What if?” – Battle Report #5
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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 […]
“What If?” – Update 1 (inc. recruitment rules)
Our counter-factual campaign game is now underway (21/01/23), giving our Facebook followers the chance to direct the Jacobite army’s operations in the aftermath of the victory at Battle of Prestonpans. […]
“What If?” – Introduction
“What If?” is an interactive wargame campaign set in the aftermath of the Battle of Prestonpans in 1745. It is counter-factual, allowing free decision-making for the participants. In other words, […]