First Battle of St Albans, 22nd May 1455
Timeline
Game 1 of my Wars of the Roses Campaign.
This was the first battle of the Wars of the Roses. The Yorkist forces claimed that they wished to free King Henry (Lancastrian) from his corrupt advisors. It was of course an excuse to take control of a weak king and use him for their own ends. The King rebuffed the Yorkist negotiators and battle was joined at noon.
Historical Outcome and Notes
The Lancastrians set up barricades in the streets of St Albans. There was also a defensive ditch in front of the town.
Because of the protracted negotiations the Lancastrian defenders had stood down. The Yorkist assaulted up the roads. These assaults were held up by the defending Lancastrians. In the centre of the battle Warwick’s troops cut through some houses / gardens in the centre and came across the Royal Party. From this central break-through the defending Lancastrians found themselves outflanked.
Some Lancastrian troops and nobles fought to the death, but most retreated. This central attack caused the Lancastrians to withdraw. Historically a Yorkist victory.
YORKIST (Attacker) LANCASTRIAN
3000 men 2500 men
York
A - Duke of York, Richard (A)
1 household 1 retinue 1 levy
B - Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville (A) C-in-C
1 household 1 retinue 1 levy
C - Earl of Salisbury, Richard Neville
2 retinue 1 levy
Lancaster
A - Earl of Northumberland
1 household 1 levy
B - Duke of Somerset, Edmund Beaufort (T) C-in-C
2 retinue 1 levy
C - C Baron de Clifford Thomas (M)
1 retinue 1 levy
Special Rules for this battle
King Henry. Henry VI is present but not in command. Each time a Lancastrian General is killed a D6 is rolled. 5, 6 = King Henry VI is captured. He cannot be recaptured. Counts as Royal C-in-C killed. This gives D6 +5.
Game length. Reduced to 25.
Victory Conditions Normal BB victory points.
Ignoring
• Building the army using the points costs list.
• Choosing the scenery, just use the relevant battle map.
• Rolling for Generals’ attributes, these are in the list of troops for each battle. Still use D6 rolls for replacement generals’ attributes.
• Piggy chase.
• Scenery placement and moving.
• Advancing zones.
• No defender losses.
• Scenario generation.
• Defender has first turn unless the scenario has different requirements.
And on table I try to get the look...
12 April 2020
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