Favorite DeI battles or war stories

[Barune]

Just as the title says this is a thread for sharing your favorite battles/war stories

I'll start by telling you Mods/sub mods/difficulty information.

Difficulty: Normal/Normal (Edit: Forgot to mention i Play Battle realism mode and disable unit banners)
Faction: Romani (Julia)
Mods: DeI (of course ), Official 24 TPY submod, Bullgods Unit cards, Bullgod style unit cards for DeI, Mitchs major factions mod, dresden diplomatic options mod.

So for this battle liguraia (sp?) decided to declare war on me for no reason ( I had a -5 Neutral with them from cultural differences. (Lol CA)) so i started to raise an army in the north of Italy, about 2 turns later, a HUGE army of liguran's (who formed a confederation with the veniti and insubres it seems) shows up and attacks Arretium where I'm raising my forces. I've only been able to recruit a few Hastati and Principes with a general I've decided is going to be a Homeland Governor.

I had no choice but to fight the battle severly outnumbered and went into the battle with the hopes of at the very least making sure they receive a costly victory/Pyrrhic victory. I did not expect to win, just buy time for my army of regulars to travel from Sicily to northern Italy.

And so the stage was set 6.5k Barbarians VS 3.5k Romans Mostly levies/Garrison troops.

Of course the Battle AI being the "genius" it is decides to have the first enemy army try to funnel into ONE street in the city, which i promptly plugged with Princepes with my general behind them for even more morale. Then i had my hastati flank around the left and Garrison flank the right putting the entire enemy force into a box. The enemy held strong and soon the barbarian reinforcements showed up and flanked my garrison forces shattering them. To my Dismay (and surprise) two units from the reinforcements entered the city and flanked my princepes. Even then the princepes held the line. i Moved my general out to chase down the skirmishers and then wheeled him around to start charging into the flank with the hastati. Eventually the enemy began to chain rout (but not shattered which means they can come back). A few units held strong but lost ground and were confined to a street, instead of a box. The routers eventually rallied and came back to try to push through this street (lol BAI) and still the principes held. Hastati/general went around and flanked again and after a few tense mins the entire enemy army routed the field.

I, as always chose not to continue the battle.

The end results were astonishing and this was a crazy tense battle. Possibly the most engaging battle I've had in R2. (thanks to the lowered kill rates in DeI, without those this wouldn't have ever been possible IMO through sheer numbers they enemy would have won)

Sadly i didn't take any screenies of the actual battle just the results, which are below.

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[antred]

Quite a fight for a 19 year old general. Wouldn't want to be in his sandals.

[Barune]

Quite a fight for a 19 year old general. Wouldn't want to be in his sandals.

Indeed, he's now preparing a strike force to go after them possibly getting over confident

[Santini]

lol

The BAI for settlements and sieges and port assaults are so bad... I swear you actually have to TRY to lose

[FlashHeart07]

True. It is kindda sad to have such a great mod and game but still seeing the BAI being so poor at everything.
But nice idea for a thread Barune. To bad you didnt have any screenshots of the actual fight even though it would properly just have been one big blob fest.

[Barune]

True. It is kindda sad to have such a great mod and game but still seeing the BAI being so poor at everything.
But nice idea for a thread Barune. To bad you didnt have any screenshots of the actual fight even though it would properly just have been one big blob fest.

for the AI army yep, it was. lol.

Edit: Forgot to mention the entire battle only took 21 mins, and i didn't use fast forward at all.

[FlashHeart07]

for the AI army yep, it was. lol.

Edit: Forgot to mention the entire battle only took 21 mins, and i didn't use fast forward at all.

I kindda guessed that. Very unusual that a human player starts a blob fest on his own.
Unless ofc you are totally retarded
What is your time limit for battles?

[FlashHeart07]

Good. No fun in being able to use the time limit for ones own benefit.

[Barune]

I don't play with the limit on.

[Barune]

Completely agree. There was no time limit irl, so why limit it in game (i don't sit down to play Total war without time to play, if i don't have enough time to play and enjoy it i don't play)

[FlashHeart07]

Completely agree. There was no time limit irl, so why limit it in game (i don't sit down to play Total war without time to play, if i don't have enough time to play and enjoy it i don't play)

Ofc not. If one is going to play Rome you are going to do it fully. Invest the time that it takes to finish the battle and make sure that you are wearing a nicely fitted toga and a laurel wreath for more immersion.
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[Barune]

Bahahahah +rep

[A_I]

ROme ( me ) after Marian reform vs Iceni

Armor & weapon 3 lvl both sides

11k Romans 3 legions vs 12 k hord of barbarians.

I form stack in this way

First line of legionieries ( 1 stack) use them for shield wall.
Second legion second line was to throw pilas and when some legions were dying replace them on first line.

