tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82882659215355198592024-03-18T20:46:27.303+01:00Keith's Wargaming BlogKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-24201721739376075742024-03-18T20:46:00.000+01:002024-03-18T20:46:26.329+01:00Medellín (28 March 1809)<p>
This scenario is a refight of the Battle of Medellín (28 March 1809) during the Peninsular War.
It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a>, buildings from <a href="https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Total Battle Miniatures</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus </a>instead of blocks.
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
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After being forced out of its defensive positions on the River Tagus,
General Don Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta’s Spanish army was retreating in the face of Marshal Victor’s advancing French army.
On the 27th of March, Cuesta’s army was reinforced by the Duke of Albuquerque, and Cuesta decided it was time to fight. Cuesta’s
plan was to strike both French wings and hope to catch the French army with their backs to the Guadiana River. Victor was outnumbered,
but had veteran troops who knew how to win, so he willingly deployed for battle. Victor’s plan was to keep withdrawing his flanks
closer and closer to the center until a powerful counter-attack could shatter the Spanish line.
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Cuesta formed his infantry into one long, thin unbroken line since his greatest fear was that French cavalry could destroy his infantry
if there were gaps in the line. At first, Cuesta’s plan seemed to be working. Lasalle’s position on the French left was at risk, but
his men held on to their tenuous positions. Spanish infantry formations were also pushing forward against the French batteries on
Latour-Maubourg’s hill position. Latour-Maubourg flung his cavalry into a counter attack, but the cavalry was forced into a disorganized
retreat. As the Spanish infantry threatened to capture the French guns, Latour-Maubourg ordered his reformed cavalry to attack again
– this time against the Spanish cavalry covering the end of the infantry line. Events now unfolded quickly. The French cavalry charge
succeeded and the Spanish cavalry fled the field, exposing the thin Spanish line to a devastating flank attack. Cuesta’s left flank
dissolved in panic. Lasalle and Villatte, seeing the opportunity, ordered a counter-attack that caught the right flank of the Spanish
army between infantry to their front and cavalry to their flanks and rear.
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The result was a massacre. Entire battalions were destroyed as they tried to stand and fight, and the French cavalry showed no quarter
in their pursuit of fugitives. Over 7,500 Spaniards became casualties. In the aftermath, Cuesta’s shattered army retreated to Monasterio.
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2>
<p>The Spanish started the battle by repositioning their infantry on the central ridge to make room for a battery of foot artillery, moving forward so as to be in a good position to bombard the French.</p>
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<p>Marshal Victor ordered La Grande Manoeuvre and moved his left flank over to face the Spanish centre. By doing so, he got his troops out of a tricky situation, as they had had their backs to the unfordable Guadiana River.</p>
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<p>General Don Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta ordered both his flanks forward.</p>
<p>On his left, Spanish line infantry and Heavy Dragoons advanced. Perhaps hoping to surprise the French right, or perhaps just to secure the town of Mengabril.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK57T1UtIwjQELZBs57EKfE2lb_jQUqI8-pe5LowE5Hfprdd4M-OJ0xdKTaMmpfp83vxkT0dis-yttNR7UoTPE7Gzn2fq1MgRQIOgYUhQCXiAGA8LyZI84fV6judn3BuOlnOqehaJ7Ih4D1Wx6Ag3xrFUOSqbBGXCiwWoXWdwO0ZstUOajO_gAiHKelTK/s2418/4219.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRK57T1UtIwjQELZBs57EKfE2lb_jQUqI8-pe5LowE5Hfprdd4M-OJ0xdKTaMmpfp83vxkT0dis-yttNR7UoTPE7Gzn2fq1MgRQIOgYUhQCXiAGA8LyZI84fV6judn3BuOlnOqehaJ7Ih4D1Wx6Ag3xrFUOSqbBGXCiwWoXWdwO0ZstUOajO_gAiHKelTK/s320/4219.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>While on the Spanish right, the troops moved towards the centre, to mirror the French manoeuvre.</p>
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<p>Marshal Victor ordered his right flank to assault the advancing Spanish. General Latour-Maubourg took command of the Dragoons, and supported by their horse artillery, they attacked the Spanish Dragoons. While French infantry advanced to fill the gap they had left in the line.</p>
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<p>Charging down the hill, with the supporting cannon fire from their horse artillery, Latour-Maubourg's Dragoons wiped out their Spanish counterparts.</p>
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<p>The Spanish Force Marched their left wing infantry commanded by Brigadier Juan Henestrosa to oppose the advance of the French right wing.</p>
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<p>Marshal Victor was about to order his troops forward, however troublesome Spanish Guerrillas delayed his chief of staff from sending out the command.</p>
<p>Taking advantage of the apparent hesitation of the French, General Cuesta ordered his left flank to attack.</p><p>Musket fire from the Spanish line infantry caused severe losses to the French horse artillery causing it to retire behind the crest of the hill.</p><p>However the Spanish infantry's attack on the French Dragoons was less successful, resulting in heavy losses for the Spanish infantry and the death of Brigadier Juan Henestrosa and no noticeable effect on the French.</p>
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<p>The French centre was ordered to attack. One light cavalry unit charged a Spanish infantry unit and a second light cavalry unit moved up in support.</p>
<p>The Spanish infantry formed square, creating a temporary stand-off.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgOsm9bgn6Ah7nX7kEP8HMLjwroXVRLzhZny90MH9SdC_msVLCAv-fVId1ClM6hPOFhFJP2nyyAdXfKKaqYtIhvu4T7SJ59h8yenS7W5pNQAdI1wGcHljQMdRoaGCiGHOZAKyghEntxui6y8tEEha3jAwNJqliifrllFBHRvbfpk_DnLHZVHSLuZabLaT/s3573/4228.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2290" data-original-width="3573" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgOsm9bgn6Ah7nX7kEP8HMLjwroXVRLzhZny90MH9SdC_msVLCAv-fVId1ClM6hPOFhFJP2nyyAdXfKKaqYtIhvu4T7SJ59h8yenS7W5pNQAdI1wGcHljQMdRoaGCiGHOZAKyghEntxui6y8tEEha3jAwNJqliifrllFBHRvbfpk_DnLHZVHSLuZabLaT/s320/4228.png" width="550" /></a></div><p>Showing inspired leadership, General Trias led his Spanish infantry unit through the valley between the hills in order to attack and push back the French cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg5RKc12WuveJceeFI83YPAbf0Yt0XYAayW-B-226fYpkGKAXOU2-FlbwqwK-H95mdsjE72OIAYopo7MLMaQhNdpma72IbegP3gi_ROiZ5K9q2fNx7nvX3oUtEnZ8_XfCgX1kF_Wu5x8zifD1wxVB86_gKjbpTdVwv-d7iTN6JWAqSt1SH5SqUK2K_8-G/s3596/4229.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg5RKc12WuveJceeFI83YPAbf0Yt0XYAayW-B-226fYpkGKAXOU2-FlbwqwK-H95mdsjE72OIAYopo7MLMaQhNdpma72IbegP3gi_ROiZ5K9q2fNx7nvX3oUtEnZ8_XfCgX1kF_Wu5x8zifD1wxVB86_gKjbpTdVwv-d7iTN6JWAqSt1SH5SqUK2K_8-G/s320/4229.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>On the French right, the horse artillry advanced again and the Dragoons attacked the Spanish infantry in front of the town of Mengabril, The Spanish infantry formed square, repulsing the Dragoons.</p><p>Seeing the success of their comrades, the remaining Spanish infantry attacked the French on the hill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuLHnLS68LDio7KbXEjV7HO7pRRceCIVpTyJJWFQre-QYN0SDeRiZNk5tYnoJ-G-vtIrPxswlH5mVNVLYjmEE6JWOAzvi0mFP5j3gxj7Al1o3O-n-V0m-MmFHQ4ASgOm-5eCSxj2ZTATs7wpBEOqoXS-m9T01hViOLAyHN-0c1taC25imURy9Nih_Ub2b/s3485/4230.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="3485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHuLHnLS68LDio7KbXEjV7HO7pRRceCIVpTyJJWFQre-QYN0SDeRiZNk5tYnoJ-G-vtIrPxswlH5mVNVLYjmEE6JWOAzvi0mFP5j3gxj7Al1o3O-n-V0m-MmFHQ4ASgOm-5eCSxj2ZTATs7wpBEOqoXS-m9T01hViOLAyHN-0c1taC25imURy9Nih_Ub2b/s320/4230.png" width="550" /></a></div><p>The first attacking Spanish line infantry column was repulsed by the French horse artillery, causing it to retreat back to the ridge after taking losses. The second attacking column caused the French artillery to retire behind the crest of the hill, but did not follow up its victory.</p>
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<p>The French ordered their centre to attack. Two units of light cavalry rode forward to attack the Spanish positions.</p>
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<p>When the cavalry attack was over, one cavalry unit was destroyed and one had retired. However both Spanish line infantry units had severe losses.</p>
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<p>The horse artillery was destroyed.</p>
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<p>The Spanish light cavalry advanced, causing the French light cavalry to retreat to their own lines having taken severe losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8u-ZmAFNwBnhDH8Bxl0RoYSQwCX127OQxdelIuRpka8pYSygXIA3zUHvbIRAzxyCtu0uSNQY_96Sl4gBKt5KeY-HcHmMmS0vWczYfEe-PuS7Vxwvrni4-4Gk1eXohRguMnRzYUTj3YBz5y5rYdyZlom8r9mbQtlZjbUpPTgNazeO2fabO9dwkCvmIfuu/s3418/4242.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="3418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit8u-ZmAFNwBnhDH8Bxl0RoYSQwCX127OQxdelIuRpka8pYSygXIA3zUHvbIRAzxyCtu0uSNQY_96Sl4gBKt5KeY-HcHmMmS0vWczYfEe-PuS7Vxwvrni4-4Gk1eXohRguMnRzYUTj3YBz5y5rYdyZlom8r9mbQtlZjbUpPTgNazeO2fabO9dwkCvmIfuu/s320/4242.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>On the French right, the dragoons advanced to attack the Spanish artillery while a line infantry column advanced over the crest of the hill.</p>
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<p>The dragoons rode passed the decimated Spanish square, which the line infantry opened fire on and destroyed.</p><p>The dragoons attacked the artillery on the hill.</p>
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<p>General Latour-Maubourg and his dragoons caused serious casualties and only a few surviving Spanish artillerymen managed to retreat.</p>
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<p>Having taken heavy losses, and their left flank turned by the French heavy cavalry, the whole Spanish army gave up the battle and started to fade away and head for the sierras.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>Spanish Victory: Spanish 6 - French 3</p>
<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-83329501681106360312024-02-13T20:17:00.000+01:002024-02-13T20:17:59.604+01:00Rangers of Shadow Deep - The Deserted Village<p>The first scenario from <a href="https://www.modiphius.net/collections/rangers-of-shadow-deep" target="_blank">Rangers of Shadow Deep</a> Standard Edition. Played with Martin's hand-drawn 20mm figures and pop-up terrain. </p><p>It has been less than a week since the destruction of Lorenthia and the appearance of the Shadow Deep but, in that time, the world has seemingly gone mad. Reports of strange creatures, and evil, robed men are flooding in from all along the new border. Even with every soldier, ranger, and volunteer mobilized, the kingdom is stretched thin. Three days ago, a veteran ranger by the name of Aventine went out to investigate reports of an attack on a nearby village. He has not returned. Determined to find the missing ranger, you have gathered what companions you can and set off for the village. It’s an eight-hour hike over difficult terrain.</p><p>As soon as you came within sight of the nameless village, you knew that something wasn’t right. There was no sound of man or animal, no movement except for the gentle swaying of the trees in the breeze. Closer in, you could see bodies lying in the dirt and smell the stench of death. Undaunted, you covered your face and carried on. Whatever happened here, it was your duty to try to discover the truth, and, if possible, determine the fate of Aventine. You had just reached the centre of the village, and were about to split up to search, when a horrible moaning sound came from all around. </p>
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<p>The heroes with their trusty warhounds ready for a fight.</p>
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<p>The heroes are surrounded. Giant rats and zombies approach from all directions.</p>
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<p>The heroes start by fighting the giant rats.</p>
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<p>The giant rats prove easy to defeat.</p>
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<p>The zombies move much slower than the rats, but they finally enter the combat.</p>
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<p>The zombies prove a tougher foe than the giant rats.</p>
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<p>And even Bill and Bull, the trusty warhounds need to lend a paw.</p>
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<p>The body of Aventine, the missing ranger, was discovered. The Hero recognized that Aventine’s sword is magic and secures it. This
sword gives +1 Fight; it can be used by this figure for the rest of the scenario if it can
normally use a hand weapon, and can be given to any figure in the next scenario.</p><p>There was one zombie left to fight before the battle was over.</p>
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Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-25188861841860480962023-12-30T15:13:00.000+01:002023-12-30T15:13:37.184+01:00What a Cowboy<p>Yesterday at the club we played <a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/whatacowboy" target="_blank">What a Cowboy</a> by Too Fat Lardies with some great terrain made by Micke and Jesper. Great fun was had by all, although unfortunately Micke and I were beaten by Jesper and George.</p><p>I had two characters: Engelbert Humpeldunk and Henrietta the Bath House proprietor.</p>
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<p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-65389346206536149562023-09-24T17:10:00.000+02:002023-09-24T17:10:08.722+02:00Gamonal (10 November 1808)<p>This scenario is a refight of the Battle of Gamonal (10 November 1808) during the Peninsular War. It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a>, buildings from <a href="https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Total Battle Miniatures</a>, trees mostly from <a href="http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/" target="_blank">Timecast Miniatures</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus </a>instead of blocks. This is the sixth battle using our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/campaign-rules-peninsular-war.html" target="_blank">Peninsular War campaign rules</a>.</p>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
<p>The Spanish commander at Burgos, Conde de Belveder, was an inexperienced and rash officer. He moved out of the strong defenses of Burgos to a weak defensive position in an open plain well in front of the village of Gamonal. Soult arrived with his advance guard at Gamonal on the 10th. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LrNRUCqPY1EdbwR_1nG-Eie_trB7ISZi0rRDoZfl8o5it_jOn5VgPRRbid8w4lmKv0x8VJ_NRRiRb_q2YCHbGLtLfHnbRguc78yr_U6VJyexEfTPJGtnaS83rtiiONhJPKUm-wxlpIf1hdNgjPEAjiW8GzWjD2Ww2zD8lCgomJNKadaNYrlgScSl1BOP/s2200/4031b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LrNRUCqPY1EdbwR_1nG-Eie_trB7ISZi0rRDoZfl8o5it_jOn5VgPRRbid8w4lmKv0x8VJ_NRRiRb_q2YCHbGLtLfHnbRguc78yr_U6VJyexEfTPJGtnaS83rtiiONhJPKUm-wxlpIf1hdNgjPEAjiW8GzWjD2Ww2zD8lCgomJNKadaNYrlgScSl1BOP/s320/4031b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing the enemy’s weak position, he immediately launched his cavalry against the Spanish right, while his infantry used the cover of the woods to advance against the Spanish center and left. Milhaud’s French cavalry drove off the Spanish horse and then proceeded to roll up the Spanish line. Belveder’s attempts to rally his forces were in vain, and the Spanish army broke and fled. Gamonal was the opening action, and the first French victory, in Napoleon’s second invasion and drive on Madrid in November, 1808. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-vYRQE0mfDqnVtRVjVtM3-7uOkmJ9P6HEfPj4j-xneAuGiZJ5-bQnc8Dfaibgs4zMOrfYbX2DBzfRZD16VqZk2hdSm4pXxwT5BD83jUUxq8FsM_-lHrpafuHPQxb1Rh8gwdsmZvoZ4gkFxDtKgGxrzy2pFq34X_GIN_hFiQzBKiJfD8CoI0Bs3uC98cC/s639/103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="639" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-vYRQE0mfDqnVtRVjVtM3-7uOkmJ9P6HEfPj4j-xneAuGiZJ5-bQnc8Dfaibgs4zMOrfYbX2DBzfRZD16VqZk2hdSm4pXxwT5BD83jUUxq8FsM_-lHrpafuHPQxb1Rh8gwdsmZvoZ4gkFxDtKgGxrzy2pFq34X_GIN_hFiQzBKiJfD8CoI0Bs3uC98cC/s320/103.jpg" width="550" /></a></div>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2>
<p>The French commander ordered the five infantry units on his right flank to force march forwards with the aim of securing the village of Vellimar. The line infantry marched forward towards the village while the light infantry scurried though the woods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh5TSbjctk6yfFvU8eqAWI3wZJCbJX6nsqniMDVgy8IEProIJL7gjIimTAqqc0OexzCtOGgYWzoFELJ5yVeDSdhcxrKpAs6MQqIw457XrpprsZ7Yq2aGGEGLjHaPj7gBZQG77BDmkLiYJMCTENu0XvCkpLg8s-ozUrqjz1b0-KeY_b_WRRTezwU5fOgom/s2200/4032b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFh5TSbjctk6yfFvU8eqAWI3wZJCbJX6nsqniMDVgy8IEProIJL7gjIimTAqqc0OexzCtOGgYWzoFELJ5yVeDSdhcxrKpAs6MQqIw457XrpprsZ7Yq2aGGEGLjHaPj7gBZQG77BDmkLiYJMCTENu0XvCkpLg8s-ozUrqjz1b0-KeY_b_WRRTezwU5fOgom/s320/4032b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Spanish commander countered this by ordering his units to hold and open fire. This forced two French infantry units to retreat after taking losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2VzwM2oVEQXUz3di0Q10SyIgr3UlmngauN9j9aJC1TojOBCFvLlRztzRoZwc42Bo9zz5ho2m8_DJDMxDg5BtHRpUMHh3VGqtKRUPTMSKDf2VHIHJi1AT7AEbjT2BJFCs_uOPTtYwUW4whugmiZtnfK8h4b-3KIxQCoODyYiUrqQyRniNGwgUZr5aJ7Qu/s2200/4033b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1518" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2VzwM2oVEQXUz3di0Q10SyIgr3UlmngauN9j9aJC1TojOBCFvLlRztzRoZwc42Bo9zz5ho2m8_DJDMxDg5BtHRpUMHh3VGqtKRUPTMSKDf2VHIHJi1AT7AEbjT2BJFCs_uOPTtYwUW4whugmiZtnfK8h4b-3KIxQCoODyYiUrqQyRniNGwgUZr5aJ7Qu/s320/4033b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French commander ordered his right flank to continue the attack. The two line infantry units advanced while the light infantry opened fire from the cover of the woods. The French attack nearly destroyed one of the Spanish line infantry units.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZstfWU2PtR64L6Us7Zw4UtoFsGo2t2aCFP8fCgQxpM97PLSOLL91c61YTfk6Y_GVUBcZEdAVY2zYvizgT2spwv37mw2w4IKq0v30St2lM0J5lDKeXTzjc8NW157Uf6UjcdrgFlajrXwPO4aE8nYeG6NVsrg7ht-TwiDyIkNq64WoKVe4xM9_D5dgHcBFf/s2200/4035b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZstfWU2PtR64L6Us7Zw4UtoFsGo2t2aCFP8fCgQxpM97PLSOLL91c61YTfk6Y_GVUBcZEdAVY2zYvizgT2spwv37mw2w4IKq0v30St2lM0J5lDKeXTzjc8NW157Uf6UjcdrgFlajrXwPO4aE8nYeG6NVsrg7ht-TwiDyIkNq64WoKVe4xM9_D5dgHcBFf/s320/4035b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Spanish commander ordered his left wing to advance into the village of Vellimar and to open fire on the advancing French. General Alos moved his infantry over in support.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEMvHDMtEJBQVUln17inE3L0unZLaoryFTjz_o7UfqCuwV7Eo5FMBqQO9fjnPDhKPFwB3fWo64L6Jc9MoEjjcODfev-NJRg9p2QHBveEAr-HclW7Z9H4OcinZ9_Nbigafpktye7af2I2-HdtNaPDIvAzVMhsz1IavXQa1eNh6PaRFB6ZKOalkB3tyi8UY/s2200/4036b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGEMvHDMtEJBQVUln17inE3L0unZLaoryFTjz_o7UfqCuwV7Eo5FMBqQO9fjnPDhKPFwB3fWo64L6Jc9MoEjjcODfev-NJRg9p2QHBveEAr-HclW7Z9H4OcinZ9_Nbigafpktye7af2I2-HdtNaPDIvAzVMhsz1IavXQa1eNh6PaRFB6ZKOalkB3tyi8UY/s320/4036b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French probed forward with two infantry units. One French infantry unit pushed the Spanish back into he village of Vellimar while the second French infantry unit advanced and destroyed the understrength Spanish infantry in a fierce melee.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLmUHlns33EG32YFOPhfNn235PmBHVe73OGA8zPg2W4DfE2GQ0w_LhIR-KRRKosyvkBS_zfkytOqACN3cOjy0vtRnf3PjFXq1zFPw7EaIaf2s5KPTxpxb-EUOPTnlKbjS8BfHenNo08K1y6izs1PyDFjViOKsk6lyS0C_OhxAcopYS9lAkTPNcD3RTis4/s2200/4037b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLmUHlns33EG32YFOPhfNn235PmBHVe73OGA8zPg2W4DfE2GQ0w_LhIR-KRRKosyvkBS_zfkytOqACN3cOjy0vtRnf3PjFXq1zFPw7EaIaf2s5KPTxpxb-EUOPTnlKbjS8BfHenNo08K1y6izs1PyDFjViOKsk6lyS0C_OhxAcopYS9lAkTPNcD3RTis4/s320/4037b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Spanish commander decided to try and distract the French commander, so the Spanish pushed forward their two regiments of cavalry on the right flank level with the village of El Palacio.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyboYFOhzc1VSLkNQj9TepM7af93uzovlYCx_WHygu1F5dzJVqeVGIlC3UoD2Pj7GF3s1wpHj4psNlq31na6bgHF5pkIXKqJtll05AdHngNxixH0zP6f3gRP1Kf5IjGaZ5Da_ca0IURzjSOXquy3lXNlRPR17rWphhxnvR6PkGowrvIhenjVaNMlzG6AR9/s2899/4038.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2005" data-original-width="2899" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyboYFOhzc1VSLkNQj9TepM7af93uzovlYCx_WHygu1F5dzJVqeVGIlC3UoD2Pj7GF3s1wpHj4psNlq31na6bgHF5pkIXKqJtll05AdHngNxixH0zP6f3gRP1Kf5IjGaZ5Da_ca0IURzjSOXquy3lXNlRPR17rWphhxnvR6PkGowrvIhenjVaNMlzG6AR9/s320/4038.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>However the French commander was not distracted. The attack on the French right flank continued; the French held their positions and opened fire. </p><p>The French light infantry in the woods, opened fire on the Spanish artillery and wiped them out.</p><p>The French line infantry opened fire on the Spanish line infantry column led by General Alos, half of which became casualties. </p>
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<p>The Spanish cavalry charged into the waiting French dragoons under the command of Général de Division Jean-Baptiste Milhaud.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LeSRFOe-Y_tGI05JxwVomAB__ZXsvBSNjVhTMll5fAOiL7yXQOU736TIHTvVGY6THipjJGoNhgUi_zX4iL6IIkWOJ4L9Dub245X923iyWHgbz2dJEDCGRG_QXo4XGL5GaK-p5yLOl83JwTUVZn4GzYIY2xdrFx4qoLaXDWANhjwTbOjZ7DjJnPl9RM0b/s2200/4042b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0LeSRFOe-Y_tGI05JxwVomAB__ZXsvBSNjVhTMll5fAOiL7yXQOU736TIHTvVGY6THipjJGoNhgUi_zX4iL6IIkWOJ4L9Dub245X923iyWHgbz2dJEDCGRG_QXo4XGL5GaK-p5yLOl83JwTUVZn4GzYIY2xdrFx4qoLaXDWANhjwTbOjZ7DjJnPl9RM0b/s320/4042b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>However the French dragoons were prepared, and they stuck first, completely destroying the yellow-clad Spanish dragoons. The Spanish hussars still tried to charge home, but they recoiled after taking casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC42Sdm_AGvZ4mI9DUQK5gH493b0Zj9U3mNI8BZSAxtoxTGa61StippzF32HbsTgE__ItXDT3OGGPGp_SIeMnI6G822zpMdood7IPv0Ca0WWBjwV-M0GTonhNGpGQ8DdOu5WzTgT6YD-NUDY5sFtq0fFex_oOYQ6YfJ48DbkLPKOCinIXgeGiGtFxjCQNG/s2200/4043b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC42Sdm_AGvZ4mI9DUQK5gH493b0Zj9U3mNI8BZSAxtoxTGa61StippzF32HbsTgE__ItXDT3OGGPGp_SIeMnI6G822zpMdood7IPv0Ca0WWBjwV-M0GTonhNGpGQ8DdOu5WzTgT6YD-NUDY5sFtq0fFex_oOYQ6YfJ48DbkLPKOCinIXgeGiGtFxjCQNG/s320/4043b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Général Milhaud charged his dragoons into the recoiling Spanish hussars, wiping them out. Général Lasalle brought up another regiment of cavalry and a battery of horse artillery in support.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillI42yK68qMzOKeOqYhcPefQsV7H89j4HBokL1z3KVOXtLPb0awWjx9u7_pb60MxOw8xihkTdaqVIQXQbocOF69PyLbVb95x5zGvZ29CKiUfU5MnSkW93rC3szfmwXPd3Hd_RJAFc6D6ixAeHnKiU7ArYm98yW3Oty4i_eOUVufYmYIT984C-0-hKbQ_A/s2200/4045b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEillI42yK68qMzOKeOqYhcPefQsV7H89j4HBokL1z3KVOXtLPb0awWjx9u7_pb60MxOw8xihkTdaqVIQXQbocOF69PyLbVb95x5zGvZ29CKiUfU5MnSkW93rC3szfmwXPd3Hd_RJAFc6D6ixAeHnKiU7ArYm98yW3Oty4i_eOUVufYmYIT984C-0-hKbQ_A/s320/4045b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Let by their grenadiers, the Spanish infantry charged the French guns, wiping them out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmMX78vgjbWMRNccojl8Dtpht09raV3s2FnVGPiGemOzC-0u3B5WsNuNHIEb-Q1fz01U2icPsscRFG1VMx-fpdPKq1b8O_g1F72dYoMuKj8hHXlro2owt8q4jdO4cRI0PH3DDsBsgTm_JX3iFg53il1J4-bXohKAKd-O12_nycquDfifPDhXv0z4NAiN3/s2200/4049b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmMX78vgjbWMRNccojl8Dtpht09raV3s2FnVGPiGemOzC-0u3B5WsNuNHIEb-Q1fz01U2icPsscRFG1VMx-fpdPKq1b8O_g1F72dYoMuKj8hHXlro2owt8q4jdO4cRI0PH3DDsBsgTm_JX3iFg53il1J4-bXohKAKd-O12_nycquDfifPDhXv0z4NAiN3/s320/4049b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Spanish grenadiers were attacked by the French cavalry reserves. The grenadiers stood their ground, without forming square.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd-fFK8URcR62vt4o5CoR3AOJfTRKQlMCR8RckrVYhseciQCHWR5enVlR4Vj3TPerlJ5F2otlvh_NXsR157510gVIEJzGXzFkkOf7hFUQmWZMziTzS8kaKRsColDqHzQJqOQTWSrL5M0uYPbv6rmElHWXLpt04rXVJcDYqDQYuLce7Q8MWNf6OFfAESv1/s2200/4050b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAd-fFK8URcR62vt4o5CoR3AOJfTRKQlMCR8RckrVYhseciQCHWR5enVlR4Vj3TPerlJ5F2otlvh_NXsR157510gVIEJzGXzFkkOf7hFUQmWZMziTzS8kaKRsColDqHzQJqOQTWSrL5M0uYPbv6rmElHWXLpt04rXVJcDYqDQYuLce7Q8MWNf6OFfAESv1/s320/4050b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>However the Spanish grenadiers could not withstand the power of the French cavalry, they were completely annihilated. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEQDlTI_MtVjpvq8d4wDT048AQ7s1qfqFYcxhRg6FxeF0HEJeRs_AY3Op3bzGfqe_PBX4J-zdz8SKkcTFNY8Gkt6I8JPgIXqLNwscmN3fSQ1LjfBxpJRa_bR9iNDqvomk4ekuWYV9m0HU8_tG7urtWR5sB55GNHcEI9Phm9uJ0-M4cQaan_cYu6duby7Q/s2200/4051b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEQDlTI_MtVjpvq8d4wDT048AQ7s1qfqFYcxhRg6FxeF0HEJeRs_AY3Op3bzGfqe_PBX4J-zdz8SKkcTFNY8Gkt6I8JPgIXqLNwscmN3fSQ1LjfBxpJRa_bR9iNDqvomk4ekuWYV9m0HU8_tG7urtWR5sB55GNHcEI9Phm9uJ0-M4cQaan_cYu6duby7Q/s320/4051b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The cavalry exploited the gap, and the charged the understrength line infantry behind, even wiping them out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviDIbW659QiSNFeXXIGS6m6omujTrYlgyWlhHP8w83Ul-7csX9tVBTKs7u6bH4v2v_RVtaFN-SwDKmeUraZgqt--ulhSWSrbmo8C7tr2cnwhqnitf7c8YSuJBfEEr1Ab4BH8gpkPgRsx97vTDvGTaRa54gwAbBM11wNkjSk03fjUr0YAsrqpCemfwpzrt/s2200/4053b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1054" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviDIbW659QiSNFeXXIGS6m6omujTrYlgyWlhHP8w83Ul-7csX9tVBTKs7u6bH4v2v_RVtaFN-SwDKmeUraZgqt--ulhSWSrbmo8C7tr2cnwhqnitf7c8YSuJBfEEr1Ab4BH8gpkPgRsx97vTDvGTaRa54gwAbBM11wNkjSk03fjUr0YAsrqpCemfwpzrt/s320/4053b.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The remnants of the Spanish army had had enough, they turned tail and ran for the safety of the mountains from which they had so recently emerged.</p><p><br /></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>French Victory: Spanish 2 - French 6</p><p>For the next scenario, the Allies get 1 Glory Counter and the French get 2 Glory Counters.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Campaign Result </h3>
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<td> French </td>
<td> 4</td>
<td> 33</td>
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<td> Allies </td>
<td> 2</td>
<td> 25</td>
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<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-10539505554056695092023-07-09T09:40:00.001+02:002023-09-24T10:01:10.692+02:00Zornoza (31 October 1808)<p>This scenario is a refight of the Battle of Zornoza (31 October1808) during the Peninsular War. It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a>, trees mostly from <a href="http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/" target="_blank">Timecast Miniatures</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus </a>instead of blocks. This is the fifth battle using our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/campaign-rules-peninsular-war.html" target="_blank">Peninsular War campaign rules</a>.</p>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
<p>The Dos de Mayo Uprising had put Iberia in revolt against French rule and the first French invasion of Spain had ended in failure. The Spanish, without a functioning high command, failed to coordinate an advance by the closest Spanish armies to take advantage of the temporary weakness of the French position behind the Ebro River. French Marshals Bessières, Victor and Ney, knowing that Napoleon was on his way, chose not to act. </p>
<p>Marshal François Joseph Lefebvre, hungry for glory, observed that Lieutenant General Joaquín Blake y Joyes’s Spanish ‘Army of the Left’ was vulnerable to attack. On October 31st Lefebvre launched a ferocious three-pronged attack on Blake’s army as it was drawn up in front of Zornoza on a range of low hills. </p>
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<p>At first the entire Spanish line retreated to the heights of San Martín, but soon afterward, the Spanish center disintegrated. Blake reacted quickly, and ordered his two wings to retire and cover his center. Blake’s army then retreated in good order. </p>
<p>Lefebvre’s premature attack at Zornoza, coupled with Blake’s rapid retreat, compromised the northern part of Napoleon’s plan for a grand double envelopment of the Spanish armies. </p>
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2>
<p>Not wanting to give the Spanish a chance to escape, the French started the battle with an attack on their right flank. One of the attacking French line infantry regiments opened fire on the Spanish defenders on the hill causing them slight casualties.</p>
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<p>With no desire to face the advancing French columns, the Spanish left flank moved rearwards, but in doing so gave up the advantage of the high ground.</p>
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<p>The French continued the assault on their right flank. They followed the retreating Spanish and engaged the Spanish infantry in the centre causing losses there.</p>
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<p>Because of the French musket fire, the Spanish pulled back 2 regiments in the centre leaving their most advanced regiment to delay the French advance!</p>
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<p>The French continued the attack on their right flank, three columns of line infantry reached the high ground and attacked the lone defending regiment of Spanish infantry.</p>
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<p>The French attack eliminated the Spanish defenders.</p>
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<p>Unable to do anything about the French advancing on his left wing, the Spanish commander ordered his centre to continue to withdraw. Even the light infantry which had been supporting the Spanish left, took the chance and withdrew.</p>
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<p>Ignoring the Spanish retreating in the centre, the French commander yet again ordered an attack on his right flank. The three line infantry columns advanced over the plateau and attacked downhill. It was at this moment that the Spanish commander regretted giving up the advantage of the high ground.</p>
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<p>The French attack was incredibly successful, both Spanish infantry regiments were eliminated and Brigadier Genaro Figueroa was forced to flee together with his staff.</p>
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<p>The Spanish commander ordered the three infantry units on his right flank to withdraw. The would stand no chance against the French infantry opposing them. The light infantry withdrew across the bridge while the two columns of formed infantry started moving back, planning to eventually take up position on the hills to their rear.</p>
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<p>Two French infantry columns charged down from the hills, capturing Brigadier Genaro Figueroa and killing most of his staff.</p>
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<p>Worried by the French success on their left, the Spanish centre withdrew slowly.</p>
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<p>Seeing the Spanish moving rearwards, the French commander ordered his left flank into the attack.</p>
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<p>Seeing this, the Spanish continued their rearward movement with their infantry columns.</p>
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<p>The French commander then ordered an assault with his centre. Four infantry units and a battery of foot artillery moved forward. One French column attacked the Spanish infantry, left behind when the rest of the Spanish centre withdrew.</p>
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<p>The Spanish infantry took a few losses, but then turned tail and fled back to join the rest of the retreating Spanish centre.</p>
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<p>The Spanish commander decided the time was ripe and ordered all the infantry in the centre to force march rearwards, with just 3 infantry units covering the withdrawl.</p>
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<p>Even the French commander ordered a Forced March on his left flank, but the French infantry was too tired to be able to attack.</p><p>The Spanish artillery commander ordered his guns to quickly retire before the advancing horde of Frenchmen.</p>
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<p>The French continued to attack on their left flank, with Major General Eugene-Casimir Villatte at their head. Three infantry columns advanced, wiping out one of the defending Spanish infantry regiments. The second Spanish infantry, the grenadiers, were not attacked because the French column had to move via wooded terrain and didn't have time to engage in melee.</p>
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<p>General Blake ordered the last three infantry regiments that were covering his retreat in the centre to retire off the field of battle, thus getting a large proportion of his army away to safety and surviving to fight another day.</p>
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<p>The only Spanish remaining on the battlefield was Brigadier Gabriel de Mendizábal, a battery of guns and a column of grenadiers. These would soon retire and join up with the rest of their army.</p>
<p>Although with possession of the battlefield, the French had managed something of a tactical victory, the battle was a definite French blunder and a strategic victory for Blake who escaped the French trap and conducted a crafty withdrawal.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>Spanish Victory: Spanish 6 - French 5</p><p>For the next scenario, the Allies get 2 Glory Counters and the French get 1 Glory Counter.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Campaign Result </h3>
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<th> Banners </th>
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<td> French </td>
<td> 3</td>
<td> 27</td>
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<td> Allies </td>
<td> 2</td>
<td> 23</td>
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<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-23972208931122131062023-07-01T16:24:00.004+02:002023-07-08T07:20:31.832+02:00Vimeiro (21 August 1808)<p>This scenario is a refight of the Battle of Vimeiro (21 August 1808) during the Peninsular War. It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a>, buildings from <a href="https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Total Battle Miniatures</a>, trees mostly from <a href="http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/" target="_blank">Timecast Miniatures</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus </a>instead of blocks. This is the fourth battle using our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/campaign-rules-peninsular-war.html" target="_blank">Peninsular War campaign rules</a>.</p>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
<p>Four days after Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley’s initial clash at Rolica, General Jean-Andoche Junot, with an army of 14,000, attacked the Anglo-Portuguese army of 17,000 troops. Junot wanted to defeat the invaders before reinforcements could arrive by sea. </p>
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<p>The battle of Vimeiro began with three brigades of French advancing to take Vimeiro hill and the town, while a fourth brigade had swung right to turn the British left flank. Unfortunately for Junot, his frontal attacks were uncoordinated, and failed to pin the British troops in the centre. Wellesley was able to redeploy his army to face the threat on his left. The French column attacks in the centre were finally forced back by sustained British volleys and soon afterwards the flank attack was also beaten back. Covered by his cavalry, Junot retreated towards Torres Vedras and the British did not pursue. </p><p>Following the battle, the British senior commanders Generals Dalrymple and Burrard worked out a deal allowing Junot’s army to leave for France on British ships, taking all their guns and equipment. This deal, not surprisingly, caused a massive outcry in Britain.</p>
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2>
<p>On the British left flank, the French forced marched their infantry, occupying the village of Vertosa before General Fergusson had time to react. </p><p>Fergusson then ordered his infantry to push the French out of the village, but was repulsed with losses.</p>
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<p>Now with artillery supporting fire, the British line infantry charged down from the hill into the village of Vertosa. They caused severe losses to the defending French infantry but could not take the village.</p>
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<p>The French advanced with their entire right wing, to put pressure on the British left. The French light infantry opened fire on the British on the hill causing more casualties, but the British line stood firm.</p>
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<p>The fight for the village continued, with both sides taking losses, but the French keeping the upperhand.</p>
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<p>With General Jean-Baptiste Solignac at their head, the French right wing cavalry - one regiment of dragoons and one of chasseur à cheval - charged the British lines.</p>
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<p>The dragoons rode over the British artillery, destroying it without serious losses to themselves. </p><p>They then attacked the supporting infantry behind, causing them to form square and take casualties.</p>
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<p>The chasseur à cheval then attacked a British infantry regiment. The British decided not to form square but to receive the charge in 4-deep line. Both sides too severe losses.</p>
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<p>The Portuguese infantry in the woods, opened fire on the remaining chasseurs à cheval, destroying them.</p><p>The French Dragoons charged a different British line infantry regiment, forcing it to form square after taking casualties.</p>
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<p>Musket fire from the Portuguese infantry caused the French dragoons to retire out of range.</p><p>General Jean-Baptiste Solignac ordered a new assault. The French light infantry in the village opened fire on the understrength British square destroying it and killing General Fergusson who was sheltering within.</p><p>The French dragoons then charged the second understrength British square wiping it out.</p>
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<p>Emboldened by his success on the right flank, General Jean-Andoche Junot ordered his troops to push forward on both flanks and the centre. </p>
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<p>Seeing the French infantry cresting the hill, General Sir Arthur Wellesley pushed forward two infantry units to counter the French.</p>
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<p>British artillery fire forced the French infantry on the hill to recoil.</p><p>British line infantry advanced towards the river, while their light infantry secured the woods.</p>
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<p>Back on the British left flank, the French advanced their infantry through the wood.</p><p>General Sir Arthur Wellesley ordered his Portuguese troops forward in support of the British line infantry and even moved over the Rifles from the rear centre.</p>
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<p>General Jean-Andoche Junot ordered La Grande Manoeuvre and moved forward a line infantry regiment, a light infantry regiment, a cavalry regiment and a battery of foot artillery ready to renew the attack.</p>
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<p>The Portuguese infantry fired on the French line infantry causing 50% casualties.</p><p>Not wanted to be subject to any more fire, General Jean-Andoche Junot ordered a bayonet charge.</p>
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<p>Even attacking up hill, the light infantry destroyed the defending British infantry and advanced to take the high ground.</p><p>The understrength French line infantry regiment also had to attack uphill, but it was forced to recoil with losses.</p><p>The third French infantry unit attacked the Portuguese and both sides took losses.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5UYOI6DVOadnXnxbEdlpxTdS-E816oq8JGUIYbmrFPSCphiEWloN27izlMqPxGPkHrHit_bh6_n4I-GGncYuAKmopnQQba7X_wfmyuWLv28oJgfngDvovcG8Ib87BFdv-xM_5v-msiwurDLau1p4Zyt78ct3sX-MD9ilusg_ssOUcgIk_-vsz1ncoh9M/s2200/916.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5UYOI6DVOadnXnxbEdlpxTdS-E816oq8JGUIYbmrFPSCphiEWloN27izlMqPxGPkHrHit_bh6_n4I-GGncYuAKmopnQQba7X_wfmyuWLv28oJgfngDvovcG8Ib87BFdv-xM_5v-msiwurDLau1p4Zyt78ct3sX-MD9ilusg_ssOUcgIk_-vsz1ncoh9M/s320/916.png" width="550" /></a>
<br /><p>General Sir Arthur Wellesley decided to counterattack with a bayonet charge. The line infantry charged down the hill into the understrength French line wiping them out. The Portuguese destroyed the second French line infantry.</p><p>The Rifles charged along the plateau into melee with the French light infantry. </p>
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<p>Both he Rifles and the French light infantry took losses.</p><p>The Rifles were now in trouble, when the French light infantry continued the melee they were destroyed.</p>
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<p>General Sir Arthur Wellesley’s left flank had been wiped out, and he ordered his army to withdraw to avoid being cut off. Generals Dalrymple and Burrard will need to wait for another day, and land their reinforcements much further north at Porto.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>French Victory: Anglo-Portuguese 5 - French 6</p><p>For the next scenario, the French gain 2 Glory Counters and the Allies gain 1 Glory Counter.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Campaign Result </h3>
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<td> French </td>
<td> 3</td>
<td> 22</td>
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<td> 1</td>
<td> 17</td>
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<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-64690140595348090202023-02-12T09:50:00.000+01:002023-02-12T09:50:01.505+01:00Roliça - French Second Position (17 August 1808)<p>This scenario is a refight of the second stage of the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808) during the Peninsular War. It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a>, trees mostly from <a href="http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/" target="_blank">Timecast Miniatures</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus</a> instead of blocks. This is the third battle using our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/campaign-rules-peninsular-war.html" target="_blank">Peninsular War campaign rules</a>.</p>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
<p>Général Henri François Delaborde expertly withdrew his force near Roliça to a second defensive position before the British flanking columns could encircle him. The new position was extremely strong and could only be reached frontally by four rugged gullies. General Sir Arthur Wellesley quickly repositioned his forces to repeat his double envelopment for his afternoon attack.</p>
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<p>However, Wellesley's plan was pre-empted when the Lieutenant-Colonel Lake of the 29th Worcestershire Regiment prematurely forced his way up one of the central gullies. Wellesley chose to support Lake’s effort and the entire British army surged forward. The French battalions advanced to meet the British before they could emerge from the gullies, but were repulsed. Delaborde once again drew off his troops in good order.
