Akhaia - Gaul

Akhaian view:
I was the defender in this battle fought among small hills. I sent Akhilles, who was in uncharacteristically good mood, on a flank march to the left. My camp was protected by a hill to our center right, and Nestor's command was well anchored to it.  Menelaos and Agamemnon were protecting Nestor's pike block's open left flank.
    The Gaul advanced in the center towards Nestor and our camp, and all his cavalry came towards our two chariot commands. We went galloping forward in two columns, trying to sandwich the gaul riders. This did not happen, as the huge mass of footmen sped forward and Agamemnon had to turn tail and form along Menelaos on the flank. A steep hill was dangerously close to Agamemnon's rear.
   A fierce clash and terrible smash of steel upon bronze - the Gaul riders came on our chariots and Menelaos fell. His men lost heart and turned tail. But my spirits were raised as Akhilles appeared on the Gaul flank, scattering the riders, falling on their flanks and rear. But this was too late to save Agamemnon, who was pushed to the steep hill and soon killed by nimble gauls. His men woved vengeance and fell on the gauls with great fury.
   Meanwhile Nestor had sent his auxiliary spearmen to scatter the steady lines of gaul warriors. This they did with admirable skill and loss to their own lives. The Gaul baggage also deserves a citation, as Akhilles' chariots suffered actual losses when trying to pillage and plunder the enemy camp.
    The gaul lines finally reached Nestor's spearmen, and with a yell and a great rush ran over them, killing half of the pikemen in a single charge.
    Afterthoughts The gaul foot was much faster than I anticipated, and I was too careless with my Ax when attacking the warband, losing EE's from my largest command needlessly. Menelaos' loss to a 1-6 early in the game and a subsequent roll of "1" for his command really upset my plans against the Gaul Cv. And fighting with Cv chariots against 2-deep Cv is not easy.		 Gaul view:
Terrain was almost flat, except a hill in the left sector of the Greeks and a hill protecting the Greek baggage. Two steep hills ended up in gauls´ left flank.
    Large gallic warband was placed in the centre, facing the Greek phalanx. On the left were the allied troops and on the right, gallic cavalry facing the massed Greek chariots.
    Gauls charged forwards, trying to engage the phalanx before the inevitable flank march would arrive to turn the battle for Greeks.
    Some light spearmen engaged the warband in order to slow down its advance, which kept on falling back before the gallic warriors.
    Chariots weren't interested in fighting the more numerous gallic cavalry, but retreated until they had secured their flank with hill filled with Greek light troops. Cavalry charged chariots, killing the enemy general and demoralising the entire command.
    Immediately afterwards, Akilles brought his troops into the flank of gallic cavalry, driving them into disarray. Gallic cavalry lost many men to the confusion and inability to set up a new line of defence. Although Agamemnon was eliminated by gallic javelinmen, the right was very close from breaking.
    Meanwhile the light-armed spearmen of the greek left had to face the gauls. The combat was evenly matched, until the masses of gauls finally walked over the tired greeks. Nothing was in the way of the warband and the Greek camp - except a small phalanx. Gallic camp was also being pillaged by Akhilles´ chariots.
    The cavalry started to retreat, being unable to face the myrmidons and fresh chariots brought by Akhilles. Troops were left to guard the newly captured hill, from where the greeks had retreated.
    Warband rushed against the Greek phalanx with such ferocity that half of it was driven away and eliminated in the first charge. This was too much for the remaining Greeks, who turned tail and ran.
    The game was very interesting and the outcome would certainly have been different if the greek generals hadn't been killed. Gallic cavalry killed only two chariots that day and both happened to be greek generals! If those commands wouldn't have fled, I'm certain that my cavalry would have been completely eliminated by Akhilles. I was surprised to note that myrmidons were so effective as they were. Even without rear support they managed to drive away my cavalry every single time. Next time I'll bring much more cavalry to face those pesky chariots!
    Warbands were really effective this time, eliminating numerous Ax(O) which were sent to delay them. In all, a great game which could have went either way.

Egypt - India

Egyptian view:
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Hittite - Macedonia

Hittite view:
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Britain - Rome

