WOTR - Stocktake for "The White Swans"

Ummmm......Another game where yet again I find myself short of troops for a pick up game.  As I am providng all the troops for this, it means that Peter Pig will be getting an order for collection at Salute......

16 Nobles
21 Captains
15 Men at Arms
161 Retinue Archers
102 Levy Archers
15 Levy Billmen
5 Welsh Spear
3 Gonnes

Means I am still short of.....
57 Bases of Retinue Archers - 171 Figures
82 Bases of Levy Archers - 164 Figures
5 Bases of Welsh Spear - 15 Figures

WOTR - "The White Swans" - Lancastrian Embattlement

Moving on we now look at the Lancastrian forces who will be commanded by Humphrey Stafford, the Duke of Buckingham.

Late Arriving - Duke of Somerset
Himself, Captain, 2 Men-at-Arms, 7 Retinue Archers, 3 Levy Archers (3)
Devon, 11 Retinue Archers, 2 Billmen, 2 Levy Archers (3)
Captain, 6 Retinue Archers, 6 Levy Archers, 1 Gonne (2)

Mainward - Duke of Buckingham
Himself, Captain, 8 Retinue Archers, 4 Levy Archers, 2 Billmen (3)
Wiltshire, Captain, 7 Retinue Archers, 4 Levy Archers, 2 Billmen (3)
Beaumont, Captain, 5 Retinue Archers, 6 Levy Archers (3)
Captain, 8 Retinue Archers, 1 Men-at-Arms, 3 Levy Archers, 1 Gonne (3)

Vanward - Duke of Exeter
Himself, 3 Men-at-Arms, 5 Retinue Archers, 2 Billmen, 4 Levy Archers (3)
Audley, 2 Captains, 1 Men-at-Arms, 9 Retinue Archers, 3 Levy Archers (3)
Shrewsbury, 1 Men-at-Arms, 8 Retinue Archers, 1 Billmen, 3 Levy Archers (3)
Captain, Captain, 2 Retinue Archers, 7 Levy Archers (2)

WOTR - "The White Swans" - Yorkist Embattlement

Embattlement is the process of splitting the assembled host into a fighting formation.  Companies can be anywhere between 6 and 16 bases of figures.  There are also rules covering who can command which magnate.  This is the Yorkist host assembled under the Duke of York as an Heir.  The "Captains" are minor nobles that I will name later on.

Mainward - Duke of York
Himself, Captain, 2 Men-at-Arms, 8 Retinue Archers (4)
Montagu, 5 Retinue Archers, 6 Levy Archers (3)
Herbert, Captain, 8 Retinue Archers, 3 Levy Archers, 1 Billmen (4)
Captain, 6 Retinue Archers, 5 Levy Archers, 2 Billmen (2)
Captain, 5 Retinue Archers, 5 Welsh Spearmen, 2 Levy Archers (2)

Vanward - Earl of March
Himself, Captain, 7 Retinue Archers, 4 Levy Archers (4)
Ferrers, 5 Retinue Archers, 10 Levy Archers (3)
Powis, Gonne, 4 Retinue Archers, 1 Men-at-Arms, 4 Levy Archers, 3 Billmen (3)
Captain, 5 Retinue Archers, 6 Levy Archers (2)
Captain, 5 Retinue Archers, 1 Men-at-Arms, 6 Levy Archers (2)

Rearward - Earl of Warwick
Himself, 2 Captains, 6 Retinue Archers, 3 Levy Archers (4)
Trollope, 9 Retinue Archers, 3 Levy Archers (1)
Captain, 7 Retinue Archers, 2 Men-at-Arms, 4 Levy Archers (2)
Captain, 8 Retinue Archers, 1 Men-at-Arms, 1 Levy Archer, 2 Billmen (2)

WOTR - "The White Swans - 1459" - Battle Generator

We played out the 1459 campaign the other night and have ended up with a large battle which should go to the table top.  It means a lot of proxy bases will be needed as I think it uses somewhere near 200 Levy Archers.

