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What's the very last character on the end of Risings? Typo?
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Andrew
Ahhh!! That's the old cover before the correction. Whoops.
DeleteCongratulations, one I will certainly buy.
ReplyDeleteYou are a man of discernment and taste.
DeleteAnd one I have bought...do you intend to publish any more scenarios, (especially Falkirk), for these rules?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Peter.
I'd like to add some more. Falkirk is the one that got away. I'm not happy with my understanding of what happened and the terrain. Strangely enough in these days of Google Earth and Street View I can't get a proper look at the flank where the ravine is, and I can't get an appreciation of the lay of the land generally. We have fought it a couple of times and the write ups are on the blog if you want to have a look. Hopefully I'll put it together sometime.
DeleteYes, the the battle has some uncertain aspects.
DeleteI don't know whether you're familiar with Jeff Berry's website "Obscure Battles"? If not, the link below may be of interest as he features aerial photos, links to Google maps and in his article's final paragraph a link to Google Street View drone shots...
https://obscurebattles.blogspot.com/2021/11/falkirk-muir-1746.html
Can't recall if I looked at that one. I'll do so now. A major disappointment was the recent article in the Battlefield Trust magazine. The words were good, but the photos and accompanying illustrations didn't solve my issues with understanding the ground. I need to visit the area. Mrs T has family in the area who she hasn't seen for 40 years or so, so we are dues a visit.
DeleteHaving just returned home from a trip to the Western Isles, Inverness and Culloden, I can heartily recommend any excuse to visit Scotland...the museum in Fort William is full of Jacobite gems.
DeleteI must admit to being deeply moved by when I visited Culloden when I was a teenager and bought John Prebble's book.
DeleteYes, it's a sombre, melancholic piece of ground - which was only enhanced by the hailstorm which descended when I was out at the clan cairns...
DeleteIt is fortunate that it is largely unchanged, although there was a suggestion that some development was going to be allowed on the edges of it which would be a great shame.
DeleteMeddling with the site or its immediate surroundings would be a travesty.
DeleteI'm looking for some clarification concerning the artillery in the Culloden scenario. Guns are shown on the map for both sides, however there are no details for them in the OOBs...is something missing?
Cheers,
Peter.
Dammit. I'll post an errata. I'd blame the proof reader, only that's me. The Government have three field guns with four crew and one coehorn with two. The Coehorn is on the right on the map. The Jacobites have three field guns with two crew.
DeleteYes, meddling with the site would be a national disgrace. You'd think the SNP councillors locally would be a bit more sensitive to their national history but they're not in this case, and neither did they have issues with building more on Prestonpans. If only they'd been included in Braveheart.
Thanks for the clarification.
DeleteI agree entirely with your views on these historical sites, but as an Australian I can only cringe when "Braveheart" is mentioned! I just keep reminding myself that Mel Gibson is really an American...
We all cringe, except for those who are terminally historically challenged. Gibson doesn't like the English very much: vide "The Patriot".
DeleteUgh, the Patriot. What a load of hogwash. My wife was smarter. She walked out when Mel and his kids wiped out the British regular company, saying what trash. I made the mistake of sitting through the whole thing. Several hours I'll never get back. And I'm a Yank.
DeleteI suppose they changed the names from Marion and Tarleton to Martin and Tavilton to avoid being sued by family members. Braveheart was a tour de force of historical accuracy by comparison.
What can I say? The bar is very low here.
DeleteI've been meaning to ask whether you've looked at Jeff Berry's post on Falkirk and if you found his aerial photos and links to drone shots of any use?
DeleteI did look. The one thing he doesn't show is how deep the ravine is. What's needed is a ground level shot from the bottom of the dip. From what he shows I can't see why it was such a serious obstacle.
DeleteOTOH, The Culloden film is here: https://archive.org/details/battleofculloden_201705/battleofculloden_201705reel1.mov
ReplyDeleteThat's the one based on Prebble's book, isn't it?
DeleteYes, I think so.
DeleteAnd best of luck with the new ruleset: your first where I have something approaching the right models for!
ReplyDeleteThanks! This comment seems to have slipped through the net.
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