More Scots Covenanters Join Empress’ English Civil War Range
February 2, 2026 by brennon
Empress Miniatures has expanded its English Civil War range with plenty more Scots Covenant troops, spread across some Scots Cavalry, a new cannon and some notable characters from the period.
General William Baillie // Empress Miniatures
Kicking things off, we have General William Baillie. He was an experienced officer who fought during the Thirty Years' War. In 1644, he marched into England with the Army of the Covenant and commanded part of the Scottish Infantry at the Battle of Marston Moor. Unfortunately, he was bested and was then rejected by the other Covenanter leaders. He fought a battle with Montrose and was, again, defeated.
During the second Civil War, he commanded the infantry in the Duke of Hamilton's ill-fated invasion of England, which was again defeated at the hands of Oliver Cromwell. An experienced officer but an unlucky one, it seems.
Next up, we have General James Lumsden.
General James Lumsden // Empress Miniatures
Lumsden was a Scottish soldier who served with the Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years' War before joining the Scottish Covenanters. He commanded troops during the Bishop's War and was part of General Alexander Leslie's Covenanter Army, which marched into England to support the English Parliament during the First English Civil War.
He had a little bit more luck, it seems, than Baillie and became Lieutenant General of Horse in the Covenanter Army, now fighting for King Charles II. He was then defeated at the Battle of Dunbar but was captured and released. At least he made it out the other side.
Scots Cavalry & Cannons
If you're looking for some more men to lead into battle, you can also get your hands on the Scots Cavalry and their Command from Empress.
Scots Covenanter Lancers // Empress Miniatures
The Scots cavalry used the best horses they could, which turned out to be the smaller ponies that you see here. However, the Officers would have ridden on larger mounts and you can see that here in the difference between the regular troops and their commanding officers. Both the command and regular lancers are available separately if you like.
Last but not least, we have the Demi Culverin Cannon for you to toy with.
Demi Culverin Cannon // Empress Miniatures
The Scots made use of a large artillery train that contained a sizable number of equally large guns. This Demi Culverin that you see here was relatively huge and could fire an eight, nine or ten-pound cannonball. A good way of putting a pretty big hole in the side of a castle, fortified house or defences set up by the enemy.
Are these new Scots going to be joining your collection?
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Shouldn’t Scots Cavalry be mounted on Haggis? 8)
Well, it’s grey, and bland, so fits…
Seriously, Warhammer ECW by John Stallard, was my first foray into historicals – and I had Renegade miniatures at the time (now very sadly defunct… 🙁). Both GW Historicals and Renegade. Gone…
So much choice with ECW.
Every country should have at least two manufacturers working on historical minis for all the wars in their history.