Battle Reports

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Battles of the Arche Ptolemaioi

This thread is for all Battle Reports. Any post in this thread which is not a Battle Report will be moved or deleted.

Note: Battle Reports can be extensive multi-part IC stories, but they can also just be OOC brief summaries of the action. The nature and length of the report is entirely up to you. It is encouraged that everyone post at least the final results of the battle, either typed out or by posting a screenshot of the results scroll that appears at the end of the battle. It is however crucial that we know what type of victory or defeat the battle ended in, since it influences the rank of a character (it must therefore be seen in a screenshot or typed as an aside).

[The Celtic Viking]

Battle of Damaskos, 269 BCE

Prelude:
After having his plans altered and his campaign put to a halt by the Seleukid fleets blockade of the port of Sidon, Basileos Philadelphos Ptolemaios moved in the summer of 269 BCE south into Ioudaia to gather his supplies there instead. This was completed in the middle of the fall, and consequently he moved into Syria Koile and besieged Damaskos. In the winter, before his assault weapons had been completed, a relief army led by general Sositratos Termessou Pisidikes came in an attempt to lift the siege.

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The Battle:
Philadelphos Ptolemaios started off with the ability to take the high ground and took it. Advancing on the enemy, he could use his cavalry superiority to hammer-and-anvil the enemy until they fled. Most casualties were suffered amongst the phalangites, especially so for those on the right flank; the light infantry suffered very little casualties, and - aside from some of Philadelphos' bodyguards in his battle with Sositratos Termessou Pisidikes - his cavalry survived without a single loss.

Pictures:
Skirmish:

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Philadelphos' charge:

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Results:
As a result of this battle, Sositratos Termessou Pisidikes was killed in battle and Damaskos was liberated and incorporated into the Ptolemaic kingdom. More importantly, the threat from Damaskos was now neutralized.

Results:

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[johnhughthom]

Paratoinon back under our control.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Spring, 267 - Syria



Easy battle against Seleucid warband. I cannot call it an army since it had only a unit of Akontistai in it.

[johnhughthom]

Battle against three units of slingers. On top of a large hill. Right in the corner of the map.

[The Celtic Viking]

Autumn of 267 BCE



Small battle against a Seleukid army.