Marston Moor terrain, photos and OOB etc

Well at long last all the terrain is done. Pics are below followed by a part set up with what troops are currently available. It gives an impression at least. Am wondering if more cavalry are needed to make things look meaty but it has all been proportioned out so will assess after the first refight.
 

Various shots in random order thanks to the new updated google blog mechanics that i have no idea how to use at present. Ruperts Blewcoats are right down at the bottom of the page. Spot Tyldesleys, Newcastle, Byron and other assorted brigades.

Forces almost finished. Below are mainly the Parliamentary foot with Tillier and some Newcastle regiments also included.

Marston Moor Order of battle using Field of Glory rules; 1/3/12

Principles

These lists have been prepared based on troop numbers contained in the Osprey, Peter Young and Stuart Reid books. York Archaeological Trust also supplied some information. In simple terms one troop base is the equivalent of approximately 100 men (50 per figure for cavalry and between 25-35 for foot).  

I have also kept loosely to the proportions mentioned in the army list books to ensure superior troops don’t dominate.

Cavalry have been kept where possible to 4 bases per unit. This works well for the Parliamentarians but the Royalist unit sizes seem to have been a little smaller. This appears to work well on the west flank where Royalist units are equal in quality to Cromwell’s chaps but somewhat more brittle.

Royalist and parliamentarian foot units varied in size from 250 to 500 so whilst the figure unit size is generally consistent at six bases I have assumed that the fighting capability of the unit is reflected in its grading under the rules.

Scots foot regiments were around 750 strong so are probably under represented in base numbers but again I have taking their overall fighting capability to be reflected in the unit grading.

Generals listed will be used in the game. All are troop commanders to reflect their limited ability to control matters outside their immediate vicinity. All these rankings have yet to be play tested.  

West flank- Royalist right flank/ Parliament left flank

Royalists

Generals

Commander Byron(first line)

Urry (second line)

Generally all

Cavaliers, armoured, superior, pistol impact, pistol melee.

First line

Byron (300)         3

Urrey (300)         3  - average to reflect his turncoatability

Vaughan (200)   2

Trevor (300)       3

Second line

Tuke (200)           2

Molyneux (300)3 – average pistol impact, sword melee; for variety’s sake?

Tyldesley (300)  3

Leveson (200)    2

Rupert (400)       4

Commanded shot (500) 2x 2 average muskets

Parliament

Generals

First line Cromwell

Second line Vermuyden

Third line Leslie

Generally all  Determined Horse, armoured, superior, pistol impact, pistol melee

Eastern Association horse

First line

Cromwell (800)                 2x4

Second line

Vermuyden (350)            4

Manchester  (700)           2x4

Fleetwood (400)               4 – average; for variation

Third Line- Scots

Leslie (350)                         4 unarmoured, poor, pistol shooting, pistol melee

Balcarre (350)                    4 unarmoured, poor, pistol shooting, pistol melee

Kirkcudbright (350           4 unarmoured, average, light lancer, impact, swordsmen melee

Commanded shot (500) 2x2 average musket

Frasers Dragoons (500) 3

Centre

Royalists

I have mixed things up for a bit of variety. Newcastle’s army has been given a mixed rating to ensure the individual regiments are not too powerful. Sources also talk about Rupert putting his best troops in the front line and keeping his rawer troops in the second line. The large regiments were noted as forming up in two bodies apparently.

The commanded shot guarding the ditch will be represented by detaching musketeers from the main regiments and then reattaching them again when/if they retire.

 Generals

Overall Infantry Eythin

Rupert’s infantry Tillier

Newcastle’s infantry Mackworth

Rupert’s front line Broughton

Reserve/overall command

Rupert

Newcastle

All foot average unarmoured musket/pike unless stated

Newcastle’s army

7 regiments  (3500)         7x6                        4 superior  3 average 

Cavalry – Cavaliers, armoured, superior, pistol, pistol

Blakiston (500) 5

Widdrington (400) 4

Newcastle’s lifeguard (40) 1

Rupert’s

First line

Rupert (1000)                    2x6                         superior; the senior regiment in the army

Byron (500)                         6                             

Warren (500)                     6             

Tyldesley (1000)               2x6

Broughton (1000)             6

Ernley/Gibson (500)        6

Tiller (1000)                         2x6                         superior; veterans and for variety

Second line

Chaynor (500)                    6                              poor; for variety

Frescheville/Eyre/Millward (250)              2

Chisnell (500)                     6                              poor;  militia and for variety