Skirmishers 4 units just too provoke enemy to charge. ( i was defending)

On left side cavalary 3 units to take out ranged units.

support come frome south in back on my stack and... and east the almost next side of area. Far away from my position.

When iceni rush on me first line was fine pilas do they work. 3 units of legionieres left alone on right wing.
I use them and flank enemy from right side.

On left side i run my cavalry into the woods because 4 units of enemys going my way.
2 units of legions waiting for them i was especting this move.
WHen they rush on my 2 units and start fighting i use cavalary and crush back of his units...

Unfortently cavalary don`t ass big mess there... to weak... i rush escape rush espace etc...
front was well...

Some time pass.... Right wing destroy few units of enemys and more of my units was free 5 units attack on back of enemies.

I thinking this will be fast...

But,.. they fighting fighting and nothing has change...

My left wing have hard time because 2 more units of enemys was coming on them...
right wing got adventage but nothing was changing there...

And on front my first line outnumbered die slowly.

numbers of start lacking 150...140....110... yay not good

I use second line and rush on enemys to support shield wall

Naked guys crush my legionieries on pieces and his heavy inflatry with swords...

on left wing ufff... support was coming 2 units legionieriess...

i take enemy back and crush them...

SOme of units of enemys run and fresh units of enemy come... about 8 in very short time... and they rush on my front wall and back of my units on right wing... i wass mess...

They to slowly kill units of enemys and before they crush them they got sword in ass...

Support was coming but 4 units of legioneries from far far away i put 2 on back of units who attack from back my units and 2 on shield of wall because enemys was still coming...

Left side almost won but enemys fresh 2 units come... equal fight...

Some time was pass...

more enemys was coming and from my sides 8 untis of skirmishers...

and this destroy me...

shield of wall fly away... and start chasing my units... right side still fighting left wing too...

skirmishers do big nothing to enemies units... fast out of ammo... i i die... 3 generals 3 full stack...

8k romans die 7,5 iceni die...

Rhey rush and crush rest of what left from my stacks and take camolundolum... :F and rest of this province...

battle almost 1 hour of fight...


sry for my english....:F


sad... province on island lost... :F...

[Butan]

Nice stories... I will try to prepare one when the perfect battle arise!

[Barune]

This one is less of a story and more of just freaking amazing screenshots i took from a 14.5k v 900 battle (Revenge for the assault i described in the OP) Enjoy

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[Maxmoaz]

Bridge battles are always going to be in my heart...Good gracious god I do love them, especially with a ton of archers and pikemen -- Macedon for instance. <3

[danthemanbuddy]

I'm currently playing as rome on very hard with 40 unit armies. I've set up a nice Punic war in the grand campaign. The fight for Sicily involved battles of 15000 vs 8800 Romans at a bridge where I held Hannibal off. He returned in the fall to decimate my experienced 8400 man 1st legion with another 15000 man army. I have a battle ready in Sardinia where we both have been gathering forces. I have 16000 men in two legions and 7000 mercenaries attacking a fortified position with 30000 carthiginians. I'll have to play my cards right for a possible 1-2 hour battle. I don't care what anyone says, massed slingers in the enemy hands can eat your heavy troops up quickly. Without coordinated pilum throws I would have no chance against massed hoplites and phalangites.

[Elin4Lyfe]

I wouldnt call this an epic battle in any way, but it was pretty damn hilarious. It was middle of winter at around 15 turns into a new Averni Campaign. Cantabri attacked a lone general with a 20 stack reinforcing near the hilly portions of Aquitania, to my surprise I spawned on very steep ground with my reinforcements arriving from the top of a giant hill. I set them my levy spearmen in lines just behind the ridge of the hill. I baited opposing army to climb straight up hill with my light cav, he followed in a very neat line formation, to which I matched my own infantries with (still fully out of sight behind the ridge). As the opposing army approached the ridge, I manuevered my cav to their flanks and rear, and charged my infantry to meet them just before the ridge. The infantry met and engaged with my own having a slight advantage off the downhill charge, but nothing so drastic as to hint to what happened next. After anchoring all their infantry, I started charges on their rear line skirmishers with my light cav, and on each furthest flank I Cav charged the rear of 1 of the infantries.

The result was immediate and downright hilarious. The entire cantabrian infantry line broke. All at the same time. Their general was the only thing that didnt break immediately, which was easily rectified with a few charges to his rear. I was practically dying laughing at the sheer spontaneity of it all, the cantabrian lines all simultaneously broke with only 10-15% casualties and started running away downhill, which of course my fresh troops (compared to their tired/exhausted from the hill climb) had no problems catching up with and slaughtering a vast majority before they finally made their escape.



