Examples of Battle-Maps in action
On this page you can see some screenshots with accompanying explanations of maps prepared using BattleMaps. But maps can also be displayed using the BattleMaps Web Viewer which allows maps to be placed on websites in their full, interactive glory.
[Click here to see interactive examples of BattleMaps]
A
section of the Battle of Trafalgar.
The screenshot clearly shows the simple but effective layout:
- The menus in clear language.
- Toolbar at the top giving quick access to common functions.
- A heirarchical structure of the map, with phases and objects identified clearly is on the right hand side of the map itself (clicking on a phase or an object will take you straight to it). This can also be hidden to make the map more visible.
The information panel at the bottom of the screen shows the annotations and details of each aspect of the battle, from the overall description of the battle itself (including copyright and authoring information) through each phase of the battle, to each military unit involved.
A
section of the Battle of Waterloo - Hougoumont
Here again is an example of a BattleMap in use, this time for a section of Waterloo. The map illustrating 12 phases of the battle has been created by using a previously drawn background and placing the military unit shapes on top. Curved arrows (drawn using the 'curved arrow' tool) have been used to show the development of the action of this phase. The accompanying text beneath describes it.
Jackson's
Shenandoah Valley Campaign
This map - a work in progress charting Stonewall Jackson's campaign of 1862 during the Americal Civil War - has been created by starting with a scanned antique terrain map, placing the military units on top to show the progress of the campaign.
It shows that whole campaigns can be easily represented and the slideshow feature effectively conveys the flow of the campaign.