Battle of San Gemignano

[FierceKitty]

Took a break from the Sudan yesterday. The battle was a pretty normal renaissance scrap, but worth including for two reasons: 1) it gets my posts up it's a fine illustration of why Thailand loses every war - charging the gensdarmes and the king onto steady Landsknechts like that? Lost him the battle! and 2) bought the paperweight a few weeks ago in Italy.

[toxicpixie]

The Black Band always seem to have a sticky war

Whoops on the Gendarmes.

[FierceKitty]

They'd have captured the town easily. It was very lightly garrisoned, and the Froggy guns had beaten down the gates by the end of round two.

[Leman]

Always love to see stuff on the Italian Wars. The paperweight makes a great town. Always a good idea to downscale buildings in a big battle, unless you dan fight on a really big table.

[toxicpixie]

They'd have captured the town easily. It was very lightly garrisoned, and the Froggy guns had beaten down the gates by the end of round two.

Close only counts with mortars & a-bombs

Who needs a garrison when you can flank charge and ride down any attackers 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Nice report and shots FK!

[Techno]

Ditto !
Cheers - Phil.

[Hertsblue]

Looks entertaining, FK. Which Renaissance rules are you using?

[FierceKitty]

Ten More Sons. Copy freely available on request.

[barbarian]

Requested. 

[FierceKitty]

Sent.

[Leman]

Is that derived from a defiant remark by Caterina Sforza?

[FierceKitty]

It is. Though I understand the story that everyone would like to believe (made a great scene on TV) is based on very shaky grounds.

[Leman]

F L Taylor seemed to believe it in The Art of War in Italy

[FierceKitty]

He might do well to look at the various reports written at the time, and how they got embroidered as the decades passed. You may tell him I said so.