I did expect to win this battle, but I never imagined the actual fighting would last less than 5 minutes, and Id take nearly no casualties.

[Matmannen]

This happend quite some time ago, but I still want to share it.

Mods: DeI 0.7, Historical Development mod, Anabasis Experimental Diplomacy Mod.
Difficulty: Hard/Hard
Faction: Epirus

Pyrrhus' revenge and rise of the Epirots.
Pyrrhus after his failed campaign in magna graecia turned his gaze on the proud spartans, their flaming courage must be quenched. Securing trade with the Macedonians and Illyrians Pyrrhus secured the northern borders. To protect Apollonia hegave Iason the guardians of Olympus, a negligible force. Pyrrhus himself lead the sons of Pyrrhus, the bulk of the epirot forces. Pyrrhus with his trusty Aspis companion cavalry along with his sons, an army of phalangites, skirmishers & kopis armed light infantry, marched deep into hostile spartan lands. With additional hired cavalry from the pelopponesian Pyrrhus was the first to strike. Thanks to successfull covert actions half of the spartan army couldn't make it to the battle, but still he was outnumbered 2 to one.

The battle was hard, the line was falling, but thanks to wise utilization of Pyrrhus companions he was victorious, but the trials wern't over. With half of his army destroyed (as per tradition) Pyrrhus was forced to look further to the local mercenaries, he even hired a company of hardend archers from crete which would stay with him longer the he had first assumed.

Attacking Sparta itself Pyrrhus was forced to face of against the second half of the spartan army, but with the support of his creten archers and additional skirmishers the epirot phalanx held against the better armed and trained spartan horde. Pyrrhus was victorious and crowned king of sparta.


The roman senate hearing of Pyrrhus successfull campaign looked on Apollonia with jealousy, without provocation the Romans sent three fleets to take the Apollonia. Iason and the guardians of Olympus stood like true guardians and held the city, but this wasn't over, the romans would return time and time again.

Having regrouped his forces Pyrrhus furthered his domain by sailing to Crete and subjugating knossos. Pyrrhus creten archers stood with him even as he plundered knossos for ancient riches, goes to show that even the most patriotic will turn if the coin is good enaugh. New riches meant new better equipment, so Pyrrhus and his sons returned to his homeland and improved the equipment of his sons, preparing for further battles.


As the roman attacked Apollonia time and time again, and Iason and the guardians driving them back time and time again the Ptolomeis moved their fleets into the agean fighting the Macedonians for domination of the teade routes in the area.

Pyrrhus viewing this as his chance turned on Macedon laying siege to Athens. The macedonians how ever wouldn't let Athens fall without a fight, with three major armies they marched southwards to defend Athens. Pyrrhus realizing his mistake in under estimating the macedonian supremacy retreated into Larissa prepering to defend the city. After driving back the first Macedonian attack the Macedonians showed mercy and offerd peace but demanding gold as restitution for the attack, guess their war with the Ptolomeis was more of a priority.

While being under constant attacks from the romans Pyrrhus realized that the only way to deal with the Macedonians and their forces is by first defeating the romans. Pyrrhus with his sons sailed into the most sothern tip of italy taking the town. Syracuse defending the romans declared war and moved on the town. A combined roman and syracusien force attacked Pyrrhus. With pride in his heart Pyrrhus could see as his sons held the line beating back the enemy force.

Iason having raised a sufficient force sailed to brundisium taking the city, allowing Pyrrhus to move in to reinforce the city, and Iason and the guardians moving southwards to reinforce the town in the south. The stubborn roman senate would not admit defeat. Refusing to give in the romans sent two large armies along with a large fleet to retake Brundisium, after a long hard battle the entire roman force was totally destroyed. With this final loss the senate was forced to admit defeat.

With glory and spoiles of war the guardians could be reinforced and became a a force not to be reckoned with.
Being ready Pyrrhus sent Iason with the guardians to take Athens, Pyrrhus and his sons would hold back the Macedobians from the north. With Athens lost and Pyrrhus defeating two major armies coming from the north the Macedonians agreed to a ceasefire.

To their horror Pyrrhus joined with the Ptolomeis allying together against Macedon. It would not be long before the war was on again. Iason moving north defeated the only army between them and Pella. With the way opened Pyrrhus and his sons moved on Pella and finally after decades of war conquered the city. Macedon with their spirits broken not only admitted defeat but gave over themselves to Pyrrhus to become his subjects, a part of Epirote domains. After decades of war Pyrrhus was king of Epirus, Sparta, Macedon and all the greeks of magna graecia.

Pyrrhus died soon at the age of 72, a giant among men...

[Butan]

I love Pyrrhus story and each time I played Epirus I tried to make him not die from a brick of some civilian's house thrown on the top of his head and make him a long and prosperous life full of battles.

Nice story!