Devizes - trial layout

I did a trial layout of all my buildings to see how many I needed to add to complete the southern part of Devizes.

I think a few low relief buildings at the back - and moving the full ones will do it. Will draw up a plan next ...

The thinking cap is on and overheating ...

I've been trying to find the best way to game the parliamentarian siege and attack/assault on Devizes. I've opted to do the attack on the southern part of the town.

One decision made - hoorah; now the next problem is how to represent the town in the best way. I want have the outer houses and also to have some space for the attackers if possible to get into the town and the defenders to move around. Also need some barricades etc

Currently thinking of making up some low relief buildings, but I'll have to get these to be generic enough to re-use for other periods - no point in making something for one game.

The cogitation continues ...

A little bit of preparation ...

I've been afflicted with a nasty cold this week, so my paitning and modelling were greatly curtailed. However thorugh the haze of cold remedies I managed to redo all my unit existing cards and add new ones for the horse regiments - they now show the flag of the unit clearly; I have one set for units to be on the Royalist side and one for them to be Parliamentarians.

 

Rearguard at Rowde [Sun 9th July 1643]

The Royalists are on the march to Devizes are and passing through the village of Rowde.

As the tail end of the column reaches Rowde they receive word of nearby Parliamentarian horse

Royalist horse take up position at Rowdeford (by the Summerbrook)...

Parliamentarian horse attack ...

They fall back, to regroup

In they come again ...

They are pushed back and while they regroup the Royalist horse withdraw

The Royalist horse pass through Rowde with the Parliamentarians following ...

A Royalist foot regiment blocks the road to Devizes. The Parliamentarian horse makes a bold charge

But the musket fire from the foot regiment is too much for them ...

---oXo---

The rearguard join the rest of the Royalist army drawn up on Roundway hill just to the north of Devizes, but with the Parliamentarian horse re-inforced and the rest of their army visible on the march the Royalists hurry into Devizes and start erecting barricades.

Roundway Campaign Map

A very rough map of the area round Devizes in Wiltshire, where most of the action takes place
(clikc to enlarge)

Outline of contours in grey, roads in red. The brook in blue is a bit wide for the scale but limited by my felt tip pen's thickness.

The Royalist army left Chippenham and headed for Devizes followed by the Parliamentarians ...

Roundway Down Project (9) - Plan of Action

The action preceding Roundway and the main battle itself is about to intrude into my imaginary campaign set in Wiltshire. I'm planning to game the following:
a) Rearguard at Rowde.
b) 'Siege' and attack on Devizes.
c) The Battle of Roundway

Mounted Horse - 'skirmishing'

Had great fun painting these, my last four conversions - cornet and three chaps firing pistols ...

and joined by the rest of their regiment ...