Wednesday, 31 July 2024

'Blows Must Decide' (King George III 1774).

Artillery and cavalry on the way from Peter Pig then to add a baggage base to each army for which I have some fun ideas. 

Two x 12 point  armies for DBN variant. Designed for battles on my folding card table ( 2'6"x 2'6")

 British/Loyalist/Hessian.

  • Foot Guards. 2 Bases (Ms) Elite plus 1 base (Ms/Light) Elite     4.5 points.
  • British line. 4 bases (Ms.)           4 points.
  • (Option to replace 1 British line base with:  Hessian converged Grenadiers (Ms.)  1 point.
  • Butlers Rangers. 1 base   (Loyalist)  (Ms)     1 point.
  • Hessian jager   1 base   (Jager) Elite   1.5 points.
  • Foot artillery  1 base                     1 point.
  • Light Dragoons   1 base                1 point.
  • Command (Free)
  • Baggage (Free)

American.

  • Continental line infantry.   5 bases. (Ms).  1 can be Elite (1st Maryland).   5 points (or 5.5)
  • Light Infantry     1 base.       1 point
  • Riflemen.      1 base  (Jager)  Elite    1.5 points
  • Militia.  6 bases (Ms)         3 points.
  • Continental Dragoons      1 base (cav)       1 point.
  • Foot Artillery     1 point.
  • Command (Free)
  • Baggage (Free)





















On the commission painting front working through 4 more Warlord Epic Pike and Shotte cavalry sprues for Noel, this time including a batch of casualty markers which I really enjoyed doing.