Ultimately Roliça was an indecisive action. Although Delaborde did slow the British advance, Wellesley forced him to retreat before he was reinforced.</p>
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2>
<p>Looking at the French defensive line, the Allied commander decided that the French right was his opponent's weakest point.</p><p>So the British cavalry and RHA were ordered to move from the centre to the Allied left flank and then advance together with Ferguson's infantry.</p><p>While this was happening, the French waited patiently on their ridge line, opening up with an ineffective artillery fire.</p>
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<p>The French artillery cause slight losses to one of Ferguson's infantry units as four unit fixed bayonets and charged towards the ridgeline. Ferguson hoped that he could cause the French infantry to retreat from the hill as it was only supported by artillery and no other unit.</p>
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<p>The British infantry's bayonet charge up the hill caused only slight casualties to the defending French infantry who stood firm, but caused huge losses to the attackers.</p><p>The attack was stalled on the slope, and when the French counterattacked they mopped up the few remaining troops without loss to themselves.</p>
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<p>The battle then moved to the centre, where the British infantry opened a ranged fire believing they would have the advantage. The caused minor casualties to the defending French light infantry but the return fire caused severe British losses and the British infantry took cover in the woods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWC-9t63G-QyEMeknYl01m1rBFrDaV4-tPnAIrjYjLiaNCl0ymLHaTbKndC0EhED9pDbC3D8GNIZcdQ9T0F5lTatcZU0kWW_k6GnJlqtVw6fzenPu9yYskG8-WF8ONRFUl3TCRYi4kzRWg2y6C0niFMIdr4D5Syxmndc79V0XM_JoiuUfv8_57foLSA/s3319/3746.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="3319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWC-9t63G-QyEMeknYl01m1rBFrDaV4-tPnAIrjYjLiaNCl0ymLHaTbKndC0EhED9pDbC3D8GNIZcdQ9T0F5lTatcZU0kWW_k6GnJlqtVw6fzenPu9yYskG8-WF8ONRFUl3TCRYi4kzRWg2y6C0niFMIdr4D5Syxmndc79V0XM_JoiuUfv8_57foLSA/s320/3746.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing is heavy losses in the centre, the British general ordered forward an artillery unit and an infantry unit from his reserve. At the same time his infantry withdrew so as to be out of musket range of the French infantry.</p>
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<p>Deciding that the time was ripe to strike before the British reinforcements to come into action, the French commander ordered his troops to advance down off the ridge.</p>
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<p>The British had hoped to hold of the French with their superior musketry. While they did cause one French infantry unit to retreat, the British took heavy casualties, one unit being entirely wiped out.</p>
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<p>The Allied commander was confident that the firepower of his British light infantry would destroy the advancing French infantry. But they failed to do so, and the French infantry column hit the light infantry and destroyed them.</p>
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<p>In the hope of distracting the French advance, the British commander ordered a cavalry charge into the French right flank. The cavalry charged up the hill supported by close range fire from the RHA guns.</p>
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<p>The French line infantry, decided not to form square because of the presence of the guns. The charging cavalry overran the infantry.</p><p>The British cavalry, impetuous as always, continued their charge into the French artillery. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTQkmtqQC-vsj6Bx78RijLUGRxqiDLGDL7H1AbW-MAuJ6I64domzXP18tNzL0RhXH-mkJGAtpYnGgGrtVciWRxmRwd-3A0tdJbDCMIuITnIXEokaYAcB69vY_mGLN0JfoOorlupV3YmgGGLjg-LaS7qRbGUNFRUnBepU3BG2YYDD2ZhWT-BeIEnq_Xg/s2200/3754.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTQkmtqQC-vsj6Bx78RijLUGRxqiDLGDL7H1AbW-MAuJ6I64domzXP18tNzL0RhXH-mkJGAtpYnGgGrtVciWRxmRwd-3A0tdJbDCMIuITnIXEokaYAcB69vY_mGLN0JfoOorlupV3YmgGGLjg-LaS7qRbGUNFRUnBepU3BG2YYDD2ZhWT-BeIEnq_Xg/s320/3754.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Even without the support of the RHA guns, the cavalry overran the French artillery. </p>
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<p>The French commanded order La Grande Manoeuvre, and brought forward 3 line infantry and one cavalry unit to halt the victorious British cavalry.</p>
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<p>The British cavalry attacked down the slope with the support of the RHA guns, and attacked the French light infantry. This time the French infantry formed square.</p>
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<p>Both the cavalry and the light infantry took losses, but the square held firm.</p><p>The French general shouted "Follow Me!" and the line infantry advanced to attack the British troops defending the woods.</p>
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<p>Encouraged by the General's heroic leadership, the French stormed into the woods, wiping out the British infantry.</p>
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<p>Having lost so many troops, Sir Arthur Wellesley called for a general withdrawal leaving the French victorious on the battlefield.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>French Victory: Anglo-Portuguese 2 - French 5</p><p>For the next scenario, the French gain 3 Glory Counters and the Allies gain 1 Glory Counter.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Campaign Result </h3>
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<td> French </td>
<td> 2</td>
<td> 16</td>
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<td> 1</td>
<td> 12</td>
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<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-25796229745682042022023-01-21T14:13:00.001+01:002023-02-11T14:17:56.950+01:00Roliça - French First Position (17 August 1808)<p>This scenario is a refight of the first stage of the Battle of Roliça (17 August 1808) during the Peninsular War. It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a>, buildings from <a href="https://www.totalbattleminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Total Battle Miniatures</a>, trees mostly from <a href="http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/" target="_blank">Timecast Miniatures</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus</a> instead of blocks. This is the second battle using our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/campaign-rules-peninsular-war.html" target="_blank">Peninsular War campaign rules</a>.</p>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
<p>After landing unopposed at Mondego Bay, Sir Arthur Wellesley led a Portuguese/British army of some 15,000 men south towards Lisbon. Opposing him was General Henri Delaborde, with a force consisting only of some 5000 infantry, 500 cavalry and 5 field pieces. Delaborde resolved to fight a delaying action against Wellesley’s advance while awaiting reinforcements from Generals Junot and Loison.</p><p>Delaborde chose his first defensive position in the hills just northwest of the village of Roliça. Wellesley advanced in three columns against the French, ordering the Portuguese troops under Colonel Trant on the right and Fergusson’s column on the left to turn the enemy’s flanks, while the artillery and infantry in his centre were to engage the enemy in the front and hold them in position.</p>
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2>
<p>The battle commenced when both British artillery opened fire on the French light infantry on the hill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsWhqzXxJG2vczhjFMtKtm-GtbWZPHU2PT4xGEsRiwv3CAHzy3ZA-zfGbcesTo7flU6shF3Zrun2xfwdf-qFbq9-iie2XloRb5oRmcG3FkB6aiUFKTkMiKhw1aLB13y8xSwCP4R-y5G6Se-jW68WjR0Ai1gsAci5l2mEvdma6_9jxGYnijsjLNPKXDw/s3317/3697.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="3317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsWhqzXxJG2vczhjFMtKtm-GtbWZPHU2PT4xGEsRiwv3CAHzy3ZA-zfGbcesTo7flU6shF3Zrun2xfwdf-qFbq9-iie2XloRb5oRmcG3FkB6aiUFKTkMiKhw1aLB13y8xSwCP4R-y5G6Se-jW68WjR0Ai1gsAci5l2mEvdma6_9jxGYnijsjLNPKXDw/s320/3697.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French light infantry took heavy losses but held their ground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6jJDZshUbdA901R1l0c6Lk8ygzy0fjvkDZzkpcuUt822lK39VH6vAO_O8e1s4KS1q5aEHrCcW9FSE8t-GiOQpN6v0ZufqjhTsUzRU-zKjUPS0Vvw4rha7T5TImXD3o-DJ0J17G-wJ3YnFotyfTwv_BakX-r8fubwidVThdLkK_Ebkp-QYnBnVCV4yw/s2840/3698.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="2499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM6jJDZshUbdA901R1l0c6Lk8ygzy0fjvkDZzkpcuUt822lK39VH6vAO_O8e1s4KS1q5aEHrCcW9FSE8t-GiOQpN6v0ZufqjhTsUzRU-zKjUPS0Vvw4rha7T5TImXD3o-DJ0J17G-wJ3YnFotyfTwv_BakX-r8fubwidVThdLkK_Ebkp-QYnBnVCV4yw/s320/3698.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French moved forward an infantry column and some light cavalry to bolster their right flank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79gFV4FlbLI-LGgBhH72jU96acyWUx65eEwP-rdPhJWLFD66FPuCRI_a8dfKuQSxsNG5amxlrSEzmciELuHRDIOzGPihIukWSFa9k7Yv2ELxnKSqNn6NiIH-Ct7FaBt5bKUD-sZ-2m7TCG5-rbgYnhdIUZclpIkxcfdQeBfC4F8K_zKOZwgLeEZL_1g/s2000/3699.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79gFV4FlbLI-LGgBhH72jU96acyWUx65eEwP-rdPhJWLFD66FPuCRI_a8dfKuQSxsNG5amxlrSEzmciELuHRDIOzGPihIukWSFa9k7Yv2ELxnKSqNn6NiIH-Ct7FaBt5bKUD-sZ-2m7TCG5-rbgYnhdIUZclpIkxcfdQeBfC4F8K_zKOZwgLeEZL_1g/s320/3699.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The British held their position and opened fire. The combined firepower of the British light infantry in the woods and the two Royal Artillery batteries devastated the French column on the hill.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9aPNG67NK0tBL2J4Ob23x5ugPFUVtmIVv2o6aQ-15yG7kd8OUFzq25rkW1pEHEfu6GsWtwHJPG20xPyDJXz1Dra_orfFzNe6JenyBD4aMzqPxvPKT8m1JpWjWlIl2owgoiyYtfgQp70IXqB1Jjg5W5nHqdi_LDtqyxNnYcUMVvrwMHfnoJ36g_ROpA/s2000/3700.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9aPNG67NK0tBL2J4Ob23x5ugPFUVtmIVv2o6aQ-15yG7kd8OUFzq25rkW1pEHEfu6GsWtwHJPG20xPyDJXz1Dra_orfFzNe6JenyBD4aMzqPxvPKT8m1JpWjWlIl2owgoiyYtfgQp70IXqB1Jjg5W5nHqdi_LDtqyxNnYcUMVvrwMHfnoJ36g_ROpA/s320/3700.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French and British then exchanged fire. The British firepower was more effective, destroying the advancing column and causing the light infantry to retreat into cover behind the hill.</p><p>Protected by the fire of their light infantry in the woods, a column of British infantry on the left flank started to cross the river.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi9vePjT54WNwQXX3M53R5WIp2E0S-qTW8tbRSi7fZPTgWG5KpJUKNWl9aAU0zLWxB4mzLri9__ZaetxSulV1PERxEAxIR2ZAKOl_lchS99Z33kMJD1DR8stWaHxAcVmPUudjJVU0IEocVgrBZxXfBj2DhuLucA7gy0S-1I9K9r5yQYtP38LkiTrKIw/s2000/3703.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi9vePjT54WNwQXX3M53R5WIp2E0S-qTW8tbRSi7fZPTgWG5KpJUKNWl9aAU0zLWxB4mzLri9__ZaetxSulV1PERxEAxIR2ZAKOl_lchS99Z33kMJD1DR8stWaHxAcVmPUudjJVU0IEocVgrBZxXfBj2DhuLucA7gy0S-1I9K9r5yQYtP38LkiTrKIw/s320/3703.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing that his right flank was not successful, the French general now tried to change the focus of the engagement. He ordered his right flank cavalry to retire behind the village of Roliça. On his left flank he ordered his light infantry and light cavalry to advance in order to threaten the Portuguese on the British right.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l9qR8Mw9VXWaoULKJPzoLhfj4Sbx8UzZJEPK3F4iSuqNLK7tvZgLU3ou7hjF35zO6NyTfXlcJIAeUi1H5ssUCYJVBHqkYMaItsMucD44UbalHNMySnKkkLLggsOmbR1Oot0YTdBlHZFjHsAKxoCwD7l3uyROXd9Z88Keyp_TISxnD44SbG4VmbxZDw/s2000/3704.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2l9qR8Mw9VXWaoULKJPzoLhfj4Sbx8UzZJEPK3F4iSuqNLK7tvZgLU3ou7hjF35zO6NyTfXlcJIAeUi1H5ssUCYJVBHqkYMaItsMucD44UbalHNMySnKkkLLggsOmbR1Oot0YTdBlHZFjHsAKxoCwD7l3uyROXd9Z88Keyp_TISxnD44SbG4VmbxZDw/s320/3704.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Ignoring the advance towards the Portuguese, the British general ordered the troops on his left flank to manoeuvre with great speed. The three units still on the far side of the river advanced forward and started to cross. The column of infantry that was already crossing the river, rushed forward and into the village of Roliça right under to nose of the French light cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMYt1ctJKX1aJh-__URiyeav5trv-DNZ6l4JZfbwOG3f173C0fRhKlUuGuWIaCwUBFQ075wifttvDpYRfJALFgTITAzOG92nXhJglDDlip4QWF1f_BrnFtxW3xkkp9bZ6Uf1Bdfw2ciXy9_DaDjE_JnjCRV_wFF2vkqMQpRsHEf-3GaJbda1DXgAZrw/s3112/3705.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="3112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMYt1ctJKX1aJh-__URiyeav5trv-DNZ6l4JZfbwOG3f173C0fRhKlUuGuWIaCwUBFQ075wifttvDpYRfJALFgTITAzOG92nXhJglDDlip4QWF1f_BrnFtxW3xkkp9bZ6Uf1Bdfw2ciXy9_DaDjE_JnjCRV_wFF2vkqMQpRsHEf-3GaJbda1DXgAZrw/s320/3705.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>In an attempt to regain the initiative, the French general ordered both his cavalry units to charge.</p><p>On his right flank, the hussars charged into the British regiment of foot that was crossing the river, but it formed square and held off the hussars with no serious losses to either side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB0DSo3SMkT2MILeEwISimpbtG99GN05Q_GjIdY3DuwnejXthy86QD7nZ2To29ZXdT1O3L-U-v8OnH-RkqeVCoiPRepzhRIDTU29uJ7u6xNFAba1osz1EIMeIyjXmc-QYvdOhgw99v4cFUW2_I-4A7gvY65sEVzv1aiBt-WNaldsWudiQsGP-0ddE8g/s2438/3706.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiB0DSo3SMkT2MILeEwISimpbtG99GN05Q_GjIdY3DuwnejXthy86QD7nZ2To29ZXdT1O3L-U-v8OnH-RkqeVCoiPRepzhRIDTU29uJ7u6xNFAba1osz1EIMeIyjXmc-QYvdOhgw99v4cFUW2_I-4A7gvY65sEVzv1aiBt-WNaldsWudiQsGP-0ddE8g/s320/3706.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>On his left flank, the French general ordered the chasseurs à cheval to charge the Portuguese line infantry stationed on the hill. The infantry formed square but took casualties in the process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxbh7Z3P6fcxHibABlKeoXkLKs4FYyN5aj0PkoR-pfczG2tCwxKYPvklFd2iOm4cLvw1n4MGYZ1hZdK3MGmCKmFQOOOs4REpA9Yq4qO-z4Ax7HKvOtr6fAXBB3vn6VqRPNaNQa12mpOOkO8mdSMbHPrYnRFp58oB50HwEfPia9nj7eb8rE4BYJ8wfGA/s2000/3709.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQxbh7Z3P6fcxHibABlKeoXkLKs4FYyN5aj0PkoR-pfczG2tCwxKYPvklFd2iOm4cLvw1n4MGYZ1hZdK3MGmCKmFQOOOs4REpA9Yq4qO-z4Ax7HKvOtr6fAXBB3vn6VqRPNaNQa12mpOOkO8mdSMbHPrYnRFp58oB50HwEfPia9nj7eb8rE4BYJ8wfGA/s320/3709.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The British advanced their cavalry to threaten the French hussars. From the safety of the village, the British infantry opened fire on the rear of the hussars causing them to retreat but without causing any serious casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-HbeMbxPhHLzPVi95SAVe4-SPA6W9cZyh-2IGjpV-dFJQiQPWEl8HMscC3FWpCxy80zhtEjhnp7liInFr5jJaPdXyP4sOk9dZn6EN6rIVmyUxD36EZSxB5DgLRsxPwIg8tnBfrVfLi_uLpog82-z5esnXx4MF0mYL1bEjC3T4YUaKhdbEtQ6HXSJBQ/s2000/3711.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-HbeMbxPhHLzPVi95SAVe4-SPA6W9cZyh-2IGjpV-dFJQiQPWEl8HMscC3FWpCxy80zhtEjhnp7liInFr5jJaPdXyP4sOk9dZn6EN6rIVmyUxD36EZSxB5DgLRsxPwIg8tnBfrVfLi_uLpog82-z5esnXx4MF0mYL1bEjC3T4YUaKhdbEtQ6HXSJBQ/s320/3711.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French general ordered his hussars to retire further. However on the French left, the chasseurs à cheval attacked the Portuguese square causing more casualties. French light infantry advanced slowly to support the chasseurs à cheval.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEl1cPO1CvTwJH0d2_GLMO7JCi9F8Zl4z6XOtMH5BjdlEdr_6775dkFBUqUBzzfJvUN2WtvQlRgJW-bv69osdLef3Hkw7GQt0hpVyhw0vAS0OJmtDRA9WAU0rs8I90YK4W1MttTk1fcncN7ukMroRW1GFNSQiBwKnTAJ4_yKJOKwKC4QwZoXIJlSSnA/s2617/3713.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="2220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEl1cPO1CvTwJH0d2_GLMO7JCi9F8Zl4z6XOtMH5BjdlEdr_6775dkFBUqUBzzfJvUN2WtvQlRgJW-bv69osdLef3Hkw7GQt0hpVyhw0vAS0OJmtDRA9WAU0rs8I90YK4W1MttTk1fcncN7ukMroRW1GFNSQiBwKnTAJ4_yKJOKwKC4QwZoXIJlSSnA/s320/3713.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing the exposed French artillery on the hill, the British cavalry charged with the Royal Horse Artillery battery in support.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEqCe6M3WPbZaD0knXK3jDcTL1n_QTcvDIZRIby95oGNaddOabSQf0epSJjI4HkEtRHL839oNsU25_w_U0KIiZmOYZPcUtoIZ1LaJ906srHvur-W5M0dnmEEuOOcAprJX6Cnf7kAb8ZEUQC4V8RayydcBM6cIr-CZKHZQQePaPOCwcYhFxvBTJsgLjw/s3375/3716.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="3375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEqCe6M3WPbZaD0knXK3jDcTL1n_QTcvDIZRIby95oGNaddOabSQf0epSJjI4HkEtRHL839oNsU25_w_U0KIiZmOYZPcUtoIZ1LaJ906srHvur-W5M0dnmEEuOOcAprJX6Cnf7kAb8ZEUQC4V8RayydcBM6cIr-CZKHZQQePaPOCwcYhFxvBTJsgLjw/s320/3716.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The charging British cavalry slaughtered the artillery, then impetuously charged into the French hussars causing then to loose half their strength. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyML4MYenNxgmxSpsJjmW6RwQI22nZGs6ki1RNn-gM9BXc2sybWR2rI5uv9wbY5YjDZkqv5ooMhgJshigfyRM5JDT48niDe0nf1kFmbRJMyG6xcd057UKFekuWuo0EpP_NjijkBLz22hndYtnGxXNCJGjYt6dUHvj-zw8ne4ZPztSUI-6En15XqkvqrA/s2000/3720.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyML4MYenNxgmxSpsJjmW6RwQI22nZGs6ki1RNn-gM9BXc2sybWR2rI5uv9wbY5YjDZkqv5ooMhgJshigfyRM5JDT48niDe0nf1kFmbRJMyG6xcd057UKFekuWuo0EpP_NjijkBLz22hndYtnGxXNCJGjYt6dUHvj-zw8ne4ZPztSUI-6En15XqkvqrA/s320/3720.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>But the impetuous British cavalry had charged too far, they were surrounded behind the French lines, cut off and destroyed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SicN6PpnOK-Co8wr7uDgzjsFb6r7_jHyAUqQdOkaagWSIkTSdvs0bjYurn3OVCrRcz7F95yPDJtL3ND69ZwAUf42na81gDLr6e5vIyTS-ZWjomIWX1z2utCnBfAlvPuV1AQcsyKfZ3-UzrMOuB2vDLzarRGrGN4BN0Fj580Cmo9sbJ4Cpsyu62xjsw/s2000/3722.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8SicN6PpnOK-Co8wr7uDgzjsFb6r7_jHyAUqQdOkaagWSIkTSdvs0bjYurn3OVCrRcz7F95yPDJtL3ND69ZwAUf42na81gDLr6e5vIyTS-ZWjomIWX1z2utCnBfAlvPuV1AQcsyKfZ3-UzrMOuB2vDLzarRGrGN4BN0Fj580Cmo9sbJ4Cpsyu62xjsw/s320/3722.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Rather rashly, and instead of waiting for his centre to advance, the British general ordered his left flank to leave the security of Roliça village and to push ahead towards the recently victorious and full strength French line.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWGAix8Mh3nSex5iUU4JZjtCLYLcdYYAehXk3DSPf-2VRGm-EGDFUKaa01pPBhJaJQwEhNMVw3TUvF9L6TNmuYFh39HMmSalFR4He0XHFLx7fHGXYn1wliZ5PzGEbhXXlIqGqugijuQvkmKFpFdmT-n5lzspLLj6REuOMhLKP7ptcTMOC6fH4mHTF2A/s2000/3724.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWGAix8Mh3nSex5iUU4JZjtCLYLcdYYAehXk3DSPf-2VRGm-EGDFUKaa01pPBhJaJQwEhNMVw3TUvF9L6TNmuYFh39HMmSalFR4He0XHFLx7fHGXYn1wliZ5PzGEbhXXlIqGqugijuQvkmKFpFdmT-n5lzspLLj6REuOMhLKP7ptcTMOC6fH4mHTF2A/s320/3724.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The French line infantry, formed attack columns and attacked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nY47tqJ4E9AxpQ5i4_t5NzR0zJmaoOoJ7NCPxy4E6-_3M6GWSR1KZ6BWQz7aQZgILiYeA6mD7CFYNHJrWi4nC9HlxAr6eFwzUXb3-rRb06SJDPuKTNQW6pEl5o30AZT-A2hibw2M-hPcfdcTbGZ_FaTQtdE1v7u2Xrt5ez2w1vG-hSyjXIo6berOpA/s2200/3725.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1723" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nY47tqJ4E9AxpQ5i4_t5NzR0zJmaoOoJ7NCPxy4E6-_3M6GWSR1KZ6BWQz7aQZgILiYeA6mD7CFYNHJrWi4nC9HlxAr6eFwzUXb3-rRb06SJDPuKTNQW6pEl5o30AZT-A2hibw2M-hPcfdcTbGZ_FaTQtdE1v7u2Xrt5ez2w1vG-hSyjXIo6berOpA/s320/3725.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The British line infantry retreated through the village and out the other side. The light infantry held the French but took losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgvce2byT5y8hHrn0hcN2WDJ6heEV1w8yqkNc6eOTfKe80omYPPCNMjQqlao4Him_aumTiKSCNwrExn2y7K7UOsRmSWrYeBVoOxPCsUhxIWTLsB_7yQauvKNqF9aR_n8PV2qWiGKklDNjSrlgbR86nsLkR8D7XatG9_5EE-fnFuQGMy7YPGjoKRpLvQ/s2200/3726.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEgvce2byT5y8hHrn0hcN2WDJ6heEV1w8yqkNc6eOTfKe80omYPPCNMjQqlao4Him_aumTiKSCNwrExn2y7K7UOsRmSWrYeBVoOxPCsUhxIWTLsB_7yQauvKNqF9aR_n8PV2qWiGKklDNjSrlgbR86nsLkR8D7XatG9_5EE-fnFuQGMy7YPGjoKRpLvQ/s320/3726.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The British light infantry advanced alone the ridge and attacked the French infantry. Both sides took heavy losses and the British retreated back along the ridge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGrXMwBRg5mDn4ao1DCJeK9x1OWWH_DWmYJPve8LUQifftw9R1SJ-nbDc8aUJ3NHAC164AOZh3fj00m-q6i_u8ocRdUET_2ZxAvyvWpjxWsuxYSoRQgLHxrYxa2GgjZFqitiq5nkdsziMnjOSCqiFSy5t8pybrmrnzBAzddKfZiPeghjpaIXu7QFZ7Q/s2200/3730.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1661" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGrXMwBRg5mDn4ao1DCJeK9x1OWWH_DWmYJPve8LUQifftw9R1SJ-nbDc8aUJ3NHAC164AOZh3fj00m-q6i_u8ocRdUET_2ZxAvyvWpjxWsuxYSoRQgLHxrYxa2GgjZFqitiq5nkdsziMnjOSCqiFSy5t8pybrmrnzBAzddKfZiPeghjpaIXu7QFZ7Q/s320/3730.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>On the French left, the French light infantry had arrived to support their chasseurs à cheval. The light infantry opened fire on the Portuguese square while the chasseurs à cheval attacked the supporting Portuguese cavalry. Both Portuguese units were destroyed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIINu_77SCNOam4EokEGUIeUF2dGwMLQ1brj3aw5m23112wm_pQ8K1g5Ja_EdmLGzYUXWDII5zxrTuq6g_GH3fZ37EE6BOvStqwJd0G4OfizDRxBm0h6bPHNsQgHRZpNDxYpFWN1lFI0araF1OD2ZOmcvZMgKwXyRCUO3JZfkUk62lEoaUPIIgPhE4A/s2200/3731.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="2200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIINu_77SCNOam4EokEGUIeUF2dGwMLQ1brj3aw5m23112wm_pQ8K1g5Ja_EdmLGzYUXWDII5zxrTuq6g_GH3fZ37EE6BOvStqwJd0G4OfizDRxBm0h6bPHNsQgHRZpNDxYpFWN1lFI0araF1OD2ZOmcvZMgKwXyRCUO3JZfkUk62lEoaUPIIgPhE4A/s320/3731.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The RHA opened up at close range with canister, firing a hail of small balls into the French infantry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21VFHhRKKeeGlSL6f_iOPXtlzfYbWbnwrUcZbMKR3zh3maFhw-JoDnOPflmRAOi7crZaJvxb8yRf3wxk7y7CEKj7cHWSPrUAbLiGNSwEPAQLH2hm9oq9YMO5vHVaPYLz4i8WrLVWZIdttdm-sb_uLBZWAS50jF-zzOXCNIlKenAxaZxgcaJPoldALZw/s1974/3732.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1483" data-original-width="1974" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21VFHhRKKeeGlSL6f_iOPXtlzfYbWbnwrUcZbMKR3zh3maFhw-JoDnOPflmRAOi7crZaJvxb8yRf3wxk7y7CEKj7cHWSPrUAbLiGNSwEPAQLH2hm9oq9YMO5vHVaPYLz4i8WrLVWZIdttdm-sb_uLBZWAS50jF-zzOXCNIlKenAxaZxgcaJPoldALZw/s320/3732.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The RHA destroyed the French infantry, while at the same time a regiment of British foot occupied the hill that outflanked and overlooked the French army's line of retreat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy9Dut7ZJ_XJpBMDVAapXWer_uGBEsJGN8dZgot-VESczS_SSkyAHFPaQ8VkN5cPVIdR7AELD2K4ZCv1PYte1vn4Rxv7XJkTjBjqOg5iyK77pP8VlAPK8Dj9io5Y6HYzGVrJZ5XXS0lgsLs90FnEsDTAaCBRS_gAkO8-bDlvvrY41YIORPHJykPrkUQ/s4032/3734.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUy9Dut7ZJ_XJpBMDVAapXWer_uGBEsJGN8dZgot-VESczS_SSkyAHFPaQ8VkN5cPVIdR7AELD2K4ZCv1PYte1vn4Rxv7XJkTjBjqOg5iyK77pP8VlAPK8Dj9io5Y6HYzGVrJZ5XXS0lgsLs90FnEsDTAaCBRS_gAkO8-bDlvvrY41YIORPHJykPrkUQ/s320/3734.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing that they had been outflanked and were in risk of being cut-off from their supply lines, the French general ordered his army to retire from the field of battle.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>Anglo-Portuguese Victory: Anglo-Portuguese 5 - French 4</p><p>For the next scenario, the Allies gain 2 Glory Counters and the French gain 1 Glory Counter.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Campaign Result </h3>
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<td> French </td>
<td> 1</td>
<td> 11</td>
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<td> Allies </td>
<td> 1</td>
<td> 10</td>
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<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-23997891171966434862022-12-31T16:55:00.004+01:002023-01-21T12:40:11.806+01:00Bailén (19 July 1808) - Peninsular War<p>This scenario is a refight of the Battle of Bailén (19 July 1808) during the Peninsular War. It was played using the Commands & Colors Napolionic rules but on hex terrain from <a href="http://www.kallistra.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kallistra</a> and using 6mm figures from <a href="https://www.baccus6mm.com/" target="_blank">Baccus</a> instead of blocks. This is the first battle in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/campaign-rules-peninsular-war.html" target="_blank">Peninsular War campaign</a>.</p>
<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The History</h2>
<p>Large areas of Spain had rebelled against the French invasion. Dupont’s French Corps advanced to occupy Cordoba and Sevilla. Most of Dupont’s troops were newly formed conscript units. Soon Dupont found himself facing General Francisco de Castaños’ force of 30,000 men to his front, and harassing guerilla forces that cut his line of communications until a reinforcing French division re-opened it. Fearing that his communications would be cut again, Dupont retreated, but did so too slowly, encumbered by a long baggage train. Half of Castaños’ army under Reding executed a decisive flank march that placed them on high ground at Bailén, squarely across Dupont’s line of retreat. Dupont remained unaware of their presence until too late.</p>
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<p>On July 19th Dupont’s advance guard (Chabert’s brigade) made contact with Reding’s defensive line. Without reconnaisance, Chabert sent his 3,000 infantry and cuirassiers forward against three times their numbers. The attack was driven back. Most of Dupont’s corps marched behind the baggage train, making reinforcement difficult. Arriving units were thrown into a second French attack piecemeal, and were again repulsed. Dupont arrived on the field and assumed command. Led by the Marines of the Guard, the third understrength French attack also failed. Adding insult to injury, most of Dupont’s Swiss infantry, originally in Spanish service, deserted back to their former employers. With no additional reserves and the rest of Castaños’ Spanish army moving in behind the French, Dupont surrendered.</p>
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<p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">The Refight</h2><p>The battle commenced with the French withdrawing their cuirassiers from the centre to make room for them to deploy two batteries of foot artillery.</p>
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<p>On the Spanish left flank, the French advanced their cavalry and the Spanish moved forward their light infantry to the edge of the woods, supported by a column of line infantry on the hills behind.</p>
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<p>The fighting continued on the Spanish left flank, with the Spanish light infantry in the woods opening fire on both the French infantry in the woods and the French cavalry, causing serious casualties to both.</p><p>The French general decided that staying stationary was not an option, so he ordered his cavalry to charge the Spanish guns on the hill. He also moved his cuirassiers from the centre to support the attack.</p>
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<p>With only slight losses to themselves, the stubborn Spanish artillerymen halted the charging French cavalry causing serious casualties.</p>
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<p>The Spanish artillery on the hill, and light infantry in the woods kept up a steady fire on the French destroying a cavalry regiment and the infantry lurking in the woods opposite.</p><p>The French General then ordered a second attack on the Spanish guns by the surviving cavalry from the first attack and the fresh cuirassiers. But this time, General Chabert brought up a column of infantry in support. </p>
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<p>The cuirassiers overran the Spanish artillery and then continued up the hill, forcing the infantry under the command of General Coupigney to form square.</p>
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<p>The Spanish brought up infantry reinforcements which caused casualties on the cuirassiers.</p><p>The French general ordered his infantry columns to fix bayonets and charge in support of the cuirassiers on the hill.</p>
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<p>One of the French columns destroyed the Spanish square on the hill and capturing General Coupigney in the process, while the second attacked the Spanish light infantry in the woods causing them to flee to the rear.</p>
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<p>A ferocious battle ensued on the hill, with both sides taking heavy losses.</p>
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<p>Hoping to tip the balance, the Spanish advanced a regiment of hussars, which wiped out the remaining cuirassiers and forced the lone French infantry into square.</p>
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<p>But the French square held, causing the Spanish hussars to retire back off the hill.</p>
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<p>The battle now moved to the Spanish right flank. The French opened with a bombardment that slaughtered the Spanish infantry column located on the hill next to the artillery. </p><p>The Spanish brought up their cavalry reserve to support their infantry.</p><p>The French started pushing forward this Swiss infantry regiments.</p>
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<p>Back on the Spanish left flank, the Spanish light infantry advanced and destroyed the understrength French square, retaking the hill with the support of the hussars.</p>
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<p>The French charged their Chasseurs à Cheval up the hill into the Spanish hussars. Both sides took losses in an undecisive engagement.</p><p>At the same time, General Chabert led his infantry out of the woods up onto the hill whereupon they opened fire on the Spanish dragoons causing them to retire with casualties.</p>
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<p>The French line infantry opened fire slaughtering the Spanish light infantry. </p><p>The French Chasseurs à Cheval caused the Spanish hussars to flee before they themselves being charged and destroyed by the Spanish dragoons.</p>
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<p>On the Spanish right, a lone French light cavalry support by artillery attacked the Spanish infantry on the hill. The Spanish infantry formed square, but took casualties from the artillery fire.</p>
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<p>The Spanish counterattacked, wiping out the French cavalry regiment.</p>
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<p>On the left, the French infantry took the hill, destroying the understrength defending Spanish infantry and forcing back the Spanish dragoons with losses.</p>
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<p>The French advance continued, causing the Spanish dragoons to flee the field. The second French column pushed the Spanish infantry out of the woods and caused serious losses.</p>
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<p>The Spanish infantry attempted to retire towards their own centre.</p><p>The French infantry column charged into the understrength Spanish infantry and totally destroyed them.</p>
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<p>Disheartened by all their losses, the Spanish army turned and fled the field.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">The Outcome </h2><p>French Victory: French 7 - Spanish 5</p>
<p>For the next scenario, the French gain 2 Glory Counters and the Allies gain 1 Glory Counter.</p>
<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-56060929910107439622022-07-04T15:14:00.000+02:002022-07-04T15:14:25.632+02:00Battle of Idistaviso / Weser River (16 AD)<p>This is the second of two scenarios to refight the campaign of Germanicus against the Germanic tribes. This scenario was AC27, an unofficial scenario written by Alessandro Crespi and available on <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/80-germanic-wars-augustus-to-nero-27-bc-68-ad/571-ac27-weser-river-16-ad.html">commansandcolors.net</a>.</p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks. </p>
<p>The Battle of Idistaviso is also known as the Battle of the Weser River and sometimes as the first Battle of Minden. It was fought in 16 AD between the Roman legions commanded by Germanicus (the adopted son and heir if the Emperor Tiberius) and an alliance of Germanic tribes commanded by Arminius. Additionally the Chauci, a Germanic tribe, fought for Romans as auxiliaries.</p>
<p>Ancient sources identify the location as Idistaviso, but the precise location is unknown, save that it was on the right side of the Weser River, somewhere up between the cities of Minden and Hameln of present-day Germany. The battle marked the end of a three-year campaign by Germanicus to restore the Roman frontier at the Elbe that had been lost in 9 AD. The Germanic tribes generally avoided open large-scale combat, but at this battle Germanicus was finally able to force them into a major engagement. </p>
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<p>Both sides suffered severe losses, but the Romans were victorious. Arminius and his uncle Inguiomer were wounded in the battle, but both evaded capture. The retreating Germanic army was cut down in every quarter. Many, attempting to swim across the Weser, died from a storm of projectiles or by the force of the current. Many others climbed to the tops of trees, and while they were hiding in the branches, the Romans called upon archers to shoot them down.</p>
<p>Germanicus had to withdraw behind the Rhine for the winter once again. Tiberius saw no point in continuing the costly military campaigns in northern Germania and ordered Germanicus to end his campaign and return to Rome. Germanicus was granted a triumph in 17 AD. After this, Rome never again made a serious effort to conquer Germania beyond the River Rhine.</p>
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<p>The Battle started with the light troops of both sides skirmishing in the centre. The Romans advanced in the hope of taking the hilly terrain but the barbarians got there first. There were few losses, but the Romans were outnumbered.</p>
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<p>In the centre, the Romans took losses from the enemies' javelins and their auxilia retired. But they were rallied and advanced into the fray again.</p>
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<p>A great contest of javelin skirmishing ensued. The sky turned dark with the javelins, initiated by the barbarians but counterattacked by the Romans. The Romans came off the best from the exchange.</p>
