PanzerKaput Goes To Barons’ War

4 Weeks to Go to Partizan Wargaming and History show at Newark Showground on 22nd May and the The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game facebook group will be putting on The Battle of Charnwood.

The details of the game

Being on the border of the Abbot William Pepyn’s lands and the King’s Forest of Charmwood the two rival villages of Humerstane and Hamilton have stood across looking, some might say spying, on each other since the start of the Barons’ War and wondered how long it will be before them are truly involved in the war. With the warm late spring day on a Friday, the 11th day before the Kaland of June, in the month of digging ditches, first ploughing of fallow fields, in the 17th year of the reign of King John, (22nd May 1215), when the uncivil act of war came to the villages.

Standing across the Barkby Brook that marks as a boundary between the lands, both villages can clearly see each other, well actually only the village seen or heard because of its church of St Mary’s, while the village of Hamilton has none and the flock have to attend services in St Mary’s in Cuinburg, as they cannot cross into the lands of the rebel Abbot. But on this Friday both the forces of Abbot William Pepyn and his forces of St Mary de Pratis and the forces of Sir Thomas Burton of Loughburga, Lord Warden of the King’s Forest, had crossed over the brook and where scouting and probing the lands for the advantage and weakness in each other. This was done much to the displeasure of the local Lords, Robert Hotoft of Humerstane and John Paget of Hamilton, who both were to find their Lords forces on their doorstep, intent on causing mayhem and war across there lands, so they rapidly drew their forces together.

The riders from the respective Lord came with orders to defend their villages against the enemy that had invaded their lands and the local Lord set about assembling their man into units to defend and set up their defences. As the sun drew close to the mid-day the invading forces set to there attacks and objectives and the defend looked in horror as they realised that the war had come for them today.

The Forces
There are two retinues on each side, an attacking force and a defending force.

The King’s Forces
The attacking force is led by of Sir Thomas Burton of Loughburga, Lord Warden of the King’s Forest. This is a 1000 point force led by a Lord.
The defending force is led by of Sir John Paget of Hamilton. This is a 1000 point force.

The Barons’ Forces
The attacking force is led by of Abbot William Pepyn, of the Abbot of St Mary de Pratis. This is a 1000 point force led by a Lord.
The defending force is led by of Sir Robert Hotoft of Humerstane. This is a 1000 point force.

Victory Conditions
The conditions are as follows.
There are 6 objectives placed on the table, 3 on each side and the side with the most objectives at the end of the game is the victor.

These objectives are placed as follows:
1 in the village, 1 at the brook and 1 on the attacking forces centre, (see map)

An objective is controlled by the player who has the most individual figures within 3″ of a particular objective at the end of a round. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under that player’s control until their opponent can take control.
All Groups must be deployed a minimum of 3″ away from any objective when setting up their retinue at the start of a game.

If either Abbot William Pepyn or Sir Thomas Burton of Loughburga is slain/captured during the game then the game ends and the other side is the victor.

The details of the event are here https://www.facebook.com/events/170534078164873/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

The map for the deployment for the Partizan Wargaming and History Show’s The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game. The river/brook is fordable and the table is 8 by 6 foot. There are basically 2 forces of 1000 points on each side and the woods are open woods which act as blocking/hindering LoS.

What do you think?

In the next couple of days I will act the scenario and objectives up too.

Good Evening Ladies and GentleLords and we have a table booked for The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game at Partizan Wargaming and History on 22 May at the Newark Showground, Notts, UK.

https://www.facebook.com/events/170534078164873/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

We are at table DG24
Its on its way

The Barons’ War 4 Outremer (The Crusader States), medieval skirmishes in the Crusader States, is coming to Kickstarter in May. New, highly-detailed, 28mm medieval miniatures, terrain and retinue lists taking the award-winning The Barons’ War to a new setting.

