Bramham Moor, 1408
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:20 am
This is a pleasingly obscure battle that was part of the powerful northern Percy family's rebellion against King Henry IV. I have not play-tested it with anyone - and I am hoping that some of you will play it and then feed back your comments to me on here . . .
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15461007/Bramha ... 20PWv1.rar
There is very little information about the battle so I have had to use my "historical imagination" to construct the scenario. I was able to find out the following . . .
Present at the battle - Royalists, Sir Thomas Rokeby, High Sherriff of Yorkshire; Rebels, Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland, Lord Thomas Bardolf, the Abbot of Hailes and the Bishop of Bangor
Troop numbers - not known, not very large, thought to be fairly even.
Troop composition - Royalists, noble retinues from Yorkshire, local levies; Rebels, Northumbrian retinues and levies, lowland Scots, some churchmen.
Terrain - undulating moorland, a wood behind the rebels position, probably snowing (battle was fought in February)
That's the lot - I hope you enjoy playing it.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/15461007/Bramha ... 20PWv1.rar
There is very little information about the battle so I have had to use my "historical imagination" to construct the scenario. I was able to find out the following . . .
Present at the battle - Royalists, Sir Thomas Rokeby, High Sherriff of Yorkshire; Rebels, Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland, Lord Thomas Bardolf, the Abbot of Hailes and the Bishop of Bangor
Troop numbers - not known, not very large, thought to be fairly even.
Troop composition - Royalists, noble retinues from Yorkshire, local levies; Rebels, Northumbrian retinues and levies, lowland Scots, some churchmen.
Terrain - undulating moorland, a wood behind the rebels position, probably snowing (battle was fought in February)
That's the lot - I hope you enjoy playing it.