MTW Milan Road 1161

Description

Frederick Barbarossa's campaign in Italy was to re-establish the authority of the Holy Roman Empire, and even re-establish the very concept of the Empire. The Italians, having been independent for so long, were reluctant to yield to any external authority, especially one that wasn't even Italian! Barbarossa's campaign strategy in Italy was therefore everything that could be expected from a medieval warlord. It was thorough, brutal and effective. Barbarossa correctly guessed that the inhabitants of Milan would be more amenable to his demands if they were starving when he besieged them, so he made sure that this would be the case by cutting their supplies.

Win Conditions

• Ensure Barbarossa remains alive and on-field until the end.
• You have only 8 minutes in which to achieve victory.
• Take at least 10 men into the marked town and hold it for 3 minutes.

German Army

• 80 Crossbowmen
• 80 Crossbowmen
• 80 Late Royal Knights
• 70 Late Royal Knights
• 55 Late Royal Knights
• 40 Militia Sergeants
• 80 Militia Sergeants
• 75 Spearmen
• 25 Feudal Foot Knights
• 55 Late Royal Knights
• 60 Feudal Foot Knights
• 40 Feudal Foot Knights
• 20 Feudal Foot Knights

Papal Army

• 85 Order Foot Soldiers
• 100 Order Foot Soldiers
• 60 Feudal Knights
• 200 Crossbowmen
• 100 Crossbowmen
• 40 Mounted Sergeants
• 60 Mounted Sergeants
• 35 Order Foot Soldiers
• 85 Order Foot Soldiers
• 120 Italian Light Infantry
• 110 Italian Light Infantry
• 80 Genoese Sailors
• 80 Genoese Sailors
• 100 Order Foot Soldiers
• 75 Order Foot Soldiers

Legnano Army

• 111 Peasants
• 120 Peasants
• 200 Peasants
• 20 Mounted Sergeants
• 40 Mounted Sergeants
• 60 Mounted Sergeants
• 100 Mounted Sergeants
• 40 Order Foot Soldiers
• 100 Order Foot Soldiers
• 40 Order Foot Soldiers
• 80 Spearmen
• 120 Spearmen

Tactics

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Credits

The Background descriptions and Win Conditions are taken straight from the game text files in "\Medieval - Total War\Loc\Eng\", HISTCAMPAIGNS.TXT, HISTORICAL.TXT and CHANGES.TXT.