Link is here

The Barons’ War 4 – Outremer (The Crusader States) by Andy Hobday — Kickstarter

Good Evening Gentle Lords and Ladies, I have been working on The Barons’ War: A Medieval Skirmish Game for the Partizan Wargaming and History show in Newark on 22 May 2022, 5 weeks from now, Event details https://www.facebook.com/events/170534078164873.

I have designed the gaming board for the game and I am looking for 4, or more players, to get involved, with either 750 points or 1000 point forces. Gaming board is a 8 by 6 table. What do you think?

The rivers, brook really is fordable and is really a linear obstacle and the trees are trees not a heavy wood.

The scenario is a straight forward defend the village while try and capture the other, with deployment being on the table width, one attack and one defender. There will be objectives involved too.

If you are interested in helping out and wanting to play please shout out, I know some have said yes already.

I have finished the last few of my Barons’ War: Collection, well until the arrival of the latest mini campaign and the Welsh, Andy Hobday we need the rules for the Welsh and Irish, and I am jolly chuffed with the way they have turned out. I have added some more villagers and some slingers, being their total to 12, from Footsore and some camp followers from 1st Corps. The Buildings are from Warhost via Footsore and Fogou Models

Now to make some terrain for ‘The Great Charter’ A first Barons war tournament on the 16th April in Market Harborough. Come along and kick my arse at Barons War, lol

On the day of Our Lord 22^nd March 1215AD did the forces of Abbot William Pepyn and the forces of St Mary de Pratis did give battle to Lord Philip la Marteau, Lord of Great Bowden at the market town of Haverberg. Lord Philip was defending the market village for the King as part of the Rockingham Forest, one of the King’s Estates and Abbot Pepyn was hoping for easy pickings and a foothold in the area to strike up at the King’s holdings but Lord Philip had other ideas.

The first phase of the battle when will for Lord Philip has his bowmen and crossbowmen arrows and bolts teared spears of Abbot Pepyn’s Milites Christi causing them all to fall them. The Milites Christi axemen run toward the crossbow of Lord Philip and Abbot Pepyn’s bowmen let loose and cause the crossbowmen of Lord Philip to retreat under a hail of arrows. Abbot Pepyn and his bodyguard and a unit of Milites Christi advanced on the on the right flank, taking advantage of the small corpse of trees that protected them while Lord Philip and he retinue and spearmen advanced toward Abbot Pepyn on that flank too.

Lord Philip’s crossbowmen, gathered toward and rained bolts on the Milites Christi, striking down half of them while the Lord’s bowmen let loose their arrows on the Milites Christi with the Abbot and their shields, God and the corpse of trees protected them. The Abbot ordered his bowmen to let loose their arrows toward Lord Phillip’s bowmen and a great many laid where they stood as with the will of God. The remaining bowmen took flight and run behind the wood for safety. In the meantime, Lord Philip, his personal retinue and his spearmen advanced across the field to meet the Abbot and his bodyguard.

On the Abbot’s right flank a great battle started where the Lord’s and Abbot’s personal guards clashed with each other after the Lord has attacked the Abbot’s Milites Christi and sent them back. The Abbot’s bowmen cause a few casualties to Lord Philip’s spearmen before the Abbot’s Milites Christi attack and fell to their spears. The two leaders both fought with very little effect with very light casualties to both sides. However, the crossbowmen of Lord Philip secured their flank but sending the axe wielding Milites Christi back to their maker.

The battle raging between the Leaders with Abbot Pepyn getting the upper hand and causing Lord Philip to turn and retreat and very nearly left the field but could not capitalise on it as Lord Phillip’s crossbowmen rained bolts and terror onto the Abbot’s bowmen and forced them to leave the field, leaving the village of Haverberg, safely in the hands of the Lord Philip and Abbot Pepyn too weak to press the attack further.

This account of the Battle of Heverberg was written by Brother Peter, Sacrist, at the request of Brother Simon, Sub-Prior and Brother William, Abbot, so I record be kept and the fallen remembered.