Medium artillery 2 pieces on right flank near Rupert/Byron

Rupert’s lifeguard cavalry (150) 2 Cavaliers, armoured, superior, pistol, pistol

Parliament

Generals

Overall command Leven

Lord Fairfax

Manchester’s infantry Crawford

Manchester

Scots frontline Baillie

Scots second line Lumsden

All foot average unarmoured musket, pike unless otherwise stated

Manchester’s army

Manchester (1053)          2x6         superior- veterans and senior troops

Russell (660)                       6

Montague (418)               6

Pickering (524)                  6

Hobart (662)                       6

Crawford (671)                  6

2 x medium artillery on left of/behind Manchester

Fairfax

Constable (250)                                6

L Fairfax (250)                    6

Bright (250)                         6              poor- reflecting low strength

Overton (250)                    6              poor – reflecting low strength

Dodding (250)                    6              poor- reflecting low strength

Thornton (250)                  6              poor- reflecting low strength

Scots

15 regiments all 750 strong approx -  15x 6            11 - average, unarmoured, musket, pike

and

Loundon                              poor- reflecting performance

Buccleugh                           poor- reflecting performance

Dudhope                             poor- reflecting performance

Erskine/Scotscraig           poor- reflecting performance

East flank Royalist left and parliamentary right flank

Royalists

Generals

Commander Goring

First line Langdale

Second line Lucas

All Cavaliers, armoured, superior, pistol, pistol

Porter (50)                          1

Lucas (700)                          1x4         1x3

Eyre(240)                             2             

Frescheville (160)             2

Carnaby (200)                    2

Dacre(800)                          2x4

Washington dragoons 500            3

Commanded shot 2x2 average muskets

Parliament

Generals

First line Tom Fairfax

Second line Lambert

Third line Scots Eglington

3000 horse 8x4

Horse average, armoured, pistol impact, pistol melee

  

Lord Fairfax       

Tom Fairfax        superior to reflect performance

Charles Fairfax

Bethel

Lambert

Copley

Boynton

Norcliff

Morgan dragoons (500) 3

Commanded shot (500) 2x2 average muskets

Right flank and centre looking from the Parliamentary side. There's a possible article in Miniature Wargames at some point soon hopefully!!


The project for 2012 is to recreate Marston Moor 1644 in 25/28mm, with every regiment present, using Field of Glory rules.This means a figure scale of approx 1:30 for foot and 1:50 for cavalry. The aim is to demonstrate the battle at the Scarborough Wartorn show next June (weekend of the 30th June). Figures have been purchased and painting is underway. I will be looking for people to come and join in the battle on both the saturday and sunday.

More posts to follow as things progress and Ian Bailey of the Sealed Knot supplied the following info.

Marston Moor is a huge subject and a lot of the evidence is either partial or contradictory (quite common in the ECW!).

Perhaps the best thing I can do is steer you towards some of the better secondary sources:  -

General Marston Moor/ECW works: -

“All the King’s Armies” by Stuart Reid (publisher Spellmout ISBN 1- 86227-028-7.  The appendices to the Marston Moor chapter are v useful re the various whitecoat regiments and Rupert’s Irish regiments)

“Marston Moor 1644” by Peter Young (publisher Roundwood Press ISBN 1-900624-09-5)

“Ensignes of the English Civil Wars” by Stephen Ede-Borrett (publisher Gosling Press ISBN 1-874351-17.1)

“ECW Flags and Colours” by Stuart Peachey and Les Prince (publisher  Partizan Press ISBN0946525846) – this one really is a little gold mine of info

For the Eastern Association

Regiments of the Eastern Association Vols 1 and 2 by Laurence Spring (Stuart Press – ISBN 1-85804-120-1)

Europe Had No Better Soldiers – the Army of the Eastern Association and the York Campaign 1644 by Neal Gray (publisher Partizan Press ISBN 978-1-85818-607-8) not cheap but good copy of eye witness accounts and some very interesting plates including cavalry cornets.

For the Scots

Scots Armies of the C17th- 1. The Army of the Covenant 1639-51 by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press ISBN  0946525501)

2. Scots Colours by Stuart Reid (Partizan Press  ISBN 094652550- 1)

Another good source are the wargames rules “Forlorn Hope” – the appendices at the back (that make up about half the rule book!) are an excellent snapshot of ECW troops appearance and individual army lists may help you particularly with regard to the Northern Association, Newcastle’s Army and the Scots.

A good source if you want to buy any of the above is Caliver Books http://www.caliverbooks.com/ which also happens to be the home of Partizan Press! Dave Ryan the owner is a mine of info on the ECW and may also be useful to talk to at the various wargames shows Caliver attend.