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[Rosedelio]

Div A

Rosedelio (Polish) defeats Captainwaltersavage (Portuguese) 61-47

Despite an early collapse in the center, the Poles still had enough numbers to trade infantry and surround some knights.

[rockmanbob123]

Div B

rockmanbob123 challenges rpadilla1988
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[Rob123]

Div. B

Rob123 Indian Rajput 650-1049AD challenges Bagatrix1805 Khorasanian 821-1003 with Dailami allies

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[mcfcivo]

Div B

My Crusaders beat Devoncops Knights of St John, 50% vs 61%, very close finish!

[excubitor]

Div C

excubitor (Byzantine 600-649) - vs - Indibil (Dailami 928-1055 AD with allies Armenian 885-1045)

excubitor won 46 - 21

Byzantines started by concentrating most of their infantry and cavalry on the small heights on their left and tried to outflank the Dailami right. Dailami responded by moving their forces to their right to face the Byzantine move. On the other side, both armies placed mainly cavalry units. The Byzantines managed to capture a small hill in the middle of the initial frontlines. Then Dailami turned all their cavalry from their left towards their right, a move that they decided to cancel on just the next move as they re-oriented their cavalry on their left to face again towards the Byzantine right. This back and forth of the Dailami cavalry cost them 2 turns. This was enough time for the Byzantine cavalry to capture a small hill on the left of the Dailami and dominate half the frontline thereafter. Dailami, on their right side, managed to stop the Byzantine outflanking maneuver and rout most of the troops. However, a suicidal charge of Byzantine cavalry against Dailami's superior missile troops ended by routing the core of Dailami's archers before unloading all their arrows, at a cost of only two Byzantine cavalry units. Finally, the Byzantine cavalry arriving from their right helped collapse the Dailami's infantry line, which was already under heavy pressure from the superior Byzantine infantry.

It was a very nice game with a lot of maneuvering, where both sides won small victories, but terrain gains proved to be the key to the victory.

[Asterix_von_TWC]

I had the honor and privilege of beating Rob123 63-39 with my Franks versus his Indians

Managed to pin a flank and delay him on the flank I lost, the result was closer than the score, as his elephants still standing could have turned the tide if they managed to converge on his struggling center.

[vakarr]

Division C

vakarr Bithynian 297-74 BC with Galatian 280-63 BC Allies defeats
Ironclad Carthaginian (Hannibal in Italy) 218-217

Score: 55-64

Ironclad played skilfully and the result was in doubt right up to the end, with the score often in the Carthaginians' favour. The trouble for the Bithynians began when the line of light troops clashed, with the Bithynian peltasts assuming they would win. However, a Thracian peltast unit became fragmented and bounced off on it's first charge against an ordinary light javelin unit. This messed up the Bithynian line and the Carthaginians quickly exploited the gap, as well as mistakes in the Bithynian deployment. The Bithynians hid most of their army in hills and woods and deployed well back, giving them a cavalry superiority on their right flank. However the Carthaginians responded by moving their cavalry to their other flank, which they were able to do as the Bithynian army was slowly moving up over the hills. Finally there was a clash of warbands in the centre, with elephants and cavalry on one flank, and medium foot on the other. The superior warbands eventually won their fights but were often taken in flank afterwards. There was one particular clash between an elephant and warband unit, next to a Celtic chariot and heavy cavalry unit, that went for almost the entire game, with the Carthaginians fighting uphill but otherwise fighting hard and often winning. It was this group that finally routed and (combined with some Bithynian rallies) lost the game.

[tyronec]

Div A
tyronec Byzantine 988-1041.
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markleslie Khorasanian 821-1003 AD with Dailami
Morat Frankish 751-887AD with Saxon (Continental)
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[Chris Townsend]

Division A

Chris Townsend's Dailami 1056 have successfully applied for a chance to show off their wares to ulysisgrunt's Florentine 1424 army. I have heard that the Florentine is always in need of good mercenaries, and we are hoping for good (aka bad) terrain to really show how well we fight.

Chris Townsend

[harveylh]

Div A

harveylh Bohemian Catholic 1450-1500 AD w/Hungarian allies 1441 defeats Nijis Polish 1455-1500 with Lithuanian, 43-12

Thanks for the game

[ulysisgrunt]

Division A
ulysisgrunt (Cimmerians) defeated IMC (Urartians) 54-27

[wzfcns]

DIV C wzfcns Byzantine 904-962 defeat rockmanbob123 Vikings 900-1049 w/ french
28-60
Another victory for the imperial army. Under the leadership of the Byzantine cataphracts, the cavalry legion broke through the Viking battle lines, launched an attack from the rear, and destroyed the entire central position.

[harveylh]

We have enough results now so will publish complete Dark Ages divisional standings this weekend.

Harvey, Dark Ages Administrator

[Rosedelio]

Div A

Rosedelio (Sumerian) defeats IMC (Urartian) 51-14

Sumerian lights were able to screen the Sumerian spears and battle cars from the Urartian shooting before the melee began.

[Karvon]

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[Rob123]

Div. B

Rob123 Indian Rajput 650-1049AD challenges grahamed Andalusian 756-1046AD with Spanish 718-899 allies

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[Karvon]

Current Rankings

[harveylh]

Divisional Standings Through August 1st, 2025

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Please check your results as I have been known to transpose cells in the spreadsheets

[alexmike1]

Div B

alexmike1 Ancient British 60BC-80AD with Roman beat Rob123 Hephthalite 350-570AD with Sassanid Persian 477 45-13

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[alexmike1]

Div B

alexmike1 challenges Devoncop

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