Post by macbeth on Feb 12, 2020 11:08:30 GMT
The Pilgrimage of St Michael – CRWG Campaign for 2020
Sunday February 9th marked the start of our club’s latest DBA Campaign. This year’s setting was the Italian Peninsular in the early 1050s as the Normans contest for power with the various entrenched states.
The starting line up was
The County of Apulia – David Lawrence – Red – III/51 Norman
The Duchy of Calabria – David Lonsdale – Light Blue – III/21b Italian Lombard
The Empire of the Romans – Tony Cotton – Purple – III/76 Konstantinian Byzantine
The Emirate of Sicily – Jon Willacy – Brown – III/33 Early Muslim Sicily & North Africa
The Patrimony of St Peter – Michael Geld – Yellow – III/77 Papal Italian
The Mach of Tuscany – Gary Moriarty – III/73a Communal Italian
The Caliphate of Egypt – Adam Stone – III/66 Fatimid Egyptian
1050
Spring
The Pope heads off a war declaration from Tuscany by threatening excommunication.
The Roman Empire invades Apulia. The battle of Bari is a close run affair, with the Normans initially having the upper hand until the Calabrian allies of the Romans fall on the Norman left. The Papal allies of the Normans arrive too late to stop the Byzantines slowly grinding the Normans back and winning the battle by the narrowest of margins.
Egypt attacks Sicily. The battle of Syracuse is a hard fought stoush, with the Fatimids eventually winning the day.
Tuscany convinces the Pope to let them through to attack the already reeling Apulians. They take Salerno through a surprise assault, driving the Normans back to their capital.
Summer
Calabria moves to deliver the final blow to Apulian independence attacking Melfi with support form both the Byzantines and the Tuscans. Driven to battle in desperation, the Normans are defeated at Melfi suffering horrendous losses, and becoming a vassal of the Calabrian Duke.
Egypt continues its offensive into Sicily and takes Messina thanks to the machinations of sympathisers within the walls.
The Papal States attack the Byzantines and lay siege to the newly captured Bari. The Romans defy the Pope from the walls and throw back his assaults. A blockade ensues.
Autumn
The Romans sally forth from Bari to break the Papal siege. The battle is a slow affair with the Romans unable to break the Papal line, and the Calabrian allies arriving too late to affect the outcome. The Papal forces wear down the Roman line, inflicting serious casualties, but the Romans are able to retire to Bridinsi.
At the end of 1050 the prestige table is
Duchy of Calabria – 10.4
Patrimony of St Peter – 6.2
Caliphate of Egypt – 5.8
March of Tuscany – 5.0
Empire of the Romans – 0.0
Emirate of Sicily – 0.0
County of Apulia – 0.0
Sunday February 9th marked the start of our club’s latest DBA Campaign. This year’s setting was the Italian Peninsular in the early 1050s as the Normans contest for power with the various entrenched states.
The starting line up was
The County of Apulia – David Lawrence – Red – III/51 Norman
The Duchy of Calabria – David Lonsdale – Light Blue – III/21b Italian Lombard
The Empire of the Romans – Tony Cotton – Purple – III/76 Konstantinian Byzantine
The Emirate of Sicily – Jon Willacy – Brown – III/33 Early Muslim Sicily & North Africa
The Patrimony of St Peter – Michael Geld – Yellow – III/77 Papal Italian
The Mach of Tuscany – Gary Moriarty – III/73a Communal Italian
The Caliphate of Egypt – Adam Stone – III/66 Fatimid Egyptian
1050
Spring
The Pope heads off a war declaration from Tuscany by threatening excommunication.
The Roman Empire invades Apulia. The battle of Bari is a close run affair, with the Normans initially having the upper hand until the Calabrian allies of the Romans fall on the Norman left. The Papal allies of the Normans arrive too late to stop the Byzantines slowly grinding the Normans back and winning the battle by the narrowest of margins.
Egypt attacks Sicily. The battle of Syracuse is a hard fought stoush, with the Fatimids eventually winning the day.
Tuscany convinces the Pope to let them through to attack the already reeling Apulians. They take Salerno through a surprise assault, driving the Normans back to their capital.
Summer
Calabria moves to deliver the final blow to Apulian independence attacking Melfi with support form both the Byzantines and the Tuscans. Driven to battle in desperation, the Normans are defeated at Melfi suffering horrendous losses, and becoming a vassal of the Calabrian Duke.
Egypt continues its offensive into Sicily and takes Messina thanks to the machinations of sympathisers within the walls.
The Papal States attack the Byzantines and lay siege to the newly captured Bari. The Romans defy the Pope from the walls and throw back his assaults. A blockade ensues.
Autumn
The Romans sally forth from Bari to break the Papal siege. The battle is a slow affair with the Romans unable to break the Papal line, and the Calabrian allies arriving too late to affect the outcome. The Papal forces wear down the Roman line, inflicting serious casualties, but the Romans are able to retire to Bridinsi.
At the end of 1050 the prestige table is
Duchy of Calabria – 10.4
Patrimony of St Peter – 6.2
Caliphate of Egypt – 5.8
March of Tuscany – 5.0
Empire of the Romans – 0.0
Emirate of Sicily – 0.0
County of Apulia – 0.0