British view:
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The Career of Antonius Immonius
It was a clear and sunny day. Weather-wise veterans of Immonius’ legion told raw recruits that during this campaign there would always be sun shine, no rain, no dust storms or any other annoyances.
    Army of Immonius consisted of a full citizen legion of polybian model, with Immonius himself commanding the hastati and princeps, and his legate commanding Italian allied cavalry and the triarii. Spanish mercenary scutarii and most of the velites were with Immonius. Also present in the campaign was a spanish allied tribe under its own chief, his troops mostly scutarii and caetratrii.
    First task that the People and Senate of Rome had seen fit to set to Immonius was conquest of the Tin Island beyond a northern sea. It was supposed to be a homeland of celts, but the defenders called themselves ”Sub-Roman British”. At least first part of their name made sense to the legionarii.
    Despite their name the islanders refused to surrender, and their army draw up to give battle near cross roads.
    Immonius places his own command in front of the marching camp, in two ranks. On his right flank he positioned the cavalry command with its stout triarii support. On his left he bade the allied Spanish to deploy. Their task would be to seize two small but steep hills which were only features of consequence on the battleground.
    Augurs declared that the omens were good on this timeless day, but warned that should the battle be protracted, the day would surely end before the battle was resolved.
    Enemy was seen to form up in three commands, all with many horsemen at front ranks, and uncounted multitude of more ragged spear-armed foot hiding at the rear. Also a few javelinmen were in evidence.
    The battle commenced with Spanish light horse racing towards enemy ranks. Caetratrii cautiously climbed up to central, smaller steep hill. Triarii and legion’s horse wheeled to close right flank of the army. Several knightly looking well-disciplined horsemen chased off the Spanish light horse. Immonius was concerned that their charge could break the legion, but they wheeled to left flank to follow the Spanish LH in the gap between the two hills!
    For rest of the battle Spanish tribesmen gradually shifted backwards towards the camp, and to the central hill, to avoid mounted warriors confronting them. A couple of bands of enemy javelinmen threatened to charge the hill, but never did so.
    In the centre the legion advanced, and met enemy horse. Cavalry supported by its own velites, and the shield wall of the triarii was soon seen to be too much to enemy light horse confronting them frontally. Some LH fled, but others were flanked and destroyed. In the centre some more horsemen fell, and enemy line was opening. Their supporting spearmen force-marched up by the roads. Remaining horsemen disengaged, and the legion dressed ranks to advance in echelon to crush enemy spear.
    Meanwhile the Spanish LH got adventurous seeing an open flank of enemy formation led by their king. Well-drilled enemy held their place even when charged on flank, and then proceeded to trap Spanish LH. Most of the allied Spanish had by then taken secure positions on the smaller hill, but some of their slower scutarii had been trodden over by enemy heavy horse, and now seeing their own horsemen scattering away, the chief decided that his warriors would take no more, and the allied Spanish began to flee.
    Before panic could spread Immonius ordered his legate to roll up remaining enemy horse on the right flank of the legion. Triarii managed push some enemy cavalry back. In the ensuing rout an enemy general’s bodyguard was caught up in confusion and the general promptly killed by Italian allied cavalry. His command, having already suffered numerous casualties, broke at once.
    The battle hang on balance. Then, suddenly the day ends. [5-5, time. Otso was graceful to play his last bound very fast, so giving me a bound to kill his subgeneral]
    Despite being unsuccessful, Immonius was given a second change. His second task was to conquer a large state situated in Asia Minor, the Hittite Empire.

Burgundy - Carthago

Burgundian view:
Carthaginians stepped in the Time Warp and attacked Bourgogne, and the hometown boys of Dijon were on defense.
    The Carthaginian main command was between two steep hills with a smaller command at left on smooth. A third command attempted flank march.
    Burgundians had the largest command at their left, C-in-C's command at right and the striking command at right.
    After a couple of indecisive moves and vain threats by the Italian light horse on the Carthaginian camp, the Burgundians decided to attack. Gendarmes and mounted bowmen force-marched to the left and harassed the small mounted command together with the Duke's gendarmes.
    Once the flank march arrived, the gendarmes readied, charged and rolled the cavalry while the bowmen shot up the Carthaginian warbands and one element of the spears. Win at 10-0. 		Carthaginian view:
Deployment In fear of the Bw(S) I decided to flank march my Cavalry command. I got two H(S) to the center of my deployment area and decided to position my heavy foot between those hills. This, I thought, would hold against the Knights until the arrival of the flank march. I used my Flank command to hold the H(S) on the right and my Wb(F) held H(S) on the left.
    Burgudians had Bw(S) and Knights on my left, CinC command in the center and their largest command was deployed against the expected flank march on the right.
    Game As the game started I skirmished with my two LH(O). This did slow down Burgundian command that included all of the Bw(S). Otherwise I stayed put and prayed for the flank march to arrive.
    The three Cv(O) from my flank command were able to draw the attention of the Knights on my right.
     On my left Burgudian LH and Bw(S) drew closer and finally after several bounds started to shoot my Wb(F). This was not good and I had to let my Wb(F) go and Bw(S) annihilated them.
    This forced me to redeploy some of my Sp(O) to cover the left. On my right three Cv(O) were making tactical withdrawls (ie. running away) against four Kn(O)s and were drawing them deeper and deeper.
    Finally my flank march arrived from my right. I decided to simutaneously attack with my heavy foot but I couldn’t exploit the situation and Burgudians were able to redeploy. A fight unfolded and I came up losing.
    Afterthoughts The game went pretty much as I thought it would go. I didn’t have much faith in my Sp(O) holding against 10 Kn(O) and I hoped my flank march would win the game for me. It might have worked had I got it sooner, but when it came it was too late. Wb(F) were a disaster. Burgdians had very little heavy foot and all Wb(F) did was die. I also should have redeployed some of my light unmounted troops to back up Wb(F). Score was 0-10 and I wasn’t even close to breaking a Burgudian command.