[SS AAR] Années de la guerre de Cent
my First AAR.
Années de la guerre de Cent
this AAR is based on my current camping in SS.I am using real recruitment and Grim reality.
NOTE:This is alternate history.
The Year is 1376.the First Phase of the Hundred years war is well under way. The war has ravished France and its common people,who care nothing of the war and live in fear of marauding English armies and their own nobility who are supposedly there to protect them. The nobels of Both realms kill another with reckless abbadon.Kings Denounce Kings,Princes Fumed with Princes,and Dukes slay dukes.All this horror began around 40 years ago,when King Edward III made a claim on the Throne of France,held then by Philip IV.Philip,of course,refuse edwards claim and war was declared.It was presumed by the Nobels of France that Edward of England,and the English themselves,as cowards an an unchivalrous lot.The Moral of the French was good because they belied they could win.King Philip appointed Simon d' Artois as leader of a Major french force gathering at Calais and Regenalt de Orleans or the chivalrous as commander of a secondary force assembling at Paris.Both of these men had no military experience whatsoever.they were appointed by position,rather than by ability. All France would soon pay for this mistake.
England had The Black prince,son of king Edward and an overall good English commander.They also had an unique way of fighting,to the french's eyes.they preferred to use the longbow and their nobles would dismount and fight alongside the yeoman commonors.to the french,the very idea of fighting as infantry offended them.so did thinking of commoners as anything but fodder.this attitude would eventually change,but not until they were taught a firm lesson.
under d'Artois,the main french force boarded king Philips royal navy and set sail for England,while Regenalt the Chivalrous's secondary force marched to Calais to guard the coast from an English landing.d,Artois landed in southern England without any opposition and began his march on London.Regenalt's force,in the meantime,did not do what it was supposed to do.Regenalt presumed that the English lacked the courage to dare attempt an invasion of France.He was wrong.The Black prince's force landed quitely and began its march on calais.again, Regenalt had no idea what was coming his way.He enjoyed a fine meal with his favorites, made boasts that he would slay any English that dared come across him,and join d,artois on the other side of the channel.on the morning of the 24th of June,1337,the Black prince attacked regenalt's army.It was a slaughter.Most of the French force was still asleep and those that weren't,either ran or were slain where they stood.Most of the French knights,along with regunalt,were enjoying breakfast when they heard the screams of death,the yells of the triumphant and quickly tried to get ready for battle.they never got the chance.Arrows fell on their lavish tents like rain.Regenalt managed to mount his horse in his Armour and so did some of his retainers.he realized the mistake he had made,much to his own horror.he grimly accepted his fate and fought till he was slain by an arrow.
This is just background.i hope this captures your intrest.i cant finish the background now because I do not have anymore time today for it.i finish the background tomorrow and put up the actually stories along with pics.
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Originally Posted by ALZU
