ECW Clash: Widbrooke Common

[Vis Bellica]

With lockdown easing, K. (daughter #1’s boyfriend, trapped with us for the duration, now a keen wargamer) was able to travel back to his native Ireland, so it was with a heavy heart that I took the news that he was going to visit his mother for three weeks. This was serious stuff: who was going to do the cooking and, obviously more importantly, who was I going to wargame with?

We decided to see him off with the next For King & Parliament English Civil War scenario in my North Wessex campaign.

For this encounter, the Parliamentarians under Sir Christopher Grey have discovered that the well-drilled and armed Royalist foot that did them so much damage last battle have been requisitioned by the King and sent to fight further west. This leaves Sir John Boulters, Royalist commander around Maidenhythe, very short of infantry: he must now rely on hastily recruited farmworkers from the Cookham area. Sir Christopher now leads his men towards Maidenhythe, seeking to take advantage of his erstwhile friend’s shortage of good quality foot. Grey’s men are strengthened both by reinforcements and a supply of arms and ammunition, including a couple of cannon. The two forces will meet half way between Cookham and Maidenhythe, at Widbrooke Common.

Click on the link below to see what happened:

https://www.vislardica.com/blog/2020/6/25/fkampp-aar-widbrooke-common

[jambo1]

Good read and a nice looking game.

[Atheling]

Good read and a nice looking game.
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Interesting AAR and a good looking game too 

I loved the caption about the large hedge 

[Wirelizard]

Looks like a good game!

I like the slightly irregular basing you've got happening; the curved edges work well. What scale are the figures?

[Sparrow]

Looks really good !

[Vis Bellica]

I like the slightly irregular basing you've got happening; the curved edges work well. What scale are the figures?

They are all 15mm figures. Mostly Peter Pig with the Dutch horse being Hallmark (from Magister Militum) and one or two command stands from Essex.

The bases are Warbases vehicle bases.