by David I. Lynch
originally from the Reiter
reprinted in Saga with permission
Wars of the Roses English
Subgeneral Ln(0) @ 32AP 0-1 Ally general Ln(0) @ 22AP 0-1 *Household Bodyguard Ln(O) @ 12 AP 0-2 Men-at-arms Ln(F) @11SP or Bd(S) @9 AP 2-4 Retinue Billmen Bd(O) @7 AP 8-16 Retinue Archers Bw(S) @ AP 4-12 **County Foot Levy: up to 1/2 Bw(I)@3, rest Bd(I)@4AP 6-16 ***Northern Levies Hd(S) @2AP 6-12 ***Border Horse LH(F) @ 4AP 2-4 Welsh Spearmen Hd(O) @1AP [E,H] 3-12 Welsh Archers Bw(I) @3AP or Sk(O)@2AP [H,P] 4-6 Continental Merc. Pike Pk(O)@4AP [H,P] 0-8 Continental merc handgunners Sk(O)@2AP [H,P] 0-2 **Irish Galloglaich Bd(I) @5AP [P] 0-2 **Irish bonnachts Wb(I)@3AP [P] 2-4 **Irish kern @Sk(I)@2AP [P] 6-12 Organ Guns Art (I) @ 5 AP 1-3 Bombards Art (S) @25 AP 0-2 Burgundian Allies (see below list This list covers Edward IV's later reign, following the final defeat of the Lancastrians at Teweksbury, through the reigns of Richard III and Henry VII, and includes both Edward's continental excursion and the later battles of the Wars of the Roses, until the Battle of Stoke. Items marked [E], [R], [H], and [P] may only be used by Edward, Richard, henry and Pretender armies respectively. *: Only if C-in-C is a crowned King.
Burgundian Ordonnance 1473-1477AD Cold
Subgeneral Ln(0) @ 32AP 1-2 Household Bodyguard Ln(S) @ 15 AP 0-2 Household mounted archers Dr(I) @ 6AP 1-2 Ordonnance gendarmes and coustilliers @ 12 AP 4-8 Ordonnance Pikemen Pk(O) @4 AP 6-12 Ordonnance archers Bw(S) @ 7 AP 1-2 per 2 Pk(O) Ordonnance handgunners Sk(O) @ 2 AP 2-4 Ordonnance Crossbowmen Bw(O) @ 4 AP or Sk(O) @ 2 AP 2-6 Flemish militia Pk(I) @ 3 A? 0-12 Italian men-at-arms Ln(O) @ 12 AP 3-6 Italian mounted crossbowmen LH(O) @ 5 AP 0-2 Italian crossbowmen Bw(O) @ 4 AP 2-6 Organ Guns Art (I) @ 5 AP 2-6 Bombards Art (O) @20 AP 0-3 palisade or ditch @ 2 AP 0-12 French Ordonnance 1473-1477AD Cold
Use Book I, List 2, Italian French Wars, adding the following:
Mounted Archers Dr(I) @6AP 1-2 per 2 Ln(S) Upgrade Mounted Archers to Ln(F) @11AP 0-1/2 Arrier Ban Partisanmen Bd(I) @4AP 0-8 Francs Archers Bw(I) @3AP 0-8 Gascon bidets Hd(O) @1AP 0-6 Only after 1479AD This list covers the reign of Louis XI, the Spider, from te time of the English-Burgundian expedition of 1475 to the battle of Fornovo, 1495. During this time, Louis achived far more by diplomacy than he ever did by military force, perticularly once his troublesome semi-vassal Charles the Rash had become so much swiss cheese. Back to Saga #66 Table of Contents Back to Saga List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Terry Gore This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |