The Battle of Edessa - Battle thread

[GeneralHankerchief]

Note: At the close of the battle I will edit this and all future posts to include orders from all parties and umpire notes. For now, you will be receiving basic public feedback in this thread from the viewpoint of a Turkish farmer, who is watching the battle from afar. More detailed information will be sent via PM.

Orders

Hecatontarchs, our scouts have reported that we will overtake Domestikos Petzeas early tomorrow morning. As such, Romanos and Anthimus will march with me in the forward guard. Manuel, Cyrus, Callistus, you will march in the rear guard.

Domestikos Petzeas commands a large cavalry contingent but our infantry is superior to his. We shall march along the Eurphrates to minimize his ability to flank us.

Remember that Theo is to be captured alive. I can't ransom a dead man.

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Edessa Battle Map

OOC: The divisions will stay the same as what you sent me. I'm just renaming them and giving each one a Hecatontarch I can call by name. Apparently a hecatontarch is the greek equivalent of a centurion.

Romanos-Infantry(formerly called 'spears')
Anthimus-Archers(formerly called 'foot archers')
Manuel-Militia(formerly 'light skirmishers')
Cyrus-Spears(formerly called 'heavy skirmishers')
Callistus-Cavalry(formerly 'missile cavalry')

(The link was to a Word document with the map as a picture.)

Theo Petzeas' orders:

1st Cavalry Division: Attack their southern flank and destroy their cavalry there.

2nd Cavalry Division: Advance towards Andronikos' archers and kill them.

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Map:

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Public feedback for Turn 0:

Pausing from tilling the fields, the Turkish farmer notes that both armies have opened with their strengths. Theo Petzeas, eschewing all notions of army balance, has brought his entire contingent of cavalry up, leaving all of his foot soldiers behind in the Rear Guard. They will not be able to engage any targets until mid-morning, but Theo's mobility will certainly serve him well.

On the other hand, Andronikos Komnenos, utilizing the Euphrates as a guard against his left flank, opted to bring his infantry along with his foot archers. Clearly intending to counter Theo's missile cavalry, he has done his work well. However, this is only the opening stage in what could be a very long day. The Rear Guards are about to come up. It is up to the generals to decide whether they want to take the initiative and advance or hold up and combine with their Rear Guards.

Map:

DEADLINE FOR TURN 1 ORDERS: Monday, 15:00 GMT-5. I will be out for the next few hours, so don't expect feedback PMs until about three hours from now.