Wednesday, 19 September 2012

RP No 89 NYW/Jacobite Commanders 2 Shelden, Hamilton & Sarsfield


Three more Jacobite Commanders for The Battle of the Boyne, these are all Essex figures, 
painted and based by yours truly.


Lieut.-Colonel  Dominick Sheldon an Englishman by birth and of the Catholic religion appears in the "Establishment" of 1687-8 as a Capt to the Duke of Ormond.  He was bought over to Ireland by Tyrconnell who made a Lieutenant with the command of Tyrconnell’s Horse in his own absence.  Early in the campaign, he was actively opposed to the revolutionary party in Down and Antrim; and was afterwards joined in an unsuccessful negotiation for the surrender of Derry. At the battle of the Boyne he commanded the cavalry,  having two horses shot from under him and in a gallant charge nearly retrieved the day for the Jacobites but for prompt heroism of Levison and Albert Conyngham’s Dragoons.



Richard Hamilton was sent as an envoy to Tyrconnell to try and persuade him to come to terms with the new regime in England. He wasted no time and in pursuing the complete opposite course, helping to persuade Tyrconnell to maintain his allegiance to James II. For this action he was rewarded with a Lieutenant Generals commission.
At the Boyne, Hamilton commanded the brigade of foot at the Oldbridge, following the Jacobite collapse he led a delaying action which allowed a large number of troops to escape but this act eventually led to him being captured.




It was not until after the Battle of the Boyne, and during the Siege of Limerick (1690), that Sarsfield became prominent as a leader. He captured a convoy of military stores and artillery at Ballyneety, near Pallasgreen between Limerick and Tipperary, in a raid apparently guided by a rapparee known as 'Galloping Hogan'. This delayed the siege of the town until the winter rains forced the English to retire.
This achievement was said by the Duke of Berwick to have turned Sarsfield head and made him the popular hero of the war with the Irish. His generosity, his courage and his commanding height, had already commended him to the affection of the Irish. When the cause of King James was ruined in Ireland, Sarsfield arranged the Treaty of Limerick and sailed to France on 22 December 1691, with many of his countrymen who entered the French service in what is known as the Flight of the Wild Geese. During that year he was created Earl of Lucan by King James.
He received a commission as lieutenant-general from King Louis XIV and fought with distinction in Flanders until he was mortally wounded at the battle of Landen or Neerwinden, on 19 August 1693. He died two or three days after the battle, at Huy, Belgium, where he is buried in the grounds of St Martin's Church. 

39 comments:

  1. Nice command element I also like your basing tutorial as I had never heard of that branch of paints.

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    1. Cheers!! As for the paints, the reds and yellows are a bit weak, but the rest are top quality IMHO!

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  2. That last sculpt is elegant Ray and you've brought out the character of it with your brush. The amount of research you've done and your thorough attention to detail on this particular piece of history is greatly appreciated.

    Really like the way you're doing your photo's now!

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  3. Great job Ray! Also I liked your basing article

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  4. Nicely done Ray, You have a lot of command figures hope theres not to many chiefs and not enough indians!

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  5. Lieut.-Colonel Dominick Sheldon knows where it goes, no sign this time! Very nice work Ray!

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  6. The detail in your work is amazing, Ray. Not to mention all the background history you provide - you really know your stuff.

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  7. Great command elements and better history.
    Ian

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  8. You are like a painting and basing wiki Ray. Great work.

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  9. The Bosses of the Boyne look fit-as-a-fiddle for the job, Sir Raymond.

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    1. Let's hope so, only if I'm on their side though.

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  10. I really like the histories that you place with the pictures of these units. That really adds some context to the nicely painted figures.

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    1. It just adds a little interest for those who don't really know the period.

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  11. Good job. Have fun this weekend. Boy, you guys are gonna be TIRED at the end of the weekend. Cheers and boogie boogie.

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    1. I'm knackered now Whisk, so I'll had it by Sunday night!!

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  12. Lovely work Ray, as usual. Certainly do that army justice.

    Very useful basing post too.

    Gaz.

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  13. Lots of real nice units you painted over the last months Ray. The dragoons are my favourites and I always enjoy the battle reports you guys put up. Cheers, Michael

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    1. Had wondered what happened to you Mr Fisser!!

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  14. I'm really digging these last few figures

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  15. Nice job Ray, and interesting bit of history.

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  16. I like the way that you do your command figures they are very good and characterful.

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