More Battles

A trifecta of quick battle reports.

BATTLE OF CHOBANI

A battle in my Byzantine campaign.

Following their victory at Oikos, the Persians send a force deeper into Byzantine territory to seize more ground.

They clash with Byzantine forces blocking the road north (bottom).

The archery of the Persian light horse destroys Byzantine heavies.

The Persian cataphracts charge the road, but the Byzantine skutatoi drive them off.

And another unit of Persian cataphracts get skewered on the skutatoi spears.

The remaining Persians retreat. Byzantine victory!

Notes

• With the victory, the Byzantines stave off defeat. They still trail 1-2.
• The scenario is #25 - Infiltration from One Hour Wargames. To win, the Persians need to get 2 of their 4 units off the north edge of the map along the road (where the skutatoi are located).
• I used the One Hour Wargame tables to randomly determine the army compositions, with heavy cavalry as the primary troop type.
• Somehow I lost some pictures so I don't have one of the initial set-up. The first picture is around turn 4.

BATTLE OF FULFORD GATE (1066)

The second scenario from Battles of Medieval Britain.

English earls Morcar and Edwin (red) intercept a Viking invasion force (blue).

The English aggressively attack the Vikings and eliminate one warband.

Massive slaughter!

Despite losses, the English keep up the pressure.

The Vikings try to hold on. It comes down to one final melee. The English win!

Another fortuitous die roll on the last combat of the final turn.

BATTLE OF STAMFORD BRIDGE (1066)

Another scenario from Battles of Medieval Britain.

King Harold's army (red) advance against the Vikings.

After a slow start, Harold makes inroads against the invaders.

King Hairy-old (played by Onyx) surveys the battle.

The end of the battle. The English overwhelm the last of the Vikings.