Triumvirate Roman (83) vs Syracusan (50)
The final game was against a further Greek army from the colonies in Sicily. With the number of troops that Derek had brought to the battle there was no way I was going to overextend myself!
On closer examination I noticed that the Greek right flank was weaker than I expected with medium spearmen and one cavalry unit. Would this make a better target than trying to exploit a breakthrough?
Contact, wait out! The Thracians did an outstanding job of hacking their way along the spears with their rhompias. Elsewhere the legionaries are firmly gaining the upper hand.
The breakthrough has been made, thanks to the combined effort of the Thracians and legionaries. On the right the cavalry have pinned the medium spears that have decided to come out to play, all we need is to be able to swing around to their flank.
The cavalry did indeed manage to swing around and engage from the front and flank, destroying one and ready to destroy the next. In the centre the light cavalry are moving forward to exploit the gap in the line.
The cavalry has exceeded expectation and destroyed the spears and enemy cavalry. Elsewhere the Greek line has been firmly broken.
Outcome
A win for the Romans by 13 to 27.
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