"Havoc at the Firth of Forth" Topic

First item on the Ancients Battle Reports forum this year.

It is 1190 AD, and Richard I has left for the Crusades. His chancellor, William de Longchamp, has decided to preempt any revolts by hiring Irish and Welsh mercenaries and sending them north to rip off a piece of Scotland.

Recognizing this for what it was, William the first, King of the Scots, grants permission for Clan Chiefs Malcolm and MacDonald to organize a response. As he and William de Longchamp do not wish this to become a full fledged war, neither take to the field.

The Anglo-Irish are following the west coastline Scotland where they are met by Malcolm's forces at the Firth of Forth.

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It's Anglo-Saxon vs. the Scots in this 200 point L' Art de la Guerre battle.

Enjoy

Must read this later but I do know that the Firth of Forth is on Scotland's east coast.

And not too many mountains on the south side of the Firth, a few hills and that's it. Still, mustn't let geography spoil a good game for our transatlantic cousins.
Anglo- Irish with longbows, perhaps he meant Anglo- Welsh??
and why would the Scots be able to call on Dublin and Wexford to send troops across the Irish sea.
Alernative history?

I did look a map before I wrote this, I really did. But missed the little dot as to the actual placement of the Firth of Forth. Thanks for the correction.
As to the Wexford and the Dubliners, you'll have to ask my opponent. I just read them off of his list.
As far as the Welsh goes, probably most of the longbow were of Welsh origin. William is a sly one, and managed to get all the malcontents on the isle into one big brawl. Less to revolt against him later.

Never let the truth spoil a good story, one of you must be a journalist.

Great battle and report!