Warlord Games ECW Dragoons - Mounted & Dismounted

Finished the last units for the ECW project. The ones in blue coats belong to Sir Henry Washington's regiment and the red coated ones are Colonel John Okey's regiment. One each for the Royalists and Parliamentarians. Both flags come with the Warlord Games set - two each for the mounted and dismounted troops.

As these fight as skirmish troops, most of the dismounted figures were based as singles. I used the larger two-figure bases for the standard bearer and leader figures since those might topple over more easily on a single base. The mounted figures were based in pairs and singles, for ease of movement as well as a more stable base for the standards.

Per the Pike and Shotte rules, they can only fire while dismounted, so the mounted guys firing are for show mostly; however, as harquebusiers in 30 Years War, I think they can fire while mounted.

Dragoons have a free mount and dismount move. As a charge reaction, if already dismounted, they can fire (after passing a command roll) and then remount and retire (evade) their basic 9" mounted distance. We'll see how much flavor they'll add, but I wanted to have as many bells and whistles for the players.

In fact, I've scheduled a game with a few of my buddies for later this month. I still have a couple of command figures to paint up, and maybe a few of the artillery (Old Glory pieces) that my buddy threw in with the deal. Although I don't think there was much artillery action at Marston Moor. Something like a few shots by the Parliamentarians before they rushed towards the unprepared Royalists.

Well, thanks again for stopping by and checking out the blog. Best wishes to you all.