Steve and I managed to continue our Infamy! Infamy ! campaign on Zoom yesterday evening. The Romans had been tipped off that a Barbarian force was trying to move a herd of cattle across a river and Roman High Command wants this prevented to show who rules this province.
The table as generated for ancient German terrain - off camera there is a small piece of vegetation bottom right that got missed out. The cattle herd is coming on from the left hand clearing.
The Barbarians succeeded in screening the marshland by the ford so this remains an ambush worry for the Romans. There are no ambush points on the Roman side of the river though. Iberian cavalry have been sent to prevent any enemy deploying from the woods nearest to the ford.
Quickly, the Roman commander has sent slingers to cover the ford until the Roman infantry can march there
A large enemy war band emerges by the small village and slingers are active by the river bank - they exchange fire with the Iberian slingers at the ford.
Ambush ! German cavalry dash across the ford but are met by newly arrived Iberian infantry
The Iberians hold and actually cause more casualties on the enemy horsemen
A second round of combat sees the cavalry flee the field !
The Warlord concentrates on installing fervour in his warriors before committing them to battle
A group of German archers appear from the thick woodland constituting the south west part of the battlefield
The War Lord brings his men forward as their fervour mounts
Tribal levy begin to herd the cattle forwards in the hope that their warrior comrades can clear the ford for a crossing
German bow and sling fire continues unabated
The Iberian infantry have to withdraw due to casualties from fire but the Roman legionaries are arriving to take possession of the ford crossing point
The cattle are getting nearer but the War Lord has still not ordered a charge
The Centurion needs to hurry as only a few slingers are holding the crossing right now
But fortune favours him and he gets there and deploys his men into a wedge formation to maximise his numbers before the enemy can take advantage
The Barbarian War Lord can hear the cattle approaching and fervour has built up
Its a stand off at the moment but the Barbarians cannot accept this
The slingers continue to fire at each other and casualties are mounting
Now the German warriors are on maximum fervour
One group is charged across the ford into combat
That didn't work - they are thrown back with casualties and shock - the Romans have taken two casualties though
Next, the Barbarian Fanatics are thrown into the attack
but they too are smashed and the Centurion has calmly replaced his front rank troops with men from the supporting groups
Another throw of the dice - the Warlord with his Oathsworn warriors and two supporting groups prepare to charge
This is the cream of his force, so must break through
Surely the Romans cannot hold this mob !
But no - the Roman line holds firm and many German warriors are slain
They recoil as the War Lord tries to regain control
The ford is littered with the dead and dying
This over view shows the point when the German Barbarians give up the fight - the cattle will have to be taken back as there is no way through here
Rock solid, the Roman legionaries have done their best today !
Another enjoyable game of Infamy! Infamy!
The campaign will continue again soon.
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