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In Progress Let's defeat the Romans battle after battle without ever taking Rome in Field of Glory II
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Aaaannndd we are back. Majority for reinforcements from Carthage.
204 BC - Battle of Crotona - Opening
Years have passed. Battle after battle, indecisive victory after indecisive victory, Hannibal's army has whittled down to a shadow of its former glory. Many of BC. Hasdrubal has been decisively defeated in Iberia, the reinforcements for Hannibal are scarce and Hannibal himself had suffered his first setbacks in battle against Marcellus.
Many friends have fallen, many allies have deserted his side.
With the death of Baudon, Grimgravim and Rundnahr now share the command of the heavy cavalry. Andjordal is still there, in charge of the infantry. The Italic infantry on which Hannibal relied is all gone, replaced by the cavalry of an handful of nobles who know that they would be executed as traitors for having sided with the Punic General. Lone survivors among the prominent noble, Complagius Nappo lead them.
Crotona is Hannibal's last port in Italy, and the Romans want to take it. Hannibal just received reinforcements, so his meagre army is a bit less meagre. Yet the battle will be the most formidable Hannibal ever lived.
The battle site chosen by Hannibal is hilly and rocky. Hannibal hope that this will hamper the Romans from using their superior numbers :
Hannibal's few troops are split in two armies, distant apart.
The infantry, under command of Hannibal and Andjordal, is on the left. Down to an handful of men, Hannibal knows that he can't hope to resist against the full force of the Romans.
For this reason, Hannibal positioned is cavalry on the other side of the rocky hill. The hope is to split a part of the Roman force in a senseless pursuit of the evasive punic cavalry, allowing to defeat the Romans en detail.
In case things would turn bad, there would still be the elephants. Hopefully.
At the sun arose, Hannibal wondered whether splitting the Roman force would be enough :
Sure of their victory, the Romans moved immediately toward the Carthaginians. Hannibal realized he could not take position where he initially planned (uphill), and thus had to reorganise a tiny bit his force as he advanced to meet the Romans :
Already, on the right, cocky Roman skirmishers engaged the heavy cavalry :
More critically, Hannibal realized that Velites where taking position in the rocks between the two Punic forces, a position that would allow them to harass the tight ranks of the Carthaginian pikemen. Hannibal ordered Badadabon to get rid of the menace, Hym and his own cavalry should be enough to get rid of the nuisance in front of him.
As for the right flank, it was the time of decision for Rundnahr and Grimgravim (Grimgravy) : Would they order their own light cavalry to free the center of the battlefield from velites nuisances, or focus on the skirmishers in front of them first ?
204 BC - Battle of Crotona - Opening
Years have passed. Battle after battle, indecisive victory after indecisive victory, Hannibal's army has whittled down to a shadow of its former glory. Many of BC. Hasdrubal has been decisively defeated in Iberia, the reinforcements for Hannibal are scarce and Hannibal himself had suffered his first setbacks in battle against Marcellus.
Many friends have fallen, many allies have deserted his side.
With the death of Baudon, Grimgravim and Rundnahr now share the command of the heavy cavalry. Andjordal is still there, in charge of the infantry. The Italic infantry on which Hannibal relied is all gone, replaced by the cavalry of an handful of nobles who know that they would be executed as traitors for having sided with the Punic General. Lone survivors among the prominent noble, Complagius Nappo lead them.
Crotona is Hannibal's last port in Italy, and the Romans want to take it. Hannibal just received reinforcements, so his meagre army is a bit less meagre. Yet the battle will be the most formidable Hannibal ever lived.
The battle site chosen by Hannibal is hilly and rocky. Hannibal hope that this will hamper the Romans from using their superior numbers :
Hannibal's few troops are split in two armies, distant apart.
The infantry, under command of Hannibal and Andjordal, is on the left. Down to an handful of men, Hannibal knows that he can't hope to resist against the full force of the Romans.
For this reason, Hannibal positioned is cavalry on the other side of the rocky hill. The hope is to split a part of the Roman force in a senseless pursuit of the evasive punic cavalry, allowing to defeat the Romans en detail.
In case things would turn bad, there would still be the elephants. Hopefully.
