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Thursday, September 13, 2018

The Williamite Army at Killiekrankie for Beneath the Lily Banners


This is my Williamite Army for this battle rated according to Beneath the Lily Banners-War of Three Kings

Command 
General Hugh MacKay is ’Competent’, with a Command Radius of 6 inches.  Here he is with the Williamite banner.


Colonel Balfour, a Dutch Service officer, who commanded the Dutch Scot’s Brigade is ’Competent’ with a Command Radius is 4 inches.

The Earl of Annandale’s Horse were commanded by a newly appointed lieutenant and so is a ’Plodder’.  He also commands the other Williamite Horse, Lord Belhaven’s, who, for the game, are included with his unit.

The Scots Brigade in Dutch Service


The core of the Williamite Army was drawn from the Scots Brigade in Dutch Service comprising of Balfour, Ramsey and Mackay’s regiments. These were regular troops and I’m rating them as follows:


Balfour’s, Ramsey’s and Mackay’s are ‘Drilled’ ‘Regulation’ armed with Matchlock and Pike.
All are 3 stand units.

Lauder’s Fusiliers were detached from the battalions above and so are ‘Drilled’ ‘All Musket’ and as their title implies armed with ‘Flintlocks’.  Lauder’s Fusiliers are represented by 2 stands.


Hasting’s Regiment

The English Hasting’s Regiment are ‘Drilled’ ‘Regulation’ armed with Matchlock and Pike and have three stands.

Kenmure and Leven’s Regiments


These are newly raised troops ‘Raw’ ‘Regulation’ armed with Matchlock and Pike. Both are 3 stand units.  Leven's above have yet to receive their uniform coats although,as is the way of it, their officers have.  Kenmore's find themselves likewise.


The Earl of Annandale’s and Lord Belhaven’s Horse


Newly raised ‘Raw’ ‘Bullet’ Horse 2 stands. 

The Artillery 

Two very light pieces, some accounts make them 'Leather' guns which would mean they survived from the previous civil wars.  I don't have any of them so I'll be using one Battalion gun as per BLB.

Tactics
The Williamites turned their column of march to face to provide their battle line and advanced up the slope and halted.  Their formation extended beyond the flanks of the Jacobites who they outnumbered.  They had two very light guns which it seems were placed on either flank.  The small unit of Horse were in reserve behind the centre of the line. The recently raised infantry were in the right of the line and the Dutch Scot’s Brigade to the left.  The intention was to break the Jacobite charge with fire power and then send the Horse at the disordered survivors.

The Williamites fired 3 volleys the last one being at 75 yards which indicates the first two were at a greater distance.  The whole line was not engaged as there were insufficient Jacobite to engage its extremities. Where the Williamite were engaged they broke before or during the impact of the Jacobite charge.  




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