Hi all. Another DBA battle took place yesterday in our gentlemen room here in Bonn. Another quick report in a handful of pictures. Jan keeps on showing fine tactical skills: his medieval French (IV/64c) brought home a hard-won victory against my Swiss army (IV/79a).
Under a rainy sky that turned into a mud pool the center of the battlefield, Swiss pikes and French knights clashed along the road getting into an intense fight that stalled the two foes for long time.
Only when French bowmen accepted the idea of dirty boots and approached the Swiss units through the mud things changed in favor of the frog-eaters.
The Swiss fought for life, pikes and halberds pushing back the French knights several time, occasionally inflicting casualties. They eventually had to surrender to the French army. An honorable defeat, though.
Medieval French 4 - Late Swiss 3