tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post1381383445673361116..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Splish Splosh - Marston Moor visitMSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-23270312321794228812018-02-08T11:17:49.611+00:002018-02-08T11:17:49.611+00:00Thanks Lee - I've to finish off painting some ...Thanks Lee - I've to finish off painting some extra chaps before the battle - should be OK. I'm pondering how to replicate the attachment of small bodies of commanded shot to the cavalry (of both sides) - a plan is emerging...MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-82607232195111184862018-02-08T11:16:03.505+00:002018-02-08T11:16:03.505+00:00During the first Allied set-up on the Moor (before...During the first Allied set-up on the Moor (before Rupert swerved round them and before they did their quick double-shuffle towards Tadcaster) the horses drank all the water in Long Marston - the soldiers were reduced to drinking out of puddles. That was one reason why they had to get moving. They would have had no problems last Saturday!MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-91902495015659196842018-02-08T09:59:07.691+00:002018-02-08T09:59:07.691+00:00A most enjoyable read Tony, although the condition...A most enjoyable read Tony, although the conditions on the day made this soft Southerner shiver. I followed your pictures and narrative along with my copy of the Osprey Marston Moor campaign book, it helped me to get a pretty clear idea of the development of the battle, there is even a 'dry day' shot of Moor Lane! Great stuff and I look forward to the refight in due course.'Lee.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02728400013024811279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-64907613252481979142018-02-06T21:53:10.102+00:002018-02-06T21:53:10.102+00:00Not entirely surprising, perhaps, that 'campai...Not entirely surprising, perhaps, that 'campaigning season' did not really get going until the Spring.. (all about availability fodder for the horses, I gather). Thanks and well done for showing us the scene!<br /> <br />david in suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02945969485547328039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-35458132589272347832018-02-06T13:21:32.049+00:002018-02-06T13:21:32.049+00:00Thank you, gentlemen, for joining me on my walk. I...Thank you, gentlemen, for joining me on my walk. I've dried out nicely now.<br /><br />Stryker - I'm definitely going to have the sprinklers on for added realism o the tabletop.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-50732756640270740152018-02-05T15:04:49.583+00:002018-02-05T15:04:49.583+00:00I'm impressed with your dedication to research...I'm impressed with your dedication to research regardless of the weather conditions. I'm sure this will pay off on the tabletop!Strykerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258922461691204362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-6601774810836664572018-02-05T14:31:43.853+00:002018-02-05T14:31:43.853+00:00Thanks for the soggy battlefield walk, Tony. I al...Thanks for the soggy battlefield walk, Tony. I always enjoy these walking battlefield tromps.Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-23153720678296459112018-02-05T14:31:31.599+00:002018-02-05T14:31:31.599+00:00...very few things more fun than walking a battlef......very few things more fun than walking a battlefield.. sunshine and the sounds of the starlings better though I reckon.. Marston Moor is on my bucket list.. hope to get to Edgehill this year...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-55078799939779548862018-02-05T14:25:51.872+00:002018-02-05T14:25:51.872+00:00Good, glad you got to see the battlefield, and sor...Good, glad you got to see the battlefield, and sorry if the sub-tropical paradise that is Yorkshire didn't provide ideal weather for a change. Also sorry I didn't warn you about the battlefield plaques, which were clearly erected by Cromwell's elite troop of spin doctors. Thanks very much for the report.Chris Gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08578412472163593374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-1240797066634801742018-02-05T13:43:22.626+00:002018-02-05T13:43:22.626+00:00Yorkshire, in February, in the rain!!! I'd hav...Yorkshire, in February, in the rain!!! I'd have made it as far as the pub. You sir are a devotee.Phil Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828625218031670912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-55994894847214827522018-02-05T13:31:06.243+00:002018-02-05T13:31:06.243+00:00Brilliant whizz around the battlefield Tony, I'...Brilliant whizz around the battlefield Tony, I've never been to that one so it was great to see. The Jolly Broom Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14037134974588645559noreply@blogger.com