More Hundred Years War with Hail Caesar

Last Thursday Drew and I threw the Hundred Years War collection down on the table and had another game of Hail Caesar with the Hundred Years War modifications that we are working on - I'll get them up in a blog article soon.

Again Drew commanded the French and myself the English and we fought each other to a bloody stalemate. Likely we could both have retired and rallied, but the night was late.

Some images and commentary from the game.

English Men at Arms - who actually did something in this game.

The English right advances securing the main line on a ridge and swings in creating a deadly arrow storm on the right.

The battle starts to develop with the French centre and left pushing on at the English.

The French Militia on the right secure themselves on the high ground and refused to move for much of the game.

French Knights advance on the English bowmen

Again and again the horses are thrown onto the stakes.

The English Men at Arms move in to take some of the pressure.

While the English right is pushed back the English unit on the small hill now known as Harry's Knob hold firm. 

Again the French Men at Arms climb Harry's Knob and are again pushed back.  

Again and again the French Knights come on and the English right starts to waver.

There seems to be more Knights than arrows!

At last the French Militia move from the high ground and assault the English left, only to be forced back again and again.

By the end of the game the English right was broken, but most of the French units were close to break point and unable to take advantage. The English could have sorted out their line and the French rallied and came again, but it was getting late so time to call it a bloody draw.