093.Castillon_a - Historical - WDS Age of Longbow Volume I
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Date: 17 July 1453 - Size: Medium - Location: Castillon, Gironde, Gascony, France
Scenario Briefing: Historical - The rapid French conquest of Gascony in 1451 had given the English government - which was also hampered by unrest at home - insufficient time to respond. However, the heavy taxes subsequently imposed on the Gascons meant that when an English expeditionary force was ready to sail in September 1452, the Gascons were eager to throw off the heavy yoke of their new masters. The initial successes of the aged English general Talbot, led the French king Charles VII to raise four separate armies to reconquer Gascony once and for all.
Learning that one of the French armies was besieging Castillon, Talbot was determined to launch a surprise attack to inflict a decisive defeat on it before reinforcements from one of the other armies could arrive. Advancing southwards towards Castillon through woods, Talbot's men made a surprise dawn attack on the St Florent priory. After this opening success, a dust cloud observed at the French camp led Talbot to mistakenly believe that the enemy were making a hasty retreat. Urging his men on, Talbot launched a determined, but foolhardy, direct assault on the fortified French camp with its numerous guns.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Note: Side A = French and Bretons, Side B = Anglo-Gascons
Best played as the English against the French / Breton A/I or else Head-to-Head.
Scenario Briefing: Historical - The rapid French conquest of Gascony in 1451 had given the English government - which was also hampered by unrest at home - insufficient time to respond. However, the heavy taxes subsequently imposed on the Gascons meant that when an English expeditionary force was ready to sail in September 1452, the Gascons were eager to throw off the heavy yoke of their new masters. The initial successes of the aged English general Talbot, led the French king Charles VII to raise four separate armies to reconquer Gascony once and for all.
Learning that one of the French armies was besieging Castillon, Talbot was determined to launch a surprise attack to inflict a decisive defeat on it before reinforcements from one of the other armies could arrive. Advancing southwards towards Castillon through woods, Talbot's men made a surprise dawn attack on the St Florent priory. After this opening success, a dust cloud observed at the French camp led Talbot to mistakenly believe that the enemy were making a hasty retreat. Urging his men on, Talbot launched a determined, but foolhardy, direct assault on the fortified French camp with its numerous guns.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Note: Side A = French and Bretons, Side B = Anglo-Gascons
Best played as the English against the French / Breton A/I or else Head-to-Head.
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