068.Siege of Belvoir Castle_b - WDS Crusades Book II
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| Turns: | 12 |
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| First Side: | Crusader Alliance (CB2) |
| Second Side: | Anti-Crusader Alliance (CB2) |
Date: January 7th, 1188 - Size: Small - Location: Belvoir Castle
Crusade: Period between 2nd and 3rd Crusades
Scenario Briefing: Variant - With Jerusalem in Saladin's control, great efforts were made to capture as many of the remaining Crusader held towns, cities and castles as possible. This scenario will cover the siege of Belvoir castle. Defended by the order of the Knights Hospitaller, the castle was well stocked with supplies and cannot be isolated as it has an internal supply source. During this time of the siege, Saladin was busy with the siege of Tyre and only a smaller contingent of the Muslim army was sent to Belvoir.
In this variant of the previous scenario, the siege has been ongoing for several weeks with little progress. Each night, the Muslim besiegers would retire to their 2 camps about 500 meters apart. Because they are confident that their Hospitaller opponents are safely locked in their castle, they become negligent and fail to properly defend their individual camps. After observing this continued negligence, the Hospitallers will attempt a dawn sortie. The Hospitaller leadership has reasoned that with the evening storms, the Muslims will be even more complacent than usual. Under these conditions, an attack upon the north camp is planned to take place just before sunrise. If successful, it will certainly deal a crushing blow to the besieging forces.
Most of the Muslims will start both fixed and disrupted in order to simulate their negligence. Due to the storms and high winds, the southern camp will not have time to organize a counter-attack.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Crusader Alliance against the Anti-Crusader Alliance AI. It can also be played Head-to-Head.
Suggested Reading: Ronnie Ellenblum, Crusader Castles and Modern Histories, p. 283-4 & Hugh Kennedy, Crusader Castles.
Crusade: Period between 2nd and 3rd Crusades
Scenario Briefing: Variant - With Jerusalem in Saladin's control, great efforts were made to capture as many of the remaining Crusader held towns, cities and castles as possible. This scenario will cover the siege of Belvoir castle. Defended by the order of the Knights Hospitaller, the castle was well stocked with supplies and cannot be isolated as it has an internal supply source. During this time of the siege, Saladin was busy with the siege of Tyre and only a smaller contingent of the Muslim army was sent to Belvoir.
In this variant of the previous scenario, the siege has been ongoing for several weeks with little progress. Each night, the Muslim besiegers would retire to their 2 camps about 500 meters apart. Because they are confident that their Hospitaller opponents are safely locked in their castle, they become negligent and fail to properly defend their individual camps. After observing this continued negligence, the Hospitallers will attempt a dawn sortie. The Hospitaller leadership has reasoned that with the evening storms, the Muslims will be even more complacent than usual. Under these conditions, an attack upon the north camp is planned to take place just before sunrise. If successful, it will certainly deal a crushing blow to the besieging forces.
Most of the Muslims will start both fixed and disrupted in order to simulate their negligence. Due to the storms and high winds, the southern camp will not have time to organize a counter-attack.
Recommended Rules: [Default]
Intended to be played as the Crusader Alliance against the Anti-Crusader Alliance AI. It can also be played Head-to-Head.
Suggested Reading: Ronnie Ellenblum, Crusader Castles and Modern Histories, p. 283-4 & Hugh Kennedy, Crusader Castles.
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