"Battle of Sempach 1386 - A DBA re-fight" Topic
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 Whirlwind  | 12 Apr 2017 5:44 a.m. PST |
Here is my take on the Battle of Sempach, from an article in Miniature Wargames 14: link Once again using my Baccus 6mm Wars of the Roses figures, as falling in the "close enough" category…
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| timurilank | 12 Apr 2017 8:50 a.m. PST |
Nice photo of a potential 'group' move by the Swiss. Good report. |
| vtsaogames | 12 Apr 2017 8:57 a.m. PST |
Knights usually ride down infantry other than pikes in the open. Perhaps Sempach was rougher terrain? If much of the valley was bad going it would explain the Swiss victory. |
| goragrad | 12 Apr 2017 10:45 a.m. PST |
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| Whirlwind | 12 Apr 2017 11:03 p.m. PST |
@ vtsaogames, I think you are right. If I do this again, then the ground needs to be rocky enough to stop it counting as good going for the knights – otherwise Leopold's real actions are hard to account for. In the real engagement he dismounted his second group of knights too during the battle (i.e. the troops that remained mounted in the refight). On the other hand, he had apparently hoped to use them to pursue, which was why they remained mounted in the first place. The Swiss did think that their victory was 'miraculous'… |
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