"1745 Jacobite Artillery Review" Topic

"When you think of the Jacobite army of 1745, the first image that comes to mind is inevitably the mass of Highland warriors ready to execute the famous Highland charge, but the reality was a great deal more sophisticated than that, as indeed it had to be if it were to stand a chance of defeating the British Army and toppling the government in London. That meant the Prince had to have artillery as part of his forces, and this would be obtained from two principal sources. The first was France, which sent over a large number of guns of many calibres, along with many professional French gunners to serve them, although not all managed to evade the Royal Navy blockade. The other source was captures from the government, particularly at the Battle of Prestonpans, and as a result the Jacobites had a significant artillery park on which to call for the many small sieges that they initiated, as well as the major field battles that they knew they would have to face. If guns were not in short supply then men to serve them were, for it was much easier to capture an abandoned gun than it was to find trained men to use it, so apart from the French gunners, many volunteers of variable utility were put to use as the need arose. Also, finding horses for transporting the guns was a problem, and on several occasions during the course of the rebellion we read of guns being lost or abandoned, presumably due to a lack of means to move them. The Jacobite artillery opened the Battle of Culloden with a barrage, and had a role to play in several other engagements great and small, so fully deserves to be represented for the first time with this set…"

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Armand

Interesting looking set

Very nice. Would like to see them in metal.

Glad you like them boys…

Armand

Yes, nice figures, and well documented. There's been some significant new books on the Jacobite wars and armies in the last generation. And more interest than ever in wargaming in this period. Sort of like a Colonial game, but a century earlier!

Happy you like them too…

Armand