"Battle of Edgehill" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Sep 2018 12:31 p.m. PST |
"Generals at the Battle of Edgehill: King Charles I was the commander of his Royal forces. His Lord General was the Earl of Lindsey at the outset of the battle. A dispute with Prince Rupert caused Lindsey to give up his appointment and fight at the head of his regiment, where he was mortally wounded during the battle. Prince Rupert under his commission as ‘General of the Horse' was entitled to act free from supervision by any other officer. The Parliamentary forces at Edgehill were commanded by the Earl of Essex…."
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Have anyone wargame this battle?
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| Timbo W | 11 Sep 2018 12:58 p.m. PST |
On my list but haven't done it yet. Should be entertaining as nearly all units were raw. By the way the map is a bit simplified as the royalists deployed in Swedish brigade formation, which was what lindsey and Rupert were arguing about. |
| itaphil | 11 Sep 2018 1:03 p.m. PST |
Yes, several years ago. It was a really fun engagement. The Royalist horse largely had their own way and, unhistorically, rallied to assist the King's foot in driving Essex from the field. I even wrote up a "period piece" account of the battle if anyone is interested in reading it. |
| Tango01 | 12 Sep 2018 11:35 a.m. PST |
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| Timmo uk | 13 Sep 2018 5:52 a.m. PST |
Yes and we got a near historical outcome. |
| Michael Westman | 13 Sep 2018 12:59 p.m. PST |
GMT Games' boardgame "This Accursed Civil War" has this as one of the battles. They also have a variant Parliamentarian setup based on the book "Edgehill: The Battle Reinterpreted" by Dr Eric Gruber von Arni, Christopher L Scott and Alan Turtonis. |
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