At the sun arose, Hannibal wondered whether splitting the Roman force would be enough :
Sure of their victory, the Romans moved immediately toward the Carthaginians. Hannibal realized he could not take position where he initially planned (uphill), and thus had to reorganise a tiny bit his force as he advanced to meet the Romans :
Already, on the right, cocky Roman skirmishers engaged the heavy cavalry :
More critically, Hannibal realized that Velites where taking position in the rocks between the two Punic forces, a position that would allow them to harass the tight ranks of the Carthaginian pikemen. Hannibal ordered Badadabon to get rid of the menace, Hym and his own cavalry should be enough to get rid of the nuisance in front of him.
As for the right flank, it was the time of decision for Rundnahr and Grimgravim (Grimgravy) : Would they order their own light cavalry to free the center of the battlefield from velites nuisances, or focus on the skirmishers in front of them first ?
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Aye Aye Commander Grimgravim !
204 BC - Battle of Crotona - 10:00
The cavalry commanders decide to split the light force between getting rid of the infiltrators and getting rid of the skirmishers facing them.
The Horns charge first, dispersing the entirety of the skirmishers all around :
Rundnahr saw that some of the skirmishers on foot were getting exhausted. He aimed his cavalry, and quickly dispatched them with assistance of Anderbal :
The rest of cavalry spread to be able to catch the other skirmishers as they exhaust :
Meanwhile, Hannibal's infantry take a strong defensive position between rough terrain, while Badadabon skirmisher start to intercept the Velites :
As you can see, Hym is facing on the other direction given the orders given to him by Grimgravim in particular.
The Roman army carry on its advance, and the velites facing the infantry are undeterred and start to throw their pilum (pila ?)
Facing this threat, Narval and Oscal advance to protect the elephants, while Hym crosses the rocky hill :
On the right, the cavalry chases the enemy cavalry skirmishiers from the battlefield, but can't manage to catch the foot skirmishers :
Meanwhile, the Roman anvil is getting closer, forcing the skirmishers to break and move behind the line. Left on their own, the Roman skirmishers drown the Spaniards under a rain of pilums, killing 110 of them.
Their "hurrah" only lasted a very short time though, as they had not noticed Hym cavalry coming to them from the back. With nowhere to run, they formation fragmented in seconds …
… and they broke shortly thereafter, spreading panic among their comrades …
… those not engaged being charged by Hym pursuing cavalry.
And just like that, the Roman skirmishers in the center had been wiped out by Hym.
Meanwhile, Narval and Oscal cannot charge the skirmishers they are facing, lest the enemy cavalry charge them on their flank. Therefore, Hannibal order Badadabon's troops back to destroy them by missiles :
On the right, the cavalry is still pursuing the skirmishers. Contact is now imminent :
The cavalry commanders decide to split the light force between getting rid of the infiltrators and getting rid of the skirmishers facing them.
The Horns charge first, dispersing the entirety of the skirmishers all around :
Rundnahr saw that some of the skirmishers on foot were getting exhausted. He aimed his cavalry, and quickly dispatched them with assistance of Anderbal :
The rest of cavalry spread to be able to catch the other skirmishers as they exhaust :
Meanwhile, Hannibal's infantry take a strong defensive position between rough terrain, while Badadabon skirmisher start to intercept the Velites :
As you can see, Hym is facing on the other direction given the orders given to him by Grimgravim in particular.
The Roman army carry on its advance, and the velites facing the infantry are undeterred and start to throw their pilum (pila ?)
Facing this threat, Narval and Oscal advance to protect the elephants, while Hym crosses the rocky hill :
On the right, the cavalry chases the enemy cavalry skirmishiers from the battlefield, but can't manage to catch the foot skirmishers :
Meanwhile, the Roman anvil is getting closer, forcing the skirmishers to break and move behind the line. Left on their own, the Roman skirmishers drown the Spaniards under a rain of pilums, killing 110 of them.
Their "hurrah" only lasted a very short time though, as they had not noticed Hym cavalry coming to them from the back. With nowhere to run, they formation fragmented in seconds …
… and they broke shortly thereafter, spreading panic among their comrades …
… those not engaged being charged by Hym pursuing cavalry.
And just like that, the Roman skirmishers in the center had been wiped out by Hym.