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<p>After more skirmishing from both sides, the Roman centre took the initiative and advanced towards the barbarians on the hills.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouasEQNzqzNRGVHCLnviR6hYGiuQNDb2UEtHo3KBCSvnr0cD8lY_oJPRK0SHA8sAUaZ5iErIpg4B5X2AlzlLBrGiXwPhYIo1RA8pR1d9DNKmaEiFA40FJd81E5dM5T19QkQNhQ9PBKQbiY1_uEB5c7WBV6Dc5d7m-uWXYmLsKr58-63_6Wosml_ZIVg/s2000/487.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouasEQNzqzNRGVHCLnviR6hYGiuQNDb2UEtHo3KBCSvnr0cD8lY_oJPRK0SHA8sAUaZ5iErIpg4B5X2AlzlLBrGiXwPhYIo1RA8pR1d9DNKmaEiFA40FJd81E5dM5T19QkQNhQ9PBKQbiY1_uEB5c7WBV6Dc5d7m-uWXYmLsKr58-63_6Wosml_ZIVg/s320/487.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Germanic leader, seeing the perilous situation, took direct command of the four units around him and charged straight into the Romans.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qKW5eMZ6cuvoVV4honmQkYaDSIakXymEBc-eKxSMZ8p8s1P8SMlNn_h83rifpIqvlSb8uy3xFLA8cLLBx5T8iF73xdmmKZg-fYssHZRw4ho7hYbvdUH7X_-4sbghFnix3gBAdEAHkbh2TEG9nb3MjlAnSpp8V1tkrK0W2gJe_3ZqbeERQUuV5-xYEw/s2000/489.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qKW5eMZ6cuvoVV4honmQkYaDSIakXymEBc-eKxSMZ8p8s1P8SMlNn_h83rifpIqvlSb8uy3xFLA8cLLBx5T8iF73xdmmKZg-fYssHZRw4ho7hYbvdUH7X_-4sbghFnix3gBAdEAHkbh2TEG9nb3MjlAnSpp8V1tkrK0W2gJe_3ZqbeERQUuV5-xYEw/s320/489.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>One unit of Roman heavy infantry was pushed back with casualties, while the second unit under the command of Germanicus himself was wiped out, Germanicus being carried of the field seriously wounded and unable to continue in command. The light infantry evaded the charging barbarians.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh2v-zv9NDOC_BVev251hkTtmPaGByd6OHtEQhM2Ak-1sJyaPVRvLOcb97OrhMsLD9hnACVJeZJRFJXMp1-UZcloJKGLW6DUMt53n2WFHDORv7vUFcuLcY0Rea5HvCFMvo_j7TAZoFRS8sd8DIXYW_xsQR0RQeMTiHzQfiHRhDO-eTueSJf2sHZz6Tw/s2000/490.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh2v-zv9NDOC_BVev251hkTtmPaGByd6OHtEQhM2Ak-1sJyaPVRvLOcb97OrhMsLD9hnACVJeZJRFJXMp1-UZcloJKGLW6DUMt53n2WFHDORv7vUFcuLcY0Rea5HvCFMvo_j7TAZoFRS8sd8DIXYW_xsQR0RQeMTiHzQfiHRhDO-eTueSJf2sHZz6Tw/s320/490.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>In the centre, the Romans were suffering from the javelins thrown by the barbarians.</p>
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<p>So they sent forward a unit of legionaries and one of Chauci warrior auxiliaries to attack the barbarians.</p>
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<p>But the fight was indecisive, both sides taking fairly heavy losses.</p>
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<p>Arminius ordered forward a fresh unit of his warriors, they demolished the Chauci auxiliaries, and charged right through them into the legionaries behind.</p>
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<p>The legionaries retreated without loss. However the Roman immediately brought forward more reinforcements to build a battle line against the barbarians.</p>
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<p>As the Roman centre looked impenetrable, Arminius ordered his three units of cavalry to charge the enemy's left flank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s9-UsTisXBos0IZ-0hZiCsgdLbDKtAW13t1mVK5atLrNnfC3hd8ccx4HQoizWzeMfwYRglcAn7QYVWcV78S81bNB8T6me4icf54DfpYOvPuFT1RnU43wSr0Qqox6zfqZDohBlhBVoexh_CtPE8bfDcpMKvxGakmVhbVBWDVbM1MRHu3DDiJEKcuQTA/s2000/501.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s9-UsTisXBos0IZ-0hZiCsgdLbDKtAW13t1mVK5atLrNnfC3hd8ccx4HQoizWzeMfwYRglcAn7QYVWcV78S81bNB8T6me4icf54DfpYOvPuFT1RnU43wSr0Qqox6zfqZDohBlhBVoexh_CtPE8bfDcpMKvxGakmVhbVBWDVbM1MRHu3DDiJEKcuQTA/s320/501.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>One unit of Germanic cavalry, fled from the fight, while the other two wiped out one unit of Roman cavalry, severely damaged another as well as almost destroying a unit of Chauci warrior auxiliaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuxUWeW0hLiZsjVgzdBb07NsijotYDF6ete0jTYhfNhoAzMgSi-LPbfJgpcL_JQhz1mlRUNB2qnV0uydwko2zSy47Eq2a4_0SHCYkBMHcBdOvQdslLGom8adyxAX5Q_Ta75qxfoM0K6iWGBy3P7-CE-ooTLcSzsYEU0o_VrDnYGGpxzQHaYqvM4ODvw/s2000/502.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWuxUWeW0hLiZsjVgzdBb07NsijotYDF6ete0jTYhfNhoAzMgSi-LPbfJgpcL_JQhz1mlRUNB2qnV0uydwko2zSy47Eq2a4_0SHCYkBMHcBdOvQdslLGom8adyxAX5Q_Ta75qxfoM0K6iWGBy3P7-CE-ooTLcSzsYEU0o_VrDnYGGpxzQHaYqvM4ODvw/s320/502.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans tried to shore up their left flank. The Chauci warrior auxiliaries attacked the unit on the hill, wiping them out and causing their commander to flee into the forest to his rear. The Roman cavalry then attacked the remaining enemy cavalry unit, causing 50% losses but were then themselves pushed back.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn6kh4GVvrzZtZAtA0rgajrar6GXfGnhbGB3FlLHH05B_v3uiOr8WrYuFz_1X-HQStiGmFwO9E3PqGThbk2ICAR8cH-okidI2zTjE7FPHfo0-PRxp4QP3mb0wclDfyerUfPjbNzQyz-vPmxrFdXKjnj66ewIYozJu5V8eAuYwjEKZGsnrquUJ9wv2GA/s2361/503.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEn6kh4GVvrzZtZAtA0rgajrar6GXfGnhbGB3FlLHH05B_v3uiOr8WrYuFz_1X-HQStiGmFwO9E3PqGThbk2ICAR8cH-okidI2zTjE7FPHfo0-PRxp4QP3mb0wclDfyerUfPjbNzQyz-vPmxrFdXKjnj66ewIYozJu5V8eAuYwjEKZGsnrquUJ9wv2GA/s320/503.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The barbarians then continued the cavalry charge again. They brought up both the cavalry and the leader that had previously fled.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdru_kVECYk7_lfDydgr0UJQaOza1gxDJnTC8BQUMeckW1sRDnjqpvR4TPqyb_Y9KWoGS6nCxRSH5p-nik9Yx3Ww0KPd8d6ZoM9jAuxjb1Rjtpzl2KLClVwUSqYtObhLwKu7FOjSa2ady0rwJXyxXt6Df65z6CJOlMsVBmZJaG898OfDV6JwX6dyWXQ/s2000/504.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdru_kVECYk7_lfDydgr0UJQaOza1gxDJnTC8BQUMeckW1sRDnjqpvR4TPqyb_Y9KWoGS6nCxRSH5p-nik9Yx3Ww0KPd8d6ZoM9jAuxjb1Rjtpzl2KLClVwUSqYtObhLwKu7FOjSa2ady0rwJXyxXt6Df65z6CJOlMsVBmZJaG898OfDV6JwX6dyWXQ/s320/504.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The cavalry slaughtered the Chauci warrior auxiliaries, they charged straight through and over the hill where they fell on the remaining understrength Roman medium cavalry and its leader. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2b6wQxxa_HklesPahAgtEVWm296Ysh4xNnTLZ1r8o2LRcvEVOJHAcwhf9C19aaa3S95IqfwBpttT-p5Qk9ujNEm904volVzi8sjyMF7p9Cr8cD8cKh2bUUpxbcCFYpR2DMGvuYE3vz7NbHppx1va7QpMvK90y8sRn0Moyg6MN8s7hMXmWkg0C6flqw/s2000/505.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2b6wQxxa_HklesPahAgtEVWm296Ysh4xNnTLZ1r8o2LRcvEVOJHAcwhf9C19aaa3S95IqfwBpttT-p5Qk9ujNEm904volVzi8sjyMF7p9Cr8cD8cKh2bUUpxbcCFYpR2DMGvuYE3vz7NbHppx1va7QpMvK90y8sRn0Moyg6MN8s7hMXmWkg0C6flqw/s320/505.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman medium cavalry and its leader were destroyed. Seeing their flank destroyed, the Roman army lost heart and retired from the field of battle. </p><p>Arminius celebrated his victory, by drinking Roman Falernum wine, part of the spoils discovered in a tent previously belonging to a Roman general.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Yx_GUKAnseVDu3qctHrMucnTjBAgj9cuj21_SIOMJEcIw__nZaxYpKTGoBK_9Y6r3kRzkEaGmfCw5JiNTxM7LvK8C0e5B37J0R7oEI-JTd0EQdjPLd0Mv8GVW8C0XPLcewTskcOLT87VIALXL0ZfjpeTeUJDDJVgV_g1G0pgYg5rwpVZ9m3Q6FyoVg/s1371/Arminius%20AC27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1194" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Yx_GUKAnseVDu3qctHrMucnTjBAgj9cuj21_SIOMJEcIw__nZaxYpKTGoBK_9Y6r3kRzkEaGmfCw5JiNTxM7LvK8C0e5B37J0R7oEI-JTd0EQdjPLd0Mv8GVW8C0XPLcewTskcOLT87VIALXL0ZfjpeTeUJDDJVgV_g1G0pgYg5rwpVZ9m3Q6FyoVg/s320/Arminius%20AC27.jpg" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arminius - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-51053779944278337492022-06-18T17:01:00.001+02:002022-06-18T17:06:26.537+02:00Angrivarii Rampart (16 AD) <p>This is the first of two scenarios to refight the campaign of Germanicus against the Germanic tribes.</p>
<p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p><p>Following the catastrophe at the Teutoburger Wald, Augustus dispatched a series of punitive expeditions into Germany. In 14 AD, Tiberius became emperor and assigned his adopted son Germanicus Julius Caesar to the German province. In AD 16, Arminius decided the time had come to destroy another Roman army. He deployed his Germanic army to ambush Germanicus at a point in a plain between a forest and a deep, broad stream. His infantry waited behind an old boundary rampart while he deployed his cavalry in the woods, waiting to charge out onto the Roman rear. </p>
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<p>Germanicus was a far better tactician than Varus. He scouted well and did not fall for the trap, sending auxiliary infantry into the forest to occupy the German cavalry while his legions attacked the ramparts. The first Roman attempt at the ramparts was repulsed, so Germanicus ordered forward his engines and light troops to soften up the Germanic position. The second attack broke through the rampart and the Germans behind the ramparts fled. The battle then shifted to the woods where the fighting went on until dusk. Arminius withdrew in the darkness and the Roman cavalry pursuit was indecisive. Germanicus had won a tactical victory with little strategic impact. Arminius had survived with a depleted but intact army to continue the fight. In the following year, the Emperor Tiberius decided to abandon Germany and fix the limit of the Roman Empire at the Rhine. Roman expansion was at an end, and the Germanic tribes remained free, with dramatic implications for the future of Europe.</p>
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<p>The battle commenced when Germanicus ordered two units of <i>auxilia </i>into the forest, and the <i>ballistae </i>on his right flank to advance.</p>
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<p>The barbarian skirmishers rushed forth, threw their javelins, and then retired back to safety before they could be attacked. The Roman light infantry on their left flank and the legionaries in the centre took casualties.</p>
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<p>The Romans acted on both flanks, advancing their infantry to build up for an attack. The ballistae opened fire on the far right but without success.</p>
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<p>The barbarian leader took his unit and four other and attacked the forest.</p>
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<p>The Roman legionaries and the barbarian warriors both took losses.</p>
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<p>The Romans didn't want to loose the forest, so the pushed back into it and attacked.</p>
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<p>Both sides took losses, but despite having the initiative, the Romans came off worse.</p>
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<p>The barbarians pushed forward into the forest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdVUCeynF6Aj0uAhOvlGuyKEXeTQtamJYEeKljnCtTqm83XKCwNRgonatI6HOdRcLU1f5x2JlFJZ87jn2yG-N4Fk54hQC4OsnQn_nNsiwBf0T_EATwgCsxS25xuEsHHcBmfGCBlpxTLdipcfkE3uxTJRa5VSCdHXqkcaZIKTQMsxfLgrtDT14DcV42Q/s2000/436.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdVUCeynF6Aj0uAhOvlGuyKEXeTQtamJYEeKljnCtTqm83XKCwNRgonatI6HOdRcLU1f5x2JlFJZ87jn2yG-N4Fk54hQC4OsnQn_nNsiwBf0T_EATwgCsxS25xuEsHHcBmfGCBlpxTLdipcfkE3uxTJRa5VSCdHXqkcaZIKTQMsxfLgrtDT14DcV42Q/s320/436.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The lone Roman legionaries were destroyed and their light infantry took losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8VeGXjx5Qrk2umskURdFlR7_zOfHHjE1qGSEJmi7649nZwFfXyiKgaguOAb6vBYr4UR5up839XKBGI1PptRyPn7ZDYv95AQP0o1uTvAytgU-rh4lAovFuw4-AKIg3qCMxryhCJTSmQH5Trd0_hEtK3vdjQbLhm30mr6E2iEtw-2SiSLnpKo2CN1qKA/s2000/437.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8VeGXjx5Qrk2umskURdFlR7_zOfHHjE1qGSEJmi7649nZwFfXyiKgaguOAb6vBYr4UR5up839XKBGI1PptRyPn7ZDYv95AQP0o1uTvAytgU-rh4lAovFuw4-AKIg3qCMxryhCJTSmQH5Trd0_hEtK3vdjQbLhm30mr6E2iEtw-2SiSLnpKo2CN1qKA/s320/437.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Following their leader, the Romans advanced two units from their centre. </p>
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<p>The legionaries destroyed a unit of barbarian warriors and their supporting light infantry fled.</p>
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<p>Thinking that the Romans were busy in the forest, the barbarians charged out of their ramparts at double time and attacked the Roman front line.</p>
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<p>The Romans lost heavily but did manage to inflict some casualties in return.</p>
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<p>Inspired by their commander, the Romans attacked.</p>
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<p>With slight losses to themselves, the pushed back the barbarians and caused 50% casualties to their right flank unit.</p>
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<p>The barbarians decided they had been a little too impetuous when the advanced out from the safety of their ramparts, so they double-timed back to the fortification.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Fw8ZMGig95FxhjcBIdfhosSP-S8F1hRRdw081oRpy6F-kGcg2xG9Gb3a1UgjPGTdal44Zrq_nMayc2-JrosbTaqBZRurWtAJOMd40R3BTPUg4HZrYt2PwzyA7JezW42TsQ8nBRVt7HKCnUMvoggUuLk7lmXMLfzz9KfU8quaXjSx5Z4m7H9aJIHrQg/s2000/444.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Fw8ZMGig95FxhjcBIdfhosSP-S8F1hRRdw081oRpy6F-kGcg2xG9Gb3a1UgjPGTdal44Zrq_nMayc2-JrosbTaqBZRurWtAJOMd40R3BTPUg4HZrYt2PwzyA7JezW42TsQ8nBRVt7HKCnUMvoggUuLk7lmXMLfzz9KfU8quaXjSx5Z4m7H9aJIHrQg/s320/444.png" width="550" /></a></div><p>The Romans attacked yet again in the forest.</p>
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<p>And still not having learnt their lesson, took heavy losses.</p>
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<p>While at the same time on their right flank, the <i>ballistae </i>went into action. </p>
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<p>Loaded with iron tipped bolts, they shot at the depleted unit of warriors with their leader standing in front of the tree.</p>
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<p>The barrage of <i>ballistae</i> bolts destroyed the unit, and one bolt killed their commander outright.</p>
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<p>The barbarians in the forest, wiped out the Roman light infantry to their front. Ignoring this, the Roman line advances towards the ramparts.</p>
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<p>The barbarian commander ordered a mounted charge in the forest, wiping out all Roman resistance there and even almost eliminating the supporting unit of Roman allies.</p>
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<p>While the Roman commander was preparing for an attacking the the centre, the barbarian commander ordered a second mounted charge from the forest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNH8BZHdoSsF28bbngp2GzFSFbCfaYMgMRfPhB-F2q6qvHreQ7DUr2OnF-URcA8nv9h8zxgOJ-xPCA2qATjqcDKTKE9q3fw2qYanw_mS9ms6osTI0hHStDnTFYxoi6r8PqgM8Sdi8h6n4N9gFapa4YMSXqi9NrfLa0bSUtthbhG6nsHua8ZFXois_50g/s2000/453.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNH8BZHdoSsF28bbngp2GzFSFbCfaYMgMRfPhB-F2q6qvHreQ7DUr2OnF-URcA8nv9h8zxgOJ-xPCA2qATjqcDKTKE9q3fw2qYanw_mS9ms6osTI0hHStDnTFYxoi6r8PqgM8Sdi8h6n4N9gFapa4YMSXqi9NrfLa0bSUtthbhG6nsHua8ZFXois_50g/s320/453.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>This wiped out the Roman allied warriors and caused the supporting light infantry with their commander to evade.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsE2ehQjL0k1oTXPOKQ-VTLL3fCPUo-jjAcWsOgqOR0MeAEu7JYJbnmHBIJGTAed5edRzVgkbm0e4NIFX0DwR6EdT8LhZlpKT88zVLs8ThDGNSq1eFPgyR4vXlYDVZo0medQBL5vsYPJNnNaNQqQB9sdNg5OQ5NDcepMHw90fGYXbza6G7ca6pyzNGw/s2000/454.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNsE2ehQjL0k1oTXPOKQ-VTLL3fCPUo-jjAcWsOgqOR0MeAEu7JYJbnmHBIJGTAed5edRzVgkbm0e4NIFX0DwR6EdT8LhZlpKT88zVLs8ThDGNSq1eFPgyR4vXlYDVZo0medQBL5vsYPJNnNaNQqQB9sdNg5OQ5NDcepMHw90fGYXbza6G7ca6pyzNGw/s320/454.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman commander ordered the three legionary units in his centre to attack the ramparts.</p>
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<p>The Roman legionaries stormed over the ramparts and eliminated the barbarians defending them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks_9ixLI6QWUI1szLirnMQX7dm86Hcmf0GiOPeuTtAdyl7YWfePhYCDuYQkWtqHmzrWW9vtPbh0kbrYzDv4fGVI9JQ7cyLJzXVGNorn8mB7ak2NuGglXRQimkeT5XVPaqd2RjyDVmajyOscMVypI9Rvfii8cdaaDV3Hd9VtXkvY3pJLX23338Y_BUNQ/s2000/455.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks_9ixLI6QWUI1szLirnMQX7dm86Hcmf0GiOPeuTtAdyl7YWfePhYCDuYQkWtqHmzrWW9vtPbh0kbrYzDv4fGVI9JQ7cyLJzXVGNorn8mB7ak2NuGglXRQimkeT5XVPaqd2RjyDVmajyOscMVypI9Rvfii8cdaaDV3Hd9VtXkvY3pJLX23338Y_BUNQ/s320/455.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing their fortifications captured, the entire barbarian army lost heart. Demoralised, it fled the field leaving the victorious Romans to pick up the spoils.</p><p><br /></p><p>For Germanicus, this victory came in the nick of time. The Roman left flank was in trouble, the barbarian cavalry was exiting the forest and about to pounce on the lone light infantry unit. But when the ramparts fell to the legionaries, even this cavalry turned and left the battlefield.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcVw49W_CAgkVk0v_sys36T_PkoDyN95hsVW5gnyToB1tMKGa4VZsr2cAQtCIffe-YDMowoOflCGU_I0kEZ63gmWYvFE2m9zvT5VtB-wi1IzgYRMlL4Sv3fYQhcYP-TrXlstXEMP7KfZJ8v-uC1LogFI017WvkhfF5kVSETFXJOw3S12t8GyPXIqFQA/s1603/462.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="1471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGcVw49W_CAgkVk0v_sys36T_PkoDyN95hsVW5gnyToB1tMKGa4VZsr2cAQtCIffe-YDMowoOflCGU_I0kEZ63gmWYvFE2m9zvT5VtB-wi1IzgYRMlL4Sv3fYQhcYP-TrXlstXEMP7KfZJ8v-uC1LogFI017WvkhfF5kVSETFXJOw3S12t8GyPXIqFQA/w368-h400/462.png" width="450" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>A very exciting game, that hung in the balance until the last turn. It could have gone either way! </p><p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-68726640802689905322022-06-12T21:16:00.001+02:002022-06-13T16:59:32.703+02:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 10<h2 style="text-align: left;">Mons Graupius (84 AD)</h2><p>This is the tenth and final scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>. </p>
<p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC1ogXVH8h3uhE6Cums-NqBWgxMynLggHbXYR6zC5DvombmNLD560aHwjvYfaKNJ7gSo_l2EBcqyIijv-p6hLbNYCtLqzr4rBnQcs_Lf73z4K3isuwdzEykIUrr-jlIvT0qgrVs7E-OXovPmJdQRn9jjtabJKkV4nn-P3eHojplfQ6jATHXuiu3apzg/s1769/scenario10f.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1769" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC1ogXVH8h3uhE6Cums-NqBWgxMynLggHbXYR6zC5DvombmNLD560aHwjvYfaKNJ7gSo_l2EBcqyIijv-p6hLbNYCtLqzr4rBnQcs_Lf73z4K3isuwdzEykIUrr-jlIvT0qgrVs7E-OXovPmJdQRn9jjtabJKkV4nn-P3eHojplfQ6jATHXuiu3apzg/w400-h325/scenario10f.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Roman commander addresses his men - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After years of campaigns in northern Britain, Gnaeus Julius Agricola subdued all the tribes except the fierce Caledonians. Agricola maneuvered to bring the Caledonians to open battle. Determined to restore the security of his Highland home, the Caledonian chief, Calgacus, gathered a strong force of about 30,000 and awaited and the Romans at Mons Graupius. Calgacus occupied the high ground with his main force and posted a line of chariots on level ground to their front. The Roman army was of roughly equal size. Agricola deployed his auxiliary infantry and cavalry in the main battle line and held his legions in reserve.
The battle opened with Agricola’s cavalry charge against the barbarian chariots while the infantry moved forward and engaged in an exchange of missiles with the enemy. When the charioteers began to give ground, the Roman auxiliary infantry closed to hand-to-hand combat, which drove the enemy line back. A desperate attempt to outflank the Roman line was turned back by another cavalry charge.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJsncSfKSnh8UYhu1j-PoCfOPg1Kt0XKyVJEteA2ECwApdukLNJkw4lkmJctgPXMvdG0fCxGSb0yy9vpPG_Vsne41oN6weibNCAN0uIB7Tbhb9YbJmWmrqNo3euAs-b0441BAhvD3mW89KjUfiIMIo1QnEpCYnjLUtUjre3ldRMOZ6f-KXHuFsjn0Ew/s1100/410.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJsncSfKSnh8UYhu1j-PoCfOPg1Kt0XKyVJEteA2ECwApdukLNJkw4lkmJctgPXMvdG0fCxGSb0yy9vpPG_Vsne41oN6weibNCAN0uIB7Tbhb9YbJmWmrqNo3euAs-b0441BAhvD3mW89KjUfiIMIo1QnEpCYnjLUtUjre3ldRMOZ6f-KXHuFsjn0Ew/s320/410.jpg" width="550" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Set-up</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/81-conquest-of-britain-43-60-ad/731-410-mons-graupius-84-ad.html" target="_blank">scenario 410</a> from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 4. The Romans have 2 glory points from the previous scenario and the Britons have 1 glory point. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p>
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<p>Coordinating his troop movements, the Caledonian commander ordered his light infantry to occupy the woods on his right flank and joined the Cavalry to advancing on his left centre.</p>
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<p>The Roman general ordered his light troops into action, the bowmen to remain stationary and shoot while the <i>auxilia </i>and light cavalry advanced and threw javelins.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEQOVCeTqTJf87gb_Kkct4XQqYVE1ESn367vMxLJJbCm3tGYptu-I0JsxDIHgYUBMxebBkF1Gey4vYB_MCnuWBoeAs_i-cdPUps5pdQ9I1p6y5Wu5ftTgip4EBu9C5HlVLZNk6SOmQzhWNnNhDhi0Q1vRNVmMdWPwBYnasj73jI2tOIHj2pjYNnqwFg/s2000/413.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="862" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEQOVCeTqTJf87gb_Kkct4XQqYVE1ESn367vMxLJJbCm3tGYptu-I0JsxDIHgYUBMxebBkF1Gey4vYB_MCnuWBoeAs_i-cdPUps5pdQ9I1p6y5Wu5ftTgip4EBu9C5HlVLZNk6SOmQzhWNnNhDhi0Q1vRNVmMdWPwBYnasj73jI2tOIHj2pjYNnqwFg/s320/413.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>On the left flank, the Caledonian leader inspired his cavalry and chariots to charge the Roman light cavalry.</p>
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<p>With very few losses to themselves, the Caledonians eliminated first the light cavalry and then destroyed the medium cavalry supporting them (although allowing their commander to escape) and finally caused the <i>auxila </i>to retreat.</p>
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<p>The Roman commander order his cavalry, <i>auxilia</i> and light infantry units to attach the Caledonian mounted troops. The light infantry got behind the rear of the Caledonian cavalry.</p>
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<p>Although the Romans took heavy losses, the attack we a success. The Caledonian cavalry unit and one of the chariot units were wiped out and their leader killed. Even the remaining chariot unit took casualties.</p>
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<p>The Caledonians advanced two units in their centre, preparing for a new attack.</p>
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<p>The Roman general ordered his flanks into action. On his right flank, the <i>auxilia </i>and light infantry cut of the retreat for the chariots and attacked. On the left flank, a warband of allied southern British warriors charged into the Caledonian infantry. </p>
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<p>The chariots were wiped out. Half the Caledonian infantry were killed, but the southern British warriors took losses too.</p>
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<p>In the centre, the desperate Caledonians charged into the Roman line, the warriors were eliminated without causing any enemy losses and the light infantry fled without doing any damage.</p>
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<p>With a Clash Of Shields, the warband of allied southern British warriors charged into the Caledonian infantry, wiped them out and then turned on the chariots who desperately tried to evade but without success and even they were destroyed.</p>
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<p>The victory was complete, the Caledonians were demoralized, all thanks to the brave and valiant charge of the British warriors.</p>
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<p>The outcome was considered remarkable because solely auxiliary forces had achieved the victory. Following the battle, Agricola proclaimed that all tribes in Britain had been conquered.
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Roman Victory</b>: Romans 6 - Britons 2</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<th> Victories </th>
<th> Banners </th>
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<td> Romans </td>
<td> 4</td>
<td> 49</td>
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<td> Britons </td>
<td> 6</td>
<td> 51</td>
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<h2>Final Result</h2>
<h1>BRITISH CAMPAIGN VICTORY</h1>
<p style="text-align: left;">Queen Boudica, speaking at a feast later in her life, described this campaign as a "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life", a quote that was stolen, many years later, by a general with funny boots.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>
Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-78106627895686575712022-05-29T22:05:00.001+02:002022-05-29T22:05:33.796+02:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 9<h2 style="text-align: left;">Watling Street (61 AD)</h2><p>This is the ninth scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>. </p>
<p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p>
<p>While many of the tribes of Britain resisted Rome until they were conquered and crushed, a few tribes, like the Iceni, formed pacts with the Romans to remain semi-independent. The Iceni client-king Prasutagus died while the Roman governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, was campaigning in what is now northern Wales. In Suetonius’ absence, the procurator, Catus Decianus, took advantage of these to events seize lands, recall loans, and generally revoke all the advantages the clients had obtained from Claudius. When Prasutagus’ widow, Boudica, complained, she was flogged and her young daughters raped in front of her. Instead of suppressing dissent these barbarous acts fanned the fires of revolt. The Iceni, Trinovantes, and others rose up, sacking the legion colony of Camulodunum, defeating several small Roman forces, burning Londinium and Verulamium (St. Albans), and killing as many as 70,000 people.</p>
<p>Suetonius summoned reinforcements from all over Britain until he was strong enough to fight on a carefully selected defensive position offering a narrow front that would minimize the enemy numbers. Flushed with success, Boudica’s Celtic host may have numbered as many as 50,000 fighting men, followed by their families and baggage wagons loaded with plunder. She deployed these wagons at the rear of her army. The men would fight all the harder knowing that their families were watching and would be in grave danger if the Romans triumphed. </p>
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<p>The Britons launched a massive frontal attack. Suetonius held his forces in place. As the charging Britons neared the Roman line, they were staggered and stopped by a storm of pila. Only then did the Romans attack the confused Britons, driving them back onto their wagons and cutting them down by the thousands. The exact location of the battle is uncertain, but most commonly held to have taken place at what the Anglo-Saxons called “Watling Street,” hence the anachronistic name.</p>
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<p>This is a <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/boudicas-revolt-61-ad.html" target="_blank">modified scenario based on 408</a> Boudica's Revolt from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 4. As statistics showed that the Romans had a 91% chance of winning this scenario, I have adjusted it slightly to make it more balanced. Two Roman HI infantry units have been downgraded to MI and the Boudica Special Rule has been added.</p>
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<p>Suetonius addressed his troops, "Ignore the racket made by these savages. There are more women than men in their ranks. They are not soldiers - they're not even properly equipped. We've beaten them before and when they see our weapons and feel our spirit, they'll crack. Stick together. Throw the javelins, then push forward: knock them down with your shields and finish them off with your swords. Forget about plunder. Just win and you'll have everything."</p>
<p>Suetonius started the battle by ordering his light troops. The two bow units started shooting at the Britons but without any noticeable effect, while a unit of <i>auxilia </i>on each flank advanced into the woods.</p>
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<p>On their right flank, the Britons advanced 3 units into the woods to counter the Roman advance.</p>
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<p>The Romans attacked the British in the woods, both sides taking losses. The Roman archers on the hill, shot at the British light troops causing them to retire with losses.</p>
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<p>The British moved forward two units on their left flank, to threaten the Romans advancing in the woods.</p>
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<p>Suetonius ordered his bowmen to shoot at the Britons, while his <i>auxilia </i>in the woods went on the attack.</p>
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<p>On the British left flank, their troops in the wood attacked the Romans.</p>
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<p>The first British attack was beaten back, but finally the warriors pushed the <i>auxilia </i>out of the woods.</p>
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<p>The Roman general commanding their right flank, ordered units of legionaries and cavalry forward to support the <i>auxilia </i>in the woods. The legionaries attacked the British warriors, both sides taking losses.</p>
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<p>Boudica ordered her warriors to attack. This they did by the woods on both flanks.</p>
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<p>The left flank was successful, causing the legionaries to retreat with heavy losses.</p>
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<p>But on the right, the stalemate in the woods continued.</p>
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<p>The Roman commander ordered a mounted charge, and his left flank cavalry attacked the Britons in the woods.</p>
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<p>One unit of Britons was destroyed, but for a loss of one unit of Roman cavalry. The Romans decided not to follow up their gains and advance into the woods.</p>
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<p>Boudica order the British mounted to attack. On the left flank two units of light cavalry charged the lone Roman medium cavalry.</p>
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<p>The Roman cavalry retreated with loss. One unit of British cavalry retreated with serious losses.</p>
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<p>While on the right flank, the British cavalry and chariots moved forward in preparation to attack the Romans.</p>
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<p>The Roman general ordered his troops on the left. The legionaries advanced, the cavalry moved behind them in support and the <i>auxilia</i> attacked the British warriors in the woods.</p>
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<p>The warriors withdrew after taking casualties.</p>
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<p>Boudica commanded two foot units on the right flank, to attack the <i>auxilia </i>in the woods and push them out. She rode up in her chariot to encourage them.</p>
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<p>The British attack was not successful, bot sides took heavy losses, but the <i>auxilia </i>held on to the woods.</p>
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<p>The Romans attacked the lone British light cavalry, pushing them back to their own lines.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo0Hxw6RItUBBBHvVsBvGVftYWnQSnWSqxpQrA2ut4B1XjbBAiC1jxDfsQW4ZUinX4khxZNlvtdf_dn6PcE0cgQQUVtC54zK7wfv8M8hR97v0Ix6IvDnqMFUH0Yg771ZdI3LJnseQdx7pXG6G2QmfZV3O9HvKPgR6aoV3PSzyTbmtODiQJmru3_-MZg/s2000/372.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbo0Hxw6RItUBBBHvVsBvGVftYWnQSnWSqxpQrA2ut4B1XjbBAiC1jxDfsQW4ZUinX4khxZNlvtdf_dn6PcE0cgQQUVtC54zK7wfv8M8hR97v0Ix6IvDnqMFUH0Yg771ZdI3LJnseQdx7pXG6G2QmfZV3O9HvKPgR6aoV3PSzyTbmtODiQJmru3_-MZg/s320/372.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>Boudica took command and finally wiped out the <i>auxilia</i>.</p>
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<p>The Romans counterattacked, changing the lone warrior and eliminating it.</p>
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<p>Boudica ordered a mounted charge, leading her chariots into the attack.</p>
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<p>The legionaries fled with losses, and Boudica continued charging straight into the cavalry behind them which lost half their strength.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyQF_eKlRL21vdogDBqUlZwkFLXlLWWQTB4dVcnbGaN8xvYBICAdiPFF413QCdHTrAk94eRZUla9C5XXOZBSHqHpbRl5B6NIsmsRvURHYLEhyXQKXtUS2B2TlBMFG2M6H3Ogq8UL4O8rhCYjx7RqR7hgXRQ4c9qa73521Ba8xjkg7KCFokYOWl4F5XA/s2000/378.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyQF_eKlRL21vdogDBqUlZwkFLXlLWWQTB4dVcnbGaN8xvYBICAdiPFF413QCdHTrAk94eRZUla9C5XXOZBSHqHpbRl5B6NIsmsRvURHYLEhyXQKXtUS2B2TlBMFG2M6H3Ogq8UL4O8rhCYjx7RqR7hgXRQ4c9qa73521Ba8xjkg7KCFokYOWl4F5XA/s320/378.png" width="550" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman command ordered his legionaries to double time and attack the British mounted, which the British evaded with slight losses.</p>
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<p>Boudica then led her chariots forward to attack the Roman cavalry.</p>
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<p>The cavalry were destroyed and their commander fled to the safety of the legionaries to their rear.</p>
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<p>Yet again, the legionaries double-timed to attack the British</p>
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<p>The chariots couldn't evade, and together with some supporting infantry were destroyed. Boudica retreated back into a unit of warriors.</p>
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<p>While this was happening, on the British left, the warriors were still trying to push the Roman <i>auxilia </i>out of the woods. Both sides took losses, but the <i>auxilia </i>hung on.</p>
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<p>The Roman legionaries advanced in line to attack Boudica and her warriors, the warriors were destroyed and Boudica fled.</p>
