Macedon v. Persia 28mm

Chris: Persia v. Mark: Macedon. 
Rules: Marathon to Mafeking.

The units were deployed BA style with coloured dice in a bag & when your colour was drawn you placed a Command Group up to 18" from your base line.  The Macedonians are on the right.  Both sides deployed conventionally with cavalry on both flanks.

The Macedonians are making a general advance.  The Persians have tried to send horse archers forward on both flanks, but they only passed their command test on their right.

On the far flank the Persian horse archers were ineffective & swept aside & the Persian cavalry is in trouble.  On the near flank, the horse archers advanced & shot well plus the Persian had an uphill advantage. In the centre the infantry are about to get to grips, but the Macedonians have held their left flank back.

Both sides' right flank cavalry has broken their opponents & are moving cavalry towards the left flank of the enemy's infantry.   Both sides have done well on their right flank & are trying to pull back the left end of their infantry line..

The infantry lines have cartwheeled anti-clockwise.   The Peltasts on the left of the Macedonian line earned MVP by holding off the charge of the Persian cavalry & buying time for their right to try & win the battle.

On the far flank the leading Macedonian cavalry have swept the horse archers away & are wrapping around the Persian line.  In the centre the Macedonian foot has renewed their assault.

Both side's infantry lines have been outflanked.  The Macedonian left has managed to hold on long enough for their cavalry to rescue them by hitting their enemy in rear.  The Persian left had no such luck & is being rolled up.  The Persians fail army morale giving the Macedonians victory.