Battle For The Hound's Castle, Hex 50

 Originally built for The Hound over one hundred years ago the castle in the North frontier of Bogavania has come under siege by Beerstein.

  ARMY LISTS

BEERSTEIN
Leader: Prince Sigel

UNITS                                                                                       MEN      End of battle with recovered cas

1 Musket                                                                                     24                    24

1 Musket                                                                                      24                   24

1 Musket                                                                                      24                   24

1 Long bow                                                                                  24                   24

1 Pike                                                                                           24                    23
1 Pike
1 great Sword mercenaries                                                           24                   24

I Mtd Plate Knights                                                                      12                     8
1  Lobsters

1 Cannon     4 crew                                                                                              intact
1 Cannon     4 crew                                                                                              intact

1 Cannon     4 crew                                                                                               intact
Wagons, empty (supplies and other wagons in adjacent hex).

BOGAVANIA

Bishop Rembert

       
Hero, Agneto

Wizard, Erhard level 1 Lore of Metal                                                            Lost one life

1 Crossbow                                                                                    24                        24                               

1 Crossbow                                                                                    24                        19

1 Plate Knghts                                                                                24                        24
I Plate Knights                                                                                24                        24

1  Mtd Plate Knights                                                                       12                          0

1 Heavy Infantry                                                                             24                        24

1 Hillmen Mercenaries                                                                    24                       20
1 Hillmen Mercenaries                                                                    24                       14
1 Cannon                                                                                                                intact

Wagons                                                                                                                   intact

  The Beersteiner cannons arrived too late to greatly influence the battle, although some brick work was dislodged from the West wall, removing a structure point. A few Hillmen mercenaries were also killed but more were dispatched by the Beersteiner longbows.

   BELOW

Beersteiner forces move forward from the West. No Bogavanians ar on the Western wall rampart.

                                      Hillmen in Bogavanian service outside the Northern gate

Beersteiner Lobsters dismount and shoot at the wizard on the Eastern wall

He falls from the volley.

Chloe, the Cat God tales a neutral position but does pick her teeth on some Beersteiner pikes.

  The Beersteiners sink a wagon in the moat but it is too deep to make for a crossing

Inside the castle. A rumor has it that the Bogavanians, running short on supplies were sold some Beersteiner tunics by a Beersteiner trader who sourced them from some corrupt officials and for a bargain price.

  Bogavanian mounted knights try to take out the Beersteiner bows but fall short on the chearge and are charged by Beerstein's own knights as they impact their flank.

  Mercenary light cavalry in Beersteiner employ sneak around the Eastern wall, followed by the Lobsters who were shown earlier dismounting

                                                                        Beersteiners

                                                       Flank attack on Bogavanian knights

  Bogavanian crossbowmen strangely wearing Beersteiner livery, with nothing to shoot at on the Southern wall move to the Eastern wall to shoot at the enemy forces edging around. They are fired at by the dismounted Lobsters and lose some men.

CONCLUSION

Beerstein besiegers had a slightly larger army than the Bogavanians but have more ranged weapons The Bogavanians have very good close combat forces but so far have not been able to employ enough of them.

  The Bogavanian tactic was to keep Beersteiners away from the castle door, however, their counter advance ran into combined and concentrated Beersteiner response.

  The knights versus knights battle was finished when the Beersteiner pike entered the battle and  finished off the Bogavanians.

 The wizard's spells were generally dispelled. Beersteiner troops mainly stayed out of range of the crossbows in the castle.

   At the conclusion of the battle Beerstein had established positions in the enemy village at the South East and had advanced the whole army towards the castle.

  The Great Swords had, prior to battle, constructed a battering ram and a bridge to place across the moat.

 Next battle, in this hex, each sides troops can be repositioned anywhere in the controlled areas.