Saturday, February 22, 2025

Dacians versus Romans

Specifically Early Imperial Romans using Great Battles With Basic Impetus.

Decided to have a big game and with my Dacians I could just make a double army (which was then split into three commands).  The Romans were commanded by John and Karl.  Mark B was the other Dacian commander.

Even though each side had four rolls on the Terrain Table, 
all we had was a lake (impassable), a wood and some broken ground.
Great Battles certainly provides for an impressive army to be deployed.

The Dacians push their archers forward to shield their warbands, 
while some skirmishers make a dash for the broken ground on the right.
My command is on the left and i also had the small third command on the right.

Getting out of the wood took time.
My command had to wait.

But the Dacians are on the move.

The light troops have done their job and the warbands are now in position.

Mixed results.  Fifty-fifty for the command on the left (mine),
while the centre command (Mark B) was charged first by the Romans,
but made a good recovery.

Some success on the left, but the centre is struggling.

Both armies' morale collapses at the same time.
There was a one-point difference in the Dacians favour.
A hollow draw!



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