A Flippant History of the Crusades

[paulr]

All but the goose is from another manufacturer

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Superb

[mmcv]

Next post in the series is now published:

https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2019/07/09/a-flippant-history-of-the-crusades-the-first-crusade-the-road-to-constantinople/

Took quite a while to put this one together, both due to pesky real-life interference and the disparate topics it covers.

Now that all the Crusaders are together, the next entry should go a bit more smoothly!

As ever, let me know if there's any mistakes or significant omissions.

Cheers,

Matthew

[d_Guy]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Brilliant again

[paulr]

Another good read, particularly interesting for me as I have DBA armies based around the First Crusade

[mmcv]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed!

[mmcv]

I've finally got working on the next post of this which should hopefully be ready soon, around the siege and battle of Nicea. This is the first time the Western and Turkish armies properly clashed and while it's a relatively short battle it sets the stage for future conflict and tactics.

It's also been 5 months since my last game, so I've decided to do a small game to simulate the battle tomorrow morning. All being well there'll be a battle report to go alongside the history post. Not sure if I'll do this for every battle I cover but we'll see!

[paulr]

Five months I get twitchy after a week or two without a game

Looking forward to these

[mmcv]

Five months I get twitchy after a week or two without a game

Looking forward to these

Life has a habit of getting in the way and before you know it five months has passed! 

[Techno]

That really is rather good, Matthew. 

Cheers - Phil

[mmcv]

Here we go, the siege and battle of Nicaea:

https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2020/02/23/a-flippant-history-of-the-crusades-the-first-crusade-naughty-or-nicea/

And the associated battle report:

https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2020/02/23/the-battle-of-nicaea-may-1097/

Enjoy!

[paulr]

 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice one

[mmcv]

The Battle of Dorylaeum, in which the Crusaders almost get shot to pieces, but turn the tide thanks to divine intervention, with a little help from heavy armour, big horses and overwhelming numerical superiority.

https://mmcvhistory.home.blog/2020/08/09/a-flippant-history-of-the-crusades-the-first-crusade-dorylaeum-down-to-rest/

I've also posted a battle report with a scenario based on the battle over on the battle reports board (http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19990.msg307549/topicseen.html#msg307549)