After they were launched at the Battleground show a fortnight ago, we've now added these 10mm ECW battle packs to the website as well. Covering the three ECW battles that took place here in the northeast of England, each pack contains a representation of the forces present at each engagement, at a ratio of roughly 1:10.
In August 1642, King Charles I declared war against his Parliament. The north, led by William Cavendish, Earl of Newcastle, generally supported the king. Cavendish's 6 to 8,000 strong Royalist northern army marched south from Newcastle to relieve the Parliamentarian threat to Royalist York. En route, it defeated a small Parliamentarian force at Piercebridge and then went on to challenge Parliamentarian forces led by the Fairfaxes in the west (Leeds/Bradford area) and the Hothams (Hull) and Cholmleys (Scarborough) in the East. The struggle for control of the bridge crossings of the River Tees, in order to move Royalist supplies of munitions from the continent down to York and beyond, led to the engagements at Guisborough and Yarm.
Packs Cover:
- The Battle of Piercebridge (1 December, 1642)
- The Battle of Guisborough (16 January, 1643)
- The Battle of Yarm (1 February, 1643)
These packs are all available on our website now.
More info on the Battlefields Trust can be found here.