Meanwhile, Narval and Oscal cannot charge the skirmishers they are facing, lest the enemy cavalry charge them on their flank. Therefore, Hannibal order Badadabon's troops back to destroy them by missiles :
On the right, the cavalry is still pursuing the skirmishers. Contact is now imminent :
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A boon has been offered and the offending picture spoilered. Glory be!
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204 BC - Battle of Crotona - 12H00
We had just seen Hym's magnificient charge which routed in a few minutes most of the velites that the Romans were counting on. The last resisting velites soon fled themselves, but Hym was left to fend a growing number of Roman heavy footmen, with his troops too deeply engaged to break and flee.
On the left of the line, Oscal and Narval had been more cautious, breaking in front of Laevenius's charge, creating a dangerous situation where the Romans were behind the Punic line.
Hannibal had not pulled back with Narval, but had relocated to TheLoneGisco. From there, he assessed the situation was not so fire, as Laevenius was - still - unsupported. He ordered Swuulibal and Alxon to turn their elephants to face and crush quickly the interlopers, though Alxon did not obey as he felt he should not expose his beasts to the deadly bolts from one surviving Roman skirmishing unit.
Laevenius had stopped his charge - a critical mistake. The elephants unnerved his horses, and the light punic cavalrymen were back already :
Soon enough, Laevenius was surrounded by a faster cavalry helping Swuulibal's powerful elephants.
Meanwhile, Hym was in a desperate position. The infantrymen of the Punic line could see their comrades they had applauded only minutes before being surrounded on all side by the Roman legionaries, but there was little they could do, as Hannibal had ordered his men to stay put at all cost - on penalty of death. The line would not be broken.
Hannibal's attention was attracted by another situation. Imprudent Roman legionnaries, confident on their victory, had advanced too much. They could be flanked by the elephants, now freed from the harassing velites by Badadabon's bold charge. Hannibal ordered Nostra to charge, but the ferocious Romans easily repulsed them. Upset at the disappointing performance of Nostra's men, Hannibal led personally, next to the LoneGisco, another charge, successful this one.
Once the Romans were pined, the elephants charged, putting the Roman formation under incredible stress. Quickly enough, the Roman formation broke and the impudent Romans fled
There was little glee though, as Hym had disappeared from sight. He was last seen surrounded by several Romans, and was most probably dead now. This final flow to their units was fatal to what little there was left of his numidian cavalry cohesion, and the horsemen fled in abject panic.
Now isolated with the defeat of the advanced legion, under attack on all side, Laevenius's men panicked too, and another Roman unit fled the battlefield, for the shame of their leader.
But these were only preliminaries combat. A giant warcry would be heard, and the whole Roman light threw itself at the Punic line... But what should have been the weakest point of the Carthaginian line, the corner, was possibly the strongest, as Andjorbal and his men had done dizains of battle and had learnt never to fear the Romans, whereas not one Roman ignored who Andjorbal was...
Meanwhile, the right wing of the Carthaginians - the cavalry - was playing its role. The last velites were finally caught up with, and dispatched :
As per the plan, they had also brought on their side part of the Roman infantry, though less than expected - 3 units.
Now, they were returning to attack the Romans from the back, but Lammo and Complagius Nappo could not resist the temptation to try to surround and destroy one isolated Roman unit :
Sadly for them, the Romans took a defensive formation and the Punics had not manoeuvered properly, so they had to break before contact.
Separated from them, Grimgravim, Rundhart and Anderbal were riding behind the enemy line, stopping from of the velites routed by Hym to reform.
It is at this point that Grimgravim realized that all that gallop had brought them close to the relatively unescorted Roman commander in chief...
At this decisive moment, here was the situation :
@Grimgravim : You are too far away from the old Barcid to take command, and Rundhart is not really strategically minded. Will you try to kill with Rundhart the Roman Commander-in-Chief, or will you ignore him to help Hannibal's infantry as soon as possible.
@Anderbal : Should Grimgravim attack Quintus Caecilius Metellus, will you assist ?
@lammo : You have been isolated from the rest of the cavalry. Tactical situation allowing, do you try to flank the Roman by the most direct rout possible - which means the middle of the rocky hill (bad horse territory) - or do you do the long turn to bolster the Punic line ?
