Ptolemaic (43) vs Seleucid (42)
Robin announced hi intention to build an ADLG Seleucid 28mm army. However, he wanted to make sure he knew what he might need for his army and decided that some 15mm games might help him decide what to buy. I was of course game to help him, and deployed a Ptolemaic army for him to face. I was invited to defend in the plains, and promptly deployed an Ambush in the gully, a rare opportunity for me recently. Behind the fields are some Nubian medium impetuous swords (a role played by my Sherden warriors) flanked by the imitation legionaries, and beyond them the pikes and cavalry commands respectively.
Ptolemaic line has started a left wheel with the Cavalry redeploying to the centre.
The Cavalry have finished their manoeuvre and a gap has been prepared for them by moving the legionaries left. On the right the ambush has been lifted and the Thracians and lights have emerged from the gully, allowing us to start enveloping the Seleucid left.
The main lines of battle continue to approach each other, but on the right the Seleucid cavalry have broken contact and retired, pursued by the Thracians, while the Nubians continue their advance. The Ptolemaic cavalry have successfully exploited the gap.
Ptolemy has secured success along the line. The Cavalry have now started to exploit the gap and are moving down the flank of the Seleucid line of battle.
The Ptolemaic pikes have destroyed all before them, while the legionaries to their left continue to make hard work of trying to destroy their opponents, despite the benefits of the support of the cavalry. The Nubians have yet to make contact with anyone!
Outcome
A Ptolemaic victory by 9 to 23, and a need for more research for Robin; back to the drawing board and research on the unofficial ADLG Wiki me thinks.
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