Рисунки 1-5.
1. Officer, Viscount Galmoy's Regiment of Horse.
Chronologically the third Regiment of Horse on the Irish Establishment of 1685, Galmoy's
regiment was unusual in that the rank and file wore light grey coats with red distinctions.
Following the convention of the period, officers would have worn red coats with red distinctions
or possibly, as is shown here, in acknowledgement of the unique coat colour of the ordinary
troopers, red coats with light grey or white distinctions.
2. Gentleman Trooper, 1st Troop of KingJames' Life Guards
The elite of the Jacobite army, the two troops of King James's Life Guards were commanded by
James FitzJames, Duke of Berwick (nominally, as he was at the court in exile at Saint Germain)
and the Earl of Lucan (formerly Colonel Patrick Sarsfield). Each troop was roughly twice the
size of a similar formation in a line regiment of horse, and they were differenced by the colour of
their horse furniture - blue for the first troop and green for the second. Notice should be taken
that the regimental distinctions for the 1 st troop are of a much lighter blue than would later be
common with the Guards formations of the British army
3. Private Soldier, Earl of Clare's Regiment of Dragoons
The debate as to how this regiment was clothed stems from the translation of a Gaelic phrase
draghoin bhui which translates as "yellow dragoons". Many believe that this implies that the
troops wore yellow coats, however as the convention of the period was to refer to a unit's flag
or ensign when describing it this is actually the reflection of an English military term rather
than a simple translation. The inference is therefore that the troops were clothed in regular red
coats taken from government magazines or - as is also likely - equipped with the uniform coats
taken from the Earl of Clare's Regiment of Foot which had been sent to serve in France under
Viscount Mountcashel.
4. Recruit, Unnamed Jacobite Regiment of Foot
During the run up to the 169 1 campaigning season, the ranks of the Jacobite field army were
filled up as far as possible in order to bring all existing regiments up to a uniform strength. The
remaining recruits were then grouped into provisional units whose sole concession to an item of
uniform would perhaps have been a French coat, many of which are referred to as being ill-made
and ill-fitting. Some of these units would have seen active service at Aughrim and Athlone, but
many more were simply used as a source of manual labour to repair and extend the defences of
Galway and Limerick before the inevitable siege.
5. Private Soldier, Baron Bellew's Regiment of Foot
One of the units raised following Tyrconnell's initial call to arms, Bellew's Regiment of Foot
was primarily raised in County Louth. This musketeer is armed with a matchlock musket and
carries unlit match in his right hand. Like many of his peers, he has been issued with a short
infantry sword, but despite this will no doubt use his musket as a club should he engage the
enemy in hand-to-hand contact.
6. Grenadier, Colonel Mark Talbot's Regiment of Foot
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Another of the regiments able to trace its lineage back to the earlier Irish Establishment, Talbot's
regiment had previously been commanded by James II's second son, Henry FitzJames, The Lord
Grand Prior of England, and before that by a Colonel Ramsey. Although his uniform is a little
threadbare due to the active campaigning, the soldier is fully equipped, as would be expected of
one of the more well-established formations. The cap bears a smaller version of the unit's flag - a
burning town with the motto "The Fruits of Rebellion".
7. Trooper, Heer van Ginkel's Regiment of Horse
One of several Dutch cavalry regiments deployed on the Williamite left wing, Ginkel's regiment
was commanded on the day by his 23-year-old son, Frederick Christian. During the Battle
of Aughrim, the regiment was deployed in the second line of the Williamite left flank which
meant that it did not get into action until very late in the day and was therefore one of the few
Williamite units to report that it had taken no losses during the fighting.
8. Cornet, Earl of Oxford's Regiment of Horse - "The Blues"
Originally raised as a unit of parliamentary horse during the English Civil War, the regiment
was reconstituted in 1661 under the colonelcy of Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford. Unlike the
remainder of the Standing Army, the troopers were clad in distinctive blue coats hence their
nickname. In the modern era the descendants of Oxford's Horse form part of the Household
Brigade.
9. Trooper, Colonel Abraham van Eppinger's Regiment of Dragoons - De Garde Dragonders
Having successfully forced the passage of the Boyne the previous summer, it was understandable
that Ginkel would give Eppinger's regiment a similar role in his plan for the Battle of Aughrim,
but a combination of adverse terrain and a resolute Jacobite defence threw the black-coated
dragoons back upon their supports with loss, the situation only being stabilised by the hurried
commitment of King William's Bodyguard and Horse Guards (Gardes du Corps & Gardes le
Paard).