@Complagius Nappo : Once disengaged from the infantry (which could take a while), do you join back Grimgravim or do you beeline back to the melee ?
We had just seen Hym's magnificient charge which routed in a few minutes most of the velites that the Romans were counting on. The last resisting velites soon fled themselves, but Hym was left to fend a growing number of Roman heavy footmen, with his troops too deeply engaged to break and flee.
On the left of the line, Oscal and Narval had been more cautious, breaking in front of Laevenius's charge, creating a dangerous situation where the Romans were behind the Punic line.
Hannibal had not pulled back with Narval, but had relocated to TheLoneGisco. From there, he assessed the situation was not so fire, as Laevenius was - still - unsupported. He ordered Swuulibal and Alxon to turn their elephants to face and crush quickly the interlopers, though Alxon did not obey as he felt he should not expose his beasts to the deadly bolts from one surviving Roman skirmishing unit.
Laevenius had stopped his charge - a critical mistake. The elephants unnerved his horses, and the light punic cavalrymen were back already :
Soon enough, Laevenius was surrounded by a faster cavalry helping Swuulibal's powerful elephants.
Meanwhile, Hym was in a desperate position. The infantrymen of the Punic line could see their comrades they had applauded only minutes before being surrounded on all side by the Roman legionaries, but there was little they could do, as Hannibal had ordered his men to stay put at all cost - on penalty of death. The line would not be broken.
Hannibal's attention was attracted by another situation. Imprudent Roman legionnaries, confident on their victory, had advanced too much. They could be flanked by the elephants, now freed from the harassing velites by Badadabon's bold charge. Hannibal ordered Nostra to charge, but the ferocious Romans easily repulsed them. Upset at the disappointing performance of Nostra's men, Hannibal led personally, next to the LoneGisco, another charge, successful this one.
Once the Romans were pined, the elephants charged, putting the Roman formation under incredible stress. Quickly enough, the Roman formation broke and the impudent Romans fled
There was little glee though, as Hym had disappeared from sight. He was last seen surrounded by several Romans, and was most probably dead now. This final flow to their units was fatal to what little there was left of his numidian cavalry cohesion, and the horsemen fled in abject panic.
Now isolated with the defeat of the advanced legion, under attack on all side, Laevenius's men panicked too, and another Roman unit fled the battlefield, for the shame of their leader.
But these were only preliminaries combat. A giant warcry would be heard, and the whole Roman light threw itself at the Punic line... But what should have been the weakest point of the Carthaginian line, the corner, was possibly the strongest, as Andjorbal and his men had done dizains of battle and had learnt never to fear the Romans, whereas not one Roman ignored who Andjorbal was...
Meanwhile, the right wing of the Carthaginians - the cavalry - was playing its role. The last velites were finally caught up with, and dispatched :
As per the plan, they had also brought on their side part of the Roman infantry, though less than expected - 3 units.
Now, they were returning to attack the Romans from the back, but Lammo and Complagius Nappo could not resist the temptation to try to surround and destroy one isolated Roman unit :
Sadly for them, the Romans took a defensive formation and the Punics had not manoeuvered properly, so they had to break before contact.
Separated from them, Grimgravim, Rundhart and Anderbal were riding behind the enemy line, stopping from of the velites routed by Hym to reform.
It is at this point that Grimgravim realized that all that gallop had brought them close to the relatively unescorted Roman commander in chief...
At this decisive moment, here was the situation :
@Grimgravim : You are too far away from the old Barcid to take command, and Rundhart is not really strategically minded. Will you try to kill with Rundhart the Roman Commander-in-Chief, or will you ignore him to help Hannibal's infantry as soon as possible.
@Anderbal : Should Grimgravim attack Quintus Caecilius Metellus, will you assist ?
@lammo : You have been isolated from the rest of the cavalry. Tactical situation allowing, do you try to flank the Roman by the most direct rout possible - which means the middle of the rocky hill (bad horse territory) - or do you do the long turn to bolster the Punic line ?
@Complagius Nappo : Once disengaged from the infantry (which could take a while), do you join back Grimgravim or do you beeline back to the melee ?
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204 BC - Battle of Crotona - 15H00
Anderbal, Grimgravim and Rundhard had all made the same decision without communicating, and headed toward the Roman general with murderous intents.