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<p>British chariots and light horse charged the Roman cavalry.</p>
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<p>And wiped them out without loss.</p>
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<p>The Romans ordered their medium infantry to see off the British light horse, these attempted to evade.</p>
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<p>However one unit was not quick enough, and was caught in a hail of roman <i>pila</i>.</p>
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<p>The Britons were demoralised and fled the field.</p>
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<p>Boudica managed to escape in her chariot, but later committed suicide rather than be captured. </p><p>Despite the victory, the emperor Nero was so shaken by these events that he considered withdrawing from Britain altogether. Fearing Suetonius' punitive policies would provoke further rebellion, Nero replaced him with the more conciliatory Publius Petronius Turpilianus. </p><p>The defeat of Boudica ensured Roman rule in southern Britain; however, northern Britain remained volatile. </p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Roman Victory</b>: Romans 8 - Britons 5</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 8 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 5 victory banners and 1 glory point</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 43</td>
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<td> 6</td>
<td> 49</td>
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Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-45752759472836961522022-05-10T18:13:00.001+02:002022-06-07T21:52:05.800+02:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 8<h2 style="text-align: left;">Camulodunum (60 AD)</h2><p>This is the eighth scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>. </p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p><p>Queen Boudica led her army of rebels, predominantly Iceni and Trinovantes, to Camulodunum (Colchester), slaughtering anyone who stood in their way. The city was once the capital of the Trinovantes, but was now the Roman capital and designated a <i>colonia </i>for unruly veterans of <i>Legio XX Valeria Victrix.</i> </p><p>As Boudica approached the city, the statue of Victory fell prostrate without any evident cause and turned its back to the enemy, as though it fled before them. This fanned the flames of panic. The Romans were so confident that the Britons had been pacified that they built no walls around the city, instead favouring amenities like bath houses. </p><p>The small Roman garrison was bolstered by armed veterans and a few men sent by the procurator Decianus. Hopelessly outnumbered, they took refuge in the Claudian temple and hoped to hold out until a relief force could arrive. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopjMuuhQfscoySZAnL6sqnSU7tSNEOxYrsS0uK-obAbsd-Vb_8cBhuqR44y2vVOGSrRydoblS9edvTXps_puExgO91QkRtPkKyP_chXKdJX74g4ompTiv-96w4VQBXz9jD1FyI3Xe_grVbsZ8WYtf1IfRiO5k7r8O4r7T3we6JqLnPx4275NYwrQM9A/s1000/278b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopjMuuhQfscoySZAnL6sqnSU7tSNEOxYrsS0uK-obAbsd-Vb_8cBhuqR44y2vVOGSrRydoblS9edvTXps_puExgO91QkRtPkKyP_chXKdJX74g4ompTiv-96w4VQBXz9jD1FyI3Xe_grVbsZ8WYtf1IfRiO5k7r8O4r7T3we6JqLnPx4275NYwrQM9A/w400-h320/278b.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Roman garrison unit in the temple only has 3 blocks. The side that occupies the temple hex receives 1 Victory Banner. The Romans occupy the temple at the start of the battle, giving the Roman player 1 Victory Banner. A unit in the temple hex may disregard one flag and one sword symbol rolled against it.</p><p>The impetuous Appius Titus Aper with elements of <i>Legio IX Hispana</i>, rushed to the aid of the city, and was ambushed while in march column. </p>
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<p>This is not an official scenario, it is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/81-conquest-of-britain-43-60-ad/822-c3i18-camulodunum-60-ad.html" target="_blank">scenario 17</a> from C3i Magazine. The Romans have 2 glory points (one from the previous scenario) and the Britons have 0 glory points. Glory points in our campaign rules are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p>
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<p>The campaign had special rules for both Julius Caesar and Boudica, this is the first scenario featuring Boudica: If not ordered and not attached to a friendly unit that is adjacent to an enemy unit, Boudica may move up to 3 hexes if by doing so she attaches to a friendly unit that is adjacent to an enemy unit.</p><p>While the rest of the army faced off against the approaching Roman legion, two units of warriors on the British right flank attacked the small garrison in the Claudian temple. Boudica immediately used the mobility of her chariot to inspire her warriors.</p>
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<p>Encouraged by Boudica herself, and with surprisingly few losses, the warriors stormed the temple of Claudius.</p>
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<p>In their centre, the Romans moved two units of legionaries so as to form a battle line whilst advancing a unit of <i>auxilia </i>to throw javelins at the Britons (although with no noticeable effect).</p>
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<p>The cry of "I am Boudica" was heard from the British lines.</p><p>A unit of warriors charged forward, into the woods, and attacked the Roman <i>auxilia </i>beyond. A second unit of British foot followed in support. While Boudica herself returned to her original place at the head of her chariots.</p>
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<p>The <i>auxilia</i> took no serious lost while killing half of the charging warriors, halting them in the woods.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigar-nY4fIs5UXFuuZVb_i6HY8OTgDbFBXXJ9bU3Ivf51MljLyfHkOmjhL3XxQcxK__nddv1WBmZhbITWk-CVex6wUBxF_AgvR4WV34dcBLBkqCqQ0sZLIOvQbqIbm5F4Z_Y9fuM7AQVotTLMdeTBO8vkg9o6xdz47XxlGdrQiVeU6v3CBUxjkCa2Obw/s2000/284.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigar-nY4fIs5UXFuuZVb_i6HY8OTgDbFBXXJ9bU3Ivf51MljLyfHkOmjhL3XxQcxK__nddv1WBmZhbITWk-CVex6wUBxF_AgvR4WV34dcBLBkqCqQ0sZLIOvQbqIbm5F4Z_Y9fuM7AQVotTLMdeTBO8vkg9o6xdz47XxlGdrQiVeU6v3CBUxjkCa2Obw/s320/284.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman general ordered forward two units of legionaries to support his <i>auxilia</i>.</p><p>The remaining British warriors in the woods threw themselves at the <i>auxilia</i>, causing no casualties, but then they themselves were wiped out. At the same time two units of Britons threw their javelins at the Roman light infantry which eliminated them as a fighting force.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hnZQLs8-BgdM-N7xzOO9nQ6JHk0ANUE-G7Cf6GXX6SavS3cb6q1uQ6R0MopB2nFYaEZ13E9vWnLuJZhyUP5YvyRdw6V9aBLyISHcuhN_HMovdTak_rL7CPKrmREAmtIdmsJt22-tk-Fi7uYuT6k7xor6xzApRbvp2RnJ_6RdnEvWKB4vgaD7i9W3XA/s2000/286.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hnZQLs8-BgdM-N7xzOO9nQ6JHk0ANUE-G7Cf6GXX6SavS3cb6q1uQ6R0MopB2nFYaEZ13E9vWnLuJZhyUP5YvyRdw6V9aBLyISHcuhN_HMovdTak_rL7CPKrmREAmtIdmsJt22-tk-Fi7uYuT6k7xor6xzApRbvp2RnJ_6RdnEvWKB4vgaD7i9W3XA/s320/286.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman general ordered the troops in the centre to follow his leadership and advance.</p>
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<p>The Britons used the mobility of their light troops to combine movement and firing. They move three units of chariots to their extreme left flank. On the right flank, the light infantry opened up without success.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp12nZI6eOSN_2r1rrYpa7XQ-tLtGgRAX-wziGZdatlL3KgwLlLq4X91WnDDt2_x_c_9Gn3KxOPX8HBQm96SUOEkojlI25UwUGmTtDCEoo2T0P3_TX7-Oh62nhJGIdxhRn9Zy5ElUeRHO9kaXQ-rRoyme9SXqn2q3wkk3s67qLm-xMqvgTqlaspww_8A/s2000/288.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp12nZI6eOSN_2r1rrYpa7XQ-tLtGgRAX-wziGZdatlL3KgwLlLq4X91WnDDt2_x_c_9Gn3KxOPX8HBQm96SUOEkojlI25UwUGmTtDCEoo2T0P3_TX7-Oh62nhJGIdxhRn9Zy5ElUeRHO9kaXQ-rRoyme9SXqn2q3wkk3s67qLm-xMqvgTqlaspww_8A/s320/288.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing the advancing British chariots, but perhaps a little desperately, the Romans ordered a mounted charge by their medium cavalry on both flanks.</p>
<p>On the Roman left, Appius Titus Aper led the cavalry headlong into the line of British foot.</p>
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<p>Although they took heavy losses, the British foot held the line, and even manage to cause casualties to the Roman cavalry thanks to the inspiration of Boudica in her chariot behind them. This left the Roman cavalry alone and exposed.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile on the Roman right, their cavalry charged into the slowly advancing British chariots. The chariots had been crowded and not been left any space to evade, so they had to stand their ground and fight.</p>
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<p>But the Roman charge, although ferocious, was unable to completely eliminate the unit of British chariots. Encouraged by the presence of their leader, the chariots caused serious losses to their attackers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELJzmdSRwoa96wuqrmTm9rY091_dQpI33PIn0BMQQwbecGn_oXQwzH8jh467P4t6U6qZUgvr1BRwl-prysRNrryG70YgaiGfKWEl8mzsB8zMsmNDKHm1yvXXCfGPkVnXRXzcPhYfb_g3QRImQpK6CqaTvWGDAu-5HLaG8hDKc5zkQN2kVNEIvQw3K5g/s2000/293.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgELJzmdSRwoa96wuqrmTm9rY091_dQpI33PIn0BMQQwbecGn_oXQwzH8jh467P4t6U6qZUgvr1BRwl-prysRNrryG70YgaiGfKWEl8mzsB8zMsmNDKHm1yvXXCfGPkVnXRXzcPhYfb_g3QRImQpK6CqaTvWGDAu-5HLaG8hDKc5zkQN2kVNEIvQw3K5g/s320/293.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British ordered their mounted chariots. On their right, Boudica retired, not wanting to be charged by Appius Titus Aper's cavalry, On their left, the chariots used their mobility to envelope the lone Roman cavalry and destroy it.</p>
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<p>The Romans immediately retaliated, ordering three units on their right flank (two of <i>auxilia </i>and one of legionaries) to attack the bold chariots. The chariots evaded the slow moving infantrymen without loss.</p>
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<p>The full strength chariot units, nimbly turned around and performed a mounted charge at the Roman infantry, while their depleted unit retired to safety.</p>
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<p>The first attack caused some casualties to the <i>auxilia</i>, but the chariots then panicked and fled to the very rear of the battlefield. However the second attack wiped out the remainder of the first <i>auxilia </i>unit and the crashed into the second destroying that one as well.</p>
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<p>The Roman commander ordered both his heavy infantry units to attack.</p><p>In the centre the elite legionaries advanced between the woods and attacked the Britons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5l89wFjcuqEfAT3XCI8vIaBSXWHg6NeMYKkjMNqtUiXksrq0s9DKBJUHXvZBjyF7D0fGb4J_kskQqlqjGWRw4x_HCEluqoEMPTGVyhXiNBgrvwXHRn3SYlN8xQhjNA4Z9ZSf_Zdiome0mCDTZ68V_az-cZ3rF9JcvKH3gKSfyBHcya-A2nDaHzzasw/s2000/300.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5l89wFjcuqEfAT3XCI8vIaBSXWHg6NeMYKkjMNqtUiXksrq0s9DKBJUHXvZBjyF7D0fGb4J_kskQqlqjGWRw4x_HCEluqoEMPTGVyhXiNBgrvwXHRn3SYlN8xQhjNA4Z9ZSf_Zdiome0mCDTZ68V_az-cZ3rF9JcvKH3gKSfyBHcya-A2nDaHzzasw/s320/300.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Britons took casualties and retreated, with no losses to the Romans who followed up close on the heels of the enemy.</p>
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<p>The Romans continued their attack, finally eliminating the British unit after which their attack halted.</p>
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<p>The other unit of elite legionaries on their right flank tried to attack the British chariots, which evaded back to safety.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeYgIW7jlukVGzfTpLXZca3e9wepddH341_q-IZcgA_y08Lfxejx4aDEp13xdM7zHO-0hD__amPF7oGAKsrALyRc1KFf8-UsUB2aOOaAXxebKu_a_Xz7VDvIb1Vf4QkXiGfcs7a3M7VjxdtaGG9c7X-YmxTmD4I46p7FovplpEzaYt_GV68JV8jgGHg/s2000/303.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeYgIW7jlukVGzfTpLXZca3e9wepddH341_q-IZcgA_y08Lfxejx4aDEp13xdM7zHO-0hD__amPF7oGAKsrALyRc1KFf8-UsUB2aOOaAXxebKu_a_Xz7VDvIb1Vf4QkXiGfcs7a3M7VjxdtaGG9c7X-YmxTmD4I46p7FovplpEzaYt_GV68JV8jgGHg/s320/303.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing that the Roman cavalry was exposed, Boudica ordered her light troops to surround and destroy them. She led the attack herself with her chariots.</p>
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<p>This attack eliminated the cavalry, although Appius Titus Aper somehow survived.</p>
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<h2 style="text-align: left;">Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>British Victory</b>: Romans 2 - Britons 7</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 2 victory banners and 0 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 7 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 35</td>
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<td> 6</td>
<td> 44</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-63553950395030825582022-03-12T13:03:00.000+01:002022-03-12T13:03:57.503+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 7<h2 style="text-align: left;">Mona Insulis (60 AD)</h2><p>This is the seventh scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>. </p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks. </p><p>The island of Anglesey (Ynys Mon to the Welsh and Mona Insulis to the Romans), rich in grain and copper mines, became a refuge for several tribes opposed to the Roman occupation of Britain as well as Rome's old nemesis the Chieftain Togodumnus. The druids there, under the leadership of Miraculix gave moral and material support to the resistance, and it was felt by Rome that Britain would never be at peace until the druids were eradicated. For those reasons the Imperial Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, ordered legate Appius Titus Aper with his IX legion to lay waste to the isle. When the Romans arrived at the Menai Straits they found Mona defended by many Celtic warriors, mainly of the warlike Ordovices tribe. Tattooed with blue woad, the Celts stood taunting their enemy. Their druids stood nearby in circles raising their arms to heaven and shouting curses, while women with black robes and dishevelled hair ran here and there wailing and screaming. The superstitious Romans were rooted to the spot, terrified by this supernatural display.</p>
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<p>Unsure what to do, Appius Titus Aper called upon his friend, Vitriolus, who had been accompanying the legion. People believed Vitriolus to be the Emperor's spy or perhaps the bastard of a prominent senator exiled to the outskirts of the empire. However Aper was sure that the truth was even worse, that Vitriolus was a priest of a religion so secret and dark that it could never be mentioned. So Aper gave Vitriolus a large chicken, told him to sacrifice it in front of the legion and to examine its entrails. And to make damn sure that the portents would be favourable and a sign of a momentous victory. This act gave the Romans a second Glory Point to use during the scenario.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio8u908_FRoDOjes7IrA-pP5FRSlE1fE7K05J_Z_7qYyvypVhKdAZyr_Gb-g0d4DpRkd2C8lZLOFGyYjrEBv5Hnha5BTVnWP_eld8N-iNeRjE7BNN47RiUd0PkaH-0T_v7E1fZ_A7gGFagiev83bXOvQrfo-bVr4Tc8HGZ-7Qn03FG9NyS43zvJUhIIQ=s1823" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="1823" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEio8u908_FRoDOjes7IrA-pP5FRSlE1fE7K05J_Z_7qYyvypVhKdAZyr_Gb-g0d4DpRkd2C8lZLOFGyYjrEBv5Hnha5BTVnWP_eld8N-iNeRjE7BNN47RiUd0PkaH-0T_v7E1fZ_A7gGFagiev83bXOvQrfo-bVr4Tc8HGZ-7Qn03FG9NyS43zvJUhIIQ=w400-h290" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asper and Vitriolus about to perform the sacrifice - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Appius Titus Aper took command of the left flank, Vitriolus took the right flank and the legion's <i>primus pilus </i>commanded the centre.</p><p>This is not an official scenario, it is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/81-conquest-of-britain-43-60-ad/821-c3i17-mona-insulis-60-ad.html" target="_blank">scenario 17</a> from C3i Magazine. The Romans have 2 glory points (one from the previous scenario) and the Britons have 2 glory points. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLzG9TgZ8qJMy4iLulriDP3xsoTAvNYPCkXVBPVWlxT0edPDbLWilFkKPNDgWUXeEvBpywXrf2Ds1nFiiGElUaD_CSsStRIBr6OuAVD5Fkt4eXHqOFJ4wBQoJLDqiUaAN9zxs-kSEwevSgKG-zh7KAhxpKy5TjVXT_Npa2Kwg0wNGn0VtxIsi8oXcLAA=s1100" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLzG9TgZ8qJMy4iLulriDP3xsoTAvNYPCkXVBPVWlxT0edPDbLWilFkKPNDgWUXeEvBpywXrf2Ds1nFiiGElUaD_CSsStRIBr6OuAVD5Fkt4eXHqOFJ4wBQoJLDqiUaAN9zxs-kSEwevSgKG-zh7KAhxpKy5TjVXT_Npa2Kwg0wNGn0VtxIsi8oXcLAA=s320" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The set-up</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Togodumnus was in command of the hill fort on the British left flank. Miraculix the Druid placed himself in the centre and Getafix the Druid was encouraging the right flank from the safety of the forest.</p><p>Miraculix the Druid gave a goblet of strength-enhancing magic potion to Togodumnus before the battle!</p>
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<p>As the Romans approached, Miraculix ordered his light infantry to start shooting, but despite his enthusiastic encouragements, the shooting seemed to have no effect on the invaders. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfMfR26DHO6wU_dM-bKSnLLkzlrXaRflYT6kKyWZRHBYgR8LViPuRic940_mAgXNIDdysFr8ZfHaol89u4LaiKcFCdTdKQH4JC_b_efQPMVziIc_dQxz-ouDdNcX0vTM2wg9KfFoFk9hCozZOhOSI7dlgRU_fVPY3XHAZbTLIRcBuWnyJb5_5XbVTapw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfMfR26DHO6wU_dM-bKSnLLkzlrXaRflYT6kKyWZRHBYgR8LViPuRic940_mAgXNIDdysFr8ZfHaol89u4LaiKcFCdTdKQH4JC_b_efQPMVziIc_dQxz-ouDdNcX0vTM2wg9KfFoFk9hCozZOhOSI7dlgRU_fVPY3XHAZbTLIRcBuWnyJb5_5XbVTapw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans performed a coordinated attack, and both Aper and Vitriolus led their legionaries into the water. Both legionaries threw their <i>pila</i> at the defending Britons, the warriors on the British right flank took casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzStxgYiyMu-d4BTVDV6iRbd-oa7_A5nw412rzAtNT7KwAmPCtn-n2xH7DDjyMSBRIKYYrcET1ojyL7DKRtqVEQj7VbANGoOTWe471UTsRkN4t_bifjZPz31Qt2QMQJB-zYw5M-6tEBOXLSiEQUPaJ3TI-3Xgt-WhhjnzV5KvYtkZqEokcM_DIdIgIaA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzStxgYiyMu-d4BTVDV6iRbd-oa7_A5nw412rzAtNT7KwAmPCtn-n2xH7DDjyMSBRIKYYrcET1ojyL7DKRtqVEQj7VbANGoOTWe471UTsRkN4t_bifjZPz31Qt2QMQJB-zYw5M-6tEBOXLSiEQUPaJ3TI-3Xgt-WhhjnzV5KvYtkZqEokcM_DIdIgIaA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Togodumnus ordered a mounted charge, before the Romans could leave the water. On the left flank two units of light cavalry charged into Vitriolus and his legionaries. On the Right flank, the British nobles in their chariots advanced towards the water.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEichGuXWNMPMOwQfUyZbsJNZK2tZlQr1O80aEirccvK_NMC7PLRvVyN9gouMWZtGo6XLGbtulmGL0VEmSnSTcrVLV3ndQxUY_PS6VtuJMMdyFSNt_GPqIHyUThuXHNI_M6Qjx5Cmf28_BD99DbsaHMhFxvI2mxhHmo_rqgCSM72gSvsHq-47XRgBaWpKQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEichGuXWNMPMOwQfUyZbsJNZK2tZlQr1O80aEirccvK_NMC7PLRvVyN9gouMWZtGo6XLGbtulmGL0VEmSnSTcrVLV3ndQxUY_PS6VtuJMMdyFSNt_GPqIHyUThuXHNI_M6Qjx5Cmf28_BD99DbsaHMhFxvI2mxhHmo_rqgCSM72gSvsHq-47XRgBaWpKQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British light cavalry hit the legionaries, but with Vitriolus and his sacrificial dagger only a few paces to their rear, the legionaries stood firm causing many more casualties to the Britons than they took themselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiElP1-nmclZzOOk-VcurPvLSEJAN2GE6rwLNONDY1xvCmtK3rDsK3hydbF2ivHaoc-KwkFSfosREWfA2h0byweuO1gtyEhz8M66Usvxm1AD-qrvjFoykOp6DhaqzrngGS7M6MDNo1RZNWqHsvIGs-HhpZ327zU5Ee1fTwsYQVtfiFpgcd2VCz_JwvF3w=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiElP1-nmclZzOOk-VcurPvLSEJAN2GE6rwLNONDY1xvCmtK3rDsK3hydbF2ivHaoc-KwkFSfosREWfA2h0byweuO1gtyEhz8M66Usvxm1AD-qrvjFoykOp6DhaqzrngGS7M6MDNo1RZNWqHsvIGs-HhpZ327zU5Ee1fTwsYQVtfiFpgcd2VCz_JwvF3w=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The legionaries on the Roman left flank under the command of Aper, charged up out of the water on to dry land and attacked the waiting British warriors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHOECETFYLN3cmb7njMQA8eKGQY1k39_4MHYasA6bTEgx00nanP5-lLLkpOvYfS1WWs5RqkYQsnjtGNjQB_60Y_Nt1SUAyZcKkfepCz628DeU5BSGo8P9t8NnHmafnncvWl6w1ppZDMX-ouHZpI2EB_qH1doj4Y2u4cFnt5RQCu86TuHFi3KVp7CphEQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHOECETFYLN3cmb7njMQA8eKGQY1k39_4MHYasA6bTEgx00nanP5-lLLkpOvYfS1WWs5RqkYQsnjtGNjQB_60Y_Nt1SUAyZcKkfepCz628DeU5BSGo8P9t8NnHmafnncvWl6w1ppZDMX-ouHZpI2EB_qH1doj4Y2u4cFnt5RQCu86TuHFi3KVp7CphEQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The legionaries annihilated the warriors and advanced, they turned on the unexpecting Briton to their right. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiev2iXJpAqMDRKjEe_adaJxBM5TIAY4cYzOSic5wCxEuqTt6FwCfdjfW83OC-_13KZhClmzD44pDSLs3_7SMf24u7SGILGswyxsodyyAoyo6NG7yLZBkAGoS9oY36_6ETi1xmu4nrIFQIczB7tZfnGjfCunWRN7kc7o_s5Q9_ZFyim5l7NfsNxWJ-vJQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiev2iXJpAqMDRKjEe_adaJxBM5TIAY4cYzOSic5wCxEuqTt6FwCfdjfW83OC-_13KZhClmzD44pDSLs3_7SMf24u7SGILGswyxsodyyAoyo6NG7yLZBkAGoS9oY36_6ETi1xmu4nrIFQIczB7tZfnGjfCunWRN7kc7o_s5Q9_ZFyim5l7NfsNxWJ-vJQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Britons evaded the Roman charge without loss.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8g9g2GvNtjSou4QlfX8nt0KVeQ1Ewb8gtttf4tMqI4h14Bo0XePyApUElsQrFt6BOKoE79IB-VtQkPzr6NKFNN8U99VOdhl0OlQg2LE_BrC0zXOVEESZ2W_wKh_WvtcTCqjo0dUJCO3fbRLG1_yNZbFzMnEt3chn-jjkvNUBAGrQyPP6gSFzBiRerw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit8g9g2GvNtjSou4QlfX8nt0KVeQ1Ewb8gtttf4tMqI4h14Bo0XePyApUElsQrFt6BOKoE79IB-VtQkPzr6NKFNN8U99VOdhl0OlQg2LE_BrC0zXOVEESZ2W_wKh_WvtcTCqjo0dUJCO3fbRLG1_yNZbFzMnEt3chn-jjkvNUBAGrQyPP6gSFzBiRerw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Getafix the Druid ordered his light troops to surround and destroy the Roman invaders. He stirred them up to a gallant and ferocious charge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz3hdE9z2PJBbsx10jdWOQ16o9_kZ8xY9JGQucOtF4Fku6w2_x3IPbB-XnPn7ZZIc2KP3btB26fKGVj6lvCq4xi7hpTJm3YxGg1qX6tH_LFXX5gaZcHIXxjFDfFAJzpSHNvYUrEqz7L-DLVZSMymLPY--KbFH65tQ9KEkU5-TDe6Nxae77gxxmaX9hUQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz3hdE9z2PJBbsx10jdWOQ16o9_kZ8xY9JGQucOtF4Fku6w2_x3IPbB-XnPn7ZZIc2KP3btB26fKGVj6lvCq4xi7hpTJm3YxGg1qX6tH_LFXX5gaZcHIXxjFDfFAJzpSHNvYUrEqz7L-DLVZSMymLPY--KbFH65tQ9KEkU5-TDe6Nxae77gxxmaX9hUQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman legionaries took some losses, but the attacking Britons were decimated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG1nUBdxYwAl_J5q9kWwain0cbdUnZYmkY7G8FtFjTXiInE-ec5WkrLQKX3j-d_8PhmHafNJsOOQ5XXAfhptI6RDa0Yqdnat6W6_jLSFVuXd9wrAVpJjsuGupIlSbWFMJmnV_zIlxGp44a49o4VCuJOJNTActq-lrD1BbyPivkruDoM6_k5Hu3D9ucxg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG1nUBdxYwAl_J5q9kWwain0cbdUnZYmkY7G8FtFjTXiInE-ec5WkrLQKX3j-d_8PhmHafNJsOOQ5XXAfhptI6RDa0Yqdnat6W6_jLSFVuXd9wrAVpJjsuGupIlSbWFMJmnV_zIlxGp44a49o4VCuJOJNTActq-lrD1BbyPivkruDoM6_k5Hu3D9ucxg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing the victorious Aper on the far bank, the <i>auxilia </i>and the cavalry advanced into the water to support him. The British chariots fought bravely but were destroyed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkq-1zuiI1j054AUf6kRE809FbgPc-qfoIkETPP6aU4oB71SQvwSifnuzXZRAp-zdKaHdXAejoWdSHZ6pH4qBapGJxzkIAI1v5SJeZvsqDUggw3f2N5IE3pylaC-1tYO0g0QtYMUqTQcHH3y-wiPxAdLqKEk9TXJongIhwZ8eIwKX-RE0LW4iiucW6RA=s2213" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2213" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkq-1zuiI1j054AUf6kRE809FbgPc-qfoIkETPP6aU4oB71SQvwSifnuzXZRAp-zdKaHdXAejoWdSHZ6pH4qBapGJxzkIAI1v5SJeZvsqDUggw3f2N5IE3pylaC-1tYO0g0QtYMUqTQcHH3y-wiPxAdLqKEk9TXJongIhwZ8eIwKX-RE0LW4iiucW6RA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Miraculix the druid orders his light infantry to start shooting at the Romans again, this time with more success, The unit of <i>auxilia </i>is wiped out and its leader, the Primus Pilus retires to the safety of the legions behind.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEhec5tE-9sGp-UFzfSnCKVxQeSQY5XXWvKIWsX3p64-rZeNrJndBnMbQoL4WTs-PiA_xESHByk11biXQcFpl3flDbK6qVqibPoqjnpoWV-QYbzxenZ0wQNnTZPAYG75L4jJa7axyEDr6cnt9COQXEFDgkIAfkg77q1eym3xxL0XMb79zOz1pwt9xBQg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEhec5tE-9sGp-UFzfSnCKVxQeSQY5XXWvKIWsX3p64-rZeNrJndBnMbQoL4WTs-PiA_xESHByk11biXQcFpl3flDbK6qVqibPoqjnpoWV-QYbzxenZ0wQNnTZPAYG75L4jJa7axyEDr6cnt9COQXEFDgkIAfkg77q1eym3xxL0XMb79zOz1pwt9xBQg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans shoot back, causing casualties in one of the British light infantry units.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ1h70-KG7je39biPRRyFBO7yakOnZE3j92yW_3LddZU4t3RdTWTxGeV4gjfZklg8Zc74NKRFRCvhlhVGuIom_WS1H8gf5dhpfWkB-2GEvR2nob-shpswZ1RASOe_9dOIC6RQSjv36G-4bNvSmWz9mLSg4_u6eaZ0grCeRH_Ycm8RX9bdMVLAqrkFh1g=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ1h70-KG7je39biPRRyFBO7yakOnZE3j92yW_3LddZU4t3RdTWTxGeV4gjfZklg8Zc74NKRFRCvhlhVGuIom_WS1H8gf5dhpfWkB-2GEvR2nob-shpswZ1RASOe_9dOIC6RQSjv36G-4bNvSmWz9mLSg4_u6eaZ0grCeRH_Ycm8RX9bdMVLAqrkFh1g=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British charged Aper and his legionaries with a Clash of Shields but with no effect. The Romans attacked back, destroying the British tribesmen and then killing Getafix the Druid who had been stirring up the tribesmen from what he thought was the safety of the forest.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMUc7H6ibAfmgXzHdkQGGx3Tv6Abg0CeAipohKtr9_fE7lqiXeWMQsuip27PKVnlqMU9zEnnwCwmA4m_6GSJApfpcLb3HAaBBGWqCBcEh0ZWowQRtolO5OH0a5zSFu1nMlSV1tzgjTRnlBkPAWCpnH7qmZLCeUJHnV9NS7Kb7vwtBC5YTvSTGW1PhNEw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMUc7H6ibAfmgXzHdkQGGx3Tv6Abg0CeAipohKtr9_fE7lqiXeWMQsuip27PKVnlqMU9zEnnwCwmA4m_6GSJApfpcLb3HAaBBGWqCBcEh0ZWowQRtolO5OH0a5zSFu1nMlSV1tzgjTRnlBkPAWCpnH7qmZLCeUJHnV9NS7Kb7vwtBC5YTvSTGW1PhNEw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans ordered their light troops to advance and to shoot at the enemy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGJtdcvvO8T_nmdKyVoYTXrOMhS8oS2yyencaQwcKLtVKo1kpzVH2lCsS6bW4jI_tAUpiJZo53hRA4uliofbw8pBjE1CeXW-OJivRG3eOH5cK0Ad1yy8r9dhPCTquxGt3QtLC9-1tALWO_45Fw74vQjFVXzQY8AzD5BuqxTOpcipi8iGgasNSDhUHmFQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGJtdcvvO8T_nmdKyVoYTXrOMhS8oS2yyencaQwcKLtVKo1kpzVH2lCsS6bW4jI_tAUpiJZo53hRA4uliofbw8pBjE1CeXW-OJivRG3eOH5cK0Ad1yy8r9dhPCTquxGt3QtLC9-1tALWO_45Fw74vQjFVXzQY8AzD5BuqxTOpcipi8iGgasNSDhUHmFQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div><br /><p>On their right flank, the Romans attacked the British light cavalry, destroying them, and then advanced out of the water onto the island shore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVQaXpT-T968xvUYLjRui83JuLsD_xI9UEdQ3wuh4lSUDBO0JFJ-M5sM-UTKmgVLaEgb0WCINCFVx7BgLWfVgftzIED-1nLO05Pf96CZNfJxpTKKPVWGcKxkWZzEGmds1RxjZVlnxtsATNrsKQ2888nZOtwvu7nb8ahN2bJrm8ujV-Ia13KNTuLHMO5A=s2253" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVQaXpT-T968xvUYLjRui83JuLsD_xI9UEdQ3wuh4lSUDBO0JFJ-M5sM-UTKmgVLaEgb0WCINCFVx7BgLWfVgftzIED-1nLO05Pf96CZNfJxpTKKPVWGcKxkWZzEGmds1RxjZVlnxtsATNrsKQ2888nZOtwvu7nb8ahN2bJrm8ujV-Ia13KNTuLHMO5A=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Fortified by the potion of strength, Togodumnus led the British charge out from the hill fort to attack the Roman legionaries on the shore under the command of Vitriolus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvzg-aa2iKUnkELg0hAzlePWr65UGub9b8dq4ZMlS17Wnlm2y1CK-KTCN9n-XMYD6Ds-KTOEZ3zrzhQmpia7fhwEmgubOaOQLEIjvpcwG7w8procJ8G1KkoJGprbmK7hngYhqHngwI7HSBJb91MkBZ8neZXOGFKepsD7XoEEQOtC7GRukogD8_VM_qig=s2138" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvzg-aa2iKUnkELg0hAzlePWr65UGub9b8dq4ZMlS17Wnlm2y1CK-KTCN9n-XMYD6Ds-KTOEZ3zrzhQmpia7fhwEmgubOaOQLEIjvpcwG7w8procJ8G1KkoJGprbmK7hngYhqHngwI7HSBJb91MkBZ8neZXOGFKepsD7XoEEQOtC7GRukogD8_VM_qig=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The legionaries were destroyed and Vitriolus fled back across the water.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz2T-EdBqH3sXXbEBitsFPxYoF0Tr3AnTug_ESOpU9LiXIYy0NZf8MOwXYZmfXGB9JoLbXjAMJE4GK3tl4iPH1cDnLm_Uyr13Z9zwjFegx8bo9Fh8Ky4Vn_tzLMz5oW-nrUb28ErB5fTc8_jfK341jNmGtAS_47alq3IVgBXO9nn6yiPVJKgZer7SrAA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz2T-EdBqH3sXXbEBitsFPxYoF0Tr3AnTug_ESOpU9LiXIYy0NZf8MOwXYZmfXGB9JoLbXjAMJE4GK3tl4iPH1cDnLm_Uyr13Z9zwjFegx8bo9Fh8Ky4Vn_tzLMz5oW-nrUb28ErB5fTc8_jfK341jNmGtAS_47alq3IVgBXO9nn6yiPVJKgZer7SrAA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman light troops were now ordered to skirmish, moving shooting and then moving again, to keep the Britons on their toes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj2MsrPRAbBbmIWrppLm0Qu9YUaMo2Xj8-uKC44BUK7V9M49CtGqCcHSQupU3kWrD_htcd1S4V6Vpzen_BN8xyIIr3mZ8JaK47PSGuaEUMEX66Zv9BQ833JQbsFPjUoGNMXcPRtMLuEQ4otVqhlcfS-9bb8pXk3JFUtAh2x7ctc28ejJgrll99JDuJfQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhj2MsrPRAbBbmIWrppLm0Qu9YUaMo2Xj8-uKC44BUK7V9M49CtGqCcHSQupU3kWrD_htcd1S4V6Vpzen_BN8xyIIr3mZ8JaK47PSGuaEUMEX66Zv9BQ833JQbsFPjUoGNMXcPRtMLuEQ4otVqhlcfS-9bb8pXk3JFUtAh2x7ctc28ejJgrll99JDuJfQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>In an attempt to motivate his troops Togodumnus shouted out, at the top of his voice:</p><p style="text-align: center;">"I AM MOCCUS, THE BOAR-GOD"</p><p>This did not have the success he was hoping for, only one band of his tribesmen charged through the forest to attack Aper and his legionaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixG33guVyE9nafamBOK85MY9dJKRlpKqTzgxQ1wojYuRAxuy96Wgkx91-AVqnZfh_Htq7ICye-Bl8kXPM6ID2u2qb0JOD2_PD4yNErMEWSkXP8EXqQj8N2IDuCAZx8kR5BILoM95Ia9JBoDg9XLB0GvFVP4LU3Hnx9NBa5k0SdM1jQQ-xotyYtawVIIg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixG33guVyE9nafamBOK85MY9dJKRlpKqTzgxQ1wojYuRAxuy96Wgkx91-AVqnZfh_Htq7ICye-Bl8kXPM6ID2u2qb0JOD2_PD4yNErMEWSkXP8EXqQj8N2IDuCAZx8kR5BILoM95Ia9JBoDg9XLB0GvFVP4LU3Hnx9NBa5k0SdM1jQQ-xotyYtawVIIg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>But Aper and his legionaries stood firm, causing severe losses to the attacking Britons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ0RN7rBO-f_CZ1eByBRJOHxEFkk5WkfDLm-_bgQyS9bjk69knw2gtKGYw7Uk-M4FSyd4F-7l19Yu-fScS1wOtkHjDrLO_q67VrJUB6FXx1UmL0zP0KA7aMtZTmnzExuyMCX1Rx44ncYuqhtPairwm0TRWdpjqWp6qrvGpe-T7hMhNEc-ygVo5cgEWww=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1644" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhZ0RN7rBO-f_CZ1eByBRJOHxEFkk5WkfDLm-_bgQyS9bjk69knw2gtKGYw7Uk-M4FSyd4F-7l19Yu-fScS1wOtkHjDrLO_q67VrJUB6FXx1UmL0zP0KA7aMtZTmnzExuyMCX1Rx44ncYuqhtPairwm0TRWdpjqWp6qrvGpe-T7hMhNEc-ygVo5cgEWww=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Aper orders two units on his flank forward, the <i>auxilia </i>advances into the forest to attack the Britons while Aper leads his own legionaries forward.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx5nu2e9fobYros7ksX4qZGiQlAXSHExQejHCn7hoS1lozy9tPBExrZW_e5dIRflluWmbWJlST3C5uJkkgGOw1x5pFU4LAn4HHAOvSNhzjqzEz3sjypsYbtXNkKRRN825Dki3BnjcaZwtzzVh_cGOQngCdV_JmRY5ePf4AINj-OJ4InP_uCQCcADXHWw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx5nu2e9fobYros7ksX4qZGiQlAXSHExQejHCn7hoS1lozy9tPBExrZW_e5dIRflluWmbWJlST3C5uJkkgGOw1x5pFU4LAn4HHAOvSNhzjqzEz3sjypsYbtXNkKRRN825Dki3BnjcaZwtzzVh_cGOQngCdV_JmRY5ePf4AINj-OJ4InP_uCQCcADXHWw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The <i>auxilia </i>loose half their number, without doing any serious damage to the Britons. Then Aper leads his men into the forest and wipes out the defending Britons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRYyL66kN0UPtU7jDwoDuUBfPDLNVm7TW3CEASLh-e7fu8u0IQxopBZbcoizbcs665wYyJMctlmlqQHjZnJm2zjbtwTlf5dEzn0uZsNUtbyq8UmrOoUFyXTmS6tTPcOkOmsU99us9H4vI8r_1l0ZYv8z0UGGFmiCr21E-lECOUhPVNsPGy3A3YJMLHQw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1784" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRYyL66kN0UPtU7jDwoDuUBfPDLNVm7TW3CEASLh-e7fu8u0IQxopBZbcoizbcs665wYyJMctlmlqQHjZnJm2zjbtwTlf5dEzn0uZsNUtbyq8UmrOoUFyXTmS6tTPcOkOmsU99us9H4vI8r_1l0ZYv8z0UGGFmiCr21E-lECOUhPVNsPGy3A3YJMLHQw=s320" width="500" /></a></div><p><br /></p>
<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Roman Victory</b>: Romans 7 - Britons 2</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 7 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 2 victory banners and 0 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<th> Banners </th>
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<td> Romans </td>
<td> 2</td>
<td> 33</td>
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<td> Britons </td>
<td> 5</td>
<td> 37</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-57656353757678909632022-03-06T10:42:00.000+01:002022-03-06T10:42:56.639+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 6<h2>Cefn Carnedd (51 AD)</h2><p>This is the sixth scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks. </p><p>The Roman conquest of Britain had been underway for four years when a new Roman commander, Publius Ostorius Scapula, was assigned to the province in 47 AD. He faced an on-going insurgency, led by Caratacus, chieftain of the Cautuvellauni tribe who had recruited Miraculix the Druid to his cause. In 51 AD, Caratacus took up a good defensive position at Cefn Carnedd with his tribesmen on high ground with the Severn River to his front. The hills were steep and rocky, and he constructed ramparts where the hill slope was not as great, making it difficult for the Romans to close with his forces. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi69A_Cz4S-RNUiod6I0Emm8UyhWZcchHvC4Ng_MSuw0Db40Uc3nKO6DV02ZHZOy7FwX82B2kWMV3gVfTJDISbLwCPfKKgALvGRL9aPQ4JgSktmF-5vCTMujduJuKry8HD5jsJywyUxhLEszPUhTsj6htKrNxpKlKw5eE4qtXrL-LN46KHJNmK7hx_hRQ=s3952" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="3952" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi69A_Cz4S-RNUiod6I0Emm8UyhWZcchHvC4Ng_MSuw0Db40Uc3nKO6DV02ZHZOy7FwX82B2kWMV3gVfTJDISbLwCPfKKgALvGRL9aPQ4JgSktmF-5vCTMujduJuKry8HD5jsJywyUxhLEszPUhTsj6htKrNxpKlKw5eE4qtXrL-LN46KHJNmK7hx_hRQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Publius Ostorius Scapula was worried about the fame of Appius Titus Aper, who had recently been promoted to Legate in command of a legion; Scapula was afraid that Aper's renown would eclipse his own leadership as Governor of the Province. </p><p>The Britons were in such a strong defensive position, that Scapula decided it would be a good mission to send Aper on, ideally it would turn out to be a suicide mission.</p><p>With seven cohorts of legionaries, five of auxiliaries and some light infantry, Appius Titus Aper marched through the rough Welsh countryside towards the River Severn. The Romans camped only a short march from the British fortress.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVvaK6EBB7Dv0UUpq-xJ-3kRVVIGy79aWsf_K7-0vjBWf8N2WraSfNulZUKGni6qqa4LRPfJGU9wuKP7zTnycJZoRn2Kr0J3T_S84GO3tiqjGedPQq-GmU4QtP99TErH5QfL7NMkHm3b30AOtSAphHSSJZTJqZa-7KSe8ne_rsne0OKz3xA31SZGWvYA=s1400" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1400" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVvaK6EBB7Dv0UUpq-xJ-3kRVVIGy79aWsf_K7-0vjBWf8N2WraSfNulZUKGni6qqa4LRPfJGU9wuKP7zTnycJZoRn2Kr0J3T_S84GO3tiqjGedPQq-GmU4QtP99TErH5QfL7NMkHm3b30AOtSAphHSSJZTJqZa-7KSe8ne_rsne0OKz3xA31SZGWvYA=s320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Appius Titus Aper giving his final instructions for the attack - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The next morning, Aper ordered the last stage of the march to the River Severn. The river was shallow and fordable along its entire length, it could be crossed by his infantry without needing to be bridged. However the hills and the ramparts built by the Britons would be a serious challenge. </p><p>This is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/81-conquest-of-britain-43-60-ad/359-223-cefn-carnedd-51-ad.html" target="_blank">scenario 223</a> from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 2. The Romans have 1 glory point from the previous scenario and the Britons have 2 glory points. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p>
