Battle Report Towton 29th March 1461

 Having got a better grasp of the Command & Colors Medieval rules, Will and I decided to have another go at a game.  This time we chose the battle of Towton with the two armies drawn up on the table:

I played the Lancastrians, nearest to the camera, who kicked off the battle in the usual way with each side's archers raining arrows on the other.  The Lancastrians were more successful, causing casualties and forcing some of the Yorkists back.

The Yorkists began to push forward on the Lancastrian left, but this advance was blunted by Lancastrian archers followed up by a swift cavalry charge.

Over on the right some Yorkist cavalry advanced towards their enemy, but a counter charge saw them pushed back.

On the left, a second advance by the Yorkists pushed the Lancastrians back, but was held off and the assault was forced to retire.

The battle then swung over to the Lancastrian right as they began a major attack by heavy infantry, supported by archers and cavalry.

This attack gained momentum forcing the Yorkists back causing them serious casualties.

A similar attack by the Lancastrians in the centre was equally successful.

A major battle developed on the Yorkist left which soon began to crumble.  Sustaining heavy casualties the Yorkists began to flee the filed.  A win for the Lancastrians.

Having mastered the rules the result was a fun, fast moving and enjoyable game. The figures are all from the collection of the late Alan Cook - and how splendid they look!