Immediately surrounded, Metellus saw he had only one direction to retreat to : toward the melee. But he would have to fight his way...
… something he knew about.
Anderbal was the first to engage, from the back, but the Romans kept a close formation and Anderbal inflicted very limited losses.
Though Anderbal attack was only a decoy, to pin the Romans while Grimgravim would charge. Surrounded, the Punics knew Rundhard would join, and at this point the general would be slain.
But Metellus had experience in several battles against the brothers of Hannibal already. He had earned his reputation at the front of his men. He would not falter. He would not allow his men to falter...
… and against all odds, he managed to counter-charge Grimgravim, slaying a great number of his men and putting the rest into relative disorder.
Grimgravim, stunned, pulled back his man for a minute. How was that even possible ?
Anderbal too was stunned, and also pulled back to reconsider his options.
That was the windows of opportunity that Metellus had expected, and he rushed toward his men, with Anderbal, Grimgravim, Rundhard and Complagius Nappo's units all in hot pursuit :
Sadly, it would not be the rescue he was expecting.
While Metellus was engaged in a combination of combat and pursuit - him being pursued of course, his men were in melee already, against the entirety of the Punic line (Kallo Ronius excepted), as Hannibal had ordered the Lone Gisco and Nostra to engage. There was no reserve, except the hope that the cavalrymen would arrive on time.
But maybe they would be not necessary ? Instead of a mounted reserve still to arrive, Hannibal had Andjorbal and his men right here right there :
Charged by legionaries who did not dare reaching contact, surrounded on 3 sides by Roman shield and discipline, Andjorbal and his Spaniards were slaying Romans left and right.
The Romans had not manoeuvered around the Punics as they were used to, and instead faced either the incredible ferocity of the Spaniards, the no-less brutal savagery of Alxon's elephants, or the cold, elite determination of the spearmen. Quickly, the Roman line fragmented...
Finally, the Roman saw enemy cavalry on their left, enemy cavalry on their back, pursuing their own commander in what seemed, at that distance, panic. They also saw the wall of flesh and pike in front of them, and knew what fate would await the last one to flee...
Rome was broken !
Even though it had been outnumbered 2 to 1, the losses of Carthage had been minimal - only Hym's unit had been destroyed, but completely - the losses of Rome had been crippling.
Incorrectly assuming that every move of the Barcid had been planned beforehand in this battle, military historians would remember for the centuries to come as an example of perfect double-envelopment, from the back and from the left. In World War One, the German generals would try to emulate the battle of Crotona in their strategic planning
...
"Except this time, we will envelop the French from their back and their - wait for it - their right !"
"Daring Herr Commandant. But I believe there is a reason why 2 000 years ago, Hannibal enveloped from the enemy LEFT ! Do you see yourself as better than Hannibal, Herr Commandant ? No ! We will flank them from their left, with troops, well, swimming in the Channel with their rifles and 3 days of rations. That's what Hannibal would have done, Herr Commandant"
As for Hannibal, while the battle was according to his expectations, there were issues he had to settle. His cavalry commanders had been disappointing. Rundstad - excellent cavalryman - had proved unfit for more command, and Grimgravim seemed to have displayed... cowardice ? when attacking the Roman commander. Was it possible ? A man who had been at the forefront of every charge since the very first year in Spain ? No, probably not, but now there was this nagging doubt. Certainly, Lammo had proved himself invaluable, and had also taken the correct decision in coming back on the enemy left, and Complagius Nappo, well, if Hannibal were to be defeated Complagius Nappo would most certainly end crucified along a Roman road... This man he could trust.
There was two men of which Hannibal was sure of the value on the other hand. One was hym who had, maybe more than anyone else, brought victory by getting rid of the dangerous velites at the beginning of the battle. His body was never found, or if it was found, never recognized, but Hannibal requested that he would be only called from now on "Hym the Bolt"
As for the second one, Andjorbal, he received officially from Hannibal the title "Stonewall Andjorbal".
Hannibal had even more pressing matter. His family nemesis Scipio had landed in Africa, and his motherland was calling for him to save her !
Anderbal, Grimgravim and Rundhard had all made the same decision without communicating, and headed toward the Roman general with murderous intents.
Immediately surrounded, Metellus saw he had only one direction to retreat to : toward the melee. But he would have to fight his way...