10. Private Soldier, Kronprins Fredrik's Regiment of Danish Foot
In order to bolster the forces that he intended to commit to his Irish campaign, William was
lucky to obtain the services of a self-contained brigade of Danish troops hired from King
Christian V. Formed from a number of "regular" battalions, namely the Foot Guards, and the
regiments of Qyeen Charlotte, the Royal Princes Frederick and Christian, and Prince George
the Duke of Cumberland, together with a number of "territorial" regiments, the force was arguably
the best trained and equipped formation within Ginkel's army.
11 . Private Soldier, Qyeen Dowager's Regiment of Foot - "Kirke's"
Famed through their notorious conduct during the suppression of the Monmouth Rebellion in
1685, "Kirke's Lambs", as the troops were known from their regimental device, played a prominent
role in many of the more significant actions of the war: the relief of Derry, the Battle of the
Boyne, the Siege of Athlone, the Battle of Aughrim, and the Sieges of Limerick.
12. Officer, the Earl of Meath's Regiment of Foot
Commanded by Edward Brabazon, 4th Earl of Meath, and later known as the "Royal Irish
Regiment", the regiment was to boast within its ranks two of the more famous soldiers of the
late 17th century, Richard Kane and Robert Parker, both of whom would leave accounts of
their military careers. Clinging on to its position in the cornfield, Meath's regiment, together
with Hamilton's and the Qyeen Dowager's would provide the lynchpin which enabled the
Williamites to weather the Jacobite counter attack and then force the passage of the Causeway,
thereby facilitating the attack on the weakened Jacobite left flank.
13. Sergeant, Colonel William Steuart's Regiment of Foot
Arguably the backbone of their respective regiments, NCOs such as this sergeant were often the
difference between success and failure on the battlefield. Their authority stamped in the polearm
- rather than firearm - that they carried meant that these men were often at a disadvantage
when it came to close combat, their primary function being to maintain discipline and forestall
any collapse in morale.
14. Private Soldier, Colonel Richard Brewer's Regiment of Foot
Raised in 1685 as the Duke of Norfolk's Regiment of Foot, it can undoubtedly be regarded as
one of the more veteran units within the Williamite army during the 1691 campaign, having
survived - though not without severe loss - the debacle at the Dundalk encampment two years
previously. Deployed on the Williamite right, Brewer's regiment would have advanced in the
teeth of a tenacious Jacobite defence, one which almost served to turn the tide of the battle.
15. Private Soldier, Colonel Pierre de Belcastel's Regiment of Huguenot Foot
Four regiments of Huguenot refugees served with the Williamite forces in Ireland. The first
was the Duke of Schomberg's Regiment of Horse, whilst the remainder were referred to as
the "Red", "White" and "Blue" regiments of foot. As the Marquis de Caillemotte, the brigade
commander, was killed at the Boyne in 1690, command of his regiment devolved upon the next
senior colonel, Pierre de Belcastel, which, in view of this change in command rotated as being
the junior regiment in the brigade.
Рисунки 6-8.
Jacobite Infantry
A. King James's Regiment of Foot Guards.
B. Baron Bellew's Regiment of Foot
C. Baron Louth's Regiment of Foot.
D. Colonel Mark Talbot's Regiment of Foot
E. Sir Maurice Eustace's Regiment of Foot
F. Earl of Antrim's Regiment of Foot
Williamite Infantry
A. Earl of Meath's Regiment of Foot
B. Qyeen Dowager's Regiment of Foot (Kirke's)
C. Colonel du Cambon's Regiment of Foot (Huguenot)
D. Colonel William Steuart's Regiment of Foot
E. Kronprins Frederik's Regiment of Foot (Danish)
F. Colonel Richard Brewer's Regiment of Foot
9. "Into the Breach" - The Williamite assault on English Town at Athlone.
10. "The Prize" - Clanricarde's colours are retrieved from the Shannon by a Williamite soldier.
11. "A Forlorn Hope" - Sergeant Custume attempting to demolish the Williamite repairs to the bridge at
Athlone.