Next week Bob Black is visiting and we plan to play a game and generally catch up on all things wargaming.
I thought it would be fun to try out Jacobite Rising by Compass Games. However, instead of using the little wooden blocks we could play on the table, using our combined 54mm metal figure collections. The table has been set up, with the Jacobites sitting astride the main north road, cutting off Government resupply operations. A government force has been despatched to remove the blockade:
The Jacobites holding the higher ground, with troops from Regiment Royal Ecossais and some lowland units, highlanders in the foreground:
Government forces arrive on the field with a mixture of Guards and line battalions, seen here working through the trees on the river bank: