A trip to the Black Hills where Peter had set up a battle of Granicus.
Chris commanded the Macedonians v. Peter's Persians.
We used Camp Cromwell house rules modified to work with Peter's 25mm figures on 60mm wide bases.
The Macedonians are on the right.
Both sides have advanced their front line to the river with some cavalry in reserve.
The Macedonian heavy infantry s attacked across the river.
The results were mixed. The phalanx on the left & the hypaspists on the right pushed the Persian cavalry back & gained the far bank. One of the mercenary hoplite units broke.
Most of the combats along the river bank remain indecisivef, but on the near flank, the Macedonian peltasts' attack was broken & exposed the flank of the phalanx.
On the near flank the Macedonian phalanx has been broken when attacked in front by cavalry & in flank by light infantry. The next phalanx has also bee broken by mercenary hoplites. In the centre the Macedonian cavalry has crossed the river to follow up the victorious phalanx.
The victorious Persian right is redeploying towards the centre. The Macedonian centre has redeployed with cavalry covering the flanks of the infantry. On the far flank Persian light cavalry has swamed into the Macedonian rear.
A Persian cavalry charge against the hoplites on the Macedonian right has broken through & though stopped by the companions behind, this loss has caused the Macedonians to fail army morale.
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So much for Alexander and his dreams of Empire! :-)
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