I am taking on the persona of Baron Spital, while my opponent, who is my regular wargames adversary, has sunk his identity into that of Lord Hall of Vaux.
The Battlefield
One army will defend a footbridge over a river. It runs through what was heavily wooded land, but has been cleared.
On the south side of the river is a ruined building and a pile of logged trees. The northern bank of the river is partly hedged, and there is another pile of logged trees at the bottom of higher ground to the north, which is where the attackers will come from.
The river is fordable by foot and horse at half-speed; the hedges are made of thick thorn and are impassable.
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| The battlefield viewed from the south |
You may recall from an earlier post (http://timspanton.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/czech-out-these-knights.html) that the two armies, Black and Grey, are unbalanced.
Black has 16 dismounted figures, two mounted figures, a flag depicting a lion or (gold) rampant on a field of gules (red), two mounted figures, and a large catapult.
Grey has 16 dismounted figures, a flag depicting a lion vert (green) rampant on a field of or (gold), and a bombard.
The Set-Up
The two players will dice for the right to either a) defend the river crossing, or b) choose which army to have.
Victory
The attacker has to capture both ends of the footbridge by the end of turn 15.
Technical Information
The table is 6ft by 2ft 6in.
The river is made from blue tissue paper from Ryman, the logged trees are Charlie Dimmock willow edging from Poundland, the hedges are from the 4D model shop in Tower Hamlets, and the footbridge is a 10mm-scale wooden bridge from Pendraken. The ruined building is the remains of the deer park I built from model bricks for our refight of the Battle of Chotusitz.
To be continued
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