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<p>Appius Titus Aper deployed his troops in line facing the hill fortress, with himself in a commanding position on a hill in the centre. Led by Caratacus, and Miraculix the Druid, the Britons waited to see what the Romans would do.</p>
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<p>Legate Appius Titus Aper immediately ordered his legionary infantry to advance into the River Severn, which they did with great gusto, throwing their pilums at the British defenders and causing the slingers on the hill to retreat.</p>
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<p>Caratacus ordered a coordinated attack by his slingers. Those in the centre returned to the hill and both units pelted the advancing Romans with slingshot. This caused casualties to the Auxiliaries on the Roman left, but seemed to have no effect on the tough armoured legionaries.</p>
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<p>With his Inspiring Leadership, Aper ordered his cohort and the 4 adjacent ones to advance across the river and into contact with the British defences.</p>
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<p>The Romans tried to storm the ramparts, but were pushed back. The Romans legionaries and the British slingers took slight losses, but the British warriors defending the ramparts were decimated, although they still held their ground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhorfR9mCjhsa473jar7j15cO51_ZmHUsUCrr_jHpg172Hy3i5phFSYIcKLLhsvRpQzmDKU7h6BzTaWlICIGlNMOU4pKEI0Ya30TeMokX_74GklelSWSyHOkBw3dwpUStfWjBxedhQmScnpeFW06d3JTRF31gq9Ds4yGmjjViRUvFeB4mD6uMEYGVGa0w=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1046" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhorfR9mCjhsa473jar7j15cO51_ZmHUsUCrr_jHpg172Hy3i5phFSYIcKLLhsvRpQzmDKU7h6BzTaWlICIGlNMOU4pKEI0Ya30TeMokX_74GklelSWSyHOkBw3dwpUStfWjBxedhQmScnpeFW06d3JTRF31gq9Ds4yGmjjViRUvFeB4mD6uMEYGVGa0w=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British light troops were ordered to move towards the Roman advance, to support what was beginning to look like a dangerous hole in the defences. The slingers tried hard to annoy the Roman legionaries from the safety of their lofty and steep hilltop, but without much noticeable success.</p>
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<p>Aper now ordered 3 legionary cohorts in the centre to attack the ramparts again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOaUkcD7p1hmvjFLQlSJOOqKeHnv0-fX0AY1gCS4nyBV6DOlxB96YBcJ6X07THYnmZMtsvaq___EjLb9vcweYT70ajgFoakpDf6gYB6WT9jDJV00p_FZJpRvDV-Xdj7uU3b5Fuc88MRgw-j5DyskBKk_S4wiTqDL76rLMuIRxo8KQ5W0gNhGR6rllP5Q=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOaUkcD7p1hmvjFLQlSJOOqKeHnv0-fX0AY1gCS4nyBV6DOlxB96YBcJ6X07THYnmZMtsvaq___EjLb9vcweYT70ajgFoakpDf6gYB6WT9jDJV00p_FZJpRvDV-Xdj7uU3b5Fuc88MRgw-j5DyskBKk_S4wiTqDL76rLMuIRxo8KQ5W0gNhGR6rllP5Q=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans eliminated the already decimated warriors and broke through the ramparts destroying them as they passed.</p><p>They then attacked the second rampart defended by warriors under the leadership of Miraculix the Druid. There the Romans took heavy losses and could not dislodge Miraculix, but his warriors lost many casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXRFeu3GoJSbSnA5IdblDjcjr2LONEM5b-UJiHYRwfLm_iy_9ifLKXY4fz_Gsy8sOsh23YIerOdgoPnpowDHs5x1ILh4jx0FV0aeERVkxsdR4S-2sSvzh8XGBQxVnBAnLihPPOizVdop9hjTcPPWzyDq_--hE_vhtNQRAIzI7gwUAzhWJHoNdsJFEw1w=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1132" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXRFeu3GoJSbSnA5IdblDjcjr2LONEM5b-UJiHYRwfLm_iy_9ifLKXY4fz_Gsy8sOsh23YIerOdgoPnpowDHs5x1ILh4jx0FV0aeERVkxsdR4S-2sSvzh8XGBQxVnBAnLihPPOizVdop9hjTcPPWzyDq_--hE_vhtNQRAIzI7gwUAzhWJHoNdsJFEw1w=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Britons, now unsure what command to give their troops, used a Glory Point to discard a command card and draw a new. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p><p>Miraculix then ordered 3 units on the left flank; his own warriors and the skirmishers on the hill would attack the legionaries to their front, while the warriors defending the ramparts to his left charged into the Romans busy destroying the ramparts.</p>
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<p>Charging from the ramparts, the warriors crested the steep hill and attacked the Romans, causing equal losses to both sides.</p><p>Even though they were understrength, the Roman legionaries beat off the British skirmishers causing them to retreat. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4w_7Nk8m02uITSDhvr6neNtAHmu79MaanKtWqc1UTrxawbxxzvMXsCc-vFg0ZW4WyK5dsLDcd_AN7OAWuQHWLXyzREaeFu_v8do0wFH5n_ew2VG-V4BErBU1UWcm4Ya2Wz2UZe5xDeUror1UZi7pXtCJWhxfBZ8X7plQJmQrz30KzYp8EL_cHvlnKIQ=s1124" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1106" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4w_7Nk8m02uITSDhvr6neNtAHmu79MaanKtWqc1UTrxawbxxzvMXsCc-vFg0ZW4WyK5dsLDcd_AN7OAWuQHWLXyzREaeFu_v8do0wFH5n_ew2VG-V4BErBU1UWcm4Ya2Wz2UZe5xDeUror1UZi7pXtCJWhxfBZ8X7plQJmQrz30KzYp8EL_cHvlnKIQ=s320" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miraculix goading his warriors with a rousing oration - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Miraculix then attacked the understrength Roman legionaries with his own warriors and wiped them out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha9E5s96PjD6gqYrCRDGqhHJZXK-pbVw420YudRUp1gn7S4rQi36TQsyjghZL72eQnsy55hXEpWMsAKDtf_jyQSLsVjskrxP5K73TU3eqm2a1sDWncHWiPLDXdabU1h-gqLbZ8N7cozVaOS8DC82iFq2W40qKUYL4l8glqtmCgmRyC64wndHW-UCXhQA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1517" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha9E5s96PjD6gqYrCRDGqhHJZXK-pbVw420YudRUp1gn7S4rQi36TQsyjghZL72eQnsy55hXEpWMsAKDtf_jyQSLsVjskrxP5K73TU3eqm2a1sDWncHWiPLDXdabU1h-gqLbZ8N7cozVaOS8DC82iFq2W40qKUYL4l8glqtmCgmRyC64wndHW-UCXhQA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Crazy with his victory, Miraculix ordered his warriors to advance out from the ramparts. They charged into the exposed flank of an understrength legionary cohort. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLSZ_ah1ZUesBHt8Q7tbB6Sc-ZjaKyXfjYbnDM305j_VJXVMnqFFNd-EkIpmWv54yoJ7E-ItWRAvM19F7X0q6EJXQ9As9IQhGFSRolkfJHE_qcN8thV4LcEMR1njC7VSsZbjzTw0pR4MNQtcTesH3AKwPfQzmAmk2ttayIUioElSAE3BGqx1dWSudJJQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLSZ_ah1ZUesBHt8Q7tbB6Sc-ZjaKyXfjYbnDM305j_VJXVMnqFFNd-EkIpmWv54yoJ7E-ItWRAvM19F7X0q6EJXQ9As9IQhGFSRolkfJHE_qcN8thV4LcEMR1njC7VSsZbjzTw0pR4MNQtcTesH3AKwPfQzmAmk2ttayIUioElSAE3BGqx1dWSudJJQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman cohort was wiped out before it could defend itself. However Miraculix and his warriors were now in an extremely precarious position.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib60DOcJc2gb01THBuIzcdN9cFhxo3TtkiQDQEMSnSPbjG8lMCtOYxNukzPwmuMCA0MyKAoT1z5DV8uBxFKNbh4UelDr8RdYyu0i2WrLvX9SwyeCGIf6qpMxDaNhl88jwjWObVkyTMlHnFdAHFGz_G2aVFoCls5ObEDf-r5YXKEPWHi5mxhBqrp593XQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEib60DOcJc2gb01THBuIzcdN9cFhxo3TtkiQDQEMSnSPbjG8lMCtOYxNukzPwmuMCA0MyKAoT1z5DV8uBxFKNbh4UelDr8RdYyu0i2WrLvX9SwyeCGIf6qpMxDaNhl88jwjWObVkyTMlHnFdAHFGz_G2aVFoCls5ObEDf-r5YXKEPWHi5mxhBqrp593XQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>From his position with a legionary cohort in the river, Aper now saw his chance. He ordered his cohort and the three adjacent cohorts to advance and destroy Miraculix. He also used his only Glory Point to rally his leading leading cohort back up to full strength.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkk4boXdysrspr_8NyIKMZ3jzLJ4FzgitMZTplcsbz-L8vPa3KGJyJA8Qe-_JMpLsFwA3jJx-b9SFZRJLiZFpPtGBssAFbH337NdO6e4nUyyH-eeHUA_ScFPFTy3YnRR9y37oXrf4hk4_83Y_KU8LOW_u3UK5RgknsgBn5tofCoox1AAEEw3dIjBfibg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkk4boXdysrspr_8NyIKMZ3jzLJ4FzgitMZTplcsbz-L8vPa3KGJyJA8Qe-_JMpLsFwA3jJx-b9SFZRJLiZFpPtGBssAFbH337NdO6e4nUyyH-eeHUA_ScFPFTy3YnRR9y37oXrf4hk4_83Y_KU8LOW_u3UK5RgknsgBn5tofCoox1AAEEw3dIjBfibg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The warriors commanded by Miraculix died gallantly in front of their ramparts, Miraculix himself was seen scurrying back over the ramparts to join up with the warriors defending the hill. The British slingers defending the hill, took casualties from the javelins of the advancing Roman auxiliaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_ydYRukZjPQp2lBQkfhE1zza5oUzhVfEKD0XgOS7D1nxMAOA3GC1lFwo14IdEbqpl9Vgdat2znU3TGdm5zqWOG8XfI-U4DcSVJGg0L3u23Vl8LP6106OP0pTq3BrZ-Y0Tu_MFCwb7rnpHXYqyjMGftYnhlAd8s7ZInEhPzql1ESyoB4DZDsEmFJYOFQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_ydYRukZjPQp2lBQkfhE1zza5oUzhVfEKD0XgOS7D1nxMAOA3GC1lFwo14IdEbqpl9Vgdat2znU3TGdm5zqWOG8XfI-U4DcSVJGg0L3u23Vl8LP6106OP0pTq3BrZ-Y0Tu_MFCwb7rnpHXYqyjMGftYnhlAd8s7ZInEhPzql1ESyoB4DZDsEmFJYOFQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>From the safety of his lofty and steep hill, Miraculix ordered his light troops to support him. Five units rushed to his aid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4dxnSNGmIrVIPDS-ZZs5lF014GjVNDTbabJYtCKAaoYrF_GQIds2wNqt8Omvr5KHySQqGzuz983E-jyFhRmYW3iQp083HhIqCP9SymVeTJdg4MIyzDNd-aZIwmbyye6VSFTWhg-S7esxYlFAtvhcgXKrhfi3vGmIYntszgRLMTte_S6D3aqgkwIavFQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4dxnSNGmIrVIPDS-ZZs5lF014GjVNDTbabJYtCKAaoYrF_GQIds2wNqt8Omvr5KHySQqGzuz983E-jyFhRmYW3iQp083HhIqCP9SymVeTJdg4MIyzDNd-aZIwmbyye6VSFTWhg-S7esxYlFAtvhcgXKrhfi3vGmIYntszgRLMTte_S6D3aqgkwIavFQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>They attacked the lead Roman cohort, on what was now the ruins of the ramparts, but took more losses than they inflicted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHghgBMloSoYTaBrfqJws0al1FNZHZNUQLKAtBJyfOeLTuzwFidqjPJ-mdB8C9kWThHLcIFyV6CZXrMP6IT5McQDdYTqu0snHPs5blJ0HKWfcT1PqSpyDFTW5HZUs2cXnpZIhRX22Ncs_5uIiqNE2byMUyKD1xpBbxRRuKdARgI6tFrx1X4f_u7C67rQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1355" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHghgBMloSoYTaBrfqJws0al1FNZHZNUQLKAtBJyfOeLTuzwFidqjPJ-mdB8C9kWThHLcIFyV6CZXrMP6IT5McQDdYTqu0snHPs5blJ0HKWfcT1PqSpyDFTW5HZUs2cXnpZIhRX22Ncs_5uIiqNE2byMUyKD1xpBbxRRuKdARgI6tFrx1X4f_u7C67rQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Once again, Aper ordered his cohort and the three adjacent cohorts into the attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGGiQNe_dKDMZqAQFrCLLtQS3vAoqbtL7aB7Refv_KfcXk56zqRjjGyGQ3dqYkG_yebLae5axhlBIR0F_eR1Y13yziF-4O8cmQ8lhk0ATtzZhAjGS7Z9U3w8SbI1aq2s7125xD8B0jrBEmnoKsxGKRP773DyiJ4HK7mL5q6pXM8tOtQy058-6_DsAxIg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGGiQNe_dKDMZqAQFrCLLtQS3vAoqbtL7aB7Refv_KfcXk56zqRjjGyGQ3dqYkG_yebLae5axhlBIR0F_eR1Y13yziF-4O8cmQ8lhk0ATtzZhAjGS7Z9U3w8SbI1aq2s7125xD8B0jrBEmnoKsxGKRP773DyiJ4HK7mL5q6pXM8tOtQy058-6_DsAxIg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The skirmishers defending the palisade evaded to avoid the attacking legionaries.</p><p>The leading Roman cohort attacked the understrength Britons to their front, causing slight casualties, but the Britons then wiped out the Romans.</p><p>Aper himself attacked up the steep hill, with losses being equal on both sides.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ-xH1IHuMlLHsNc7D_9VsZcDrqf5KrqrGIFtg_XdkQjWHdnOe1jBXVjNsSrPDsjzfKWJUJoCe6Y5YeQ6kxr7JxlpW4UUd5imbavDAd2f_QsoPGJ8wUDAfJ86wzoM-kI6OpLjMwaEyfSGlw83I_KTsW9W46tsXoDdQuOLxnKoO8Lw5M-dfxD9JuYggIA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ-xH1IHuMlLHsNc7D_9VsZcDrqf5KrqrGIFtg_XdkQjWHdnOe1jBXVjNsSrPDsjzfKWJUJoCe6Y5YeQ6kxr7JxlpW4UUd5imbavDAd2f_QsoPGJ8wUDAfJ86wzoM-kI6OpLjMwaEyfSGlw83I_KTsW9W46tsXoDdQuOLxnKoO8Lw5M-dfxD9JuYggIA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>From the safety of his lofty and steep hill, Miraculix once again ordered his light troops to support him. </p><p>The skirmishers once again took their place behind the ramparts. The lone infantry in the valley, moved to the safety of the hill. This gave a clear shot to the slingers in the rear, allowing them to cause serious casualties to Aper's own cohort. Seeing this, the troops on the hill charged into Aper's cohort leaving it nearly decimated but taking heavy losses themselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ0s2nBmPCdpDkSRTDgyo9BtVXBKbeT6Y4vD_IE0cKf_XhGIBD_zuezT5x3rReHfRTc4NMdbUGZB7ZBGKT-xCRjvKkrQCMUdP7-ZBxrdKYFvSSZvV2xQK1rsmL7Dcif5zlz8nCdeyOs3wfGgPwWugeXimn3bXc27ylEBdf3TvRmbjHEFJWXWUnxn736g=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1215" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJ0s2nBmPCdpDkSRTDgyo9BtVXBKbeT6Y4vD_IE0cKf_XhGIBD_zuezT5x3rReHfRTc4NMdbUGZB7ZBGKT-xCRjvKkrQCMUdP7-ZBxrdKYFvSSZvV2xQK1rsmL7Dcif5zlz8nCdeyOs3wfGgPwWugeXimn3bXc27ylEBdf3TvRmbjHEFJWXWUnxn736g=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Once again, Aper sent orders to his cohort and the three adjacent cohorts. His decimated cohort started to retire back across the river towards safety. The other three advanced forward into the hole in the ramparts. Aper now took over the command of an <i>auxilia </i>cohort.</p>
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<p>The <i>auxilia </i>cohort in the lead, attacked Miraculix and his warriors on the steep hill, the Romans lost twice as many casualties as the Britons.</p><p>The legionaries once again attacked the skirmishers behind the ramparts who evaded as before.</p><p>The <i>auxilia </i>cohort under Aper's command, attacked the lone British unit on the hill in front of them, which was eliminated and Aper advanced onto the hill.</p>
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<p>Caratacus could see that the battle was hanging on a thread. The Romans had broken through the ramparts and had climbed the hill. The British units facing them were understrength, weakened by the hard fighting. Something desperate was needed.</p><p>So using his Inspiring Leadership Caratacus ordered the warriors under his direct command to leave the safety of their ramparts, from where they had been watching the battle unfold, and charge down into the River Severn and to attack the Roman legionaries retiring over the river.</p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeryKvbS6_U0n22h6gxfwV89df4xGirIFUJxFtCWay_0vspradtcz11EjTv-NIZzsUeIDWgcOAJCxYZifEQQlkVOnBUfeEZigC59MtXzgL711C2dBmFfq_gkzww6yrXxRpdkjjbn5ntHy9lYhUkEHT-gYMNo8GqrC0-2YMpOPHvGRsiLuTUUsw4JZsWQ=s2339"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeryKvbS6_U0n22h6gxfwV89df4xGirIFUJxFtCWay_0vspradtcz11EjTv-NIZzsUeIDWgcOAJCxYZifEQQlkVOnBUfeEZigC59MtXzgL711C2dBmFfq_gkzww6yrXxRpdkjjbn5ntHy9lYhUkEHT-gYMNo8GqrC0-2YMpOPHvGRsiLuTUUsw4JZsWQ=w343-h400" width="343" /></a></div><p>Caratacus wiped out the Romans.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTyfmqYtA__eJeBlSjqnD9Ra8FfAnwmvvBVPOTDkVAANJ8I3fczYo8kVnBFCDQTKiMA7pxWrLLVgT89Y0QYBd3wcURpp9jiFcykf-9elS-G2k1ObWd6AoLqbOOAE6IMbwAOWWYJC6sx3UT-tzTMR2AUMjWQIwk5M-OXhtg11kSdbBBtz5qFrvYjIWq1g=s2181" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="2181" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTyfmqYtA__eJeBlSjqnD9Ra8FfAnwmvvBVPOTDkVAANJ8I3fczYo8kVnBFCDQTKiMA7pxWrLLVgT89Y0QYBd3wcURpp9jiFcykf-9elS-G2k1ObWd6AoLqbOOAE6IMbwAOWWYJC6sx3UT-tzTMR2AUMjWQIwk5M-OXhtg11kSdbBBtz5qFrvYjIWq1g=w400-h200" width="400" /></a></div>
<p>Now it was too late to stop, so Caratacus and his warriors charged up the bank and attacked the legionaries waiting on the far side. The Romans took losses without causing any noticeable casualties to the warriors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjThEWqyINTD7-vxRhqQfyvNj-CizHn-keKtsB-41pGjZLNF0HkAPtg6GB7TrgaJOmHNZnpnH3xDyeaFsLMLAOf0Cyqx_Cn_yD1mOtBmfp4o-d9JM8s2fFhOH-BzKNRepxohDNElB9ek53WbV0Igna14fwddt2Vgpbdlqx-TRPG8DafbIUTwAqHbDHk_A=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjThEWqyINTD7-vxRhqQfyvNj-CizHn-keKtsB-41pGjZLNF0HkAPtg6GB7TrgaJOmHNZnpnH3xDyeaFsLMLAOf0Cyqx_Cn_yD1mOtBmfp4o-d9JM8s2fFhOH-BzKNRepxohDNElB9ek53WbV0Igna14fwddt2Vgpbdlqx-TRPG8DafbIUTwAqHbDHk_A=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Aper now ordered his light troops into action.</p><p>He led his <i>auxilia </i>back down from the hill, to attack Caratacus and his warriors from behind, ordering an understrength unit of <i>auxilia </i>to take his place on the hill.</p><p>He ordered two units on his right flank to advance into the river and to shoot at the defending Britons on a hill.</p><p>He ordered two units on this left flank, to move over in support of the legionaries being attacked by Caratacus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0xrL1eGUpZmSyDAzZdVpLLj_ssGG6m0VPACs9-tgK0d0nOiDukNg4EJIg_B3nb_BX4OZ3W30r6Sj5UBt040I19Y79ie2ttesxa4pA1RBA7-2Q02tpL04ABkdg1wNxz1-RwbX0z_SZgF8GHY68s8u7NUrRbhfH5QePcOQ4tKbAfkAmqS2ni38tEtiUDA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0xrL1eGUpZmSyDAzZdVpLLj_ssGG6m0VPACs9-tgK0d0nOiDukNg4EJIg_B3nb_BX4OZ3W30r6Sj5UBt040I19Y79ie2ttesxa4pA1RBA7-2Q02tpL04ABkdg1wNxz1-RwbX0z_SZgF8GHY68s8u7NUrRbhfH5QePcOQ4tKbAfkAmqS2ni38tEtiUDA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Both Aper and Caratacus took casualties in the fight. The <i>auxilia </i>on the hill eliminated the understrength British unit to their front, but were ordered to hold their ground in order to protect Aper's flank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCL3tTA6qE7ViBW30ESaxgT6mrIVv4PFINXmSsKs2cPD4zUNyT2ufMPithzWL-m8106g5ely5sz7gOI5R6coXlSaM032QM4i4NNIyLRE2B6CM5K24ZbHXDlN7WqQLN_qmUBCVNi7dDRgj0Gs-G5DmuzwbVbdSNTgJGPha45shR1TJYJh1YuQiDg3U2QQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCL3tTA6qE7ViBW30ESaxgT6mrIVv4PFINXmSsKs2cPD4zUNyT2ufMPithzWL-m8106g5ely5sz7gOI5R6coXlSaM032QM4i4NNIyLRE2B6CM5K24ZbHXDlN7WqQLN_qmUBCVNi7dDRgj0Gs-G5DmuzwbVbdSNTgJGPha45shR1TJYJh1YuQiDg3U2QQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Throwing caution to the wind, Caratacus and Miraculix decided it was time to do or die. They resolved to perform a coordinated attack. </p><p>From the left, the unit of warriors on the hill charged down to attack Aper. From the right, another unit of warriors charged the <i>auxilia </i>on the hill. In the centre, Caratacus moved back his warriors so as to be able to attack either Aper or the <i>auxilia </i>on the hill.</p><p>Miraculix used the second British Glory Point to activate himself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7a9ng8vvH_R_Az1WpvC-cS4VahgEXBRBDYDB6wkmSeIlZpzsZrc4xlInGZUc1azjpprxkmHItdex8wWeDeH3vKCek2W4yCBhFQxOwMGVqzxUzD8nZNZwWnLojOO-Ni9AShXxiOapy4Xnl028JpSjuUIYX29Lb7njxAadXp8rJTTuG-dgTnYQ_GvYosQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7a9ng8vvH_R_Az1WpvC-cS4VahgEXBRBDYDB6wkmSeIlZpzsZrc4xlInGZUc1azjpprxkmHItdex8wWeDeH3vKCek2W4yCBhFQxOwMGVqzxUzD8nZNZwWnLojOO-Ni9AShXxiOapy4Xnl028JpSjuUIYX29Lb7njxAadXp8rJTTuG-dgTnYQ_GvYosQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Both the <i>auxila </i>on the hill and those led by Aper himself were eliminated. However Aper himself escaped unharmed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_sKAI004Eheyh3sGtQh0PP7hfPjg2kVF6VUU-ANCt6o5Hr0JcNN0TQLq16QzjBcBnoR48qHeYjZ8K3Vpt12YjH6WjMe9e8ceyFirxvRep-GCdNKVkq_bNMJH82CHo-0bN5V1rBYreegoLkd3aFN-gMeZZKFEFysHTpZL8NgXeIorPVSmfTIzJzOn_Wg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_sKAI004Eheyh3sGtQh0PP7hfPjg2kVF6VUU-ANCt6o5Hr0JcNN0TQLq16QzjBcBnoR48qHeYjZ8K3Vpt12YjH6WjMe9e8ceyFirxvRep-GCdNKVkq_bNMJH82CHo-0bN5V1rBYreegoLkd3aFN-gMeZZKFEFysHTpZL8NgXeIorPVSmfTIzJzOn_Wg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans were demoralized by their heavy losses and by the mad charge of the Britons, they gave up the fight and started to retire back over the River Severn.</p><p>Led by Miraculix the Druid and his entourage, the warriors shouted lewd insults which they accompanied with obscene gestures as the Romans headed for the safety of their fortresses many miles to the east.</p>
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<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>British Victory</b>: Romans 4 - Britons 6</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 4 victory banners and 1 glory point</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 6 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 5</td>
<td> 35</td>
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Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-69844097662582776612022-02-22T21:13:00.000+01:002022-02-22T21:13:24.057+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 5<h2 style="text-align: left;">Claudius in Britain (43 AD)</h2><p>This is the fifth scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks. </p><p>Most of what we know from written sources about the Emperor Claudius in Britain is found in the work of Lucius Cassius Dio with a little help from Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus. This is one interpretation of those texts.</p><p>After the fight at the Medway, the Britons retired to the river Thames. They were hotly pursued by the Romans with both sides taking heavy losses; the British losses occurred when they were yet again outflanked by Batavian auxiliaries swimming (across the Thames) and the Roman losses when they were ambushed in the swamps. The Romans established themselves with 3 legions (IX <i>Hispana</i>, XIV <i>Gemina</i>; and XX <i>Valeria Victrix</i>) north of the Thames and one legion (II <i>Augusta</i>) to the south. Then Aulus Plautius halted and sent for Claudius as he had been instructed.</p><p>Claudius travelled from Rome to Boulogne where he met an escort that included elephants. He boarded a ship of the Classis Britannica, crossed the channel and followed the long established trade route via the Watsum channel, the Thames and finally the Roding to join Aulus Plautius and the legions. Taking over the command, Claudius put the legions in motion in order to take Camulodunum the capital of the Catuvellauni. He crossed the Chelmer at a ford in order to engaged the Britons, who had gathered at his approach.</p>
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<p>The eerie Vitriolus accompanied the Emperor Claudius on his travels to Britain. Nobody seemed to know who he really was! Was he a slave, or a spy, or the bastard of a prominent senator exiled to the outskirts of the empire? And what was he doing creeping around the elephants so late at night?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx22h9VwulqQEm00PBNsBHbOyl23j42j3fad9X60faKkpOvZ3SFRnN2glWtEJxvyzVdHneOYB8WFJ0dW_SVZlEoJL39n9dmnED3h6C5MsnEyrktRkE2mR_MJ3RrKA1pY7chDzPgnJXRT-1E32vuhwRWFh_LR5btyBA48hgJ9Vl8vurkqD5j5KdDPmnxw=s1265" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1144" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx22h9VwulqQEm00PBNsBHbOyl23j42j3fad9X60faKkpOvZ3SFRnN2glWtEJxvyzVdHneOYB8WFJ0dW_SVZlEoJL39n9dmnED3h6C5MsnEyrktRkE2mR_MJ3RrKA1pY7chDzPgnJXRT-1E32vuhwRWFh_LR5btyBA48hgJ9Vl8vurkqD5j5KdDPmnxw=s320" width="289" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vitriolus and the Elephants - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The XX legion attacked frontally accompanied by Claudius and the elephants. The XIV legion attempted to cut of the escape route to the west and the XX legion outflanked the defensive line of the Chelmer.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOwi2qxum4vT7UcZ1JXLs3lf1p7EzoJ4B4ULcZJNWtAldOaJSSYzXSeww9nL5CIgQP9cPDm7JNCYlh_jArFdlQQNTarWlCCVO9240mP5Bn19pZiDC71RQTGsICbJs8iZhjvi-vQkm_uimP2KcPypEFpvsfyilCYGOvXXo5OA-YwVb2QIG6mKG2ZyqqVg=s2856" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="2856" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOwi2qxum4vT7UcZ1JXLs3lf1p7EzoJ4B4ULcZJNWtAldOaJSSYzXSeww9nL5CIgQP9cPDm7JNCYlh_jArFdlQQNTarWlCCVO9240mP5Bn19pZiDC71RQTGsICbJs8iZhjvi-vQkm_uimP2KcPypEFpvsfyilCYGOvXXo5OA-YwVb2QIG6mKG2ZyqqVg=s320" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scenario Set-up</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>This is not a published scenario, <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/claudius-in-britain-43-ad.html" target="_blank">Claudius in Britain (43AD)</a> is a scenario that I designed it myself for this campaign. The Romans have 1 glory point from the previous scenario and the Britons have 3 glory points. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p><p>The British drew up their warbands on the hill in the centre under the command of Togodumnus. On their right flank were their chariots and cavalry under the command of Caratacus. Hidden from view in the woods on their left flank, they had their lighter infantry units.</p>
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<p>In the centre, Claudius ordered his units to advance over the River Chelmer. The legionaries led the way followed by the elephants and Claudius himself commanding the elite cohort. The British warriors looked upon the scene with trepidation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiYdHvZt-DuKNX1OevjJpRx1lN4uTYY4MYY3_ZI8ChcWBdidM5S9KPB8u9VumXmh3srD2leM9JIz0f4ewdePdowDvrQt0vMFVm_Jd0U8D4pIYArjctRz1G1tuvdigauBsYnL-n2DKV_vvswboObCCWXfcR4TXioxuMYOnXBs9ORlO9Po6cHQ5Jy-2Btw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiYdHvZt-DuKNX1OevjJpRx1lN4uTYY4MYY3_ZI8ChcWBdidM5S9KPB8u9VumXmh3srD2leM9JIz0f4ewdePdowDvrQt0vMFVm_Jd0U8D4pIYArjctRz1G1tuvdigauBsYnL-n2DKV_vvswboObCCWXfcR4TXioxuMYOnXBs9ORlO9Po6cHQ5Jy-2Btw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>In the centre, the British ordered three of their units to advance down from the hills and attack the Romans before they could deploy correctly. Togodumnus moved from the rear ranks to join they charge. This he did using a Glory Point, which is an addition to the standard C&CA rules from our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzvQjxMGgiM_HBrK4snMJHkeVylhJmMcfQAVAOdAPFxj-aVydaBfGuflQu-vV4Vst6rzh03asEhykKovqrCuun2MfdhEwkv6NaHwixON_1SX4FpziVMBvguGvhXCBgoZcIS6T_NA3c1e669p8ErZIoMmL8dtlyFu3eC1uQkqJnq-Xx4t6EFNIvlGRLfQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzvQjxMGgiM_HBrK4snMJHkeVylhJmMcfQAVAOdAPFxj-aVydaBfGuflQu-vV4Vst6rzh03asEhykKovqrCuun2MfdhEwkv6NaHwixON_1SX4FpziVMBvguGvhXCBgoZcIS6T_NA3c1e669p8ErZIoMmL8dtlyFu3eC1uQkqJnq-Xx4t6EFNIvlGRLfQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The left flank warriors charged into the nearest legionary unit, encouraged by the leadership of Togodumnus, they wiped out their foe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZDLyzzM_GaEpgSa4rMGO1fUeasR_FlfxMjrHEFeo_LBPUBmB6j0L8WgtEhmW5FPA7NTQemYD0Az-qvFPfeWeOtJqJ3k9e7Bu8N04nqS20wc9iyPl6cd7uyiH-Oc56xpk66WyOfMYvVQGJmJqqjExix7Va7VaM1wab0JQJpcx0ap5gawD8oteqWbwVVw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZDLyzzM_GaEpgSa4rMGO1fUeasR_FlfxMjrHEFeo_LBPUBmB6j0L8WgtEhmW5FPA7NTQemYD0Az-qvFPfeWeOtJqJ3k9e7Bu8N04nqS20wc9iyPl6cd7uyiH-Oc56xpk66WyOfMYvVQGJmJqqjExix7Va7VaM1wab0JQJpcx0ap5gawD8oteqWbwVVw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The warriors continued their charge into the second line of legionaries, but they were less successful without the leadership of Togodumnus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS3KO3t_X_I0d6tRbmlitUt8aEb-F4wFnUO7B-U87AUAB2ynNH6A-R_J_4UpURbfOfD3DlQKH916rwzY32eCrZQxOsw15kXGdB1Pvg8NJidQCN5Uy3KjlTefBnPzcVFjhYlGzBefo2qAg8KRqylbNwtshUFX2BdfZmgLGCdAUpnddkTR6hYPxUSeigrQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhS3KO3t_X_I0d6tRbmlitUt8aEb-F4wFnUO7B-U87AUAB2ynNH6A-R_J_4UpURbfOfD3DlQKH916rwzY32eCrZQxOsw15kXGdB1Pvg8NJidQCN5Uy3KjlTefBnPzcVFjhYlGzBefo2qAg8KRqylbNwtshUFX2BdfZmgLGCdAUpnddkTR6hYPxUSeigrQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The right flank warriors now charged into the legionaries. The legionaries managed to strike first, before the charging warriors reached them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf1WqeRPBcKXMRa50YvXztoM4fHuYxrZ0sP1t5A7agXi1vCBYQYu0DuVoVHR6VR2FeX2ZiNYMPzS_B3vLE0LC7_eaTLo4-os-E4yJjiMbb4eb8RNgOy5l7Hg16D9chxHzxXgeUpE8lpfHTkiMlC5Jg6iJbCwQrnyt6QFhzIRubWlWlrTKkMWkXNQ3pCw=s2042" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhf1WqeRPBcKXMRa50YvXztoM4fHuYxrZ0sP1t5A7agXi1vCBYQYu0DuVoVHR6VR2FeX2ZiNYMPzS_B3vLE0LC7_eaTLo4-os-E4yJjiMbb4eb8RNgOy5l7Hg16D9chxHzxXgeUpE8lpfHTkiMlC5Jg6iJbCwQrnyt6QFhzIRubWlWlrTKkMWkXNQ3pCw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Britons wiped out the first unit of legionaries with only slight casualties themselves and then, with Togodumnus in the fore, they charged into the supporting unit behind.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVn5UWWkTad5o78Y3_kFhQPvZRLcszD1ifked3hEHxhzkX7em0zqtN8N_StqYAmIkcKn7HJV6pkGenCDXQlzRBxTU4IXIHsVgc_ZbX0z_wHEa0LZU3-Vi_sBLrmQpWPv8O7sAETwjxxIldD2ny8twbGxfVseOGKR7GiIARRK91W8d3d9GAi6d_tUGTyQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVn5UWWkTad5o78Y3_kFhQPvZRLcszD1ifked3hEHxhzkX7em0zqtN8N_StqYAmIkcKn7HJV6pkGenCDXQlzRBxTU4IXIHsVgc_ZbX0z_wHEa0LZU3-Vi_sBLrmQpWPv8O7sAETwjxxIldD2ny8twbGxfVseOGKR7GiIARRK91W8d3d9GAi6d_tUGTyQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Claudius advanced the elite legionaries and the elephants in his centre, and withdrew the decimated unit back into the river.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5or8NMavOSN21-IH_dX8x1WU7zoPE14RNsrMYogCQ4IipEIqLm5OSChUe-86EnLgJlbv3eCZYfxQRpmmmUzPpOujrg4WNEmvO66fzAJTBFEMwMeDvf7DGIBhfO8q43yzmCb2NFV418prW_VMmITGBlZ2CUpbJkbaCpJmtsu1MxzGH-Hp7rTIKkNE-iw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5or8NMavOSN21-IH_dX8x1WU7zoPE14RNsrMYogCQ4IipEIqLm5OSChUe-86EnLgJlbv3eCZYfxQRpmmmUzPpOujrg4WNEmvO66fzAJTBFEMwMeDvf7DGIBhfO8q43yzmCb2NFV418prW_VMmITGBlZ2CUpbJkbaCpJmtsu1MxzGH-Hp7rTIKkNE-iw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The elephants attacked the British warriors to their right, they caused no losses because the Britons fled to safety behind the hill.</p><p>Claudius and the elite legionaries attacked the warriors to their front commanded by Togodumnus; they destroyed the entire unit and caused Togodumnus to retreat to the warrior unit to his rear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF9SAesGe-fJaL-2dPHcVmotPNlGxWES-RmdfCzgtmpnh7HM-rOAmJXn2T3T_vIaHi6JIRep8io7RTKlEn3EoLAo71KjyRDbu2lw_zwRXQvSGmzDqsir5Dryd82j80d3iY66AHD9K2zzzSWGtNQ6SfEdio_sNECEmi0iyXteJAN3bEv4n2VEp2cylkQw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF9SAesGe-fJaL-2dPHcVmotPNlGxWES-RmdfCzgtmpnh7HM-rOAmJXn2T3T_vIaHi6JIRep8io7RTKlEn3EoLAo71KjyRDbu2lw_zwRXQvSGmzDqsir5Dryd82j80d3iY66AHD9K2zzzSWGtNQ6SfEdio_sNECEmi0iyXteJAN3bEv4n2VEp2cylkQw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Claudius followed up his success, and continued his charge into the next unit of warriors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJXb1jyd8-k6hkfI-sRPsp4IEK30BDjXsALNZcxqI0lTX239x8OeXfUHUGTPtzHQ6uw0Hv1UV9tTqCVUVeqCb1ocSZB_SDK-OyuygfMx84hkdX6OvarMW6Mwh3uzWhjuTZjQ09OVbUm9bwBC_6MSAvr32HAlmKwwrws_2Ge41gaK3NiFHp3VLKhbNzSg=s2717" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="2717" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJXb1jyd8-k6hkfI-sRPsp4IEK30BDjXsALNZcxqI0lTX239x8OeXfUHUGTPtzHQ6uw0Hv1UV9tTqCVUVeqCb1ocSZB_SDK-OyuygfMx84hkdX6OvarMW6Mwh3uzWhjuTZjQ09OVbUm9bwBC_6MSAvr32HAlmKwwrws_2Ge41gaK3NiFHp3VLKhbNzSg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>He wiped out this second unit and Togodumnus was badly wounded in his head and carried from the battlefield by his retainers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgELpX_3WS7Gg3U0TyUVnH5o0MAUGGsKwm2nG0mZ2GpmhJatwD1-PlvkvqJ5uMazYjx8yRKxANXF2M8GvYBQI50bD9DwJVoKj30RIJu2-pEj6o6Fl5fTgMUZTY7ZKYJPN880y63y3FQ9SVFXOa9cSyFUzt5c-l-uH0DsCQBz6EkoTEdinCzFbDEr2slhA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgELpX_3WS7Gg3U0TyUVnH5o0MAUGGsKwm2nG0mZ2GpmhJatwD1-PlvkvqJ5uMazYjx8yRKxANXF2M8GvYBQI50bD9DwJVoKj30RIJu2-pEj6o6Fl5fTgMUZTY7ZKYJPN880y63y3FQ9SVFXOa9cSyFUzt5c-l-uH0DsCQBz6EkoTEdinCzFbDEr2slhA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>While Togodumnus was being carried off the field, the British decided to try their lick on their left flank. Two units advanced and a third started shooting at an <i>Auxilia </i>unit but without causing casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIR075ERXT_K__FoOWDOKuaGX2c5Yi6VPUllNwXeMbR02WrWMmtux-37xJznY9g1qPLutRjD5Xy-FzhyN28vh5jjimQHw370fEpEJWGkcWISdFvExH734cRvysG8NoopqSeW7XsytBNi6at1wKqjHoPt8VlI-vOF9Sk69_-4pUFaCqquh4fe2eozsqHg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIR075ERXT_K__FoOWDOKuaGX2c5Yi6VPUllNwXeMbR02WrWMmtux-37xJznY9g1qPLutRjD5Xy-FzhyN28vh5jjimQHw370fEpEJWGkcWISdFvExH734cRvysG8NoopqSeW7XsytBNi6at1wKqjHoPt8VlI-vOF9Sk69_-4pUFaCqquh4fe2eozsqHg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Claudius then ordered his left flank infantry line to advance, planning for it to join up with his centre.</p><p>Caratacus commanding the chariots and light cavalry on the British right, ordered a pre-emptive mounted charge to catch the Romans when they were wading across the River.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvZkk7szagMt5Jm5888gU_5GSTMdPELT_9xFGT8nG_8XzvCJJIcAZhc1GX1VBEr1xCPax6MC7Ej6U5jCIXN-BBES4wndZJclHrWPKn1hMPo331hbcwWnyv7PiwXvw-zDqFddbxVN1HT471BRZmHwWQ1zufGl62If4GQN04aS5OnpZ3wi-gQ_XKzLGBAQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="938" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvZkk7szagMt5Jm5888gU_5GSTMdPELT_9xFGT8nG_8XzvCJJIcAZhc1GX1VBEr1xCPax6MC7Ej6U5jCIXN-BBES4wndZJclHrWPKn1hMPo331hbcwWnyv7PiwXvw-zDqFddbxVN1HT471BRZmHwWQ1zufGl62If4GQN04aS5OnpZ3wi-gQ_XKzLGBAQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans were pushed back out of the river, taking some losses, but without causing the British any noticeable casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMUxmmuzyBTXwVZ1ovMwp8gPzpiYQ2rownhnn6jF-3ho6NkAIxuf3j5dRsaqb_HHmsUuuRLdQyLuqsUtpCoeTc4Dnv2js_pP46f6H5UAM9Z9cWQgBs0-COEnNUBNxE_JiNSX0QyZA6X8uIaPPV4U6rUc-vCTHP912AZMRQSJa10ASkfC3SAxjmHwBxVQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMUxmmuzyBTXwVZ1ovMwp8gPzpiYQ2rownhnn6jF-3ho6NkAIxuf3j5dRsaqb_HHmsUuuRLdQyLuqsUtpCoeTc4Dnv2js_pP46f6H5UAM9Z9cWQgBs0-COEnNUBNxE_JiNSX0QyZA6X8uIaPPV4U6rUc-vCTHP912AZMRQSJa10ASkfC3SAxjmHwBxVQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The reverse did not please Claudius, who ordered the troops to double time back into the river, to attack the British mounted units. Instead of evading, the British stood and both sides took losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnLamZUhkmQNxlTN1FAxYPm9N_kzGv9rSAeLAkbGV_bl-l10ueFeUOfovmeSrDRPG2dkEM_KmLGpZpvHwFMxODBQKVWt1NSj9sbs7P9rLFNA-3CNMZdCsRB7HUq7CMSkcIrVmrqozQ-zIJRj-w1OTtDuUV5nFb9tXgBsOpOEqwKWG6iYqz-W_o-NNskA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnLamZUhkmQNxlTN1FAxYPm9N_kzGv9rSAeLAkbGV_bl-l10ueFeUOfovmeSrDRPG2dkEM_KmLGpZpvHwFMxODBQKVWt1NSj9sbs7P9rLFNA-3CNMZdCsRB7HUq7CMSkcIrVmrqozQ-zIJRj-w1OTtDuUV5nFb9tXgBsOpOEqwKWG6iYqz-W_o-NNskA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Caratacus the ordered his light troops who attacked and destroyed the <i>Auxilia </i>units, although they took losses in the process and the light cavalry on their left retreated to the rear of the battlefield safely behind the hills. Only an understrength Roman light infantry unit, and a cavalry unit that had remained stationary throughout remained facing Caratacus.