This game was played with parts of the 25mm armies of Jim Pitts, Robert Whitfield and Jay Stribling. During the time of Charlemagne, various groups of rebellious locals had to be put down as he established his cental government. In this case a group of rebelious saxons made a stand behind a stream. The normans of the local barons were used by the king to smash the rebellion against his tax collectors.

We used the "Rules by Ral" to play this game.

Photo by Jim Pitts

The left wing of the Saxon army. You will notice that the Jackson gamers are not the neatest of gaming groups. The rear areas behind the main battle area are shown to be littered with playsheets, tape measure, handfulls of dice and all manner of miscellany.

Photo by Jim Pitts

The right wing of the Saxon army. When Larry Brom lived here in Jackson, it was his pet peeve to keep the degenerata off the gaming table. How far have we backslid!

Photo by Jim Pitts

The left wing of the Frankish army. Note that the cavalry of the Franks stayed to the rear. This lasted for several turns after the infantry clashed and kept a large part of the fightint power of that army out of action till the 3rd or 4th turn.

Photo by Jim Pitts

Proof that Larry Reeves does exist and does play in our wargames! Just teasing! Larry and his lovely wife have two small children and Larry has been helping out at home rather than goof off with the Jackson gamers. Now that the kids are a bit older, he can escape to a game every now and then!

Photo by Jim Pitts

A personal challenge is resolved when a Frankish leader (Tim Latham ?) kills his Saxon opponent (Ed Sansing ?)

Photo by Jim Pitts

Battle commences between the left wing Saxons and the right wing Franks. Note that the stream flows the entire length of the table so each side had to decide if they would cross or try to get their enemy to cross.

Photo by Jim Pitts

Saxon infantry slams into Frankish archers. Archers fire before movement in our game sequence and if they fire, cannot move. They just have to sit there and take it if the enemy gets close enough.

Photo by Jim Pitts

Start of big scrum between Saxon right flank (Jay Stribling) and Frankish left flank (Phil Young and Larry Reeves). This fight lasted the rest of the game. Stribling and his opponent had each stopped at the water's edge, neither wanted to cross the stream and take the -1 die penalty for coming up out of the water and finding his opponent waiting at the top of the far bank. After several turns of taunting, Phil and Larry plunged into the stream and the battle was on!

Photo by Jim Pitts

Saxon infantry (commanded by Jim Pitts) tangle with some of Larry Reeves Frankish cavalry

Photo by Jim Pitts

The Franks - commanded by Phil Young - finally cross the stream against the Saxons under Jay Stribling.

Photo by Jim Pitts

A personal challenge between a Saxon general (player ???) and the Frankish King Charlemagne (played by Fred Diamond). Unknown to the Saxon, one of Charlemagne's body guard stepped into his place and took the sword blow that would have killed the King (and ended Western civilization as we know it!).

Photo by Jim Pitts

Some of the Saxon archers and infantry (under Jim Pitts' command) prepare to continue an earlier arguement with some of Larry Reeves' Frankish horse.

Photo by Jim Pitts

The big scrum between Jay's Saxons and Phil's Franks continues.

Photo by Jim Pitts

Jim's "strategic reserve" peasant unit finally crosses the stream to enter the fight against the last of Larry's Frankish cavalry. They are looking for loot and food (still quivering horseflesh is perfectly acceptable!).

Photo by Jim Pitts

inally Jay's Saxons destroy the last of Phil's Franks, ending any threat on that end.

Photo by Jim Pitts

A final personal challenge between a Frankish mounted commander (Larry Reeves - who had become addicted to the personal challenge and duel) and a Saxon foot commander.

Photo by Jim Pitts

The challenge ended in the death of the Frankish commander!

So, who won this battle?

The Saxons did. They mainly attacked across the stream, except on their extreme right, and using their superior numbers, swarmed the Franks under. The Frankish mounted units, to reflect their relatively light armor, were classed as mounted yeomen instead of knights. This lessened their effect considerably. Also, this was a learning game because the Jackson gamers had not played this rules set in some while.

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