The weather closes in ....

The weather has turned and its has been snowing.  At Twyford William de Willoughby has finished checking there is enough fodder for the horses and has stopped by a sentry post to warm up by their fire...

The bad weather has stopped any action, both sides hunker down to keep warm ...

Royalists retake Romsey....

In early February Romsey had been retaken by a small Royalist force and then lost again a couple of days later to the parliamentarians.

Sir William de Willoughby was ordered to re-take and hold Romsey. He left Twyford at dawn taking his regiment of horse and dragoons.

After a brisk skirmish on the edge of Romsey, the dragoons entered the town ....

A bit later Sir William with his regiment of horse entered the town taking control of the market square, the dragoons flushing out the remnants of the parliamentarian garrison

Midhurst - foot at drill

In the grounds of Cowdray castle near Midhurst a body of foot, from the parliamentarian garrison, carry out their drill..

[Notes: I've rebuilt my yellow coat regiment of foot, mix of figs from Irregular, Romanoff and Jacdaw; I've also managed to pick up some unpainted Sash&Sabre ~40figs and a cannon off Ebay for a really good price, so they'll get painted in due course]