Battle West of Paris 1268

Friederich Scherer was very happy. The French have not intruded within Swabian territory for a long time and the Swabian House Army has been reinforced with troops that came directly from the heart of the empire.

He and his army was camped near Paris attempting to ambush any French armies near Paris, but they were deceived as crafty French spies allowed one French army to get within shot of Paris and actually besieged the city.

Duke Scherer quickly moved his army to intercept the French. In his hastiness, he forgot to send spies to learn about the composition of the French army.

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At the beginning of the battle, the Duke was concerned as most of the battlefield was in a forest and the Swabian House Army prided itself on its cavalry, which cannot maneuver well in forests. Thinking that the French had mostly infantry, the Duke ordered his crossbowmen to advance first. To his surprise, the French hid a significant force of missile troops within the forest and quickly decimated his mounted crossbowmen.

Seeing that the French had the superior missile force, the Duke ordered his army to quickly move forward. His rather large infantry line engaged the French and held the French infantry so the Duke and his cavalry can charge them in the back creating a quick route.

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After the Battle with most of the French captured, the Duke was not in a good mood after losing so many crossbowmen and decided to execute all French prisoners.