Prefect Figulus second battle.

To: General Quintus
Legatus, 1st Legion "Germania"

Old Uncle Q,

many thanks for the kind words you wrote to get me the appointment as a Prefect, but honestly I was happy in Rome.  Quilpius had just invited me to his Emperor's Birthday Party Orgy... but perhaps I missed a flaming arrow with that one...

I have some doubts about Albinus Suspicious, Procurator of Tungrorum.  He seems to be in league with Gaius Julius Vindex of the Batavi in slave raiding within the Province.  If I find any evidence of this he should pay a nice sum to keep us quiet...

My next move is to move my recruits to the old Oppidum of the Tungri.  We will practice our sword drills and marching camp construction far from the prying eyes of civilians especially Albinus the Procurator.

Many thanks for sending me old Julius your former First Spear by the way.  He actually knows what he is doing!  I intend to copy him exactly, except for his inventive use of profanity.

Your Nephew,
Figulus
Prefect, 1st Tungrian Cohort
Written at Aduataca Tungrorum at the Camp of the Tungrian Cohort, 793 (anno urbis conditae)

The tabletop

The old Oppidum of the Tungri has not been occupied since the days of the Divine Julius.  The 1st Tungrian Cohort has been recruiting steadily (with two more tent parties painted up!) and have camped at a village at the base of the fort.   With evening coming on the Cohort stand to arms.  They face an attack by renegades lead by Marcus Batavi.

The Batavi and Ulpii  have been raiding the Tungri for slaves to sell to the Procurator.   Hearing that the recruits of the Tungri are to be isolated the enemy take the opportunity to attack.

The table has a large clearing around a Germanic village in the centre, with the hill fort above it.  The surrounding woods are dense.  My Auxilia Century must occupy and hold the village, destroying the raiders.  If Figulus can save the village his reputation will increase and he can continue recruiting for the cohort.

Roman Auxillia force:
Six tent parties of 8 Auxilia,
one Group six slingers
Centurion Julius and Optio,
and one Prefect hiding in a Roman travelling coach  

The Renegade force:
One band of 8 Mounted Nobles (actually just six)
One Group of 10 armoured Noble Warriors on foot
Four Groups of 10 Warriors,
Two Groups of six javelin armed skirmishers,
and three Chiefs

The Game

The full century

Centurion Julius attacks using a core of four tent parties.  The enemy oblige by attacking in the centre

The slingers hold off the Javelinmen making it look easy.  

The corn scattering slave trying to farm this field is a scratch build

My Roman travelling coach is being drawn by Enzo, my Italian WW2 ammunition mule.  Enzo is unhappy.  The Prefect is inside the coach dead drunk.

Gallic Noble cavalry move on the Roman left

The Optio leads a tent party out and they brace for the charge.

An excellent shot of Enzo behaving like a mule behind the line.

Its a brawl, but the Auxiliaries get the best of it.

The Optio sees off the Cavalry killing four.

Having defeated one group of Javelinmen the Slingers engage the second.

And its a sling bullet massacre.  Some really good slinger dice here.

The barbarians retreat from the centre of the Auxilia.  Centurion Julius has won the second battle for the Tungrians.  

Now he just has to have a word with his useless Prefect.