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Category: What If? campaign

Battle of Prestonpans 1745 > News > What If? campaign

“What If?”… the Jacobites stormed Fort William?!

  • The Team
  • November 23rd, 2024

Have you been following our amazing interactive wargame campaign? If not, then put the kettle on and start catching up on our youtube channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPX2-w66z_oCn8yeQyyJeFGcvmgHt_4kW&si=4yDOv6PrEf0Or36m Recently, our Jacobite teams have […]

“What If?” II : a new campaign begins!

  • The Team
  • August 19th, 2024

The interactive wargame campaign begins anew, this time giving you the chance to command the forces of King George!

What if?” – Battle Report #5

  • The Team
  • March 24th, 2023

After defeating Cope’s cavalry at Soutra and stalling Wade’s advance, the Jacobites marched out of Edinburgh with confidence. Poor weather delayed the attack and mired the road from Haddington, which […]

What if?” – Battle Report #4

  • Arran Johnston
  • March 13th, 2023

Reaching Newcastle with a substantial force, Marshal Wade decided to take the initiative away from the Jacobites by marching his army into Scotland. Wary of a sudden Jacobite thrust towards […]

“What if?” – Battle Report #3

  • Arran Johnston
  • February 27th, 2023

The Duke of Argyll successfully recruited a small militia unit amongst his Campbell clansmen, but in the wake of the Jacobite successes at Highbridge and Ardersier kirk, it was clear […]

“What If?” – Battle Report #2

  • Arran Johnston
  • February 27th, 2023

Our last campaign update left the Earl of Cromartie about to cross the Moray Firth, and the Earl of Loudoun marching out of Inverness to intercept him. The intercept roll […]

“What If?” – Update 4

  • Arran Johnston
  • February 16th, 2023

The Jacobite victory at Nine Mile Bridge might have been small in scale, but it further increased the confidence of the Prince’s followers. Glenbucket’s small regiment soon joined Tullibardine, whose […]

“What If?” – Battle Report #1

  • The Team
  • February 6th, 2023

Our last update reported that MacLeod’s Highlanders had been raised for the Government at Inverness, and that a determination roll had ordered them to march to Fort William. Here they […]

“What If?” – Update 3 (inc. commanders notes)

  • Arran Johnston
  • February 1st, 2023

For a full week after the garrison in Edinburgh Castle failed to respond to the Prince’s summons to surrender, the Jacobite army in the capital has been prepared its siegeworks. […]

“What If?” – Update 2 (inc. siege rules)

  • Arran Johnston
  • January 24th, 2023

Following the councils of war in recent days, the first moves of the campaign are underway. Sir John Cope, reinforced with a regiment of Dutch infantry, has nonetheless been instructed […]

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