Project Auldearn 1645

John, 1 st  Earl of Loudoun, was Lord Chancellor of Scotland, and raised his regiment in August 1643.  Although he had little military ex...

Below are shots of the general approach we have used to painting on this site. Most of the colurs we use are from Foundry's range and as...

Picture taken 31st July, 2008 from Castle Hill. The hill in the centre is Garlic Hill, the site of most of the fighting....

There haven't been any updates for a while, and thats because I (the Royalist) am in the process of packing up and preparing to move to ...

The colours used by the Irish are not described at all in any of the contemporary accounts of Montrose's 1644-45 Campaign. There is only...

MacColla was appointed commander of the Irish Brigade by the Earl of Antrim. He landed the brigade in Scotland in July 1644, and in August t...

James Graham, the Marquis of Montrose and the King's appointed Lieutenant-General in Scotland from 1644 until 1646. This excellent figur...