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ROUND 30: RESILIENT KINGDOMS

Faced with existential threats in the first half of the 12th century, the rulers of both Byzantium and Norman Italy rose to the occasion to defend the gains of their fathers. John Komnenos recorded a crushing victory over the Pecheneg invaders at Beroia in 1121 while Roger II secured his nascent kingdom despite the reverse suffered at Nocera in 1132 against a wide coalition of rebels.

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BEROIA 1121
https://www.militaryhistorywithfog.com/beroia-1121-ad

Roman vs Pecheneg

Fogman vs Edmund
Iandavidsmith vs Fogman
Londo vs Allendeuce
Edmund vs Iandavidsmith
Mcfcivo vs Londo
Allendeuce vs Mcfcivo

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NOCERA 1132
https://www.militaryhistorywithfog.com/nocera-1132-ad

Royalist vs Rebel

Fogman vs Allendeuce
Iandavidsmith vs Londo
Londo vs Edmund
Edmund vs Mcfcivo
Mcfcivo vs Fogman
Allendeuce vs Iandavidsmith

Three Battle Results
Didgori:
Georgians (Edmund) 50/50 vs Seljuks (allendeuce) 33/45
Edmund 10.0
allendeuce 7.3
The Georgians managed to break through and encircle several Seljuk horse archers, but the Seljuks were scoring well. Then a couple of bad turns with multiple chain routs ended everything before either of us expected.

Thanks for the game Jim.

Didgori:
Seljuks (Edmund) 34/50 vs Georgians (mcfcivo) 50/45
Edmund 11.1
mcfcivo 6.8
In a battle which is supposed to be a controlled rout everywhere, somehow the Seljuks came out on top on their left flank, making it very difficult for the Georgians to pursue elsewhere and much easier for the Seljuks to get the few more points that they need on top of markers.

Thanks for the game Andy

Ascalon:
Franks (Edmund) 50/54 vs Fatamids (iandavidsmith) 79/75
Edmund 10.5
iandavidsmith 9.3
A close game that was very even all the way through.

Thanks for the game Ian.

Challenges

BEROIA
vs Edmund
pw: Edmuneg

NOCERA
vs Allendeuce
pw: AllenReb

Gentlemen, on your horses!

Ok challenges up:-

BEROIA
vs Londo
pw: Londo

NOCERA
vs Fogman
pw: Fogman

cheers,

Andy

Challenges Postes

BEROIA 1121
Roman vs Pecheneg
Iandavidsmith vs Fogman
password is Fogman

NOCERA 1132
Royalist vs Rebel
Iandavidsmith vs Londo
Password is Londo

Good Luck
Ian

Nocera vs mcficvo
pw: restart

Hello Iandavidsmith!
Challenge up; pw ids ianreb
Good luck and have fun!
Allendeuce

Nocera

Royalist (fogman) 32/41 vs Rebels (Allendeuce) 52/52

The traitor Rainulf fell off his horse early showing that God was on the king’s side...

My Royalists 26/41, defeated Fogmans Rebels 53/52, very close for a while then the Royalists pulled ahead right at the end.

Result

NOCERA 1132

Iandavidsmith (Rebel) 47/52 won over (Royalist) 41/41

Allendeuce : 9 pts
Iandavidsmith10 pts

Great Game

Result

BEROIA 1121

Iandavidsmith (Romans) 46/46 vs Fogman (Pecheneg) 51/48

Iandavidsmith : 10.6 pts

Fogman : 10 pts


Draw really but i take it

Result from Beroia,

My Romans Beat Londos Pechenegs 38/46 vs 49/48.

Watch out for them wagons theyre tough!!

Am I the only one here to shed a tear for the Pechenegs? Just looking for a little place of their own to live, then treacherously attacked and slaughtered by the Imperial Sardaukar, err I mean Varangians. (Just saw Dune at IMAX ... brilliant!)

Challenges posted ...

Allendeuce - Beroia - pw jim1

Blackadder - Nocera - pw edmund

"Am I the only one here to shed a tear for the Pechenegs? Just looking for a little place of their own to live, then treacherously attacked and slaughtered by the Imperial Sardaukar, err I mean Varangians. (Just saw Dune at IMAX ... brilliant!)”

Not me... they pillaged all the way to Constantinople after I saw them...

2 Challenges and a battle result:
Challenges -
Beroia for iandavidsmith password Bero
Nocera for mcfcivo password Noce
Result -
Beroia:
Pechnegs (Edmund) 37/48 vs Romans (fogman) 50/46
Edmund 10.9
fogman 7.7
A remarkable game where, somehow, Pechneg horse archers managed to consistently beat Byzantine lancers, wherever they met them, leaving no less than 6 Roman units were fragmented at the end!

I'm not claiming any particular credit for an unlikely victory. Thanks for the game and all the design work fogman.

[quote=Edmund
Challenges -
Beroia for iandavidsmith password Bero
[/quote]

Hi Edmund , the password did not seem to work, tried
different versions to no avail.

[quote=Edmund
Challenges -
Beroia for iandavidsmith password Bero
[/quote]

Hi Edmund , the password did not seem to work, tried
different versions to no avail.

iandavidsmith wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 6:20 am [quote=Edmund
Challenges -
Beroia for iandavidsmith password Bero

Hi Edmund , the password did not seem to work, tried
different versions to no avail.
[/quote]

Apologies Ian, not sure what happened. I've reissued with Bero password again. Hopefully it will work this time
EB

Battle result:
Nocera
Royalists (Edmund) 28/41 vs Rebels (mcfcivo) 52/52
Edmund 10.0
mcfcivo 6.8
Inspired by their King Roger the Rabbit, the royalist resisted the initial onslaught well and took the initiative before the rebel reinforcements arrived. This gave them a points which was helped by units of routing knights rallying to keep the points losses down. The star performance, however, was a knight unit which autocharged broke its target unit and then pursued into an immobile spearman which fragmented on its turn before breaking. So 4 points scored out of 28 by an individual unit against orders!

Thanks for the game Andy.

Happy new year to all! Approaching 4 years on this historical journey and many many more to come I hope.