ExCoB II - The Prophecy of Merlin: Concluded

[Karvon]

Battle 2
2.1 Army 11 of The North (Mamucium, angusosborne, 1500 = 1600 - 60 FP - 40 FP from River) versus Army 28 of The West (Magnis, Karvon, 1422 = 1482 - 60 FP). North European Hilly. Karvon sets up.

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[Karvon]

Karvon's Army of The West defeated angusosborne's Army of The North 44-17.

We initially deployed our close order warbands along our baseline behind a small ridge. One division of our lancers formed up to cover their right flank. We deployed our medium foot division behind some woods on our left a bit ahead of the warbands. A division of our cavalry hid behind these woods as well guarding our left. Most of our light foot we placed across the woods on our left to screen. A few light foot we placed on across some woods on our far right. A third division of cavalry we hid behind the woods on the far right. We placed a a few token light horse on each flank to screen and hid the remainder in and behind nearby woods. Essentially, aside from our token light horse scouts, most of our army was out of sight initially. Our plan was to lure the enemy on along all fronts with our lights and some token cavalry and then pounce on the enemy right, while shifting away from the center and our right.

The North deployed in the center with large body of medium foot supported by a few close order warbands. A few horse formed up on each flank and the front was screened by a few lights. Their horse and lights on each flank aggressively moved to counter my scouts. We pushed out a few cavalry on our right and that attracted more attention as a few mediums were shifted left to back up the horse and lights. We advanced our close order warband line up to the small ridge with our lancer division covering the flank. This seemed to keep most of his infantry focused on a steady advance in the center. On our far right we sent out our hidden lights to delay and distract tying up his left for awhile. We sortied out of the woods with a few lights on our left to pester his advancing lights and horse, disrupting a few with our sudden concentrated fire, then fell back towards the woods and the open ground left of that, drawing his horse and lights closer. A fierce fight broke out as my hidden lancers and cavalry swung into action against his overextended horse. The North pushed forward in the center and left hoping to come to grips with superior numbers vs. our visible troops.

As this point, we pivoted our center and right and began a shift to the left. Our warband line trudged down the ridge and disappeared behind the woods to our left, while our horse shifted behind the woods and came up to support and exploit the ongoing battle on the far left. The survivors of our far left horse division galloped across the front and also shifted to the far left. Our lights on the far right continued to skirmish, but most of them were eventually run down. The North pushed most of his center after my warbands, dropping off a few to mask the woods on their right. Their left wing units wheeled and began the long march to rejoin the center.

The decisive action was on our left. Our superior numbers of horse supported by skirmishers encircled and destroyed or drove off the opposing horse. We dispatched some our lights and lancers to pursue the fleeing enemy so they could not rally. The rest of our victorious horse swung out wide and outflanked the enemy foot set to mask the woods. Our mediums and a couple of warbands marched out behind them and some pushed through the woods to threaten the North's right. Our remaining warbands finally turned and formed a line in a narrow gap between the woods on our left, supported by a few of our mediums holding the neighboring woods and a village. The North, seeing the writing starting to appear on the wall, mounted an assault into our warband line with some of his and one of his surviving lancers. Our line held and we flanked the lancers. Meanwhile our combined warband and lancers force engaged and flanked the blocking force holding the North's right. The ensuing losses led to the collapse of the Northern army and the survivors streamed off the field and back the way they came.

Our army will advance to occupy the hex abandoned by the Northern army.

[kronenblatt]

With the conclusion of the battle between The North and The West as reported above and with no need to start the battle between The South and The West (since making no difference to the outcome), control of the structures have been updated.

The Kingdom of The West has managed to complete uninterrupted lines of logistics between its own Court (Moridunum) and the captured Court of The South (Durnovaria).

(The campaign ends as soon as one kingdom (then being the winner) upon conclusion of a round controls at least one Court from another kingdom, connected to its own lines of logistics, and is in control over its own Court.)

[kronenblatt]

The Kingdom of The West is declared the winner of De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae II - The Prophecy of Merlin!

Congratulations to Karvon, Kashtronomical, and Triarii!

And many thanks to all who participated in this campaign: hope you enjoyed it!