028.Caen_a - Historical - WDS Age of Longbow Volume I
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Date: 26 July 1346 - Size: Small - Location: Caen, Normandy, France
Scenario Briefing: Historical - After an almost unopposed landing in Normandy on the 12th of July, the English invasion army pillaged Barfleur, Carentan, St Lo and other towns before marching on Caen, a sizable walled town with a castle. Here the French prepared to make a stand.
Although Edward III's invading army lacked heavy siege guns - gunpowder artillery was still in its infancy at this date - the town walls of Caen were partly wooden rather than stone and in a poor state of repair. For this reason, the French abandoned the old town, apart from the castle, and decided to defend the new town on the island of St-Jean. Unfortunately for the outnumbered French defenders, the river Odon was fordable due to the dry summer weather and the English were able to press home their assault without much difficulty.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Note: Side A = French and Genoese mercenaries, Side B = English, including, as usual, Welsh troops in English service as an integral part of the "English" army.
Best played as the English against the French / Genoese A/I, but also suitable for Head-to-Head.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - After an almost unopposed landing in Normandy on the 12th of July, the English invasion army pillaged Barfleur, Carentan, St Lo and other towns before marching on Caen, a sizable walled town with a castle. Here the French prepared to make a stand.
Although Edward III's invading army lacked heavy siege guns - gunpowder artillery was still in its infancy at this date - the town walls of Caen were partly wooden rather than stone and in a poor state of repair. For this reason, the French abandoned the old town, apart from the castle, and decided to defend the new town on the island of St-Jean. Unfortunately for the outnumbered French defenders, the river Odon was fordable due to the dry summer weather and the English were able to press home their assault without much difficulty.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Note: Side A = French and Genoese mercenaries, Side B = English, including, as usual, Welsh troops in English service as an integral part of the "English" army.
Best played as the English against the French / Genoese A/I, but also suitable for Head-to-Head.
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