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYNABu2NO8R1gFK5O856gSF25X_MHP4jq_nq-J81UpYMr6-ZgI7AR6AUQyOy-GeM4bLhZySqDXPe_WOLpIP4JJJHeynXSCejQk8pNIW_b_IAxglgwEEBEnd6XB7iKSUPmf6FJiWmaqUGkaJKk2kmO95ZTi5JeIsNFBvE5biXvXlI43XKL0yPpbRybldw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYNABu2NO8R1gFK5O856gSF25X_MHP4jq_nq-J81UpYMr6-ZgI7AR6AUQyOy-GeM4bLhZySqDXPe_WOLpIP4JJJHeynXSCejQk8pNIW_b_IAxglgwEEBEnd6XB7iKSUPmf6FJiWmaqUGkaJKk2kmO95ZTi5JeIsNFBvE5biXvXlI43XKL0yPpbRybldw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>At the same time, one unit of British light infantry on the opposite flank started shooting at an <i>Auxilia </i>unit causing it to pull back without loss.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXX5qvzP84BK0OqrwuAfIsOS1vfl2km7m4MDJ9-CRvGWaBh8cQ3c0jqU3W6pygCQ2dqyEPpjoMyc-wPWxj-M5o6EqBDV3SidTamGrAe82l2F13ixLuG2P1iO7nqpk9pSeqnrusS5jzedxNixgq8P_qt_teEWl_dRC4hoU99HMhZ8Lx0BUxdUMGFKKBvA=s2169" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2169" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXX5qvzP84BK0OqrwuAfIsOS1vfl2km7m4MDJ9-CRvGWaBh8cQ3c0jqU3W6pygCQ2dqyEPpjoMyc-wPWxj-M5o6EqBDV3SidTamGrAe82l2F13ixLuG2P1iO7nqpk9pSeqnrusS5jzedxNixgq8P_qt_teEWl_dRC4hoU99HMhZ8Lx0BUxdUMGFKKBvA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman right flank was under the command of <i>Appius Titus Aper</i>, grandson to the famous <i>Gnaeus Hostilius Aper</i>. He was enraged by the Britons shooting from the cover of the woods, so he ordered forward four units to teach the cheeky Britons a lesson.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDgO5kM-jiJwQ-eAU0FPFZWGZZIuzmHVaa0DtLriXSjOM8_WNm99Pk1jmL50Bml_44mZAsRlmPm5erZC9ysjbjQ0aCSPHX9kvyFjEynQCgwvYCKRZSFqkslto11ouXMWRoYdVk0dB8js3zdv08Ph3Bxnpv-yVwHMzY0CCEx2RUvU1-W9HZDSSjwVdKLQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDgO5kM-jiJwQ-eAU0FPFZWGZZIuzmHVaa0DtLriXSjOM8_WNm99Pk1jmL50Bml_44mZAsRlmPm5erZC9ysjbjQ0aCSPHX9kvyFjEynQCgwvYCKRZSFqkslto11ouXMWRoYdVk0dB8js3zdv08Ph3Bxnpv-yVwHMzY0CCEx2RUvU1-W9HZDSSjwVdKLQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>First he ordered the Auxilia to attack the woods, they caused casualties to the defending British light infantry but were then themselves forced to retreat with 50% losses.</p><p>Then <i>Appius Titus Aper </i>led his cavalry into the British unit that had ventured out of the woods, riding them all down without loss. The cavalry then continued to attack the British light infantry in the woods, causing them more casualties,</p><p>Finally the Roman light infantry started shooting at the second wood, causing casualties to the defending Britons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1E-00XL3PifA0P7cmHxzk0yFKknHgzpTO_jfD7tNG-Xd7UYfg_3uqTP6VNacBpqcBldW4BMKKuJL5fiHxu5xtupjqudZAVt67dTPNsSLzsfgtLM4N7DNBCw3ZBul0U-J3HY23TCIaD4Crwk2n_a6zW2sDw9QWeqAy5LvKpJ9DQ8B4l9pVyEuQhJsuRA=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1E-00XL3PifA0P7cmHxzk0yFKknHgzpTO_jfD7tNG-Xd7UYfg_3uqTP6VNacBpqcBldW4BMKKuJL5fiHxu5xtupjqudZAVt67dTPNsSLzsfgtLM4N7DNBCw3ZBul0U-J3HY23TCIaD4Crwk2n_a6zW2sDw9QWeqAy5LvKpJ9DQ8B4l9pVyEuQhJsuRA=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Ignoring the action taking place on the other flank, Caratacus rallied his chariots and ordered his light troops. He attacked and eliminated the understrength Roman light infantry unit. However he decided not to push his luck and didn't attack the full-strength Roman cavalry unit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMmlTto5a57Mc-yG81G7J_FBDbLc7qJo9_21HW6phVciCRhit9UDrEfbzRnQDkvRTIgDv20dgPlg-JXlus_wk7uMAeK1VtjRgRrku_02ys2iqjUTynGgp_0FjAEwhZFV_v5JCI6k87YRP1GPPQrPNtoipU1bnQrEPteD3RgVszj-c7BgcuHgf4b5rImg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMmlTto5a57Mc-yG81G7J_FBDbLc7qJo9_21HW6phVciCRhit9UDrEfbzRnQDkvRTIgDv20dgPlg-JXlus_wk7uMAeK1VtjRgRrku_02ys2iqjUTynGgp_0FjAEwhZFV_v5JCI6k87YRP1GPPQrPNtoipU1bnQrEPteD3RgVszj-c7BgcuHgf4b5rImg=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>On the Roman right flank, <i>Appius Titus Aper </i>ordered his cavalry and his three infantry units to attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7W7d3A_KPfxi6Hu9YjyzmRdmTmdxP95Vwr_yYKkp9h6DFs08BbuMYd9GrCaGLGO3NkHke4OA9ZhaN6x6nbBGVJxqV7fPN349FjEAJf9u26k_NVLxUqhOsEn95CH-Q_Ike6ZRZdTqgvi8BaiMVZsyMJJISu62ATRFOi3k7YhVBMKI_PNVEjBso1mxY1Q=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7W7d3A_KPfxi6Hu9YjyzmRdmTmdxP95Vwr_yYKkp9h6DFs08BbuMYd9GrCaGLGO3NkHke4OA9ZhaN6x6nbBGVJxqV7fPN349FjEAJf9u26k_NVLxUqhOsEn95CH-Q_Ike6ZRZdTqgvi8BaiMVZsyMJJISu62ATRFOi3k7YhVBMKI_PNVEjBso1mxY1Q=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman attack wiped out the British light infantry in the wood on the extreme flank as well as causing casualties to the British troops in the other wood. However the British defence was fierce, causing losses to both the Roman cavalry and to their light infantry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBT6q4Am7vm3zT_GNwNcu1q4v0YvE6SycsNse8KNw1dHrf5LWI-CIUfOMPk3_YWJL2p17TwOof5ERKbczlHG3aMnymdeED0HvsikwLoluoGcsu_lK9Xgz8b2TPSkpEeUtDstjRT1frzbsD_DhMDj10OzDC0L9N6hlS2szuC4z0Yo3RkEmwaIgTz268cQ=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1714" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBT6q4Am7vm3zT_GNwNcu1q4v0YvE6SycsNse8KNw1dHrf5LWI-CIUfOMPk3_YWJL2p17TwOof5ERKbczlHG3aMnymdeED0HvsikwLoluoGcsu_lK9Xgz8b2TPSkpEeUtDstjRT1frzbsD_DhMDj10OzDC0L9N6hlS2szuC4z0Yo3RkEmwaIgTz268cQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>After <i>Appius Titus Aper's </i>heroic charge, the battle was now hanging in the balance, if either side could gain one more Victory Banner then they would be victorious.</p><p>Seeing that the Roman light infantry was in a precarious position, very weak and with no possibility to evade, the British commander ordered two units to advance and attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2lKzE9A1Io4LAwIoweBH512cTgsTH5FzaWp__5HWD4onIyFnGjDEElPz2KXbr9fjiCRPrdt0rZ1IBbR3VPjxj9dfli9vAtLSiUsSRgaFXeIlZq_7OjMWOtWT535hvUt-AAksT2jt9z1jnEbb4ed1F_DXy-zLcd2sn8dMi2iHIDJjssuG5b-lw1dBOJw=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2lKzE9A1Io4LAwIoweBH512cTgsTH5FzaWp__5HWD4onIyFnGjDEElPz2KXbr9fjiCRPrdt0rZ1IBbR3VPjxj9dfli9vAtLSiUsSRgaFXeIlZq_7OjMWOtWT535hvUt-AAksT2jt9z1jnEbb4ed1F_DXy-zLcd2sn8dMi2iHIDJjssuG5b-lw1dBOJw=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman light infantry put up a brave fight, but they were eventually wiped out by the Britons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMowtTapJfhud9ukC2K5phIKUBWwO-MLUPRIpbzAUJjQssak3cuxLvrF-EPJf_MmaQXQO_IlPzgX6REnWVIk-bh_v72Z7qfMFYqcCdu7aV5B4fAlVptnI_0teISg-pIF435j-Mg1OuhpnN_dm74W0ruKxWtfvKf9-QDnP4qcidwdilDKo_4dCZXOQ1mQ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMowtTapJfhud9ukC2K5phIKUBWwO-MLUPRIpbzAUJjQssak3cuxLvrF-EPJf_MmaQXQO_IlPzgX6REnWVIk-bh_v72Z7qfMFYqcCdu7aV5B4fAlVptnI_0teISg-pIF435j-Mg1OuhpnN_dm74W0ruKxWtfvKf9-QDnP4qcidwdilDKo_4dCZXOQ1mQ=s320" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Togodumnus was badly wounded in the head and carried from the battlefield by his loyal retainers. He was carried into the west country where he recovered and would return to fight the Romans yet again.</p>
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<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>British Victory</b>: Romans 5 - Britons 6</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 5 victory banners and 1 glory point</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 6 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 1</td>
<td> 22</td>
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<td> 4</td>
<td> 29</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-67543144925462625662021-12-23T09:31:00.000+01:002021-12-23T09:31:44.153+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 4<h2 style="text-align: left;">Medway (43 AD)</h2><p>This is the fourth scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p><p>In 43 AD, almost one hundred years after Julius Caesar visited Britain, the Emperor Claudius created an army under the command of the distinguished senator <i>Aulus Plautius</i>, to once again invade Britain. This time for conquest, the Romans were planning on staying. The pretext for the invasion was to reinstate Verica, the exiled king of the Atrebates.</p><p>The strike force consisted of 40,000 men, half of which were 4 legions of heavy infantry and the other half was a mix of auxiliary units (cavalry, mounted infantry and light infantry). The main invasion force departed from Boulogne in three divisions and landed at Richborough, on Kent’s east coast. </p><p>The British were ready to meet the invasion force on the beaches, but when they saw its size, they retired inland. The Romans advanced with only minor skirmishes until their scouts finally found the enemy camped on the northern bank of the River Medway, near Rochester. Togodumnus and Caratacus, the commanders of the Britons, believed the river would halt the Roman advance. </p><p>The Britons were surprised when on the Roman right flank, auxiliary light infantry units, led by the Batavians, swam the river and attacked.</p><p></p>
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<p><i>Appius Titus Aper</i>, grandson to the famous <i>Gnaeus Hostilius Aper</i> was pulled across the river on a raft made from inflated sheeps' stomachs towed by six swimming Batavians. He ordered his auxiliary light infantry units to deploy and advance.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGm8GCzBuogfk7layZQ5DltmffvN011IdtqEpen6-P7rJ4nyrVo1Ohm6YaTjwVnZ0J1_kvhbXfwfAbUcRG4K2zZwsfUTCa1hQyArIQV5UzOIH25QN04dLc3EL54T4S1DsaR9Pe14Ng4VW/s1237/scenario4c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="1237" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGm8GCzBuogfk7layZQ5DltmffvN011IdtqEpen6-P7rJ4nyrVo1Ohm6YaTjwVnZ0J1_kvhbXfwfAbUcRG4K2zZwsfUTCa1hQyArIQV5UzOIH25QN04dLc3EL54T4S1DsaR9Pe14Ng4VW/w320-h293/scenario4c.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Appius Titus Aper</i> - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the Britons were preoccupied with the auxiliaries, the <i>Legio II Augusta</i> under Vespasian, constructed a pontoon bridge on the Roman left flank and as night began to fall crossed the river. They were to be followed by the remaining legions.</p>
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<p>The next day the Britons attacked, aiming their strength at the bridgehead and planning to push the legions back into the river. <i>Gnaeus Hosidius Geta</i> led his legion across the river in daring counter attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWQXNP_ua05WQwLX7ewiy1aKfVna4WLTl-5KEbp-NOGmFe5RE7XBkMY9Frzx4jatljVEKUM0BeIGkDcnFaHPNLTwpxpCtMaSDhyAD1coYfoGABxRH3izdaqrJtGDel0-OpErRlGSXxEKa/s2000/26.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWQXNP_ua05WQwLX7ewiy1aKfVna4WLTl-5KEbp-NOGmFe5RE7XBkMY9Frzx4jatljVEKUM0BeIGkDcnFaHPNLTwpxpCtMaSDhyAD1coYfoGABxRH3izdaqrJtGDel0-OpErRlGSXxEKa/s320/26.png" width="500" /></a></div>
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<p>Note: This is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/81-conquest-of-britain-43-60-ad/728-407-medway-43-ad.html" target="_blank">scenario 407</a> from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 4. The Romans have 2 glory points from the previous scenario and the Britons have 1 glory point. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p><p>Special Rules: <br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>To determine which side will move first, both players will roll dice equal to their command. he player that rolls the most Leader symbols will move first. If a tie results, roll again.</li><li>The river is only fordable by light foot units. Other troops treat is as impassable terrain for movement and in retreat.</li><li>Use standard bridge rules for the pontoon bridge, which is located under the Roman Medium Infantry unit that starts on the river.</li></ul><p></p><p>The Romans gained the advantage and started to move.</p>
<p>The Roman legate Vespasian ordered his main body on the Roman left flank to advance in line, trying to get his legions over the river and into action.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpcJpZH_jC-RhCnliD5X2WeToeyLNPfsLQolw8ngRJ4GSBI1PXQgTBwAp0WxivQgCn3YORi1QsMExScx8geMKXVAvSZ2-uWLLwepLXafquuPnFKOjhaFxMJTQaMZ_XuBMZJZNLmOCEmgM/s2000/36.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="993" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpcJpZH_jC-RhCnliD5X2WeToeyLNPfsLQolw8ngRJ4GSBI1PXQgTBwAp0WxivQgCn3YORi1QsMExScx8geMKXVAvSZ2-uWLLwepLXafquuPnFKOjhaFxMJTQaMZ_XuBMZJZNLmOCEmgM/s320/36.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing the Romans advancing, Caratacus on the British left flank ordered a mounted charge. Four of his chariot units flew at the Romans with himself in command.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizZphsneldvkAfMAmrjDueQNGPGxpN728aOPXl69igdYt0fx0Jhgf3M4uaT2Rv7VUec6Ov58oxOhJtQBctZDhrkibe82WolTOZaP-Oyn5tjtOCFh6OW92M4HpssRXc2sjpd_19oen8UU-/s2000/37.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizZphsneldvkAfMAmrjDueQNGPGxpN728aOPXl69igdYt0fx0Jhgf3M4uaT2Rv7VUec6Ov58oxOhJtQBctZDhrkibe82WolTOZaP-Oyn5tjtOCFh6OW92M4HpssRXc2sjpd_19oen8UU-/s320/37.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The chariots slaughtered two units of Roman <i>Auxilia and one of light infantry, </i>but lost one of their own chariot units and a second with severe casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcicSb2VmlcydaOFQDp6LGFmlt1vKsPunA_LXtLMH5NtrbQj3z-aJUhQZN3A5gaxYEthl0L9xkd-17NIQAVZ_GUgtK1gx713vF26ZGod1VhzSolmNQEp_JHFYTkpN1ih__D2mOKr3t3upM/s2000/38.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcicSb2VmlcydaOFQDp6LGFmlt1vKsPunA_LXtLMH5NtrbQj3z-aJUhQZN3A5gaxYEthl0L9xkd-17NIQAVZ_GUgtK1gx713vF26ZGod1VhzSolmNQEp_JHFYTkpN1ih__D2mOKr3t3upM/s320/38.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>The fight on the Roman right flank was getting desperate, so <i>Appius Titus Aper</i> ordered two of his units to attack the pesky British chariots.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLGJHhSApJ6NimYDnZbRjIvGNiisJn5lXRNynE6kwyhaZfbW8lYJf7-0Oie_qYLCilj4UQyqvnMstuxcDzmvsFdS2NPC0yFoY7BLtOqu9r7e_QfJ4UAO8jy8C14MLmf6Vcs4beK1GPTRt/s2000/39.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLGJHhSApJ6NimYDnZbRjIvGNiisJn5lXRNynE6kwyhaZfbW8lYJf7-0Oie_qYLCilj4UQyqvnMstuxcDzmvsFdS2NPC0yFoY7BLtOqu9r7e_QfJ4UAO8jy8C14MLmf6Vcs4beK1GPTRt/s320/39.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The understrength British chariot unit was destroyed, but the second chariot unit, under the command of Caratacus, evaded the Roman attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FdznoDaQS3Qt0KAr9Xgn20qXx5ehNkBKZ75Sm37zm3LimU97m586oJba_Hk3IwoTb7L_hiCJ3WglU4Wwj_JYJBH7z9brIy78UQM2V9xlnjDkTQUUnMjN4nmCdWi17XH5-alXYKQx-jEd/s2000/41.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4FdznoDaQS3Qt0KAr9Xgn20qXx5ehNkBKZ75Sm37zm3LimU97m586oJba_Hk3IwoTb7L_hiCJ3WglU4Wwj_JYJBH7z9brIy78UQM2V9xlnjDkTQUUnMjN4nmCdWi17XH5-alXYKQx-jEd/s320/41.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Not to be discouraged by the Roman success, Caratacus ordered three of his units on the left flank; these chariot units attacked the Roman flank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCclNqIl38ApnoIyA7fUJNUQ6MKzF4Gvy474NaJwuTVDZx2onooVChr-U7-wEdesVP9mkEdZc3F23837-lMX3d4N2YCbNJcm2tTAyFg0lVQyEDZ2CCA-45KT-lYqNJ4sU2tsMTGlTsl-MN/s2000/42.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCclNqIl38ApnoIyA7fUJNUQ6MKzF4Gvy474NaJwuTVDZx2onooVChr-U7-wEdesVP9mkEdZc3F23837-lMX3d4N2YCbNJcm2tTAyFg0lVQyEDZ2CCA-45KT-lYqNJ4sU2tsMTGlTsl-MN/s320/42.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The chariots destroyed the first Roman <i>Auxilia </i>unit, causing <i>Appius Titus Aper</i> to flee back across the River Medway where the chariots couldn't follow. The second Roman <i>Auxilia </i>unit retreated with slight losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5nRaXxc5ZkmgkcjLyALhQOQufFipoGT95slNgZ3Nj1oOa08dZqkRKX79XiE37WPxQWMMtYKixABwrBlJlvMeWp5m1q5j0hYT4k0qavEFyEslYaDRlFngwIaSbmIFFJh0LvFP3fsxy9Ir/s2000/43.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5nRaXxc5ZkmgkcjLyALhQOQufFipoGT95slNgZ3Nj1oOa08dZqkRKX79XiE37WPxQWMMtYKixABwrBlJlvMeWp5m1q5j0hYT4k0qavEFyEslYaDRlFngwIaSbmIFFJh0LvFP3fsxy9Ir/s320/43.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>On the Roman left, legate Vespasian ordered his line to advance towards the British.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceLLpz1KsPDRnMGWCdYlaxxFvE9vBQ1-MMmaiu5uXPdr0GztMO-luue0FpAxrZUdiyK_WJEGv4VUJASgVPFJFo4Sz4vZdLs-_zGTyn3E4zc_-RkAXNOHUeQPApSiNQW2aQKvG52BpVTi5/s2000/44.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjceLLpz1KsPDRnMGWCdYlaxxFvE9vBQ1-MMmaiu5uXPdr0GztMO-luue0FpAxrZUdiyK_WJEGv4VUJASgVPFJFo4Sz4vZdLs-_zGTyn3E4zc_-RkAXNOHUeQPApSiNQW2aQKvG52BpVTi5/s320/44.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British commanders ordered their light troops. On the British right flank, a javelin armed inexperienced warband moved out to the flank in order to expose the experienced warriors behind.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJaLVDkegTWTX6a2TUh8zPGynbe8php9N-4wBivGnNNI0L6ciQnhpycTP4bxgTQIxISPwVtXLYkGXTKKzJ1lqLgECcZClRxA-EYT-h1eueYo-zZlhjAR9Xmr9_Yw7XmxrFRQuJxEQrKCf/s2000/46.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgJaLVDkegTWTX6a2TUh8zPGynbe8php9N-4wBivGnNNI0L6ciQnhpycTP4bxgTQIxISPwVtXLYkGXTKKzJ1lqLgECcZClRxA-EYT-h1eueYo-zZlhjAR9Xmr9_Yw7XmxrFRQuJxEQrKCf/s320/46.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>While back on the British left flank, Caratacus once again led 3 chariot units to attack the last remaining Roman <i>Auxilia </i>unit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXd0YR6D_iFUI8_DwsB-VekVos6oFqNqSrDybzzvJwTQAh5EeIvZoyMmPNhC4HLCN03OKRlI_u8xSvcDr4KJc2TUt1fcVhVv440eF8_5UnSwtKiwUt8t6x4nCZWOMDiX2Ya5VoqZHMqNp/s2000/47.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXd0YR6D_iFUI8_DwsB-VekVos6oFqNqSrDybzzvJwTQAh5EeIvZoyMmPNhC4HLCN03OKRlI_u8xSvcDr4KJc2TUt1fcVhVv440eF8_5UnSwtKiwUt8t6x4nCZWOMDiX2Ya5VoqZHMqNp/s320/47.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The chariots overran the <i>Auxila </i>and the continued into the light infantry which evaded into the river with slight casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs4CPNCNk_I9cdUVTc3bx1zc5dDsY6yrzdjNNR9sBkF0s0GgR5p8flmV_EXCk8DQ-BqqalGcskdB8ZbnEBieyR9Z0GzG5b7qsNDgDlBsm6y96SQUlvIS7LI7GRkHsuo76euO0V96kqUms/s2000/48.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1114" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs4CPNCNk_I9cdUVTc3bx1zc5dDsY6yrzdjNNR9sBkF0s0GgR5p8flmV_EXCk8DQ-BqqalGcskdB8ZbnEBieyR9Z0GzG5b7qsNDgDlBsm6y96SQUlvIS7LI7GRkHsuo76euO0V96kqUms/s320/48.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p><i>Appius Titus Aper</i> ordered his two remaining light infantry units to attack Caratacus and his chariots from behind.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixU30thxnEWSArD33gmpBu-dazR9KB_clE2aeqsnLr9JuQEVFd7U5YOb0l3F7yoR6-B1arzyYaqBv1smGC86I0DCWBQHLcBOhNSla2oWUXmuPESgvizbB8is2W1MsxMnc15pptlTD3ySp/s2000/49.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixU30thxnEWSArD33gmpBu-dazR9KB_clE2aeqsnLr9JuQEVFd7U5YOb0l3F7yoR6-B1arzyYaqBv1smGC86I0DCWBQHLcBOhNSla2oWUXmuPESgvizbB8is2W1MsxMnc15pptlTD3ySp/s320/49.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The desperate attack was not successful. One unit of light infantry retreated back into the river. The second stood firm but lost half its strength. The Roman commander used his two Glory Points to rally it back to full strength ready to meet the British counterattack. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1y6DEPCGxng4Y_3cE69O7-ldgO3U6YdSYgfzCtgmx0Z8Gyg_jWtTgvByFXnos3EHYVHxyLesUCxgujr8rSHns05z9rqR8ZXr_2CLsIigckQhzQyWX9iN-vXP68pZXLAyUhWFLWmAZ6-U6/s2000/52.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1y6DEPCGxng4Y_3cE69O7-ldgO3U6YdSYgfzCtgmx0Z8Gyg_jWtTgvByFXnos3EHYVHxyLesUCxgujr8rSHns05z9rqR8ZXr_2CLsIigckQhzQyWX9iN-vXP68pZXLAyUhWFLWmAZ6-U6/s320/52.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Caratacus could see that the Romans were on the brink of breaking. So he ordered his light troops to attack. Four chariot units surrounded the Roman light infantry. This was the moment of truth, so even the understrength chariot unit had to charge.</p><p>The British commander used his only Glory Point to encourage a chariot unit to become heroic. While heroic, the unit will score a hit for each leader symbol rolled in close combat and may ignore one flag. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p><p>The chariots fought heroically and slaughtered the light infantry which didn't have a chance to evade. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdFxUEGNEzvjSULShuInCWzp9QiLgqLj7CiG15J9t6z9hsN7jACihHIOXkeFKTDlOwRUQ8J5EsYqDatHxSThWenLHrNxne5VjNF72O_FsV2Hy_3WS6MEV0RUUG3PwFi5vuXDoqqTDouN0/s2000/53.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1417" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdFxUEGNEzvjSULShuInCWzp9QiLgqLj7CiG15J9t6z9hsN7jACihHIOXkeFKTDlOwRUQ8J5EsYqDatHxSThWenLHrNxne5VjNF72O_FsV2Hy_3WS6MEV0RUUG3PwFi5vuXDoqqTDouN0/s320/53.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans, seeing that their right flank had been destroyed, paused their advance giving the victorious British even more time to retire safely and regroup for the next battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5nigvRDwZSvxS7ZWpEdlPkRCxTaSqXqEauUipa-RDtQ6ps4DT2W7JvFG-1xI10HOVEKKEpk3xqqUSmCHmvm8tCeI_Icu0o9I4otzlrm-FdLaaz5pbXTSaL3I_1IWDTQYt2bcSkwwxqnH/s2048/57.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5nigvRDwZSvxS7ZWpEdlPkRCxTaSqXqEauUipa-RDtQ6ps4DT2W7JvFG-1xI10HOVEKKEpk3xqqUSmCHmvm8tCeI_Icu0o9I4otzlrm-FdLaaz5pbXTSaL3I_1IWDTQYt2bcSkwwxqnH/s320/57.png" width="500" /></a></div>
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<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>British Victory</b>: Romans 2 - Britons 6</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 2 victory banners and 1 glory point</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 6 victory banners and 3 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 1</td>
<td> 17</td>
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<td> Britons </td>
<td> 3</td>
<td> 23</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-47603293542736561052021-12-16T18:16:00.000+01:002021-12-16T18:16:48.878+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 3<h2 style="text-align: left;">Invasion of Britain (55 BC) </h2><p>This is the third scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p>
<p>When Caesar resumed his march inland, the Britons united under Timpotarus and the newly appointed Cassivellaunus. The Britons were ordered to avoid pitched battles with the legions. Instead, they were to just harry the flanks of the legions and to wear down the Roman cavalry by drawing them into skirmishes, only to retire after a brief fight. Caesar was impressed with the mobility and open order fighting capability of the tribesman. He countered by increasing the size of his foraging parties and emphasizing the need for mutual support between the legionnaires and the cavalry. </p><p>The next Roman foraging party was almost 20,000 strong, with three legions and all the cavalry. Caesar assigned the legate Gaius Trebonius to lead this detachment. Despite being aware of the large amount of Roman infantry in the column, Tinpotarus and Cassivellaunus broke their own rules and attacked.</p>
<p>Seeing that the infantry could be encircled, legate Gnaeus Hostilius Aper brought up the Roman cavalry in support of the legions.</p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX6MwS_PLOBVSWRL-fqQncI4jZphj0qpk4DWdWsYyiNSB6eqASLOAjfgjvefReam3bVanu-falmEWzIjJXSd2qpJBvgcimIl7MwZ_LIpnf0ptpl1LVLSDABu3F249neQIjrmbG7pav6LQ/s2627/2987.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="2627" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggX6MwS_PLOBVSWRL-fqQncI4jZphj0qpk4DWdWsYyiNSB6eqASLOAjfgjvefReam3bVanu-falmEWzIjJXSd2qpJBvgcimIl7MwZ_LIpnf0ptpl1LVLSDABu3F249neQIjrmbG7pav6LQ/s320/2987.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the British side of the battle.</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW8O-bGIIJ0njAeH55ZdLshNW5bVIu4a0kGgetslJg1jf_96GpAvYAoJqXkR610z_1Nkz1046Ly5TGUI6L4A4pGLOmfDoxj2KKynI2gyJsnc3JQeY2WWUoRdxAR4ZkpkvE5P0Q5Kn8bSC/s1100/219new.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibW8O-bGIIJ0njAeH55ZdLshNW5bVIu4a0kGgetslJg1jf_96GpAvYAoJqXkR610z_1Nkz1046Ly5TGUI6L4A4pGLOmfDoxj2KKynI2gyJsnc3JQeY2WWUoRdxAR4ZkpkvE5P0Q5Kn8bSC/s320/219new.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scenario Set-up</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: This is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/77-gallic-wars-59-51-bc/343-219-foraging-party-54-bc.html" target="_blank">scenario 219</a> from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 2. The Romans have 1 glory point from the previous scenario and the Britons have 2 glory points. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p>
<p>Tinpotarus and Cassivellaunus saw the Roman foraging party advancing towards them and decided to attack and destroy before it could link up with the rest of the army.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdiOT-JXZJtdxK8tP_L7iWO3m4uM4vh3gbZVb-L9NLvOpnCayM3btPDHioti8wW-Po7UQz569o9qyBRfh1U3v-lWRrbxNCK1nmKekccYgzcq4xwLobjKZdEShQ3pqfGcwQk25yRMOKWFn/s1200/scenario3e.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdiOT-JXZJtdxK8tP_L7iWO3m4uM4vh3gbZVb-L9NLvOpnCayM3btPDHioti8wW-Po7UQz569o9qyBRfh1U3v-lWRrbxNCK1nmKekccYgzcq4xwLobjKZdEShQ3pqfGcwQk25yRMOKWFn/w400-h400/scenario3e.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tinpotarus ordered his troops to encircle the Romans - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Cassivellaunus ordered 4 units on his right flank to advance. A unit of light cavalry skirmished with the Roman flank. Two javelin armed infantry units advanced on the Romans and opened range combat. No serious losses were inflicted. Cassivellaunus himself followed behind with a unit of seasoned warriors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpF-13RzkJt3NNcbN7EGt8IoITAAGDUvITHVv4tcagPX4JzJK4fWsR3Jwz-XossJFxbVk69AB9x9cHgKSCjbrVhCMiIccXn0acaBLBwKhC0E7JG1hmoKR_fveFBsXCGiqPPQDzvo_I5O6/s2000/2994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1628" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpF-13RzkJt3NNcbN7EGt8IoITAAGDUvITHVv4tcagPX4JzJK4fWsR3Jwz-XossJFxbVk69AB9x9cHgKSCjbrVhCMiIccXn0acaBLBwKhC0E7JG1hmoKR_fveFBsXCGiqPPQDzvo_I5O6/s320/2994.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p>The Roman commander ordered his light troops to skirmish, but without causing any serious casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sbK0X6vE-6_Nx4YNWZ-1vmpzPPAVipioSKEpbsxZYlZactpE5PCdqzBSb4WOaCObA23DpU4v__tplEarBKaHSfkPM5n0R3-7NFKg1MqfaVAXm5G-B5Fo4hwQDT49l-u1IkGuzw3-8Nz-/s2526/2995.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sbK0X6vE-6_Nx4YNWZ-1vmpzPPAVipioSKEpbsxZYlZactpE5PCdqzBSb4WOaCObA23DpU4v__tplEarBKaHSfkPM5n0R3-7NFKg1MqfaVAXm5G-B5Fo4hwQDT49l-u1IkGuzw3-8Nz-/s320/2995.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>Tinpotarus ordered 3 units on his left flank, two of chariots and one light cavalry, to attack the Roman <i>Auxilia </i>which had advanced unsupported.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC0UumeYd68-1Y3O2iHUEOO5opRmlOzTksit2-ezMLd9STxlB-A-vEBnucmCPVZ97acVmSv03KcxFo646reKoYZq1zE31Rr5Xl4Z2xl9LbtQE1HYxB_dxwP_nbdgGbeOA6ILHlG4YyI6c/s2000/2997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvC0UumeYd68-1Y3O2iHUEOO5opRmlOzTksit2-ezMLd9STxlB-A-vEBnucmCPVZ97acVmSv03KcxFo646reKoYZq1zE31Rr5Xl4Z2xl9LbtQE1HYxB_dxwP_nbdgGbeOA6ILHlG4YyI6c/s320/2997.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>One unit of chariots took heavy losses. The <i>Auxilia </i>fled from the attacking British, but regrouped behind their cavalry without having taken any serious casualties. From the cover of the woods, the British light cavalry threw their javelins at the Roman cavalry causing some loss.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-bJBqkM9RBJtNVl5B6J5cRG9nuh-zwJ31EAU9ZtxwD2dj3KcLYoY_yTG68FFzCArN-0h-iLXTihoJsVB0_WhFEGPMRTkoQat8MslA4DdlfYY3ETlsn1MwogGDweMsL-zYDB09Btdrynz/s2048/2996.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-bJBqkM9RBJtNVl5B6J5cRG9nuh-zwJ31EAU9ZtxwD2dj3KcLYoY_yTG68FFzCArN-0h-iLXTihoJsVB0_WhFEGPMRTkoQat8MslA4DdlfYY3ETlsn1MwogGDweMsL-zYDB09Btdrynz/s320/2996.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>On the Roman left flank, their commander followed by 4 units widened their line and attacked the British light cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW_MZCRUi1vl4kQaTsD62WCRWkewbRJqrhk9FmFKi8LElMwy4n5VEJi_oiuxx0aY_LW5GZVj7XZSslPBAUIfdkbuTCO3K0jDBnYU4xER-pgURgcfpV72sZNly-opydHweBgTCNsPIj1hyphenhyphen/s2048/2998.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW_MZCRUi1vl4kQaTsD62WCRWkewbRJqrhk9FmFKi8LElMwy4n5VEJi_oiuxx0aY_LW5GZVj7XZSslPBAUIfdkbuTCO3K0jDBnYU4xER-pgURgcfpV72sZNly-opydHweBgTCNsPIj1hyphenhyphen/s320/2998.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>The British light cavalry evaded the attacking Romans but took heavy losses in doing so and retreated to the hill in its rear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujkNBDeT5Fs9amDw3HlJx1iBVD2BG2Q0bYk_kB6XgFrYZgVTDHv8pa5uDNL8uUmmf0iBIqtkU5FZ7JwUrjtFhZPJencMCnba35GXmUu95iQYhQFhCR7VlLOEvOodKZRc3leNvys3Z3ZxA/s2048/3001.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujkNBDeT5Fs9amDw3HlJx1iBVD2BG2Q0bYk_kB6XgFrYZgVTDHv8pa5uDNL8uUmmf0iBIqtkU5FZ7JwUrjtFhZPJencMCnba35GXmUu95iQYhQFhCR7VlLOEvOodKZRc3leNvys3Z3ZxA/s320/3001.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>Cassivellaunus ordered his infantry to double time at the Romans, he himself led one unit of warriors into the fray.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR5SLcZfgYQJ3XCQ1bXTZynN7v_woK_vVENhtAsYDL8YZczOWS0SlsBsSxE9BuMrhSh-QpIfOuJrdlWkZMjHxY9KmE2Ml_saWwkVWab-h_ABaQktJPTipePZA09YynO9wKZTMG_bJVOC-/s2000/3002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR5SLcZfgYQJ3XCQ1bXTZynN7v_woK_vVENhtAsYDL8YZczOWS0SlsBsSxE9BuMrhSh-QpIfOuJrdlWkZMjHxY9KmE2Ml_saWwkVWab-h_ABaQktJPTipePZA09YynO9wKZTMG_bJVOC-/s320/3002.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman light infantry evaded the charge but the legionaries stood firm.</p><p>Cassivellaunus unit slaughtered the legionaries to their front, but didn't succeed in capturing their eagle.</p><p>The other two units of British warriors caused severe losses to the second unit of legionaries but were then both forced to retreat out of the fight. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLfNtozjlxJ10HNzP4sHoM-8D09LO2xpZAhgOcftbvWmUWD3nZDSDxooP65KDw9Q1BtftPv4WurXNEGXgrhs34kzGS0_1ioWgpvRueY0HP06gzQQ82z_zO0ui4tti8IDAHXUTUg9mbVHz/s2000/3004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLfNtozjlxJ10HNzP4sHoM-8D09LO2xpZAhgOcftbvWmUWD3nZDSDxooP65KDw9Q1BtftPv4WurXNEGXgrhs34kzGS0_1ioWgpvRueY0HP06gzQQ82z_zO0ui4tti8IDAHXUTUg9mbVHz/s320/3004.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p>In the face of the attacking warbands, Gaius Trebonius, the Roman commander, rallied the depleted unit of legionaries to which he was attached. To do this he used his only glory point. Glory points are an addition to the standard C&CA rules in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><p>He then ordered his two units that were in contact with the enemy to double their effort and they attacked with a clash of shields.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUbNhjd-ulvcT8Wd365KVK6Z820-Fii8VhQWMdm37AnAHptPtPVH3HsG_2XBixiqIElYbTfUj_xoSG5e2X9IQqgYYv_kKjpEaSKNkbX957njcTUxbnyrKQpf512cwM80c597MpfM2_BU_/s2000/3006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUbNhjd-ulvcT8Wd365KVK6Z820-Fii8VhQWMdm37AnAHptPtPVH3HsG_2XBixiqIElYbTfUj_xoSG5e2X9IQqgYYv_kKjpEaSKNkbX957njcTUxbnyrKQpf512cwM80c597MpfM2_BU_/s320/3006.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Cassivellaunus was killed and the unit of warrior totally eliminated. Gaius Trebonius had been lucky! However he decided not to push his luck, and ordered the legionaries to stand firm rather than advancing and capturing the British battle standard.</p><p>When he later reported on the action to Julius Caesar, Gaius Trebonius explained that this was the moment, when his skill and the legionaries bravery, turned the tide of the battle.</p><p>To his right, the Roman light infantry attacked the British chariots which evaded but in so doing lost two-thirds of their number.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoId0y_YXMiVWL6pq4SBVyu8yOGNY_XXdhadXyU_2GCvZwmnQPhl0H9wiL3aQkNubMxNW7g4ltBMZqiyJrTw792dP77dpClCLEGNSjj5eUJYw5nOE9Jh0saCd3_6xEu59pWmPwpLn1-6MK/s2000/3007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoId0y_YXMiVWL6pq4SBVyu8yOGNY_XXdhadXyU_2GCvZwmnQPhl0H9wiL3aQkNubMxNW7g4ltBMZqiyJrTw792dP77dpClCLEGNSjj5eUJYw5nOE9Jh0saCd3_6xEu59pWmPwpLn1-6MK/s320/3007.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p>After rallying one unit of warriors up to full strength using his first Glory Point, Tinpotarus ordered all his centre units to advance and attack the Romans. </p><p>The warriors charged into the line of legionaries while the javelin armed infantry opened up on the Roman light infantry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YcBAR7vrCw2Yl1kQAiKPsLFBAW8IiPagM80Co71xqSawojVOlPk9t9VGVanqWVT9957vJfnqYW-bQTscZRRjEB2dbCfqx4c2P4dOaI5STLPpmG6UOEi3sxGMGQ-IdQHWFVmmudZV3fJe/s2016/3008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0YcBAR7vrCw2Yl1kQAiKPsLFBAW8IiPagM80Co71xqSawojVOlPk9t9VGVanqWVT9957vJfnqYW-bQTscZRRjEB2dbCfqx4c2P4dOaI5STLPpmG6UOEi3sxGMGQ-IdQHWFVmmudZV3fJe/s320/3008.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>But Gaius Trebonius, the Roman commander, had been waiting for this and he ordered the legionaries to strike first before the first (full strength) unit of British warriors had a chance to attack. This was unexpected and half the warriors were casualties, the rest retreated.</p><p>The second (half strength) unit of warriors then attacked the Romans without doing any damage, and they themselves were wiped out in the Roman counterattack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHGY9x3JtfyiDAFOA16qSBLRcOF0B16g9zBTYcCR3KNmD8DaQ1_Dp-HdMVm44zE0G0ayUkH8og7pyZ6XTb-0WSJuSQyPq0mcCD_XvaBH9rH4nPybyrnrfy6kelDeRzxrRsvZpqlSbILJa/s2000/3009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHGY9x3JtfyiDAFOA16qSBLRcOF0B16g9zBTYcCR3KNmD8DaQ1_Dp-HdMVm44zE0G0ayUkH8og7pyZ6XTb-0WSJuSQyPq0mcCD_XvaBH9rH4nPybyrnrfy6kelDeRzxrRsvZpqlSbILJa/s320/3009.