When the Claymores did Weald - Winner's Prize

Right view

With the dust settling over the recent Jacobite '45 Campaign - it is time to present the winner's prize to the victorious team.

Congratulations to the Duke of Cumberland (aka Mark), Field Marshal Wade (Mike N), General Cope (Phil) and John Cambpell, Duke of Argyll (Mat). Between them they managed to thwart an imaginative Jacobite foe who pushed their forces as far south as the gates of Westminster its-self! Albeit at the cost of leaving Scotland in the hands of the Hanoverians.

Left view

In recognition of their victory a Vignette has been created depicting the four triumphant leaders in a roadside meeting, just south of Doncaster, some weeks after the Battles of Westminster and Barnett. They are in conference about how best to chase down and neutralise the remaining Jacobite elements that are attempting to retire back to Scotland.

The figures are all 28mm Crann Tara miniatures, representing each of the key Government Commanders. Crann Tara specialise in the '45 period and their figures look pretty cool.

A rear view

The Duke of Cumberland

Seen here in his splendour, baton in hand. Some would joke that in reality his baton was usually one made of French bread with a butter and apricot conserve filling, however, here it is modelled as a baton of office.

Field Marshall Wade

Many say that Wade was the real organisational brains behind this quartet, despite not personally engaging with the enemy during the campaign, it was one of his Infantry Brigades under General Fleming that allowed the Hanoverians to claim they held the field at Barnett, when Cumberland's HQ was forced to retire. Here Wade is holding the telescope that he used so much on campaign as he was trying to get a sight of the elusive enemy on the long road south from Edinburgh.

General Cope

Initial commander in Scotland and depicted in discussion with Campbell, who is pointing the way south. Cope was in command at Glasgow Green where his forces fled the field but he then raised  a new militia force in Manchester and Carlisle which he led back into Scotland in early 1746 where he wet on to recapture Glasgow and Edinburg for the Government.

John Campbell, Duke of Argyll

The last of the quartet, hugely influential and wealthy in his own right, Campbell raised his own Independent companies and fought a campaign in northern Scotland to take control of Inverness, Aberdeen, Dundee and Perth.