Ambush on the road to Penrith

 Normans in Cumbria 1093

Retinue

Robert fitz Ivo — The Bastard of the Border

Politically vulnerable. Militarily adaptable.

Leader (mounted or on foot)

6 Knights

12 Spearmen 

6 Javelinmen

The Opposition

Waltheof of Allerdale, Earl Dolfin's brother

6 light horse

6 housecarles

12 retainers armed as spearmen

6 bow armed bidowers

The Game

Robert's patrol reaches the ambush

I say, are those the locals what?

Housecarles

The glorious chsrge

The Housecarles are thrown back.

And even the javelin slinging bidowers do damage

The Norman foot come up in shieldwall

So light cavalry raiders versus Robert's Armoured Milites

And the locals flee.