Yorkist (58 Contingents/181 Bases - 8 Nobles, 12 Captains, 7 Men-at-Arms, 84 Retinue Archers, 1 Gonne,  5 Welsh Spear, 57 Levy Archers, 7 Levy Billmen )
Lord Herbert
(Himself, 2 Captains, 10 Retinue Archers, 5 Spear, 2 Levy Archers)
Duke of York
(Himself, 3 Captains, 2 Men-at-Arms, 17 Retinue Archers, 14 Levy Archers, 3 Bill)
Earl of March
(Himself, 3 Captains, 1 Men-at-Arms, 17 Retinue Archers, 19 Levy Archers, 1 Bill)
Warwic
(Himself, 4 Captains, 3 Men-at-Arms, 19 Retinue Archers, 11 Levy Archers, 1 Bill)
Barron Ferrers
(Himself, 1 Men-at-Arms, 2 Retinue Archers, 1 Gonne, 8 Levy Archers, 2 Bill)
Grey of Powis
(Himself, 5 Retinue Archers, 3 Levy Archers)
Master Porter of Calais
(Himself, 12 Retinue Archers)
Baron Montagu
(Himself, 2 Retinue Archers)

Lancastrian (52 Contingents/157 Bases - 8 Nobles, 9 Captains, 8 Men-at-Arms, 1 Named Captain,  77 Retinue Archers, 2 Gonnes, 45 Levy Archers, 8 Levy Billmen)
Exeter
(Himself,  2 Retinue Archers)
Audley
(Himself, 2 Captains, 3 Men-at-Arms, Named Captain, 10 Retinue Archers, 10 Levy Archers, 2 Bill)
Shrewsbury
(Himself, 1 Captain, 2 Men-at-Arms, 12 Retinue Archers, 6 Levy Archers, 3 Bill)
Beaumont
(Himself, 3 Retinue Archers)
Wiltshire
(Himself, 1 Captain, 4 Retinue Archers)
Buckingham
(Himself, 2 Captains, 1 Men-at-Arms, 15 Retinue Archers, 1 Gonne, 12 Levy Archers, 1 Bill)
Somerset
(Himself, 2 Captains, 2 Men-at-Arms, 20 Retinue Archers, 1 Gonne, 8 Levy Archers, 2 Bill)
Devon
(Himself, 1 Captain, 11 Retinue Archers, 9 Levy Archers)

Now comes the fun part which is to embattle these into actual companies within the wards

WOTR - "The White Swans - 1459"

Next up in my War of the Roses games is the campaign set in 1459 titled "The White Swans".

This will set the next set of painting priority and any purchases from Salute in April (unless I have everything I need :)  I had messed around with this before over a year ago but we never fought out the battles or finished the campaign game.  So a restart is required.

Lancastrian Forces
Humphrey Stafford - Duke of Buckingham
John Talbot - Earl of Shrewsbury
James Butler - Earl of Wiltshire
John Beaumont - Viscount Beaumont
James Touchet - Baron Audley
Henry Holland - Duke of Exeter
Henry Beaufort - Earl of Somerset
Thomas Courtenay - 14th Earl of Devon
Henry Percy - 3rd Earl of Northumberland
Thomas Percy - Baron Ergemont
Ralph Neville - Earl of Westmoreland
William Fitzalan - Earl of Arundel
Jasper Tudor - Earl of Pembroke

Yorkist Forces
Richard Plantagenet - Duke of York
Edward Plantagenet - Ealr of March
Walter Devereux - Baron Ferrers
Richard Neville - Earl of Warwick
John Neville - Baron Montague
Richard Neville - Earl of Salisbury
Andrew Trollope - 
John Mowbray - Duke of Norfolk
Henry Bourchier - Viscount Bourchier
William Herbert - Baron Herbert
John Clinton - Baron Clinton
Richard Grey of Powis

Uncommitted
Thomas Stanley - Baron Stanley

The next post will give a snapshot of the Nobles completed and their riding retinues which will give me an idea of what else I will need.  I am still working up the Gonnes after sorting through my spares box and they are the next scheduled unit on the painting table after I finish 15 Pikemen :)