… something he knew about.
Anderbal was the first to engage, from the back, but the Romans kept a close formation and Anderbal inflicted very limited losses.
Though Anderbal attack was only a decoy, to pin the Romans while Grimgravim would charge. Surrounded, the Punics knew Rundhard would join, and at this point the general would be slain.
But Metellus had experience in several battles against the brothers of Hannibal already. He had earned his reputation at the front of his men. He would not falter. He would not allow his men to falter...
… and against all odds, he managed to counter-charge Grimgravim, slaying a great number of his men and putting the rest into relative disorder.
Grimgravim, stunned, pulled back his man for a minute. How was that even possible ?
Anderbal too was stunned, and also pulled back to reconsider his options.
That was the windows of opportunity that Metellus had expected, and he rushed toward his men, with Anderbal, Grimgravim, Rundhard and Complagius Nappo's units all in hot pursuit :
Sadly, it would not be the rescue he was expecting.
While Metellus was engaged in a combination of combat and pursuit - him being pursued of course, his men were in melee already, against the entirety of the Punic line (Kallo Ronius excepted), as Hannibal had ordered the Lone Gisco and Nostra to engage. There was no reserve, except the hope that the cavalrymen would arrive on time.
But maybe they would be not necessary ? Instead of a mounted reserve still to arrive, Hannibal had Andjorbal and his men right here right there :
Charged by legionaries who did not dare reaching contact, surrounded on 3 sides by Roman shield and discipline, Andjorbal and his Spaniards were slaying Romans left and right.
The Romans had not manoeuvered around the Punics as they were used to, and instead faced either the incredible ferocity of the Spaniards, the no-less brutal savagery of Alxon's elephants, or the cold, elite determination of the spearmen. Quickly, the Roman line fragmented...
Finally, the Roman saw enemy cavalry on their left, enemy cavalry on their back, pursuing their own commander in what seemed, at that distance, panic. They also saw the wall of flesh and pike in front of them, and knew what fate would await the last one to flee...
Rome was broken !
Even though it had been outnumbered 2 to 1, the losses of Carthage had been minimal - only Hym's unit had been destroyed, but completely - the losses of Rome had been crippling.
Incorrectly assuming that every move of the Barcid had been planned beforehand in this battle, military historians would remember for the centuries to come as an example of perfect double-envelopment, from the back and from the left. In World War One, the German generals would try to emulate the battle of Crotona in their strategic planning
...
"Except this time, we will envelop the French from their back and their - wait for it - their right !"
"Daring Herr Commandant. But I believe there is a reason why 2 000 years ago, Hannibal enveloped from the enemy LEFT ! Do you see yourself as better than Hannibal, Herr Commandant ? No ! We will flank them from their left, with troops, well, swimming in the Channel with their rifles and 3 days of rations. That's what Hannibal would have done, Herr Commandant"
As for Hannibal, while the battle was according to his expectations, there were issues he had to settle. His cavalry commanders had been disappointing. Rundstad - excellent cavalryman - had proved unfit for more command, and Grimgravim seemed to have displayed... cowardice ? when attacking the Roman commander. Was it possible ? A man who had been at the forefront of every charge since the very first year in Spain ? No, probably not, but now there was this nagging doubt. Certainly, Lammo had proved himself invaluable, and had also taken the correct decision in coming back on the enemy left, and Complagius Nappo, well, if Hannibal were to be defeated Complagius Nappo would most certainly end crucified along a Roman road... This man he could trust.
There was two men of which Hannibal was sure of the value on the other hand. One was hym who had, maybe more than anyone else, brought victory by getting rid of the dangerous velites at the beginning of the battle. His body was never found, or if it was found, never recognized, but Hannibal requested that he would be only called from now on "Hym the Bolt"
As for the second one, Andjorbal, he received officially from Hannibal the title "Stonewall Andjorbal".
Hannibal had even more pressing matter. His family nemesis Scipio had landed in Africa, and his motherland was calling for him to save her !
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Stonewall Andnjorbal, I like it!
Great job mah French camarade!
Great job mah French camarade!
Damn! Thwarted at such odds and denied the snakes head!
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I will have one new unit of Veteran Hoplites, if anyone is interested.
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