This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a Hail Caesar game. The fictitious encounter was set after the battle of Grunwald (or Tannenberg) in 1410. Surviving Teutonic Order forces are attempting to escape to the west. Polish–Lithuanian Union forces block the retreat while others arrive in the rear.
The mounted Order units attack the blocking force while the foot units block the pursuit.
Several command roll blunders hinder the pursuit force.
Top right: Order knights are fought to a standstill by Polish infantry. Polish Knights all but destroy an Order mounted division.
The Order attack to the west has failed and the Polish knights are finally ready to charge the Order foot.
The confused battle lines at the end.
After about four hours of play the casualties were about even but very heavy. The remaining Order units seemed to have no chance of getting safely to the west.
Saturday the local HMGS-South group played a game of Hail Caesar at the Dogs of War shop.
The fictitious Battle of Schwetz, June 1309, takes place in what is now northern Poland and is between the Teutonic Order and the forces of the Polish King Władysław I. Following the ‘takeover’ of Danzig, the Teutonic Order is on the march to take the nearby city of Schwetz. The Teutonic Order is intercepted by Polish forces outside the city.
The Order is on the right, the Poles on the left.
The Order have one mounted division and two foot.
The Poles have two mounted divisions and one foot.
Polish light horse and Order light foot each move to their right.
View from the opposite side. Polish foot and the Order knights are reluctant to advance. Polish light horse blunders around in the woods.
Ignoring the threat to their left flank, the Order advances in the center.
Order charges push back several Polish units, but the Polish archers repel two charges by knights.
Three Polish foot units break in one turn, breaking their division. The mounted Poles wisely decide to call it a day.
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