Beersteiner Victory In The East Hex 107: Second Battle Of Marchant River, July 4, 1350

King Longshanks fresh from his diplomatic victory with Fezia learnt of a Bogavanian force moving Northwards towards his Eastern lands. A Beersteiner force had repelled this force once and it again defended a river crossing. Longshanks sent reinforcements of his best long-bowmen and halberd armed knights.

                                             Beersteiner light long bowmen take position.

                                          The view from the Beersteiner side of the river.

                            Beersteiner halberd knights and allied Hillmen move up to the bridge.

                                            Bogavanan medium knights attempt a crossing

                     Beerstener allied Hillman spearmen cross to the attack Bogavanian allied Hillmen.

        Bogavanian medium and plate armoured knights attack the Hillmen even as they push back the enemy Hillmen.

The Bogavanians have been decimated by the Beersteiner longbows, even losing the crews of their catapults and cannon. Finally, although nearly wiping out the Beersteiner allied Hillmen, the halberd knights were crossing the bridge and beersteiner bowmen were taking close range positions. The Bogavanians had to retreat South.

 

The Bogavanian hero Hieronymous Gusarov was knocked unconscious in the Bogavanian assault across the bridge. He and a medium knight were led into captivity. Ivan Kratowski was left to escape with three regiments. These were two units, each of nineteen of medium knights and one unit of seventeen plate armoured knights. Two of the catapult crew also escaped.

Beersteiner strength at the end of the battle was: 15 light archers

                                                                                  20 heavy archers  

                                                                              8 light archers

                                                                                                             9 foot plate
                                                                                                            17 plate halberd
                                                                                                            24 foot plate crusaders

                                                                                         17 foot plate crusaders

                                                                                                             7 mounted plate crusaders

                                                                                7 mounted mail

                                                                                     20 heavy foot militia

                                                                                      12 Hillman spearmen

                                                                                                            6 light mounted Mongol bowmen

                                                                                                             2 medium catapults

                                                                                                     2 captured medium catapults

                                                                                                             1 captured cannon

                                                                                           1 captured siege tower

Beersteiner hero commander, Raymond Mortimer has so far not led his army in pursuit.