081.Montargis_a - Relief of Montargis - Historical - WDS Age of Longbow Volume I
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Date: 5 September 1427 - Size: Small / Medium - Location: Montargis, Loiret Dept, Loire Valley, France
Scenario Briefing: Historical - Relief of Montargis - The earl of Warwick had been besieging Montargis since mid June with some 3000 men and artillery, but the position was strong and the French garrison determined. On 5th September a small French relief force arrived - a mere 1,600 strong - with the intention of attempting to resupply the garrison rather than defeating the more numerous enemy and lifting the siege. However, the relief force caught the Anglo-Burgundian besiegers unawares and also crucially divided, since the garrison opened the town's sluice gates and washed away one of the bridges that linked the three besieging forces. This allowed the French relief force, supported by a sortie from the garrison, to defeat Pole's third of the English army before help could reach it. The rest of the Anglo-Burgundian army then quickly retreated, abandoning their guns and supplies.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
The scenario scale is 40m per hex and 10 minutes per turn.
Note: Side A = French and Scottish, Side B = English and Burgundians
Best played Head-To-Head or as the French / Scottish side against the English / Burgundian A/I.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - Relief of Montargis - The earl of Warwick had been besieging Montargis since mid June with some 3000 men and artillery, but the position was strong and the French garrison determined. On 5th September a small French relief force arrived - a mere 1,600 strong - with the intention of attempting to resupply the garrison rather than defeating the more numerous enemy and lifting the siege. However, the relief force caught the Anglo-Burgundian besiegers unawares and also crucially divided, since the garrison opened the town's sluice gates and washed away one of the bridges that linked the three besieging forces. This allowed the French relief force, supported by a sortie from the garrison, to defeat Pole's third of the English army before help could reach it. The rest of the Anglo-Burgundian army then quickly retreated, abandoning their guns and supplies.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
The scenario scale is 40m per hex and 10 minutes per turn.
Note: Side A = French and Scottish, Side B = English and Burgundians
Best played Head-To-Head or as the French / Scottish side against the English / Burgundian A/I.
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