Amassing of troops for the Holy War (Open event)

[Gandalfus]

The soldiers of saxony and it's allies are amassing on the border to attack the pagans who dwell in the north.

Current forces:

8000 levies of saxony
Composition:

3000 spearmen
400 archers
2000 light infantry
2600 heavy infantry

1000 levies of Toscana
Composition:

400 spearmen
100 archers
300 light infantry
200 heavy infantry

Duke Heinrich Moltke arrives with 3,000 of his levies.

Composition :
400 Archers
1,200 Spearmen
600 Heavy Infantry
800 Light Infantry


Bohemia
Composition:
600 Archers
1,600 Spearmen
800 Heavy Infantry
900 Light Infantry

Milan
2500 spearmen
250 archers.

Varangian Company
- 2,000 Varangian Axemen
- 400 Archers
- 600 Boyars (Heavy Cavalry)
- 1,000 Spearmen

[Ace_General]

Pytor von Wrangel, along with a number of troops and a papally blessed banner arrive to aid cleansing the land of the heathen Pagans

[ForteS]

An army from the south arrives,

1000 levies of Toscana
Composition:

400 spearmen
100 archers
300 light infantry
200 heavy infantry

[Xion]

Duke Heinrich Moltke arrives with 3,000 of his levies.

Composition :
400 Archers
1,200 Spearmen
600 Heavy Infantry
800 Light Infantry

[Lucius Malfoy]

The brother to Duke Boleslau III of Bohemia, Charles II z Lotrinske, arrives with 4,000 of the Duchy's levies. He was sent to aid his future brother-in-law, the Duke of Saxony. The other 3,500 were left in Bohemia as a reserve if necessary.

Composition:
600 Archers
1,600 Spearmen
800 Heavy Infantry
900 Light Infantry

[m_1512]

Where is this going? If it is a definite quest, then I can moderate it.

[Gandalfus]

Leading to a declaration of war, and a battle for Brandenburg and the rest of pomerania.

[War lord]

2,500 Spearmen and 250 Archers arrive under the Viscount of Milan. Sent as per agreement on the promise of future aid from Saxony against the Emirate of Sicily.

[Jokern]

A letter arrives for the duke of Saxony.

Greetings, Duke Rolf of Saxony.

I, Viscount Cesare of Spoleto, must excuse myself for not being there with you in your war, but I must attend to matters I simply cannot ignore.

Now, for the troops, I promise you at least 200 cavalrymen when I have raised enough of them. May the Lord watch over you.


Viscount Cesare of Spoleto

[Ace_General]

A letter arrives for the duke of Saxony.

Wrangel sees the message and says to Rolf

Mein Herr, perhaps I could lead the Italian's forces into battle, though I do have an idea on how to expedite the conquest of the pagans

OOC: Im thinking of doing something like the Chevauchée, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevauchée,
It basically is where you send in a bunch of calvarymen on a raid to create havoc and fear behind the enemies frontier, go after their commanders, communication, and supply lines, and get the enemy armies to be chasing the Chevauchee force instead of the main body of troops. In many ways it is like a mideveal form of blitzkrieg in the sense that it focuses on small mobile force that intends to penetrate the enemies front and create confusion and disrupt the enemy as opposed to more ponderous forces that try to take and hold ground and defeat the enemies main body in pitched battle

I'm a big wargammer and student of strategy, operational art, and military history

[m_1512]

Moved to the Battlefied sub-forum as a thread for organising troops and movement.
You must also position the above troops in regions to prepare for war.

[Gandalfus]

OOC: very well.
Prepare to move into Brandenburg. Von Wrangel, you can lead 200 cavalrymen to harass them in Pomerania.

[Ace_General]

Wrangel bows and says

Sehr gut mein Herr.

With that, the graf walks out and begins to gather his men and distributes black uniforms and instructs the men to have somewhat smaller more agile horses with greater endurence over the more ponderous chargers

OOC: Im going to bed, and do you understand the german Im using now. And maybe we can hold a mass to increase piety and give us absolution for what we do in brandenburg

[Gandalfus]

OOC: yes, I understand what you said

[Dance the older]

Publius arrives, and fixes the position of his manshaft. It annoys him as such, but with tight arabian silk underwear, it takes multiple adjustments, though exceptionally comfortable.

He walks around the camp, and nods at all the different troops.

[Gandalfus]

OOC: his... Manshaft?
The duke gestures for Publius to speak with him in his tent. He is allowed past the large German guardsmen.

[Dance the older]

Publius passes the guards, and notices they smell like soggy, soaked dogs

He enters the tent, and sees the Duke he walks over to him, and bows as he believes is general courteousness to any royalty

"Publius Cornelius Scipio Byzantius, at your service, Your Royal Highness."

[Gandalfus]

He raises an eyebrow.
Scipio eh? Well, a pleasure to meet you

[Dance the older]

Publius smiles at the comment about his surname

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you...

The pleasure is all mine, Your Royal Highness." He bows again

[Gandalfus]

He nodded, and gestured for the man to sit opposite him.
I suppose you have come to take part in the crusade?