Siege Of Jamesrick Castle 2 - The Attempt to Re-take it.

As the Beersteiners prepare to assault Jamesrick Castle half the Bogavanian forces prepare to meet them outside the walls. A large force of peasants, emboldened by earlier victory in capturing the castle, prepared to attack the Beersteiner knights but hesitated when faced with the professional warriors.  

The enemy had no such hesitations.

Mongol allies of the Bogavanians man the Southern wall.

Hillmen man a section of Eastern world.

A Bogavanian tower hosts a catapult.

Bogavanian mounted knights charge out of the castle and impact the Beersteiner foot knights at the Western wall. They push them back before the Beersteiner archers join in and send the Bogavanians into retreat. Later the Bogavanian mounted knights rallied and attacked again, driving that unit of knights off the field. The Great Swords then turned from pushing the siege tower and finished off the few remaining Bogavanian knights.

The peasants and some Bogavanian allied Hillmen are about to be overwhelmed.are about to be overwhelmed.

Beersteiner archers and knights are reorganizing after a victory against Bogavanian knights.

Mongols prepare for an assault by Beersteiner knights.

Beersteiner archers engage in a duel with recently arrived Hillmen archers.

Hillmen allied to the Beersteiners drove a whole unit of enemy Hillmen off the field and were then shot up by Bogavanian archers. The enraged hillmen, led by the hero, Harold Greentooth. The Hillmen were better fighters but the archers were numerous and supported by some halberds. Eventually the Hillmen are all killed and Harold lies unconscious. However, only four archers remain.

The Bogaanian commander apparently secure in the castle with his force of halberds. However, the Beersteiners know of a secret tunnel and emerge in the tower. The infiltrators include hand gunners, a few bowmen, medium armored knights and four Hillmen, foaming at the mouth with battle rage. These latter and some of the chainmail armored knights charge charge the Bogavanian leader but are repelled by the seasoned warrior. The gunners and bowmen move up I to the tower to rescue prisoners and to take positions at the windows.

The halberds line a section of Western wall as the great Swords siege tower approaches.

Bogavanian catapults outside the castle attempt to find a firing position.

The Beersteiner knights  push forward on the South wall.

Beersteiner archers have sent off the Bogavanian Hillmen archers and prepare to chase the other enemy archers.

Darkness falls and the battle continues as some more Beersteiner forces arrive. The fight for the castle is still in the balance.