Pyrrhic Campaign - Turn One

This is the first turn of the Little Wars created Pyrrhic Campaign 

(see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zzYJY4Jg9s) 

Instead of using their battle rules, we went with Basic Impetus, but we stuck close to their campaign rules.

Simon and I started with coffee in what was a wonderful bit of serendipity: themed cups. 

I was Rome and Simon Pyrrhus.

The beautiful map box is all Simon's work.

The Carthaginian army advanced to Syracuse and unsuccessfully but repeatedly tried to get them to join the Roman coalition.

Pyrrhus had advanced to Venusia, but had a hard time talking to the Samites.  His other army he had sent to Paistos.  In an impressive march a Roman army arrived under their first consol.  The Greeks called up some allies and prepared for battle.

The tactical situation saw the Greeks out scouted and on the defensive.

The armies were straight from the Basic Impetus lists,

although the Romans had one extra skirmish unit

as their army outnumbered the Greeks slightly.

The Roman legions stay put, but their skirmishers swarm forward on the wings.

Battle commences on the Roman right.

The Greeks don't seem to care that their flanks have been enveloped.

The elephants receive a rude shock from the Roman pila.

A charge by the Gauls has been repulsed, but now the pike are about to charge.

On both flanks the combats seem stuck.

The pikes go right through the Roman centre.

Ouch!

But the Greek cavalry has been routed and enough other damage done to break the Greek's morale.

It was a near run thing!

End of the Turn, both sides have added a city to their alliance,

and the Romans get to celebrate a victory.