Battle of Burgos.25mm Viking campaign.

Bloodnok's small army is venturing its way towards the Mediterranean ,and must pass or take the town of Burgos-naturally they opt to "take!!"

Top is the scenario and map,bottom is the table before any movement.

This is King Sancho's view of the Vikings-note the Catapults!!-these did considerable damage as the Vikings advanced,especially to the cavalry.

The advance was going well,except for two things-one,the infantry attached to the cavalry,couldn't keep up,so the cavalry had to stop and await them!! two, a "random movement dice" was thrown on move three,resulting in the Viking line becoming fragmented!!-this could end in disaster for Bloodnok(who was furious at the warriors!)

Top photo shows the LF Viking cavalry mixing it with the Spanish cavalry(and not doing too well!)-bottom photo shows Eric's warriors,who had "steamed ahead" of the rest of the army,contacting the Spanish light infantry!!-These light troops did ok but were no match for the Vikings,who eventually drove them back!

This shows the RF Mercenary cavalry fighting and eventually beating the elite Spanish cavalry-after driving them back,the mercenaries threatened the whole of the Spanish LF and rear-hurrah!

The other Viking warriors have now caught up with Eric,and an epic mass melee now took place-most of the Spanish light infantry retired(it's good being retired!) back to the town,and the heavies took over the fight,giving the Vikings a hard time of it!

These two photo's show Magnus' warriors gaining the flank,and an overall photo of the state of play at about move number 9-in the background you can see the Mercenary cavalry threatening the rear of the Spanish heavies.......................

The threat is clearly shown in this shot-this was really the end of the game-both flanks have gone and although some of the Spanish heavy infantry are holding their own(steady!) the Vikings have gained yet another victory!

One final shot showing the hopeless situation of the Spanish-the town was sacked and burned,the Mercenaries were richly rewarded,and the warriors were happy to receive their share of gold etc. for their efforts!

The next,and last, town to be taken is the richest and largest of all the towns in Spain-BARCELONA!!-will the king,RAMON, face the Vikings in the field,or will he close the gates and wait for the inevitable siege????

I enjoyed the challenge of this game,with the random movement dice,catapults and the new Viking cavalry supported by an infantry contingent(which didn't work too well!)-let's see what happens next!