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p>The Roman commander ordered a mounted charge. </p><p>On his left flank, two units of Roman cavalry charged the British chariots which skilfully evaded without loss.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRvA4kpsymYKHEZJvzDTmUMYL01Z6_Ef3056HL-Mhz2GBDrTQ6iUh6ngx_u50ImAB766yd2dazg3K98uBSEwdr6GEgt4djDba6R35rd56cPiGD2huCsHbGdJSD5eyCF-_WZbQCURtvw-8/s2000/3010.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoRvA4kpsymYKHEZJvzDTmUMYL01Z6_Ef3056HL-Mhz2GBDrTQ6iUh6ngx_u50ImAB766yd2dazg3K98uBSEwdr6GEgt4djDba6R35rd56cPiGD2huCsHbGdJSD5eyCF-_WZbQCURtvw-8/s320/3010.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>But on the Roman right flank, the mounted charge was much more successful and the chariots were destroyed while trying to evade.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnD-IBR98aGfuFtYGg1yP3OV-d_xiipKjzB02oOkDcOEuNx8k914dmq-IBN-QTpzcrnN6YjcUinzw1TVFKFmU9wTF1bG2khuCdyeo7xahMN-Lapb3I4tUdQ61AvtViBVvgLMcBl64Fwpp/s2048/3011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdnD-IBR98aGfuFtYGg1yP3OV-d_xiipKjzB02oOkDcOEuNx8k914dmq-IBN-QTpzcrnN6YjcUinzw1TVFKFmU9wTF1bG2khuCdyeo7xahMN-Lapb3I4tUdQ61AvtViBVvgLMcBl64Fwpp/s320/3011.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>Tinpotarus ordered a counter attack and the British performed a mounted charge.</p><p>On the left flank, a unit of light cavalry with some understrength chariots attacked both Roman cavalry units. Tinpotarus used his second and last Glory Point to join the light cavalry charge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiFI0WBlPUwXjz2oBdtkNlpx_rD9cmPckNG-bRT3SyTByR1ftIRJ32EcpvrIO5d96NJ0_erLyjeu5VHe3IQ4WoEcMFeCnOwkMV42-suYDfyTpazwAmNTCZgFu1nEggVyaBJAfumPxFOwE/s2048/3012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1819" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiFI0WBlPUwXjz2oBdtkNlpx_rD9cmPckNG-bRT3SyTByR1ftIRJ32EcpvrIO5d96NJ0_erLyjeu5VHe3IQ4WoEcMFeCnOwkMV42-suYDfyTpazwAmNTCZgFu1nEggVyaBJAfumPxFOwE/s320/3012.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman cavalry destroyed the chariots but the light cavalry, with Tinpotarus at their head, slaughtered both Roman cavalry units.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxZ2I_ofSJE7qkHtm2hC3MsxjDWjhMNvQr73AdM7skdvqQQDE38vwb2cby6wjs99jDATQKiXRVQ7XwUhfp8n-O8soJmizrMvB1er9XKwhthWJG1NIXaMHlKJ2KiVXEuEb_0tO5s0wfxW2/s2048/3014.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1972" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxZ2I_ofSJE7qkHtm2hC3MsxjDWjhMNvQr73AdM7skdvqQQDE38vwb2cby6wjs99jDATQKiXRVQ7XwUhfp8n-O8soJmizrMvB1er9XKwhthWJG1NIXaMHlKJ2KiVXEuEb_0tO5s0wfxW2/s320/3014.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>On the right flank, two chariot units charged the Roman cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQEGJtxwZOT1CKE4L5mXptROJkPOCKe9_zFRsEA3JCk4p-7cXwBTI8rmtrhmBGStb_Gzj6wc78lJ9EK6PvkSGZBlR48Ko0wnBqOwh3ArYjQgvQYTio8_KxNSkzNQrwXNNFDH4J5Din1p3/s2048/3013.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1859" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQEGJtxwZOT1CKE4L5mXptROJkPOCKe9_zFRsEA3JCk4p-7cXwBTI8rmtrhmBGStb_Gzj6wc78lJ9EK6PvkSGZBlR48Ko0wnBqOwh3ArYjQgvQYTio8_KxNSkzNQrwXNNFDH4J5Din1p3/s320/3013.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>The British chariots and Roman cavalry both took equal casualties, but without any decisive result.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15uwEIfzti73c9piQHe2qcqUN7_UVtFRXqtsv0Emkf0ip3-eSjaWu3alUSkfG5b44l9GXrgHDaAJVnkhP7c_4BK1eJFBrVZ0BvWJOreozFZSgecbBIBE_lxjX-H_pEGoNg8S0zh2U63cG/s2000/3015.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15uwEIfzti73c9piQHe2qcqUN7_UVtFRXqtsv0Emkf0ip3-eSjaWu3alUSkfG5b44l9GXrgHDaAJVnkhP7c_4BK1eJFBrVZ0BvWJOreozFZSgecbBIBE_lxjX-H_pEGoNg8S0zh2U63cG/s320/3015.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>The Roman <i>Auxilia </i>and their full strength cavalry unit then each attacked a British chariot unit. The <i>Auxilia </i>eliminated half the chariots without taking losses themselves. The second British chariot unit evaded the Roman cavalry without loss.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk2QwUgnXSK3ZhqRrwQlCjWZUpT-jV4VQBa1uyRgaKVBwGWf4FagvgaE0fipZQRfqpHP4Gr9IMU8OS7gYjSlBRZT8Icpv0Vqg4MNtdW9591NM5n_WLP_mmjRcdSQlhTLu2HhUiBJLxu7I/s2000/3016.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1847" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk2QwUgnXSK3ZhqRrwQlCjWZUpT-jV4VQBa1uyRgaKVBwGWf4FagvgaE0fipZQRfqpHP4Gr9IMU8OS7gYjSlBRZT8Icpv0Vqg4MNtdW9591NM5n_WLP_mmjRcdSQlhTLu2HhUiBJLxu7I/s320/3016.png" width="500" /></a></div><p>The British commander then ordered his light troops to attack. On the right flank, the chariots charged. On the left and in the centre, the light troops threw their javelins at the two Roman commanders hoping that a lucky shot would kill a Roman commander.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-6FfjasnZw8kI79HLHttgsO3n8pnYUvTukLMa1lZv8nAQxCKK9rAOatexVIGHAPm3hpZu9CPUMXkvTqfJnfwq7rx0LMdOoA3qyY4jinh_yKIZM4_g2B0L6Y6mX3m518CpaRShEkCNZhJ/s2048/3017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-6FfjasnZw8kI79HLHttgsO3n8pnYUvTukLMa1lZv8nAQxCKK9rAOatexVIGHAPm3hpZu9CPUMXkvTqfJnfwq7rx0LMdOoA3qyY4jinh_yKIZM4_g2B0L6Y6mX3m518CpaRShEkCNZhJ/s320/3017.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The chariots eliminated the weak Roman cavalry unit. The desperate attempt to kill a Roman commander failed (as expected, it was only a very slim chance.)</p><p>Both side now needed one victory to win the battle, but the understrength British chariot was in a poor position, not having room to evade, and it was eliminated by the Romans giving them the victory.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUvVN_lWKl7SvPhJtI6F1u2YbThBXwAYJ5CwIpGWrqJ2n8FTAq9j4Edxs_YGI45J1PdhT5ofU42Flz0Dg7VU38AWknFhWjKvuZHToY_xO1ZtY1bCcxY05ZbJaYwgseK8Flar9ZO6WwJSa/s2048/3018.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUvVN_lWKl7SvPhJtI6F1u2YbThBXwAYJ5CwIpGWrqJ2n8FTAq9j4Edxs_YGI45J1PdhT5ofU42Flz0Dg7VU38AWknFhWjKvuZHToY_xO1ZtY1bCcxY05ZbJaYwgseK8Flar9ZO6WwJSa/s320/3018.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman infantry knew that they would have been in serious trouble, had not legate Gnaeus Hostilius Aper brought up the cavalry so quickly. So as a play on his name, they presented him with a pig from their foraging.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBmWUb0MCnvPglRfbsfoI6pHxu8-y9XamGczPyddPibcFSiXwXlxfhyphenhyphenywDdIHXWoA7haMxbvOEZ4ygnJVgAE7jr9upe3Ekvn2luPLTBbUKit7TdgVNBhf5INyBSj-6BXq6tn6wtQCWmfy/s1164/scenario3c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1164" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBmWUb0MCnvPglRfbsfoI6pHxu8-y9XamGczPyddPibcFSiXwXlxfhyphenhyphenywDdIHXWoA7haMxbvOEZ4ygnJVgAE7jr9upe3Ekvn2luPLTBbUKit7TdgVNBhf5INyBSj-6BXq6tn6wtQCWmfy/w400-h400/scenario3c.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gnaeus Hostilius Aper with his soon to be roast pig - by MW</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>Roman Victory</b>: Romans 6 - Britons 4</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 6 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 5 victory banners and 1 glory point</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<th> Banners </th>
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<td> Romans </td>
<td> 1</td>
<td> 15</td>
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<td> Britons </td>
<td> 2</td>
<td> 17</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-88051634235685330722021-11-30T10:32:00.000+01:002021-11-30T10:32:04.391+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 2<h2 style="text-align: left;">River Stour (54 BC)</h2>
<p>This is the second scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p>
<p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p>
<p>During the winter of 55–54 BC, Julius Caesar planned his second invasion of Britain for the coming summer. Determined not to make the same mistakes as the previous year, Caesar gathered a larger force than on his previous expedition with five legions as opposed to two, plus two thousand cavalry. </p>
<p>The troops embarked at Portus Itius (Boulogne) in 800 ships and crossed the channel, landing at beach that Caesar had identified the previous year (near Sandwich). Intimidated by the size of the fleet, the Britons under the command of Tinpotarus did not oppose the landing but retired inland to give them time to gather their forces.</p>
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<p>As Caesar marched inland and encountered a delaying force of Briton charioteers and cavalry at a river crossing on the River Stour. As in the previous year, Julius Caesar commanded the centre and legate Gnaeus Hostilius Aper commanded the right wing.</p>
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<p>Note: This is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/77-gallic-wars-59-51-bc/342-218-river-stour-54-bc.html" target="_blank">scenario 218</a> from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 2. The Romans have 2 glory points from the previous scenario and the Britons have 2 glory points. Glory points in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a> are an addition to the standard C&CA rules.</p>
<p>The British chieftain Tinpotarus had sent messages to the tribes in central Britain, but he needed to gain time for the warbands to gather. When Tinpotarus saw the Romans advancing towards the river, he drew up his chariots and cavalry in a long line, planning to stop or at least delay Caesar's crossing. </p>
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<p>Tinpotarus looked at the advancing Roman troops and was worried. He thought that the Roman centre with Caesar in command looked far too dangerous a prospect. Tinpotarus decided that waiting for the Romans to advance would be just playing into their hands, so he would have to attack their flanks. He ordered his light troops; the five units of light chariots in the British centre split right and left and attacked the skirmishing Roman light infantry.</p>
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<p>On the left flank, with Tinpotarus himself commanding, the attack was not the success that he had hoped for. The Roman light infantry, encouraged by the presence of Gnaeus Hostilius Aper, fought off the British chariots causing them light casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZb5RqwPCFrsKUb9LtX4WhSEPHDPAcXFzD5Kml_8DcplN8ERhS_6bhyhjzJz2D2QR3ic9cW54t2axd4A2Mzh4H2CB_PNXvhnLqRUNJEe9a90Rx_mY3_pZXICOH8I92GM047VkYFI1QVjj/s1500/944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZb5RqwPCFrsKUb9LtX4WhSEPHDPAcXFzD5Kml_8DcplN8ERhS_6bhyhjzJz2D2QR3ic9cW54t2axd4A2Mzh4H2CB_PNXvhnLqRUNJEe9a90Rx_mY3_pZXICOH8I92GM047VkYFI1QVjj/s320/944.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The attack on the right flank fared even worse. Again the Roman light infantry fought off the chariots and caused half of them to retreat back to the banks of the River Stour itself.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfETisig3KBRq14H0BnLJqsspbxD5TahRiePk8Vp2QyBcNNr3PnY-Z5HB6MF5rFozgfNBh71PW3E3trnVRBF_q7AcpTBLmpn5aWSWXDQ-QyFzqXHrWkf1n7Zr_svBKU8LlYmKMqH1AN-6E/s1888/945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfETisig3KBRq14H0BnLJqsspbxD5TahRiePk8Vp2QyBcNNr3PnY-Z5HB6MF5rFozgfNBh71PW3E3trnVRBF_q7AcpTBLmpn5aWSWXDQ-QyFzqXHrWkf1n7Zr_svBKU8LlYmKMqH1AN-6E/s320/945.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Gnaeus Hostilius Aper took personal command of his unit and the three adjacent ones. He ordered his light infantry into the woods, out of the way, and the charged the pesky British chariots with a unit of legionaries, a unit of Auxilia and a unit of cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5j-VTsCLMopFjjcSWa1MHu9ym8j4J26X092gSy9FXQDUkujwisp5sAqUmlA-Le9_LTDdJNmz6C2C8TKXWGxTyU1paH8iMN56rfSGEobskmvlHJt97DcI8tw_F8xMoRdBaGFbHfOBn-_8-/s2000/946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5j-VTsCLMopFjjcSWa1MHu9ym8j4J26X092gSy9FXQDUkujwisp5sAqUmlA-Le9_LTDdJNmz6C2C8TKXWGxTyU1paH8iMN56rfSGEobskmvlHJt97DcI8tw_F8xMoRdBaGFbHfOBn-_8-/s320/946.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British chariots were fast and mobile and evaded the charging Romans although the right had unit took more casualties and was now so under-strength as to be almost useless. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-0v867ro5ozHwGnX4hVCer5eUv5lWXg1DAEKXC88oOHpCHqrk2FnQ6VDhDV445eUFqTAw72WHR7iHnGUOVLddcxzmZUvyAR6hIZe12mMH-aZKo6Y8J75znjigIP1XSNrXi0AtGbD6LVB/s2000/947.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-0v867ro5ozHwGnX4hVCer5eUv5lWXg1DAEKXC88oOHpCHqrk2FnQ6VDhDV445eUFqTAw72WHR7iHnGUOVLddcxzmZUvyAR6hIZe12mMH-aZKo6Y8J75znjigIP1XSNrXi0AtGbD6LVB/s320/947.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Tinpotarus was now unsure how to handle the situation, he couldn't think of any attractive options. So out of desperation he ordered his medium troops (one cavalry unit on each flank) to attack.</p><p>On the British left flank, the cavalry were encouraged by Tinpotarus himself as they charged their Roman equivalents. Thanks to presence of Tinpotarus, the British cavalry wiped out the Roman cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xgHHWwA2-9laDeduJSilng1sfm_xuCYi4yIGqnrnQOE0-LyO6HCoT32vp_KrNzrL-8kHUygSd7yUEFT3PHjD_UydXD39G-sQWqlP5-RHxpEBYtpgfhsPzZvrgmz3EXKttOfpdN3Xl69z/s2000/950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xgHHWwA2-9laDeduJSilng1sfm_xuCYi4yIGqnrnQOE0-LyO6HCoT32vp_KrNzrL-8kHUygSd7yUEFT3PHjD_UydXD39G-sQWqlP5-RHxpEBYtpgfhsPzZvrgmz3EXKttOfpdN3Xl69z/s320/950.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>On the British right flank, the cavalry attacked the Roman light infantry. Even though they got no support from the nearby chariots, the British cavalry destroyed the light infantry with no loss to themselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_W3bHN31ZOBC2yhFX3t8VIaHzBJ2NFffi-IjMQfNe-6FiEqYMKo957Q7vAI815iH7a8pecxbksLiPoAvkiPk7BPQD4V0-itD348MQdzt488zbsGIRQpl5dK5tCEZsIuug-nv6FWq8Pwv/s2000/949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_W3bHN31ZOBC2yhFX3t8VIaHzBJ2NFffi-IjMQfNe-6FiEqYMKo957Q7vAI815iH7a8pecxbksLiPoAvkiPk7BPQD4V0-itD348MQdzt488zbsGIRQpl5dK5tCEZsIuug-nv6FWq8Pwv/s320/949.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing that the British cavalry were in a precarious position, Gnaeus Hostilius Aper led his infantry in the attack.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0r0HesFUUV8ML_JMSDSAtXfkC5tHo3iR0B70cYsQK5Is3PWxhhX2W__UWe6XOgIFSiePZKUcQnQFIGfJqeN-Yti9PZwEa3XL09lINI6gyFv_nV_IfeEe1jpiHijeBx_4Nu7OJfpJ5z7L/s2000/952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0r0HesFUUV8ML_JMSDSAtXfkC5tHo3iR0B70cYsQK5Is3PWxhhX2W__UWe6XOgIFSiePZKUcQnQFIGfJqeN-Yti9PZwEa3XL09lINI6gyFv_nV_IfeEe1jpiHijeBx_4Nu7OJfpJ5z7L/s320/952.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman <i>Auxilia </i>led the assault on the British cavalry taking heavy losses, but then Gnaeus Hostilius Aper followed up with his legionaries completely destroying the cavalry. He then turned his attack on Timpotarus and the chariots but they evaded taking only light casualties.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVQIpjz6wB0c8KcLKLdWcVwpTErd3s3O2llswMhRGxzcmXvzWtcCvkwldmKtEcmV_-ZrYTez5Uac8Ymj72NiKNEMAc2cUW0yWf46A8dFzMEQyRJQWv-F5ctdFN7TKkTugQxx0kLAvzS9u/s2000/953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVQIpjz6wB0c8KcLKLdWcVwpTErd3s3O2llswMhRGxzcmXvzWtcCvkwldmKtEcmV_-ZrYTez5Uac8Ymj72NiKNEMAc2cUW0yWf46A8dFzMEQyRJQWv-F5ctdFN7TKkTugQxx0kLAvzS9u/s320/953.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Tinpotarus rallied his chariots and led a lone charge into the understrength unit of <i>Auxilia</i>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4fCUJLOjdmg9cJM687HE9HsfGAC-y__Y-nUe8-3S_TgFz7ScvfU4u2DzkI9Cf3DxjYN4tkOIIRE7Pf9QUxn13jk-LZWYdMGqcnn4oDEAbiqmxXFzRzCsFgFeVwTNJPCgfSpEeayus6Mo/s1500/954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4fCUJLOjdmg9cJM687HE9HsfGAC-y__Y-nUe8-3S_TgFz7ScvfU4u2DzkI9Cf3DxjYN4tkOIIRE7Pf9QUxn13jk-LZWYdMGqcnn4oDEAbiqmxXFzRzCsFgFeVwTNJPCgfSpEeayus6Mo/s320/954.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The <i>Auxilia </i>were destroyed so Tinpotarus turned on the unit of legionaries who were supporting them and attacked again. The legionaries lost half their strength and were forced to retreat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ2yLgnTzD82_LTTcqMqlXaxDTb1rNja3zxHAkYoOer06j14uicKLDHopYpd2-O0dtj0uvavtrcQcYrZBgnTskCpaDMTEtDRwPwTBXDfx7_V1k3A_9_q5553A5aPdBrD3TNadGUvb4MyS/s1500/955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="913" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZ2yLgnTzD82_LTTcqMqlXaxDTb1rNja3zxHAkYoOer06j14uicKLDHopYpd2-O0dtj0uvavtrcQcYrZBgnTskCpaDMTEtDRwPwTBXDfx7_V1k3A_9_q5553A5aPdBrD3TNadGUvb4MyS/s320/955.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Julius Caesar ordered a coordinated attack. Two units advanced against the British right flank. On the Roman right flank, one unit of legionaries was rallied using a Glory Point. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYK0nv0M6Q8M3cp8dLqX718djuraOMRi4jgoOnE62JOy4GX_UMyTQFG_OBS2vWlCXb4eIKPE4euU9UFoFsGvYK2QfmsMpoAemsLZ_h-U4CR9nCHKU2xnEqI6_Kunn8kHHrKINc_1CvKgV/s2000/956.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYK0nv0M6Q8M3cp8dLqX718djuraOMRi4jgoOnE62JOy4GX_UMyTQFG_OBS2vWlCXb4eIKPE4euU9UFoFsGvYK2QfmsMpoAemsLZ_h-U4CR9nCHKU2xnEqI6_Kunn8kHHrKINc_1CvKgV/s320/956.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British rallied one of their chariot units on their right flank using their second Glory Point. The British commander then ordered 3 units on his right flank to attack: two units of chariots and one of light cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk46_vb4-bWUKad-HJ3GWR6Tm7fEGmCd-deYAIu7v_zykQDAmmAnflZolYerKKI8GSqWkIn9g_L78Isfc48-1LXMw2gHgoFg8Tk-EaLwptNK3Ay8-0yha1qC2uTShZK-t-heX_Cyqy1u38/s2000/961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk46_vb4-bWUKad-HJ3GWR6Tm7fEGmCd-deYAIu7v_zykQDAmmAnflZolYerKKI8GSqWkIn9g_L78Isfc48-1LXMw2gHgoFg8Tk-EaLwptNK3Ay8-0yha1qC2uTShZK-t-heX_Cyqy1u38/s320/961.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The left hand chariots attacked the <i>Auxila </i>causing slight losses on both sides. Then the second chariot unit attacked the Auxila again causing them to retreat, they then continued their advance and attacked the legionaries who lost half their strength while causing fewer casualties on the chariots. The British light cavalry attacked the Roman medium cavalry with their javelins causing some losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItrtmxXATLkpREoFj2c-0Ov0_zDp6Zs4ypJHScKhmxsItu7-Lfq3w2A2kOl2HPgh12cLQYUfsz_zu8iIiCEKZNpXLWjkCjjVK3XKUNis_B4TI-6hS_qunqGYJtou2yVwDjCzQ_OVR4lsn/s2000/963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1090" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjItrtmxXATLkpREoFj2c-0Ov0_zDp6Zs4ypJHScKhmxsItu7-Lfq3w2A2kOl2HPgh12cLQYUfsz_zu8iIiCEKZNpXLWjkCjjVK3XKUNis_B4TI-6hS_qunqGYJtou2yVwDjCzQ_OVR4lsn/s320/963.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman commander ordered the units on his right flank to shoot at the British, resulting in the chariots retiring out of range.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oi8igkxga2y3XbERgo6-nPHCosF26SJ-GJxElyPXRzWnCpDgKIrDCUxM5iHAC3N-ZjZrMLD2DACUESsQ48k5hiS-lMGfj35A80CUAhxjLk9uyhmYU-51pFwnBhJVRwdr74Z0ocjPj2vd/s2000/964.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1755" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9oi8igkxga2y3XbERgo6-nPHCosF26SJ-GJxElyPXRzWnCpDgKIrDCUxM5iHAC3N-ZjZrMLD2DACUESsQ48k5hiS-lMGfj35A80CUAhxjLk9uyhmYU-51pFwnBhJVRwdr74Z0ocjPj2vd/s320/964.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British chieftain ordered two units on his right flank to attack the Roman cavalry. First the chariots attacked, they were slaughtered without causing ay losses to the cavalry. This attack was followed up by the British light cavalry who caught the Roman celebrating their victory, the Romans were so shocked by the attack that they turned and fled the battlefield.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lva_iADqOrRd3bZZsthOuIGpfBz4BDCNJefeXdNKGq7t1anQFjocnFr2nqT8bsT4sdOIcD03vuBmsSJxXDngOlB2wa-wGoPRc3raspyQ-pRlCGQP32_vvSeWOxoh774Sc34tYbNyMCM8/s2000/965.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lva_iADqOrRd3bZZsthOuIGpfBz4BDCNJefeXdNKGq7t1anQFjocnFr2nqT8bsT4sdOIcD03vuBmsSJxXDngOlB2wa-wGoPRc3raspyQ-pRlCGQP32_vvSeWOxoh774Sc34tYbNyMCM8/s320/965.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p>The Romans now advanced their whole line of infantry while rallying the legionaries on their left flank. However the British were to far back for the Romans to be able to contact.</p>
<p>Tinpotarus now ordered a mounted charge and five units of chariots charged towards the Romans.</p>
<p>On the British right flank, the chariots charged into the legionaries. The chariots lost three-quarters of their numbers while doing little damage to the Romans.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAAY4ABSR-kSaZ-j3O6tAj7kyWn-A7IMcofpVRy40SrrLbFRxttZn9rxeHkGHme95HVCl0ua4SKPB-VI6h2bOYS_iWP3W9ilJJFPcapgJpecvl5enyl-RfibASd7ceKn8zxRnSdnjTFaX/s2000/968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAAY4ABSR-kSaZ-j3O6tAj7kyWn-A7IMcofpVRy40SrrLbFRxttZn9rxeHkGHme95HVCl0ua4SKPB-VI6h2bOYS_iWP3W9ilJJFPcapgJpecvl5enyl-RfibASd7ceKn8zxRnSdnjTFaX/s320/968.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>On the British left flank, led by Timpotarus himself, the chariots charged into the legionaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrukR2diYptZ-PnM7aHEwFOIZcoiG163BR42RHUfUapHAYeu_7ykyqnpPoxwBFFMe5eSRinCueLug4j_zSNIOd1AiCtKjr_-62G7zCHWsCrQ-2yoNAFgYn0XhrkWKCnGxMWBlSA7iHSXbm/s1912/967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1912" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrukR2diYptZ-PnM7aHEwFOIZcoiG163BR42RHUfUapHAYeu_7ykyqnpPoxwBFFMe5eSRinCueLug4j_zSNIOd1AiCtKjr_-62G7zCHWsCrQ-2yoNAFgYn0XhrkWKCnGxMWBlSA7iHSXbm/s320/967.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The charge wiped out the first unit of legionaries, causing their legate, Gnaeus Hostilius Aper, to flee and then decimated a second unit. But the British chariots themselves suffered heavy loses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5YBj4G8uurOVWMSg56-4bmjOzC7KHjKUB2m2bQSUB2pIO-Wn5aOm5UCVBk1J1TnDeMIv5z9Wjgv5CS-I84ttoyirf69vXdwKjOG5BLOmUkKQb0iGLF4PS0apfjK-poA2BvbZL_jFSDWo/s2048/970.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1733" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5YBj4G8uurOVWMSg56-4bmjOzC7KHjKUB2m2bQSUB2pIO-Wn5aOm5UCVBk1J1TnDeMIv5z9Wjgv5CS-I84ttoyirf69vXdwKjOG5BLOmUkKQb0iGLF4PS0apfjK-poA2BvbZL_jFSDWo/s320/970.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Caesar ordered a coordinated attack. The light infantry in the woods shot at Tinpotarus but with no visible effect. The decimated legionaries withdrew. The <i>Auxilia</i> on the Roman left flank attacked the chariots who tried to evade but were eliminated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDWHE06QsjIL2cXB2tXpkhAQ2eF393KA3XNkx0VAjVY7JTdUWc3MYBUWevXxe8RwChqMigKz7adJXQwlnCmx0rB_UZ4tfcw4w_89Wznc9melIODZUz4SMmdBxu0oS7VQTSx0icKqjY4qg/s2000/971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDWHE06QsjIL2cXB2tXpkhAQ2eF393KA3XNkx0VAjVY7JTdUWc3MYBUWevXxe8RwChqMigKz7adJXQwlnCmx0rB_UZ4tfcw4w_89Wznc9melIODZUz4SMmdBxu0oS7VQTSx0icKqjY4qg/s320/971.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British counterattacked. The British light cavalry on their right flank, threw javelins at the Roman <i>Auxilia</i>. Timpotarus charged his chariots at an understrength legionary unit. The frontal attack failed; the British chariots were slaughtered. However Timpotarus attacked with his chariots from behind and destroyed the Romans.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZKMV8F55lLuHwXgE72q17ljjXQv992xOROAwu7TqJdzgddqLPQANCulDCfOg9dc9xAopxpFgZmPNGMvs26wZmmbMQQ5IqNOlDNXyUpNOKSGb3PhfpD2NXjK7pXPU7L1C1c6maEw8cfWm/s1500/972.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIZKMV8F55lLuHwXgE72q17ljjXQv992xOROAwu7TqJdzgddqLPQANCulDCfOg9dc9xAopxpFgZmPNGMvs26wZmmbMQQ5IqNOlDNXyUpNOKSGb3PhfpD2NXjK7pXPU7L1C1c6maEw8cfWm/s320/972.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The battle was over. The British had succeeded, at least temporarily, from stopping the Romans from crossing the River Stour and thus won time for all the chieftains around Britain to gather their warbands. However the Romans had decimated the British chariot force; there would be fewer charioteers when Caesar next encountered the British in battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JRLXAwXiOJ23LYAiS0f-4WcBvZ96iuMW6GRytda6QvQTxOsOlwoDNGrb8eh3_DzUn2Z0fG3kyH4O6hbfm-u20EuEwYbhuS4DHL-fufzfbwiULUop2sBbKhjyrjXFSz9yDiZOxbACCYV5/s2048/974.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JRLXAwXiOJ23LYAiS0f-4WcBvZ96iuMW6GRytda6QvQTxOsOlwoDNGrb8eh3_DzUn2Z0fG3kyH4O6hbfm-u20EuEwYbhuS4DHL-fufzfbwiULUop2sBbKhjyrjXFSz9yDiZOxbACCYV5/s320/974.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Gnaeus Hostilius Aper was chased by Tinpotarus in his chariot. However the chase ended when Tinpotarus came across two supply mules belonging to Gnaeus Hostilius Aper, which were found to be loaded with the best Roman wines.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx3w_zLaPw61Vj4F2YRIdkbY_Xf-FAOHc2Xhb1U9jc7aA-gAmR5fsWObEDAap9pkvnKT0N7ai9JVCDEUjgBbkt8WC07zVyFiAwQTokq9IwCoowEie2Eln22YsnHlZgFFTi40ZvOtLTGJI/s1164/scenario2f.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1164" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx3w_zLaPw61Vj4F2YRIdkbY_Xf-FAOHc2Xhb1U9jc7aA-gAmR5fsWObEDAap9pkvnKT0N7ai9JVCDEUjgBbkt8WC07zVyFiAwQTokq9IwCoowEie2Eln22YsnHlZgFFTi40ZvOtLTGJI/s320/scenario2f.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The British victory was celebrated with the captured Roman wine - by MW.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>
<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>British Victory</b>: Britons 6 - Romans 4</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 4 victory banners and 1 glory point</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 6 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 0</td>
<td> 9</td>
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<td> 2</td>
<td> 13</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-19353050036717262292021-11-16T10:07:00.000+01:002021-11-16T10:07:32.057+01:00The Roman Invasion of Britain - Scenario 1<h2 style="text-align: left;">Invasion of Britain (55 BC) </h2><p>This is the first scenario in our campaign representing the Roman Invasion of Britain based on my own <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>.</p><p>The scenario was played using the Commands & Colors Ancients rules but on hex terrain from Kallistra and using paper figures from Peter Dennis instead of blocks.</p><p>With most of Gaul under his control, Caesar saw a need to pacify the nearby British coast, lest this island serve as a sanctuary and base for anti-Roman Gauls. Caesar sailed to Britain late in the campaign season with two legions (<i>Legio VII</i> and <i>Legio X</i>) in a fleet of eighty transport ships. </p>
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<p>The intended landing sight, above the cliffs of Dover, was lined with Britons, which forced Caesar to sail further north-east following the coast to an open beach. </p>
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<p>Having been followed all the way by the Britons, the landing was opposed. To make matters worse, the loaded Roman ships were too low in the water to go close inshore and the heavily laden Roman troops had to disembark in deep water and wading ashore, all the while attacked by the enemy from the shallows. </p><p>The troops were reluctant, but were led by the <i>aquilifer </i>of the <i>Legio X </i>who jumped in first as an example, shouting: "Leap, fellow soldiers, unless you wish to betray your eagle to the enemy. I, for my part, will perform my duty to the republic and to my general."</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAxM3jMgHPNF8tMLnJ5dcotx9rAQPGHrKBsZw0piBlVVlIfDDHySh_bsPYr-v4tvWg6sVqJUPhytK4gX0-xLRIC-eOnSM5_NSKkRfJRwKsGxS9f1jpujrKO7x4XDqTw2dhYoRp4yhjZa7/s1100/217new.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJAxM3jMgHPNF8tMLnJ5dcotx9rAQPGHrKBsZw0piBlVVlIfDDHySh_bsPYr-v4tvWg6sVqJUPhytK4gX0-xLRIC-eOnSM5_NSKkRfJRwKsGxS9f1jpujrKO7x4XDqTw2dhYoRp4yhjZa7/s320/217new.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scenario Set-up</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Note: This is <a href="https://www.commandsandcolors.net/ancients/maps/77-gallic-wars-59-51-bc/341-217-invasion-of-britain-55-bc.html" target="_blank">scenario 217</a> from Commands & Colors Ancients - Expansion 2. Statistics show that the Romans have a 73% chance of winning this scenario, therefore the number of Roman command cards is reduced from their "normal" 6 to 5, this due to difficult nature of an opposed amphibious operation.</p>
<p>The battle started with the 10th Legion ashore, leading the charge.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-TQp-EELEf9gRCDmga-PnfxX2D_gtbeow3rR1qAmYY88CCCbeWnRvq5EdYMnfYL73kGPxXMZlSN5HwQ7YBzYrFa9T9-gB-V8y-mneth2vQleU18LDDHwzn10M3zjYUrYd2MFcWfG_fgJ/s2000/892.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-TQp-EELEf9gRCDmga-PnfxX2D_gtbeow3rR1qAmYY88CCCbeWnRvq5EdYMnfYL73kGPxXMZlSN5HwQ7YBzYrFa9T9-gB-V8y-mneth2vQleU18LDDHwzn10M3zjYUrYd2MFcWfG_fgJ/s320/892.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Roman side of the battle.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>The view from the British ranks was worrying, the Romans were ashore with 5 units of legionaries and even more troops were jumping out of their ships into the water.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh6vwLer4sSuEZgqd6Z3k6IbFIzN8mIzgH0qCKxX6gNcTwG_nhl7YZ9HhwM0ekI-lClYe4lQTTMN6rxBzSDAXhgCZLHE9qEOu6XKAU_gKUoWVlkF5tGS5X8jnQ1l8nc6HFv5Dp4XFZ6u8/s2000/893.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYh6vwLer4sSuEZgqd6Z3k6IbFIzN8mIzgH0qCKxX6gNcTwG_nhl7YZ9HhwM0ekI-lClYe4lQTTMN6rxBzSDAXhgCZLHE9qEOu6XKAU_gKUoWVlkF5tGS5X8jnQ1l8nc6HFv5Dp4XFZ6u8/s320/893.png" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the British side of the battle.</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>Tinpotarus, the British chieftain, decided to attack the Romans before they could get any more troops ashore. He ordered his line to advance and the infantry moved forward leaving the cavalry and chariots behind.</p><p>With a band of seasoned warriors in the middle, flanked on both sides by younger less experienced troops, he charged straight at the 10th Legion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPBtHbmH641kMYy2oU7_0Ak6xw6_pDGwGJzET3S1tArOUeHu5W7wAVID448L5luvpzFvkOcVtFDvCdTRvDi_3347brg2C1izla2VWPWZVqNz7BVJWALaKsqFJepx78hKTwSEcU242MSzB/s2000/895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPBtHbmH641kMYy2oU7_0Ak6xw6_pDGwGJzET3S1tArOUeHu5W7wAVID448L5luvpzFvkOcVtFDvCdTRvDi_3347brg2C1izla2VWPWZVqNz7BVJWALaKsqFJepx78hKTwSEcU242MSzB/s320/895.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British started the combat by throwing javelins and followed this up with a charge from their younger troops which caused some casualties among the Romans but caused more casualties among the Britons, forcing them to break off and retreat. This was followed up by a charge of the seasoned warriors which wiped out the Roman unit. The Britons charged forward in an attempt to capture the Roman eagle but without success.</p><p>Continuing the charge, the warriors attacked the second line of legionaries, this time under the command of Julius Caesar himself, causing serious casualties with no loss to themselves.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHtY26KunrcA5LmZcFzcTGaVG5Gz5OCHNh6Y6HbXl4Akng7Er7__5jlNepAWBj-1-xP8zEPYqrbUx1pBqcze5WKOAJwZbtK7U6ucX05zsu86edfVnNMr3byC1L5Z-EKjdxJ2R2BIb3EmQ/s2000/897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHtY26KunrcA5LmZcFzcTGaVG5Gz5OCHNh6Y6HbXl4Akng7Er7__5jlNepAWBj-1-xP8zEPYqrbUx1pBqcze5WKOAJwZbtK7U6ucX05zsu86edfVnNMr3byC1L5Z-EKjdxJ2R2BIb3EmQ/s320/897.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Julius Caesar ordered the two legionary units in the centre to attack the British warriors. The powerful Roman legions wiped out the lone British warrior unit causing their leader, Tinpotarus, to retreat back to his other troops in the rear. The Romans had a chance to capture the British boar standard, but Caesar ordered his troops to hold their ground and not to advance after the retreating Britons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVpJDZ8QQlNaGy-Qvl8GZCn8du9N-q47DWWJMuzORMnwS6RaRa7QW0Hti4eDgOfjlE4KwT-hHMTEWuIBoWB_pEcjqmeAYVJqgS8jDDBWmZ_qtVlHHz2e5StfXLvEfmUeqqxFLIqzuG5L3/s2000/898.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfVpJDZ8QQlNaGy-Qvl8GZCn8du9N-q47DWWJMuzORMnwS6RaRa7QW0Hti4eDgOfjlE4KwT-hHMTEWuIBoWB_pEcjqmeAYVJqgS8jDDBWmZ_qtVlHHz2e5StfXLvEfmUeqqxFLIqzuG5L3/s320/898.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Seeing that the sacrifice of his warriors had weakened the Roman centre, the British chieftain ordered a mounted charge.</p><p>The chariots and cavalry from the left flank, supported by the cavalry from the right flank charged into Caesar's legionaries. </p><p>On the left flank, the chariots supported by some light cavalry charged at the light infantry unit on Caesar's flank, hoping to push them back into the sea.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziBCVj8vr1KzaYYQCTU7ZbonEPRM3VyJmbTTbbmtC7Q8wTAU1SY2439NflB11cd_4jqy7cuI-VQYEi_InI8XJCtnjaT_w5RvlAUFxQI6mp8mo1QiwP19pfcdBIMqH2ZOi4F0z1YJXnTwq/s2000/899.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziBCVj8vr1KzaYYQCTU7ZbonEPRM3VyJmbTTbbmtC7Q8wTAU1SY2439NflB11cd_4jqy7cuI-VQYEi_InI8XJCtnjaT_w5RvlAUFxQI6mp8mo1QiwP19pfcdBIMqH2ZOi4F0z1YJXnTwq/s320/899.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The charge wiped out both units of Roman legionaries and Julius Caesar had to take refuge in a unit of <i>Auxilia </i>to his rear in order to evade capture by the British charioteers. One unit of British cavalry fled far to their rear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCa0xfPgLn84nu-9_FTmYRxAyDgy7Ps22O3cHYb8DLzlov8nXyKGDFGVe89xp-Z9NLNNQigS01ugMnvhmfK9_3XgSF0YoqdrT4500Nq8uulEmk8cAXWA92AIRreweVIWHRHgDbXMBFofq/s2000/900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCa0xfPgLn84nu-9_FTmYRxAyDgy7Ps22O3cHYb8DLzlov8nXyKGDFGVe89xp-Z9NLNNQigS01ugMnvhmfK9_3XgSF0YoqdrT4500Nq8uulEmk8cAXWA92AIRreweVIWHRHgDbXMBFofq/s320/900.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Julius Caesar now ordered a coordinated attack. On his right flank, the light infantry moved forward to skirmish with the British light cavalry. In the centre, the legionaries advanced and attacked the chariots. On the left flank, the legionaries attacked the light cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_HA0tr6WDBo7LGmnWaC2XggQdn51Cw-UbQT9D4NdgcnSTveBuDaiKBY-vEzCtXdXDS8hqZuN_c9dAy4hPpKVKPToIRxY2IfqVwZowtHM6B1dJ_BxoLzx56ev46AQK6b-QUkh9Fr3jf1K/s2000/902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_HA0tr6WDBo7LGmnWaC2XggQdn51Cw-UbQT9D4NdgcnSTveBuDaiKBY-vEzCtXdXDS8hqZuN_c9dAy4hPpKVKPToIRxY2IfqVwZowtHM6B1dJ_BxoLzx56ev46AQK6b-QUkh9Fr3jf1K/s320/902.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The chariots retreated without loss, the light horse evaded (four hexes instead of two!) loosing half their remaining strength.</p><p>The British chieftain then sent orders to his light troops. The light chariots on his right flank tried yet again to push the Roman light infantry back into the sea but without effect. Those light troops in range, threw their javelins at the Romans and other light troops moved forward in an attempt to build a defensive line. </p>
