Senlac Hill (Hastings!) 1066.

Talk about history repeating itself!-last night it fell to Paul and I to refight this iconic battle-Brian and Graham sat this one out and Dave is still not feeling too well-Paul was Harold,I was William,and what a great game it turned out to be,apart from one disgraceful episode of over the top"gloating" from,I'm ashamed to say,myself!!!

 This was the simplified terrain/disposition map-I had decided to try and stick to the historical tactics of the day,and consequently attacked with both flanks initially-Paul,true to form,stood in his shield wall,ready to blunt my attacks.................

Both flanks move to the attack,whilst in my centre,archers were "peppering" the Saxon shieldwall-to little effect!

With the flanks engaged,my Normans move forward-William leading the cavalry-awsome sight!

With a resounding "crash" the two sides meet-I was at a disadvantage coming up against the shieldwall-and the resulting melee was predictable(given Paul's league -with -the- Devil,dice throwing!!)-however,the flanks of the Saxons were looking not too good!

These photo's show the Norman left flank,making real in-roads against the Saxon lines,so much so that Harold(Paul) decided to bolster the troops there by joining in the fight(prepare for "gloating")-yes,you've guessed it-I threw the requisite dice and killed him-a "DAD DANCE" of epic proportions followed,much to the disgust of Brian,Graham and Paul!!!-this ,of course,ended the game,as I had also penetrated(steady!) the Saxon centre,and was poised to charge my cavalry into the gap created-hurrah!!

Top photo shows the right flank-I was sorely pressed by the Saxons,but managed to hold my own(steady again!)-in the centre an ugly hole is about to be exploited by my cavalry!!

I thoroughly enjoyed this game-it looked right,and the result was right,by the way,what have the Normans ever done for us??-Roll on next week.we should have a full house,and possibly and Ancients game.