Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Simon de Montfort

Turned up at Jims, and they had nothing arranged.  So as an impromptu event I put on a battle from the Crusade against the Cathars.

Simon de Montfort is besieged.  A relief convoy is approaching.  As it approaches, a large force leaves the siege to attack the relief column.  Seeing this, some of de Montforts knights are sent to support the relief column.

Initial setup -- a small elite force guarding the wagons, with a large ordinary force blocking the way

Starting the advance

Getting close

The crusader knights charge in

Can the Crusaders break through

One unit of Crusader knights is pushed back

Surprise -- Simon de Montfort has left his castle and arrived in the rear of the blocking force!

Things are looking bad for the heretics!

Crusaders everywhere

No mercy for the heretics.  But as they die they are tiring out the Crusaders.

The knights have run out of steam

All over -- the Crusaders have won

The battle probably wasn't that fair for the Heretics.  It was thrown together at the last minute.

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