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<p>Julius Caesar now inspired his troops and three units of legionaries and one of <i>Auxilia</i> followed, advancing onto firm land and causing the British cavalry to evade.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikosAHtNJHr2l7pMnweZRJ2O0SvU5mXxZ1uieDagPeG8HwxtFFa-AM1CDaZphxav_98yx6tUb_cwNp269AI9mbFuWdiOIbuZ1pdezfElls5KEGhTws5_JwKbss29NANB3W-rgQFjeyRqWy/s2000/908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikosAHtNJHr2l7pMnweZRJ2O0SvU5mXxZ1uieDagPeG8HwxtFFa-AM1CDaZphxav_98yx6tUb_cwNp269AI9mbFuWdiOIbuZ1pdezfElls5KEGhTws5_JwKbss29NANB3W-rgQFjeyRqWy/s320/908.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Unsure how to handle these advancing Romans, the British commander sent orders to his troops to darken the skies with their javelins and kill the advancing Romans. Fortunately for the Romans, this did not have the expected success.</p><p>The Roman leaders then ordered their infantry to double-time and hit the British defensive line.</p><p>Gnaeus Hostilius, the Roman legate on their right flank, knowing he was attacking under the watchful eye of Julius Caesar himself, hit the British hard, destroying first one infantry unit and then a second.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGgxlAW0Q4aZTAa2Aua1jMOA1ya-EKSONLl-H_8bD5pERVeDKQR2jxOi6JgMcCqaSkAdao7wOnSn5pjujqaOmvmx02HDBcCrC-AUvVQBDccZVAffXJ1nTpEiW3PzgysV9qwVaJ4_zALOH/s2000/910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGgxlAW0Q4aZTAa2Aua1jMOA1ya-EKSONLl-H_8bD5pERVeDKQR2jxOi6JgMcCqaSkAdao7wOnSn5pjujqaOmvmx02HDBcCrC-AUvVQBDccZVAffXJ1nTpEiW3PzgysV9qwVaJ4_zALOH/s320/910.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>As the second British unit was destroyed, their chieftain, Tinpotarus, fled over the hill leaving behind the Boar Standard to be captured by the exuberant Romans. The Boar standard was presented there and then on the battlefield to the legate, Gnaeus Hostilius, by the unit's <i>Primus pilus</i>. </p><p>Note: Capturing a Boar Standard or Roman Eagle is an addition in our <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/the-roman-invasion-of-britain.html" target="_blank">campaign rules</a>. The unit capturing a Boar Standard will, unless at full strength, immediately rally one block. For the rest of the scenario the capturing unit may make a bonus close combat attack after a momentum advance even if not normally permitted to do so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKuaBwhDU-GOl_rF-PO9_J0rDleMJ7p8MkNVpRCCQSm-P-H8EAyIBm_xkGhDawir5424DCdil2ujEYz_enyYRhyphenhyphenFd2A24XUXwK3hLRdZDe_AhqKJnUSJvAjF60XGxtpweIOpU5ruRckQi/s2000/911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKuaBwhDU-GOl_rF-PO9_J0rDleMJ7p8MkNVpRCCQSm-P-H8EAyIBm_xkGhDawir5424DCdil2ujEYz_enyYRhyphenhyphenFd2A24XUXwK3hLRdZDe_AhqKJnUSJvAjF60XGxtpweIOpU5ruRckQi/s320/911.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Somewhat shocked by the Roman attack, the British chieftain ordered three units from his centre to attack an understrength unit of legionaries on the Roman right. This unit had earlier taken casualties from javelins being thrown.</p><p>The legionaries killed and their commander retreated to the safety of another Roman unit to their rear. The British decided to hold their line rather than follow up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzPZO09HMLR5-QLk9L4nLZUr8sM6mrrPXVqIGXTKwkGMakVYt4gP8kQDNKjQ9hfVKxMUgVM_xFaCfsGnQXHfoEO4p-i3MJEodKGeO-C68wd4v8hiJpkcNE5o3nhcl65Djf0lfS_T8_gAX/s2000/914.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzPZO09HMLR5-QLk9L4nLZUr8sM6mrrPXVqIGXTKwkGMakVYt4gP8kQDNKjQ9hfVKxMUgVM_xFaCfsGnQXHfoEO4p-i3MJEodKGeO-C68wd4v8hiJpkcNE5o3nhcl65Djf0lfS_T8_gAX/s320/914.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Roman commander decided to counterattack. He sent one unit of legionaries to attack the British chariots in the flank and another two units, one legionary and one <i>Auxilia </i>to attack frontally.</p><p>The chariots evaded the attack but lost half their number when doing so. The frontal attack caused many casualties to the British infantry but also to the attacking Romans. The British cavalry were unscathed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFBBxl3ISq8zJ5g6ccRufup1UyAhRVhSJUv806c2ko7q1LmSp3GBKAQ-5YZrV3ljCH4RSYku4HiXqczybciSxykaok2KS9LakIrMXHnw44t0e4ZHygzI-zJtI6y_SS6n-cQ4EoieN8WC2/s2000/916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFBBxl3ISq8zJ5g6ccRufup1UyAhRVhSJUv806c2ko7q1LmSp3GBKAQ-5YZrV3ljCH4RSYku4HiXqczybciSxykaok2KS9LakIrMXHnw44t0e4ZHygzI-zJtI6y_SS6n-cQ4EoieN8WC2/s320/916.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British chieftain decided to try a coordinated attack and moved to join the cavalry which he ordered to attack the understrength Roman legionaries to their front.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_R0T5mzjZFSYn_E-ly49oI6TZlbmp93U__-QqsS433M4kM3uvMepGZYK6AXUMzgyuAVEKha7u-PGmVzlSRa6eHcZTTLKeq_UnNdSK5fC1YyTSLcgwpn_nOIVcE7ZXvBV8P3MOSt3Jh_I/s2000/918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_R0T5mzjZFSYn_E-ly49oI6TZlbmp93U__-QqsS433M4kM3uvMepGZYK6AXUMzgyuAVEKha7u-PGmVzlSRa6eHcZTTLKeq_UnNdSK5fC1YyTSLcgwpn_nOIVcE7ZXvBV8P3MOSt3Jh_I/s320/918.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Having overrun the understrength legionaries, the cavalry bypassed the full strength legionaries and attacked the Roman light infantry which had been skirmishing with the British chariots. They were successfully pushed back into the sea.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujp4UhwTsuaBCAJJ2f1VTnnjFy39Cgcm_4bylbgD2mz2TL9C2p3fjx_NFt-BE9E_-UdvJXvXn0os-E7i7K_FIDmeNLxg5RJytnBwWxrLFTrI5CGC9WdNA8P8Ct-UFf-jl26fYy7bWafsK/s2000/919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="977" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujp4UhwTsuaBCAJJ2f1VTnnjFy39Cgcm_4bylbgD2mz2TL9C2p3fjx_NFt-BE9E_-UdvJXvXn0os-E7i7K_FIDmeNLxg5RJytnBwWxrLFTrI5CGC9WdNA8P8Ct-UFf-jl26fYy7bWafsK/s320/919.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Ignoring the battle on his left flank, Caesar ordered his four units in the to advance. These were ignored by the British commander who instead ordered one unit of infantry to double-time towards the battle on his right, where they attacked the under-strength Roman <i>Auxilia</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUdZDZGyyFG65mpPIlu78Eej-y6pULAQ0h1Y4CdUNDqQG2e4wGa8wSSbzsk0395I9kA_UcTPY3O4HKJp0YrnUBnOEusxlHaO-7gq7Q4MEryMPxLPXDMIDfgRJMbsFcR8RlDawO557HiD_/s2000/920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1063" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUdZDZGyyFG65mpPIlu78Eej-y6pULAQ0h1Y4CdUNDqQG2e4wGa8wSSbzsk0395I9kA_UcTPY3O4HKJp0YrnUBnOEusxlHaO-7gq7Q4MEryMPxLPXDMIDfgRJMbsFcR8RlDawO557HiD_/s320/920.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The <i>Auxilia </i>lost half their strength and retreated towards the beach.</p><p>Caesar then ordered his light troops to move towards the enemy unless in range, open fire and then for the <i>Auxilia </i>to move away. The fire had little effect.</p><p>Tinpotarus, then ordered his medium units and the cavalry charged the fleeing <i>Auxilia </i>wiping them out and thus winning the scenario.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFEXpZwVo-A3jFXhgY15gYBn25EvcyZuK0m2bNtZAKxWezQJMOhskHjiPtub1EstPDYV8Ef-9txlmlHQ_iBHKM8zZs7_ODBy38AeitlO2Kjbi2UTh-n2GyW_g-WqsTxPQGBRN36_cSmdO/s2000/923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFEXpZwVo-A3jFXhgY15gYBn25EvcyZuK0m2bNtZAKxWezQJMOhskHjiPtub1EstPDYV8Ef-9txlmlHQ_iBHKM8zZs7_ODBy38AeitlO2Kjbi2UTh-n2GyW_g-WqsTxPQGBRN36_cSmdO/s320/923.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The British cavalry rejoiced their victory! </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpliSJVnAmCecaDqs56LYYHYNNoVyXH3KThgkBYkzJRiC2FcRBzHvkRQw7F4nUzu0wUM5sBhgBryjFT0XxMFeLPzWjFDA62gPTg7MDpK0HgxNDz3XI2_PKssMvzmkNDyHDS3KedD2i8P9e/s1500/925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpliSJVnAmCecaDqs56LYYHYNNoVyXH3KThgkBYkzJRiC2FcRBzHvkRQw7F4nUzu0wUM5sBhgBryjFT0XxMFeLPzWjFDA62gPTg7MDpK0HgxNDz3XI2_PKssMvzmkNDyHDS3KedD2i8P9e/s320/925.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p>Julius Caesar's first expedition to Britain in 55 BC was un-historically pushed back into the sea by the British chieftain Tinpotarus. But Caesar will return in 54 BC and the Roman Invasion of Britain will continue!</p><p>Having left Britain, and now on the "friendly" shores of Gaul, Julius Caesar honoured the bravery of legate Gnaeus Hostilius by now naming him Gnaeus Hostilius Aper; who paraded the captured Boar Standard in front of the legions.</p>
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<h2>Scenario Result </h2><p style="text-align: left;"><b>British Victory</b>: Britons 7 - Romans 5</p><p style="text-align: left;">Romans 5 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;">Britons 7 victory banners and 2 glory points</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><h2>Campaign Result </h2>
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<td> 5</td>
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<td> 1</td>
<td> 7</td>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-60261149286757792222021-10-12T19:11:00.000+02:002021-10-12T19:11:39.555+02:00RFC scout vs Hun two-seater<p>This is an attempt to use Wings of Glory on a hex mat. We use hexes in order to simplify play over the Internet while staying isolated at home. Each aircraft has a number of different manoeuvres it can perform, but instead of being represented by arrows they are represented by hexes traversed.</p><p>This scenario was designed to test the effectiveness of a Sopwith Snipe single-seater scout against an LFG Roland C.II twin-seater. The Snipe has two machine guns firing fixed forward compared to the Roland with one machine gun fixed-forward and a second machine gun on a ring mounting in rear cockpit with an almost all-round field of fire.</p><p>Lieutenant William Algernon "Billy the Bishop" Tempest was patrolling behind the allied lines when he spotted a Hun LFG Roland C.II <i>Walfisch </i>reconnaissance aircraft flying towards him. The Roland was flown by <i>Leutnant </i>Florian Meier with <i>Leutnant </i>Jörg Fritzl-Falconi as his observer, having orders to photograph a railway marshalling yard.</p>
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<p>Billy the Bishop side slipped his Sopwith Snipe to his left, in order to get the Roland C,II on his right hand side, forgetting that he was no longer flying his trusty Sopwith Camel.</p>
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<p>The adversaries continued to close in on each other.</p>
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<p>Both aircraft turned to starboard to meet each other face-on. </p><p>The twin Vickers machine guns in Billy the Bishop's Sopwith Snipe shot large holes in the Roland. Florian Meier in the Roland C.II left enough room so that his observer, Jörg Fritzl-Falconi, could shoot his rear machine gun over the starboard wing, Fritzl-Falconi's single Spandau machine gun did some damage to the Snipe, while Meier's Parabellum machine gun did almost no damage before jamming. </p><p>Meier immediately hit the gun with a hammer that he had placed strategically in the cockpit, and it immediately unjammed, probably because his mechanic had carefully checked all the bullets prior to loading for this mission. </p><p>Note: The was a special single-use "skill" obtained in <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/2021/09/successful-spy-pick-up.html" target="_blank">a previous scenario</a>.</p>
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<p>Presuming that the Hun would head for the railway marshalling yard, Billy the Bishop turned his Snipe towards the presumed target.</p><p>But Meier in the Roland had decided it was no longer a good idea to photograph his target, until he had first removed the troublesome Snipe. Taking photographs while being tailed by a Snipe was not a desired state to be in.</p><p>So Meier didn't turn for the railway marshalling yard, instead he turned behind the Snipe, giving Fritzl-Falconi's single Spandau machine gun a good shot at the Snipe. Flames started shooting from the Snipe's engine cowling.</p><p>Note: As a house rule, we only allow Aimed Fire for fixed machine guns, not for observers.</p>
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<p>The aircraft we performing an areal ballet, with the Snipe side slipping to starboard and the Roland side slipping to port. </p><p>The flames shooting from the Snipe's engine cowling seemed to be having no effect on the aircraft.</p><p>Fritzl-Falconi's single Spandau machine gun got a good shot at the Snipe. However Billy the Bishop was lucky and despite all the bullets hitting his Snipe, little real damage was done.</p><p>Note: Billy used his "Luck of the Devil" skill and chose to replace one damage card with a zero.</p>
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<p>The Snipe turned to port, hoping to get a shot at the Roland, but the slower moving Roland stayed behind the Snipe.</p><p>The flames shooting from the Snipe's engine now started to slowly eat through the fuselage.</p><p>The Roland's observer/gunner, Fritzl-Falconi, continued to fire with his Spandau machine gun. </p>
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<p>The slower moving Roland, had no problem staying out of the Snipe's field of fire.</p><p>The flames shooting from the Snipe's engine now started to slowly eat through the fuselage.</p><p>The Roland's observer/gunner, Fritzl-Falconi, continued to fire with his Spandau machine gun. </p>
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<p>This was too much for the Snipe to take, and it plummeted flaming earthwards!</p>
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<p><i>Leutnant </i>Florian Meier lined up the Roland C.II with the railway marshalling yard while <i>Leutnant </i>Jörg Fritzl-Falconi readied his camera to take a photograph.</p>
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<p>Having taken a photograph, Meier slowly circled the Roland while Fritzl-Falconi prepared the camera for a second photograph. They then flew over the railway marshalling yard for a second time to get another photograph.</p><p>Meier and Fritzl-Falconi returned to their aerodrome to a hero's welcome and celebrated with a few bottles of looted French champagne.</p><p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-23639344308756969252021-10-03T17:52:00.000+02:002021-10-03T17:52:03.552+02:00Dogfight 1918<p>This is an attempt to use Wings of Glory on a hex mat. We use hexes in order to simplify play over the Internet while staying isolated at home. Each aircraft has a number of different manoeuvres it can perform, but instead of being represented by arrows they are represented by hexes traversed.</p>
<p>Lieutenants William Algernon "Billy the Bishop" Tempest and Terence “the Rook” Turner were flying a dawn patrol over the front in their brand spanking new Sopwith Snipe scouts when they spotted two rather colourful Fokker D.VII scouts coming straight towards them.</p>
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<p>The RFC pilots held formation and slipped to starboard with The Rook flying on The Bishop's port wingtip. The Huns tightened up their formation. The enemies closed the distance separating them.</p>
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<p>The RFC pilots side slipped to port. The Huns turned gently to port.</p><p>The Blue Fokker opened fire at close range on Terence “the Rook” Turner. The Spandaus tore up the Snipe and flames started to pour out of its engine.</p><p>The Rook opened fire on the Red Fokker at close range, doing a little damage before his twin Vickers machine guns jammed.</p><p>The Red Fokker opened fire on William Algernon "Billy the Bishop" Tempest at long range but totally missed the Snipe, perhaps he was distracted by The Rook's bullets. </p>
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<p>The Bishop turned his Snipe towards the Huns who were now moving slowly towards him.</p><p>The Rook turned his Snipe to port, dodging the incoming Fokkers as the flames shooting out from his engine started to damage his airframe.</p><p>The Bishop opened fire on the Red Fokker and both Fokkers returned his fire. A bullet from the Red Fokker, fired a close range, hit Billy the Bishop half-an-inch below his heart. But luckily he had a pewter hip flask in his breast pocket and he we only slightly bruised rather than being seriously wounded. </p>
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<p>The Bishop stalled his Snipe as the Fokkers slowly closed the distance. He continued all the time to fire at the Red Fokker, tearing up large holes in its fuselage and wounding the pilot. </p><p>The combined fire from both Fokkers was surprisingly inaccurate.</p><p>The Rook circled round behind the Fokkers, trying both to put out the flames coming from his engine and unjamming his machine guns at the same time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xu8olFtfE00r18aepXw2M8gxF-Y-RBttROhCzZbnp_ozEWSU12ZnSbBvznELZ4WTwKg_0vTMUde1aMjaOOXQT-cdXLbpHRYekQTXuHCh-Qw-MK2nDi27PXGsO437B2H8DpT-q3XGRgob/s1500/37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xu8olFtfE00r18aepXw2M8gxF-Y-RBttROhCzZbnp_ozEWSU12ZnSbBvznELZ4WTwKg_0vTMUde1aMjaOOXQT-cdXLbpHRYekQTXuHCh-Qw-MK2nDi27PXGsO437B2H8DpT-q3XGRgob/s320/37.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Billy the Bishop and the Red Fokker flew past each other with inched to spare. The Blue Fokker stalled while The Rook flew in front of it, being too busy unjamming the machine guns to notice.</p><p>Having unjammed his machine guns in the nick of time, The Rook opened fire at the Red Fokker, but his Snipe took heavy damage from a combination of flames from its engine and machine gun fire from the Blue Fokker.</p>
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<p>Both The Rook's Snipe and the Red Fokker were kills.</p>
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<p>The dogfight continued with both pilots wanting to avenge their fallen comrades. The Blue Fokker got in a rather nasty close range shot at Billy the Bishop, but before it could do too much damage, both machine guns jammed.</p>
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<p>Neither pilot was now particularly interested in continuing the fight. The Snipe was badly shot up and the Fokker was in pristine condition but with its Spandaus jammed. The Hun waved at Billy, who waved back with a strange two-fingered gesture, and both planed turned for home.</p>
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<p>Lieutenant William Algernon "Billy the Bishop" Tempest returned safely to his aerodrome. Much to the amusement of his ground crew, when he hopped out of the Snipe's cockpit, everyone could see that his trousers were wet. The ground crew spread the rumour that the Billy had wet himself during the action. Actually it was cognac from his damaged hip flask that had leaked, Billy offered up his trousers asking everyone to smell the crotch, waving them under the nose of quite a few airmen, but nobody wanted to take him up on his offer! </p><p>Lieutenant Terence “the Rook” Turner managed somehow quench the flames coming from his engine and glide the Snipe back towards his own trenches where he managed what was either a hard landing or a surprisingly gentle crash. Luckily he was stopped from plummeting into a trench by its protecting barbed-wire. Even he returned to the aerodrome, although somewhat the worse for wear. He was however greeted with less mirth than his comrade in arms.</p>
<p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-17513185156516117802021-09-29T13:28:00.001+02:002021-09-29T13:35:53.817+02:00Successful Spy Pick-up<p>This is an attempt to use Wings of Glory on a hex mat. We use hexes in order to simplify play over the Internet while staying isolated at home. Each aircraft has a number of different manoeuvres it can perform, but instead of being represented by arrows they are represented by hexes traversed.</p><p>Army HQ had tasked the squadron to pick up a spy with critical information from behind enemy lines. The spy was hiding out in a Belgium farm to escape the German troops that are out hunting. Lieutenant William Algernon "Billy the Bishop" Tempest bravely volunteered to fly the pick-up in the Brisfit with his friend Lieutenant Terence “the Rook” Turner escorting in his Sopwith Camel.</p><p>However they were attacked by two Fokker D.VII scouts and the Brisfit was shot down, crash-landing in a meadow near the farm. In his shot-up Camel, Terence “the Rook” Turner saw the fate of his friend. Not wanting to face the two Fokkers, Terrence turned for home vowing to return to pick up both his friend and the spy. There is a <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/2021/06/spy-pick-up.html">report of this action</a>.</p><p>On returning to his airfield, Terence “the Rook” Turner commandeered another Brisfit. Captain Jack "Casanova" Yates had just returned from another mission, and offered to escort the Brisfit.</p><p>As the two RFC planes approached the pick-up point, they spotted a lone Hun Fokker D.VII patrolling.</p>
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<p>The sly Hun slipped his Fokker D.VII to the right, planning to get on the port side of the Sopwith Camel, knowing that the Camel turned poorly to port. Even Turner chose to slip the Brisfit to starboard, opening the distance to the Fokker.</p>
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<p>The Camel turned slowly to its left, while the sly Hun reversed the direction of his slip, and opened fire at close range.</p>
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<p>Distracted by the tempting target that the Brisfit made, the Fokker turned towards it. Without a crewman in the rear seat, the Brisfit couldn't return fire. However the Camel turned sharply right and got a close range shot at the Fokker.</p>
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<p>Yates in the Camel turned onto the tail of the Fokker which was still concentrating on the Brisfit. The Camel got a lucky shot which damaged the Fokkers rudder. But the Fokker opened fire on the Brisfit, but both Spandau machine guns jammed.</p>
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<p>With its rudder damaged, the Fokker turned sharp right in an attempt to avoid the Camel. The Brisfit turned in towards the farm where Billy the Bishop was hiding together with the spy.</p>
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<p>The Camel turned behind the Fokker, opened fire, but his machine guns jammed immediately. The Fokker, now unjammed, performed an Immelmann turn and now opened fire on the jammed Camel, but the Fokker's machine guns jammed yet again!</p>
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<p>The Camel got onto the tail of the Fokker, but Yates was still trying hard to unjam. The Brisfit was slowing down getting ready to land as it approached the meadow next to the farm.</p>
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<p>Yates had finally unjammed his machine guns, and opened up from a close range tailing position on the Fokker. The Fokker opened fire on the Brisfit, determined to destroy it before it could land, but for a third time this mission the Fokker's machine guns jammed.</p>
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<p>The Fokker could take no more, and crashed into a field.</p>
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<p>Upon returning to their aerodrome, "Billy the Bishop" Tempest bought both Terence “the Rook” Turner and Jack "Casanova" Yates double whiskies in the Officers' Mess to celebrate being plucked from the jaws of the Huns. </p><p>The Fokker pilot limped away from his wrecked aircraft. He hitched a lift back to the airfield on a horse-drawn supply wagon. Once back, he tore a strip off his mechanic, how was it possible that the Spandaus could jam three times in a single mission. The mechanic promised to check all the bullets thoroughly before future mission. <i><b>Special Effect:</b></i> the Hun pilot may ignore the next jam result he gets. </p>
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Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8288265921535519859.post-70136348963776927592021-08-03T17:38:00.001+02:002021-08-03T17:38:15.760+02:00The Decider - The Battle of Beneventum (275 BC)<p>During the corona pandemic, we decided to play through all of the scenarios in Commands & Colors Ancients Expansion #1. This was done over Skype with each player having their own copy of the game.</p><p>The results were logged here: <a href="http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/greeks-and-eastern-kingdoms-ancients.html">http://keithswargames.blogspot.com/p/greeks-and-eastern-kingdoms-ancients.html</a></p><p>Having played all 24 scenarios and arrived at a twelve-all draw, we decided that a decider was necessary. As penalties are not possible, we took the decision to replay Beneventum and swap sides from the previous game.</p><p>Instead of using the normal board, I used a board made by a good friend. It folds out like in many children's books, and the camp fortifications and woodland popped up. </p><p>When set up it looked like this...</p>
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<p>The battle commenced. Looking at the Roman fortifications, Pyrrhus decided the best thing to do was to storm them.</p>
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<p>As the Romans skirmished, Pyrrhus advanced his centre.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXneHmZhdRawr-ZeKlayXux59JX4S2EIOQeHrjVzvRS6MLaiElHHHnNSk_QXM_t0nuHDexvFZugHpqD3SHKPN_NShyphenhyphenjoclqvgM5sQsVoMk3g8QNLLAnN79TGHf_XjDocG1DMfnvSdprBC/s2540/__3_IMG_2773.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="2540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXneHmZhdRawr-ZeKlayXux59JX4S2EIOQeHrjVzvRS6MLaiElHHHnNSk_QXM_t0nuHDexvFZugHpqD3SHKPN_NShyphenhyphenjoclqvgM5sQsVoMk3g8QNLLAnN79TGHf_XjDocG1DMfnvSdprBC/s320/__3_IMG_2773.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The skirmishing Romans were annoying the Epirotic elephants, causing casualties, so Pyrrhus ordered a mounted charge with his Elephants and Cavalry. The Romans lost a unit of Auxiliaries and one of Medium Infantry was decimated, but the Epirotic elephants were destroyed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SKcY-dFWEE8nzYVETznXahFQxqgTu8W2WgvJY8S7TTy5R3wkfT9JQPsBRbuMDPi_46jXb4gOwMIxZibi8arfcJZ14X6EOrcWO5SIQCUXyMbAsRLvlcGuJRcMlUuTiHz25TJREdBJBjyB/s1040/__4_IMG_2773.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="1040" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SKcY-dFWEE8nzYVETznXahFQxqgTu8W2WgvJY8S7TTy5R3wkfT9JQPsBRbuMDPi_46jXb4gOwMIxZibi8arfcJZ14X6EOrcWO5SIQCUXyMbAsRLvlcGuJRcMlUuTiHz25TJREdBJBjyB/s320/__4_IMG_2773.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans reformed their lines, bringing forth reserves from the fortifications and hiding the decimated legionaries in the rear.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3MqXoaPOIGG6dFAgbh4Edvj4S6gUvhK72V69CfhWnBuQ_Wrgt9JCksSUzVukHl2Dp26EG33Lzo9xZ0lTgIYDAMor5Fod485veTcY9Zu-7Kfdc_r-XGZ9sKyo51caadm4BmYYi-Es3z6k/s2000/_5_IMG_2775.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3MqXoaPOIGG6dFAgbh4Edvj4S6gUvhK72V69CfhWnBuQ_Wrgt9JCksSUzVukHl2Dp26EG33Lzo9xZ0lTgIYDAMor5Fod485veTcY9Zu-7Kfdc_r-XGZ9sKyo51caadm4BmYYi-Es3z6k/s320/_5_IMG_2775.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Pyrrhus ordered his front line to charge. The Warriors rushed the legionaries and the Medium infantry double-timed to keep up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51rpXj6VtVjdhWP-SMMdgPPC4KcVmd_Pn_QMFwy3-Yox7lBrNb4P9j29T_hRTtoezIkhp-u7HyE54nY-ZlLDiKzBn2YDUS_at3YNBLgpbFNeRE5nRcSDTw4IzjWHQAji6muj319asTXfY/s2000/_6_IMG_2776.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51rpXj6VtVjdhWP-SMMdgPPC4KcVmd_Pn_QMFwy3-Yox7lBrNb4P9j29T_hRTtoezIkhp-u7HyE54nY-ZlLDiKzBn2YDUS_at3YNBLgpbFNeRE5nRcSDTw4IzjWHQAji6muj319asTXfY/s320/_6_IMG_2776.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The fierce Warriors smashed through the Roman light infantry, climbed the ramparts, eliminated the already decimated legionaries behind.</p><p>The Medium infantry attacked the elite Roman legionaries, although the caused some casualties, they were both pushed back with severe losses.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYOf_5Amp0tCCd9dYUQGEC0yrXgDGirHdGF_3pglZE59eg2iBUNQuqzs_EW8oDtnPCu2Xes5wL9zucfr2YPGgMzNGzxQ_Y7DBuQwhc0yTua0Q6-hAmzhqcdw6t4_dqQi5OuYmZ-wFPtQu/s2000/_7_IMG_2778.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1288" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYOf_5Amp0tCCd9dYUQGEC0yrXgDGirHdGF_3pglZE59eg2iBUNQuqzs_EW8oDtnPCu2Xes5wL9zucfr2YPGgMzNGzxQ_Y7DBuQwhc0yTua0Q6-hAmzhqcdw6t4_dqQi5OuYmZ-wFPtQu/s320/_7_IMG_2778.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans counter-attacked, pushing out the Warriors from the fortifications but taking losses themselves. They also took the chance to attack the retreating Medium infantry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3_BG0ANGkFN40eHqTb3v4BFfvn13AGh28ePwiy3oVCCWqrvP0PdQGGrgjXeIl3M93TjpIZq5_5zmWDjjhf3IzA4n9gMMt7leOifLuiUrNXyTPIvF_DQhuF-JgS5Yox1HwdolFfv6RtoE/s2000/_8_IMG_2779.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3_BG0ANGkFN40eHqTb3v4BFfvn13AGh28ePwiy3oVCCWqrvP0PdQGGrgjXeIl3M93TjpIZq5_5zmWDjjhf3IzA4n9gMMt7leOifLuiUrNXyTPIvF_DQhuF-JgS5Yox1HwdolFfv6RtoE/s320/_8_IMG_2779.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Again the Epitotic Warriors charged the fortifications, massacring the elite Roman legionaries occupying the central camp and destroying half of the Roman ballistae. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1y5NxieHk7PC63Vxs7kPBkEiKi93rqUj5joi_6H_tgrgXT-NiIWDywpufMqlAKeI64YG6br1eS_9pp4JeQmNgc9jk0uiFKOWrrX4lK0BiZwDQyDoLlXeaQsQOGuk737zu35HR3vHSo5ki/s2000/_9_IMG_2781.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1y5NxieHk7PC63Vxs7kPBkEiKi93rqUj5joi_6H_tgrgXT-NiIWDywpufMqlAKeI64YG6br1eS_9pp4JeQmNgc9jk0uiFKOWrrX4lK0BiZwDQyDoLlXeaQsQOGuk737zu35HR3vHSo5ki/s320/_9_IMG_2781.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>The Romans had had enough of the pesky Warriors, and attacked in force, only a small unit a warriors managed to escape back to their own lines.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07OHjdIDJA5odODWJCdq3HZ757uRFwPdmFUbxTYDahqreiSQoMf_iIfoM9Y9TVw5EN1WMcMu_yog52GZEo7oynhNDTP80cklxn687fN5unWTw2-CxecjtYh4GthpUZReAGeVHDLmGg5-C/s2000/_10_IMG_2782.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg07OHjdIDJA5odODWJCdq3HZ757uRFwPdmFUbxTYDahqreiSQoMf_iIfoM9Y9TVw5EN1WMcMu_yog52GZEo7oynhNDTP80cklxn687fN5unWTw2-CxecjtYh4GthpUZReAGeVHDLmGg5-C/s320/_10_IMG_2782.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Pyrrhus now ordered his phalanx forward, which engaged and destroyed a unit of Roman legionaries.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfiZnjk0t6TFSnshkYqK-NIRDB-D7EQuZGnN9GCAT68_5JYIsEqVNgxEJQDtZxwJKAr-Gt5wd6dQyIxd2Ewr8uH-ZbYfmIHogoL7iwb3hCWMK9ZmTgmH7EBW0bfMjPBwCVYyIVCATsXft/s2000/_11_IMG_2783.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1207" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfiZnjk0t6TFSnshkYqK-NIRDB-D7EQuZGnN9GCAT68_5JYIsEqVNgxEJQDtZxwJKAr-Gt5wd6dQyIxd2Ewr8uH-ZbYfmIHogoL7iwb3hCWMK9ZmTgmH7EBW0bfMjPBwCVYyIVCATsXft/s320/_11_IMG_2783.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>Pyrrhus brought forward the cavalry on his left flank, intending to attack and destroy the Roman cavalry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1kRtDzmygHqnjMRbh7J_5yiTluTeK180lfo3Wrcwt3M-lzcopRf4FHHEX2JE1pHNEz9Mf1Z8u3OIRvsXOFRBOUrgF1XTlva5cRKCj_iIQMQgVOIRTLzxkCLWpmIT3WK2zDdIixBWcYIB/s2000/_12_IMG_2785.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1kRtDzmygHqnjMRbh7J_5yiTluTeK180lfo3Wrcwt3M-lzcopRf4FHHEX2JE1pHNEz9Mf1Z8u3OIRvsXOFRBOUrgF1XTlva5cRKCj_iIQMQgVOIRTLzxkCLWpmIT3WK2zDdIixBWcYIB/s320/_12_IMG_2785.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>But before they had a chance, the Roman cavalry performed a Mounted Charge...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5emGuJ09-hXRHxlzSl_dCP6mc6RydiF2QWbtlOAKFPhdyURoXMJbdD69-R6UpeEPvJgIdPN_-q_AJIEcpiczZDjXRGkUcPQ6DTr6QaCEgP0QmleelcSssUm_3eUbuQHYPJ2YEPmda7aI/s2000/_13_IMG_2786.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5emGuJ09-hXRHxlzSl_dCP6mc6RydiF2QWbtlOAKFPhdyURoXMJbdD69-R6UpeEPvJgIdPN_-q_AJIEcpiczZDjXRGkUcPQ6DTr6QaCEgP0QmleelcSssUm_3eUbuQHYPJ2YEPmda7aI/s320/_13_IMG_2786.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>...and slaughtered both the opposing cavalry units and causing their commander to flee into a nearby forest. Thus they turned the tide of the battle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvDiM_ZCmYhKzLfBLRkT7OsQUP_ZNgyiAdZhQLUPUmWjcPdg6VlTInc7gt-Eg8foQhL5O4OUQdvZmNDJiMemPEiqCU7tXoqhmW9wOcGZylEHE8DbCCZlaq12v4A-rV716LWcItkd4iKjp/s2000/_14_IMG_2788.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvDiM_ZCmYhKzLfBLRkT7OsQUP_ZNgyiAdZhQLUPUmWjcPdg6VlTInc7gt-Eg8foQhL5O4OUQdvZmNDJiMemPEiqCU7tXoqhmW9wOcGZylEHE8DbCCZlaq12v4A-rV716LWcItkd4iKjp/s320/_14_IMG_2788.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>In a vain attempt to save the day, Pyrrhus ordered his right flank to attack, destroying a Roman unit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-z2HDFMfr1AQ-_oKIzsNMdqw4aI55iUFIm3w0AQTb7tVV6HpRc5LR8Jb2RIR-Bdt2iEuQY55lfswVqZms8_cznXIMkA0z6bdyz0Z3_r7V89F0g3rbJsCv04-cl9ufGn5fiD-s029Eri6/s2000/_15_IMG_2789.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-z2HDFMfr1AQ-_oKIzsNMdqw4aI55iUFIm3w0AQTb7tVV6HpRc5LR8Jb2RIR-Bdt2iEuQY55lfswVqZms8_cznXIMkA0z6bdyz0Z3_r7V89F0g3rbJsCv04-cl9ufGn5fiD-s029Eri6/s320/_15_IMG_2789.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>But now Pyrrhus couldn't stop the Roman cavalry, they had tasted victory and they rolled up his left flank.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQh8FlQe9XKRy9EoV1VdxlGTGfBbFu_k02GIFh8K4MbNS0Ot2HT3GpQ5mYSTaXWhMFHtAzqAg1F2VcMlYkLDGQ95TC1EF6zRkNc0EeeLSkQz3TXjBUZGfsLRfODuQNGIiQEte8wnZbeb2E/s2000/_16_IMG_2791.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1401" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQh8FlQe9XKRy9EoV1VdxlGTGfBbFu_k02GIFh8K4MbNS0Ot2HT3GpQ5mYSTaXWhMFHtAzqAg1F2VcMlYkLDGQ95TC1EF6zRkNc0EeeLSkQz3TXjBUZGfsLRfODuQNGIiQEte8wnZbeb2E/s320/_16_IMG_2791.png" width="500" /></a></div>
<p>It was a historical result! Pyrrhus withdrew from the field with what was left of his army and returned to Epirus, never to return to Italy. Beneventum was the final pivotal battle in the Roman Republic's bid for control of the entire Italian peninsula, and the first great victory of the legion over the phalanx.</p><p>With a result of 7 victory banners to 6, it was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life".</p><p><br /></p>Keithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16869666791468481479noreply@blogger.com1