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The name refers to the installation of adf and bdf files. Battles can be historical or not.
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 Agincourt1415.zip
Medieval Total War - Battle of Agincourt 1415
Overview: On becoming King, Henry V of England wasted little time in pursing his goals in France. In 1415 he invaded with a large army and besieged Harfleur. When the king of France and his council heard of the surrender of Harfleur, they started raising from every part of the kingdom the greatest possible force of men-at-arms.
Henry had lost a third of his army and decided not to further pursue his original goals. Instead Henry left Harfleur on 8 October, with 5000 archers and 900 men-at-arms. The plan was to march directly to Calais, and sail back to England from there. On 24 October, the English camped at Maisoncelles, and scouts reported a very large French force was camped on the road to Calais. The English had marched 260 miles in 17 days, were low in rations and suffering from a dysentery epidemic, they were not in good shape. The French army was commanded by Constable d'Albret outnumbered the English 5-1 and as usual for the French were well fed.
At dawn the next day, both Henry and d'Albret laid out their forces near their respective camps. To start, the lines were a little over a mile apart. The plain between the armies was a gently rolling freshly plowed field, about 900 yards wide. It had been raining continuously the previous days, and the field was a sea of mud. After the forces were arranged, they sat and stared at each other for four hours. The English had no desire to attack, and the French were still toying with idea of just waiting for the English to starve.
Henry decided to force the issue. He ordered the line forward, to within extreme longbow range, each archer planted before himself a stake sharpened at both ends. As Henry had planned, the first volley of arrows goaded the French into attacking.
Notes: I had in mind unlimited ammo when I created this - it is Agincourt after all.
Installation instructions:
1. Unzip the contents of this ZIP file to your Medieval Total War\Batinit\Historical Battles folder.
2. Copy the Agincourt and Agincourt.JJM files to Medieval Total War\Battles\Maps.
3. Start Medieval Total War - The battle will show up in the Historical Battles Menu as Agincourt 1415.
Enjoy
Keith Chapman
"...We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day."
-- Wm. Shakespeare, King Henry V |
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Battles, historical
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