Another medieval battle

[AndrewL]

A fierce melee ensues...

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Matched on the other side of the line by that between Geoffrey's horsemen and the infantry of Earl Aubrey.

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Now the men of Urse charge forward, and Earl Aubrey's other battalion of men advance to meet them.

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Ansculf, his brother and their mounted entourage look on as the battle unfolds.

Waltheof's cannon fire again, but the cannonballs fall far short of their targets... [It must have been a badly mixed batch of powder! Stupid %^&*-ing alchemists  !]

[AndrewL]

The fighting now rages along pretty much the whole of the line...

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Ansculf's cavalry charge forward, trying to support their infantry, who are now sorely pressed by Wulfmaer's men.

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The landgraf Wolfram (bearing the arms of Nuremburg) leads his small affinity forward to add to the attack against Wulfmaer's line.

On the other side, Adhemar has finally managed to rally his remaining men and bring them back into some kind of order.

[AndrewL]

The melee is chaotic...

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And in the chaos, banners of both Count Remigius and Earl Aubrey are struck down, almost simultaneously. Their men are thrown into sudden confusion...

[AndrewL]

But at the same time, Earl Wulfmaer's men have succeeded in driving back Ansculf's attack. Seriously depleted by crossbow, bill and sword, Ansculf's men pull back to regroup. Better to a momentary withdrawal than panic and flight!

[AndrewL]

Viscount Carlos now throws his men forward against Remigius's so-far unbreakable pikemen. Will they hold now in their confusion following the fall of their banner?

[AndrewL]

The battle rages this way and that, and from above, it's hard to tell who, if anyone, has the upper hand.

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Close up, it's even harder to tell who has the upper hand!

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Duke Waltheof looks on as the battle unfolds, watching as his crossbowmen, having maneuvered themselves into a good position, loose a volley of bolts...

[AndrewL]

Earl Aubrey and Count Remigius try to steady their troops. Remigius has a harder time, though, as his men, heretofore an impeccably solid line, have suddenly panicked and begin to break ranks to flee.