In our very unhistorical campaign, after the Battle of
Bramaer, the Captain General (the Duke of Marlborough), ordered a Court of
Inquiry into the conduct of the battle. Marlborough, not at all happy with the
defeat, or Argyll, decided it was time to remove his senior commander in the
Highlands. The Court’s vote narrowly exonerated Argyll by a vote of 2-1. The
dissenting vote being Marlborough himself. The reasoning of the Court in deciding in
Argyll’s favour was that if he was removed the Hanoverian cause may lose the
crucial support of Clan Campbell (Argyll was a Campbell). And more specifically
his written orders from the Duke of Marlborough expressly ordered him to
advance against the enemy (which he did) engage the enemy (which he did) and
defeat the rebels (which he didn’t). Two out of three ain’t bad! Stay tuned for the Battle of Edinburgh!
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| Above and below: Marlborough- the Captain General- restores the command to Argyll |
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ReplyDeleteIt's an English conspiracy to oust the Loyal Argyll- God Rot the Sassenachs!!......Damn Marlborough and his ilk....the Hanoverians have the best man for the job.
ReplyDeleteIs this based on any historical incident?
ReplyDeleteNo not really- historically speaking Argyll was removed (at Marlborough's instigation) after the battle of Sherriffmiur in November 1715 for failure to completely crush the Rebellion- but for the purposes of our game- the Umpire (me) didn't want to be so callous!
ReplyDeleteNice Vignette!
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