Early setup from the Rebels, clustered into a quarter of the table
Edward IV takes a position by the cavalry on the hill
Rebels begin the advance on Royals
View from the hill
BIG surge of the Rebel men at arms, which causes some costernation.
Royals prepare themselves for the attack
Obligatory "Warwick hanging around at the back" shot
Big cavalry charge ensues on one flank, but gets slowed
Royals begin charging down from the hill, as the Rebel line begins to lose momentum
Royalist flank trying to hold out against the cavalry onslaught
By this point, the Rebel line was getting well and truly stalled, with few charges happening.
Seeing this, an aggressive Edward begins leading the charges
Top left sees the Royalist reserves begin coming onto the table and threatening the flank of the main Rebel lines. This forces a choice of turn to face, or try to continue pressing the centre.
Too late though, the Rebel charges never really made the impact required, delayed and found themselves hemmed on three sides, so call the retreat
A solid with for Edward IV, but a fair bit of luck on his point, as the Rebels began slowing down rapidly and couldn't get an early punch through the line, combined with his own households being fairly stubborn to break.
It reads like the rebel force got a bit chicken hearted as it approached the Royalists; failed command rolls?
ReplyDeleteThey started v strongly with advances and a perfect line drawn up, but then the command let them down, combined with an uptick in command from the Royalists, who defended in a highly aggressive manner when it was clear that time was on their side.
DeleteBrilliant looking battle, I’ve been thinking about WoTR quite a bit later and this is a good prompt to start a new project
ReplyDeleteThanks! Theres a lot in the period to enjoy and get into, so its always rewarding.
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