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 M2TW_Kulikovo.zip
TheThe Battle of Kulikovo 1380 AD Russians vs. Mongols
In seeking to revenge the defeat at the Vozzha, the Mongol Khan Mamai recruited a large horde in 1380 and advanced west into Russia. The Russian army marched to the river Don to meet them. Grand Prince Dmitri convened a council of war, and all the princes voted to cross the river and give battle on the open fields beyond. The next morning, the Russians filed into the Kulikovo Podye, where Dmitri arrayed his army in three lines. Acting on the counsel of his strategist, Dmitri Bodrok, Prince of Volynia, the Grand Prince concealed a picked force of cavalry under Vladimir, Prince of Serpukhov, in the woods adjacent to his left flank, covering his line of retreat.
Arriving on the field, Khan Mamai deployed his horde opposite the Russian front. The battle opened just before noon with a single combat between Alexander Peresvet, a Russian monk, and the Mongol champion Temir-murza (aka Chelubey or Cheli-bey). They charged with lances; both striking killing blows on the first pass. Temir-murza fell from his saddle, while Peresvet's body remained mounted, which the Russians took as a favorable omen for the battle to come.
In the ensuing three hour battle, Mamai pressed home with his superior numbers, overrunning and destroying the Russian advance regiment and striking hard against the main Russian battle line. The Russian line held, giving and taking heavy casualties. Gradually, however, the flanking regiment began to give ground, either due to the heavy Mongol pressure or by prearranged tactic. Seeing the retrograde movement, Mamai committed his reserves and the Russian left wing began to swing backward as if on a hinge. Prince Dmitri committed his reserves to stabilize the flank but they made little headway against the surging Mongol horde. At that key juncture, with the Mongols now attacking the crumbling Russian line from the flank, Prince Vladimir and his elite horsemen emerged from concealment in the wood and fell on the rear of the Mongol columns. Taken by surprise, the Mongols broke and fled. The Russian cavalry pursued until nightfall, killing tens of thousands in flight. His horde effectively destroyed, Mamai escaped only to be poisoned while in exile in Crimea.
Win Conditions:
Russia - destroy or rout the Mongols or kill their leader Mamai Khan.
Mongols - destroy or rout the Russian army. |
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M2TW_Jerusalem.zip
The Seige of Jerusalem 1099 AD Crusader Army vs. Saracens
During the summer of 1099 AD the Crusader army of the 1st Crusade reached the city of Jerusalem and began a siege on the city. Throughout the siege, attacks were made on the walls, but each one was repulsed. The Crusaders had previously dismantled the ships used to transport the Crusader army and using that wood, made some siege towers. These were rolled up to the walls on the night of July 14 much to the surprise and concern of the garrison. On the morning of July 15, the siege towers reached the walls of the city and were used to allow the Crusaders to attack the city garrison.
Once the Crusaders had breached the outer walls and entered the city almost every inhabitant of Jerusalem was killed over the course of that afternoon, evening and next morning. Muslims, Jews, and even a few of the Christians were all massacred with indiscriminate violence. Many Muslims sought shelter in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where, according to one famous account in Gesta, "...the slaughter was so great that our men waded in blood up to their ankles..." According to Raymond of Aguilers "men rode in blood up to their knees and bridle reins." Tancred claimed the Temple quarter for himself and offered protection to some of the Muslims there, but he could not prevent their deaths at the hands of his fellow crusaders. The Fatimid governor Iftikar ad-Daula withdrew to the Tower of David, which he soon surrendered to Raymond in return for safe passage for himself and bodyguards to Ascalon.
Win Conditions:
Crusaders - capture the city (occupy the main court yard)
Saracens - destroy or rout the Crusader army. |
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M2TW_Sagrajas.zip
Battle of Sagrajas 1086 AD Castile-Leon (Spanish) vs Almoravids
In 1086 AD King Alfonso VI of Castile-Leon recaptured the city of Toledo from the moslems. Alfonso rebuffed offers of tribute from the moslem "Taifa" states of Al-Andalus and marched south toward Grenada. In response, Mohammed al-Mutamid of Seville solicited help from Ben Yussef who brought an army of fanatical Almoravids across the Mediterranean from north Africa.
The advancing Spanish army defeated and pursued the Andalusian army, which fled along the road to Badajoz (Sagrajas) On route, the Spanish army found the Almoravid army encamped beyond a hill alongside their route.
King Alfonso resolved to attack the moslems rather than leave them in his rear. During the subsequent battle, the Spanish heavily engaged the Almoravids and fought for possession of their baggage. However, the Andalusian army regrouped and fell upon the Spanish rear. Alfonso VI, King of Castilla-Leon, suffered a serious defeat, and escaped with only a few of his followers.
The Almoravids decapitated thousands of Spanish soldiers and sent their heads to the most important cities of Al-Andalus. Ben Yusef, however, returned with his army to North Africa until 1091 AD, allowing Alfonso time to regroup, seek aid from France, and mend fences with his estranged general Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar (El Cid).
Win Conditions:
Spanish - destroy or rout the Almoravids
Almoravids - destroy or rout the Spanish
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M2TW_Falkirk.zip
The Battle of Falkirk (1298 AD) English vs. Scots
In the historical battle, Edward Longshanks stole a night march on Wallace's Scots and forced them to give battle. Wallace drew up his army on higher ground overlooking a small creek (Westquarter Burn) with the Callender Wood to his rear. The ground opposite his center was a wet mire. He deployed his men in four schiltrons, with archers and light troops between and his Noble cavalry held in reserve.
Longshank's army entered the field in column lead by three bodies of knights who impetuously charged. The lead unit became mired in the marshy ground, extricated itself, and then circled left while the second unit circled right to hit the Scottish left and right flanks respectively. The schiltrons held, but the Scot archers and light troops who could not evade the English knights were cut down. At this point, Wallace's Noble cavalry left the field; whether this was by treacherous arrangement with Longshanks, as an act of self preservation, or as a result of combat is not known.
Unable to make headway against the leveled pikes of the Scots schiltrons with his Knights, Longshanks moved forward his archers as well as his Irish mercenaries, who were apparently skilled at the throwing of stones. Several historical sources record that Longshank's subject Welsh longbow units refused to participate. The English and Irish missile troops were able, however, to inflict casualties and create confusion in the schiltrons, which the English Knights were eventually able to exploit. Finally, the schiltrons broke and the remnants of Wallace's army fled in a panicked rout, leaving the field to the English. Wallace somehow escaped and was not heard from for several years thereafter.
Edward I had fallen from his horse during the night march preceding the battle and broken/bruised several ribs. Thus, when Wallace's army fled, he was content to let them go and spent the next several days resting while his men raided the local villages and tracked down stragglers.
Win Conditions:
Scots - destroy or rout the English
English - destroy or rout the Scots
Either side is playable - you may re-deploy your forces prior to starting the battle. Same for all below. |
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