Roundway Down Project (3) - on the move

The remainder of my figs order up from the Post Office today. All unpacked and bits sorted into separate piles for assembly. To start with I did the the command figures and cornets (these are a mix of S&S and Jacdaw).

I though I'd run out of sword arms, so used pistols for the officers, but found a bag containing some later, will have to a quick swap. To keep me going I painted up a couple of figs made up from spares, another command group of officer and trumpeter

Roundway Down Project (2) - getting organised

Part of my figs order arrived for my extra three regiments of horse, I went for Sash & Sabre for a change. I decided to wait for the rest of the order before getting stuck in assenbling and painting. So currently organziing all the bits and pieces ready to put them to one side; have cut all the bases from thick card for the regiment of foot and the three horse regiments while I was at it.

Roundway Down Project (1) - quick list of forces

Just working out some basics for my Roundway Down project. Approx size of armies

Parliament: Horse 2000; Foot 1800; Guns 8; + some dragoons
Royalist: Horse 1800; Foot 2000; Guns 2 light pieces; + some dragoons

Need to get the ratios approx correct; so decided on the following forces:

Royalists:
1. Left - 2 Regiments of horse (18 figs)
2. Centre - 1 Regiment of horse (9 figs),  Galloper Gun, Dragoons
3. Right - 2 Regiments of horse (18 figs)
4. At Devizes - 5 Regiments of Foot.

Parliamentarians:

1. Left - 3 Regiments of horse (27 figs)
2. Centre - 4 Regiments of Foot, 3 guns
3. Right - 3 Regiments of horse (27 figs)
4. To the rear - Dragoons - guarding baggage and watching out for Royalist foot.

After totting up the horse required I am 3 regiments short, figs order to be done shortly - may go for some Sash & Sabre this time.

Planning for Roundway Down 're-fight'

I'm currently planning my re-fight of Roundway Down. Prior to the main battle there was a rearguard action at Rowde plus the siege of Devizes, so may also have a go at staging these too.

Have to paint up one infantry regiment and obtain probably 5 more cavalry regiments. I may look at the army sizes and reduce the cavalry slightly, maintaining the right ratios.

Plenty of reading to do - will check up on accounts in other books to build up a clearer picture of the main battle.

New Regiment of Foot Musters

Finished assembling a new regiment of foot; facncied something slightly different and bought some figs in marching poses -mostly Romanoff, with some Jacdaw and a few Sash and Sabre heads for variety. 

The Battle of Pewsey

The Parliamentarians having raided the villages around Marlborough are headied towards Pewsey. A body of Royalist horse rode to intercept them.

The Royalist horse form up to the north of Pewsey...

The Parliamentarians start to deploy on seeing the body of Royalist horse ...

The Royalists start moving forward to take the initiative ....

The Parliamentarians continue their deployment  ...

The view to their front is disconcerting, the Royalist horse are charging at full tilt ...

The Royalist horse charge into contact ....

The melee continues as both sides feed in more troops of horse, the Parlianentarians are holding their ground....

Boths sides fall back in part to regroup while fresh regiments move forward ....

The melee restarts with the fresh regiments setting to ....

The Royalist get the upper hand and a Parliamentarian regiment routs ...

The Royalists press home their advantage now they outnumber the opposition ....

The Royalist give chase and surround the remaining Parliamentarians ....

---oXo---

A victory for ye Kinge !

A Lull in the fighting ...

Both sides have been 'licking their wounds' after the battle of Hungerford. The royalists have withdrawn their small garrision from Marlborough and have for now decided to consolidate the rest of their positions in the north of Wiltshire. They have setup a number of lookout posts to keep an eye on movements towards the Pewsey vale from the east and south.

The Parliamentarians have been re-inforcing their horse regiments which took heavy casualties at Hungerford, they are considering their next move - perhaps another raid or an attempt move to take Pewsey.