Re: Tides of Conquest Late Medieval campaign, turn 3, 1308 CE
Posted: Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:48 pm
The liberation and union of Wales to the Holy Roman Empire has been completed after two decisive battles
German allies in Wales (anderarcos11) beat French (Indibil), 43 to 12
France sent an army to suppress the revolt of some Welsh chieftains favorable to the empire, arriving before the imperial army of Augustus Bach, which had to delay its departure due to storms.
The French nobles, with an army made up of the famed Welsh archers, lightly protected medium infantry armed with spears, and scant cavalry, formed a line between a wood and two small hills. Light troops of javelinmen and light longbowmen concealed themselves in the woods while on the hill the Welsh longbowmen formed up behind lines of lightly protected spearmen. The French formed crossbow units facing the woods, and a long line of confident French knights who, confident of their superior weaponry and training, dismounted from their horses to engage the Welsh spearmen. Some knights remained on their horses alongside mounted crossbowmen, in order to encircle the Welsh army from the apparently more vulnerable of their right flank.
The battle began with a confident French advance along the entire front that attempted to attack the scarce and poorly armed Welsh cavalry. The Welsh, in a premeditated maneuver, retreated, causing the French knights to pursue them and separate themselves from the rest of the attack, while the Welsh longbowmen launched a shower of arrows at them.
The light troops concealed in the woods surprised the French crossbowmen with a hail of shells and the dismounted French knights advanced in some disorder. The French army began to give way under cover from the forest and at that moment, the Welsh right flank advanced to charge against them. The dismounted knights tried to help the crossbow units but arrived too late, while in the center and left flank the lines clashed. Thanks to the greater number of Welsh spearmen and the small number of dismounted knights, the latter were ambushed on some occasions and fled. The French heavy cavalry made up of mounted knights arrived too late to surround the Welsh army and greatly weakened by the Welsh longbowmen, who could do little when the much less trained and armed Welsh cavalry reappeared to surround the different cavalry units that had remained separated from their line.The famous and proud French knights were defeated by an army of Welsh peasants.
Germans (anderarcos11) beat French allies in Wales (Indibil), 44 to 4
Finally, the imperial army arrived in Wales, with the pleasant surprise of the defeat of the French army. The rebel nobles of Wales had collected a multitude of French armor and weapons, which they proudly displayed. However, the army of the Welsh prince supported by the king of France, which was resisting in the Welsh capital, still had to be defeated. Augustus Bach decided to take charge of the siege, in order to give the Welsh army a rest. After several months of siege and thanks to Welsh reinforcements financed by France, the Welsh prince decided to confront the imperial troops. The pro-France Welsh formed their lines of Welsh spearmen and archers in a very favorable position for light troops, formed by a long hill of rugged terrain, with some spearmen and their few cavalry on the flanks. The imperial army decided to combine a formation of crossbowmen supported by heavy cavalry and spearmen on the flanks, with some archers and light crossbowmen, as well as mounted crossbowmen on their left flank.
The Imperials advanced, maintaining their formation and forming lines of crossbowmen and archers on a long hill in front of the Welsh lines, who decided to abandon their defensive position and attack. On the Imperial right flank, mounted crossbowmen attacked the Welsh cavalry who in pursuit were surrounded and annihilated by several Imperial troops and cavalry. Meanwhile, the Welsh line was harshly punished by the imperial crossbowmen and archers, who were disorganizing the fearsome Welsh longbowmen. The Imperial right flank came into contact later, supported by low countries spearmen and German heavy cavalry. Before the Welsh line could advance and attack the crossbowmen on the hill, their right flank fell to several heavy cavalry charges, while several units of spearmen and logbowmen became disorganized. The battle was short-lived and ended in an imperial victory.
German allies in Wales (anderarcos11) beat French (Indibil), 43 to 12
France sent an army to suppress the revolt of some Welsh chieftains favorable to the empire, arriving before the imperial army of Augustus Bach, which had to delay its departure due to storms.
The French nobles, with an army made up of the famed Welsh archers, lightly protected medium infantry armed with spears, and scant cavalry, formed a line between a wood and two small hills. Light troops of javelinmen and light longbowmen concealed themselves in the woods while on the hill the Welsh longbowmen formed up behind lines of lightly protected spearmen. The French formed crossbow units facing the woods, and a long line of confident French knights who, confident of their superior weaponry and training, dismounted from their horses to engage the Welsh spearmen. Some knights remained on their horses alongside mounted crossbowmen, in order to encircle the Welsh army from the apparently more vulnerable of their right flank.
The battle began with a confident French advance along the entire front that attempted to attack the scarce and poorly armed Welsh cavalry. The Welsh, in a premeditated maneuver, retreated, causing the French knights to pursue them and separate themselves from the rest of the attack, while the Welsh longbowmen launched a shower of arrows at them.
The light troops concealed in the woods surprised the French crossbowmen with a hail of shells and the dismounted French knights advanced in some disorder. The French army began to give way under cover from the forest and at that moment, the Welsh right flank advanced to charge against them. The dismounted knights tried to help the crossbow units but arrived too late, while in the center and left flank the lines clashed. Thanks to the greater number of Welsh spearmen and the small number of dismounted knights, the latter were ambushed on some occasions and fled. The French heavy cavalry made up of mounted knights arrived too late to surround the Welsh army and greatly weakened by the Welsh longbowmen, who could do little when the much less trained and armed Welsh cavalry reappeared to surround the different cavalry units that had remained separated from their line.The famous and proud French knights were defeated by an army of Welsh peasants.
Germans (anderarcos11) beat French allies in Wales (Indibil), 44 to 4
Finally, the imperial army arrived in Wales, with the pleasant surprise of the defeat of the French army. The rebel nobles of Wales had collected a multitude of French armor and weapons, which they proudly displayed. However, the army of the Welsh prince supported by the king of France, which was resisting in the Welsh capital, still had to be defeated. Augustus Bach decided to take charge of the siege, in order to give the Welsh army a rest. After several months of siege and thanks to Welsh reinforcements financed by France, the Welsh prince decided to confront the imperial troops. The pro-France Welsh formed their lines of Welsh spearmen and archers in a very favorable position for light troops, formed by a long hill of rugged terrain, with some spearmen and their few cavalry on the flanks. The imperial army decided to combine a formation of crossbowmen supported by heavy cavalry and spearmen on the flanks, with some archers and light crossbowmen, as well as mounted crossbowmen on their left flank.
The Imperials advanced, maintaining their formation and forming lines of crossbowmen and archers on a long hill in front of the Welsh lines, who decided to abandon their defensive position and attack. On the Imperial right flank, mounted crossbowmen attacked the Welsh cavalry who in pursuit were surrounded and annihilated by several Imperial troops and cavalry. Meanwhile, the Welsh line was harshly punished by the imperial crossbowmen and archers, who were disorganizing the fearsome Welsh longbowmen. The Imperial right flank came into contact later, supported by low countries spearmen and German heavy cavalry. Before the Welsh line could advance and attack the crossbowmen on the hill, their right flank fell to several heavy cavalry charges, while several units of spearmen and logbowmen became disorganized. The battle was short-lived and ended in an imperial victory.