

"Cavaliers"

The battle begins

Royalist artillery takes an early hit

Royalists redeploy cavalry

Essex's forces remain strong in the center

Cavalier casualties

Roundhead losses

Victory for the Parliamentary forces under the Earl of Essex

   Never place military miniatures on consignment.  Nevertheless, these units will be remounted before the next WARG ECW battle. 

Order of Battle: both sides, 6 infantry (3 pike & 3 musketeers), 2 cavalry and 1 artillery. Victory condition: "The Royalists must sweep the field of the Parliamentarians."

Take Two, ECW 1643

 Royalist initiative, Trained Horse advance across field 

 Royalist initiative, Artillery takes hit, while Raw Shot holds off Royalist advance

 Royalist initiative, though Parliaments Raw Shot offers strong resistance on the ridge

 Royalist initiative, as they overwhelm the ridge on turn 5

 Royalist initiative, Royalist Shot advances while Horse repositions itself to advance on the village.

Parliament initiative, and their Trained Shot bloodies the Royalist Horse Command before falling back through the village

A Royalist victory. With persistent Royalist initiative keeping pressure on raw troops in a precarious position, the Parliamentary force did well to delay the Royalist advance for as long as it did. And, there was no random event to shake things up.

                                                    Parliamentary Pike & Shot Units

Another perspective on "the 1643 Battle of Ripple" ECW

Setting up the Minifig 15mms for a look at Alan Saunder's Battle of Ripple Field 1643 scenario using his English Civil War rules.

 Looking North of the village of Ripple

 Parliament troops 

 Parliamentary Cavalry 

 Royalist shot approach from the North

                                                                              Royalist cavalry

OoB, Battle of Kline's Bridge

Irish: 1 X 3Kn (lance)(Gen), 1 X 4Pike or 2LH, 2 X 4Pike, 4 X 4Shot, 1 X 3Blades (Scots), 2 X 2Psiloi, 1 X Art

Scots Covenanters: 1 X 3Knight (Gen), 1 X 3Cav, 1 X 3Cav or 3Dr or 2Psiloi, 2 X 4Pike, 4 X 4Shot, 2 X 3Blade, 1 X Art

The Battle at Kline's Bridge

Our ECW DBA-Hx battle of the week was dedicated to Doug Kline of Battlefield Terrain Concepts, our host at Cold Wars 2010.

Participants: Scots Covenanters (top edge of first 2 photos) versus Irish Confederate. Gordon's 92nd bagpipers provided the setup music and Cromwell was on the DVD player.






Bad die roll during artillery exchange results in the loss of the Scots Galloper gun.


Failure to destroy those pesky Irish Psiloi (Kern) distracts the Scots commander, while a series of low die roll limits Scots movement. And, the Scots-Irish Blades inflict heavy damage at Kline's Bridge, while the Irish gunner and Pikes hold the Scots cavalry at bay.

With their right flank turned and their center weakened, the Scots retreat North.

Post battle analysis: The Scots commander's new die (purchased at Cold Wars 2010) will be retired.

Great battle, great night.