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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 7, 2021 17:46:03 GMT -5
The greeks purn the country side controlled by rome, proviking action.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 7, 2021 18:07:54 GMT -5
Archelaus must either retreat to Athens or fight Mugillanus in the mountains of Attica to preserve his hold over the region. The romans are marching down towards the city imminently.
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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 7, 2021 18:11:56 GMT -5
The Greeks take favorable position in the mountains
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Post by Royal Joker on Oct 8, 2021 11:52:30 GMT -5
Mugillanus take up camp outside the walls of Athens, demanding once again that the city surrenders. Using whatever resources they find, the Romans begin construction of a temporary fort while keeping lookout for the rebel Greeks, while cavalry scouts the local region for enemy troop movements.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 8, 2021 11:53:24 GMT -5
The city hunkers down for a siege. Without cutting off the port, the Athenians will have the supplies to last indefinitely.
Mugillanus must also defeat the Greek army present in Attica before being able to conduct an offensive siege of the city. They are somewhere between the Pro-Consul and the city itself, nestled in the Athenian mountains.
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Post by Royal Joker on Oct 9, 2021 2:04:18 GMT -5
Once the Roman fort has been raised, Mugillanus ponders his next move. The Long Walls protects the connection between Athens and the port of Piraeus, but to take those would mean to spread out his troops and risk an attack from the rear. The only way forward is to defeat Archelaus once and for all.
The Roman army marches out to find and defeat the remnants of the Greek army. The allied cavalry of around 900 left take the vanguard, spread out to find the enemy.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 9, 2021 7:55:34 GMT -5
They find the Greeks in a defensive position in the highlands of Attica, having also strengthened their force with another 500 hoplites and 1000 light levies from the cities of Achaia. They occupy several hills, and are deployed opposite the Roman army which is approaching them from somewhat more level ground to the north.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 10, 2021 12:10:14 GMT -5
(Will need orders from both sides, if there is to be a battle)
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Post by Royal Joker on Oct 10, 2021 12:22:21 GMT -5
The Roman army moves in to engage the Greeks. {Roman orders}Legio XVI Macedonica (2 veterancy) 3,800 infantry 400 cavalry
Legio XVII Papiria (2 veterancy) 3,800 infantry 400 cavalry
820 Allied Cavalry
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The Roman infantry spread out in three rows of the checkerboard manipular formation and march forward towards the Greek lines in the hills. They are to tie down the Greek infantry, and the cohorts on either flank are ordered to exploit exposed flanks and attack where the hoplites are already engaged. The Allied cavalry are placed on the left flank to drive off any flanking maneuver and keep the cohorts safe. The Roman cavalry, personally led by Mugillanus, take the right flank to protect from flanking, however will try to cycle around the Greek to find and kill Archelaus.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 10, 2021 18:06:25 GMT -5
The Greeks began the battle in a good position, occupying two large hills in the highlands of Attica, within the shadow of the nearby mountain ranges. The Hoplites form the main part of their battle line, which is interrupted by the dip between both hills. At the vanguard wait the light peltasts and skirmishers, while in the third line wait the Galatians to shore up the flanks. Behind the hills, hidden from the Romans, is a substantial force of Thessalian cavalry.
The Romans form up traditionally, albeit with cohorts on each wing to try and surround the Greek position. Mugillanus' cavalry was on the left, commanded by the Pro-Consul himself.
The Romans slowly advanced, the blowing of horns signifying a general advance. Attacking uphill was against conventional wisdom, but the commander had faith in the steel of his infantry.
They did not disappoint. Up the hill on the Greek right, the Romans made good ground. Forming a wedge, the legion pierced a few ranks deep into the enemy lines, before the battle on that side descended into a general melee. On the left, it was more hard fought. The Greeks held firm, even as the Romans massed right before them. The battle seemed to hang in the balance.
Archelaus played his card. The Thessalians came storming around the Greek right, crashing into Mugillanus' cavalry detachment and the flanking cohort. Perhaps not expecting any infantry resistance, the Thessalians quickly found themselves outmatched and were forced to fall back and regroup.
Mugillanus had a card of his own. Though he sustained a minor wound to his thigh, the Roman general led a flanking charge into the Greek right that was aimed right at Archelaus himself. Fortuna favours the brave. A stray Roman lance from a young officer caught the general in the throat as he scrambled to hold his position.
The battle swung the Romans way after that, though the Greeks to their credit held firm even as their commander died. Electing a new commander from amongst themselves, the Greeks beat an organised retreat south-west, towards the Isthmus of Corinth, over which they would cross into Achaea. They trusted the walls of Athens to hold firm for the time being, and that the still relatively new Roman colony of Corinth would offer little resistance.
Minor Roman victory. -1 to Mugillanus resistance for 2 days. Archelaus KIA.
Roman losses: 585 Legionaries 115 Cavalry
Greek losses: 300 Light Infantry 280 Hoplites 132 Galatians 600 Cavalry
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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 11, 2021 9:55:07 GMT -5
Beaten and bloodied. The Greek march to burn Corinth to the ground.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 11, 2021 10:05:38 GMT -5
Built atop the ruins of the old Greek city state, Corinth would offer stubborn resistance, but little else. They did not have the size or manpower to block the Isthmus, and so thus far they had been ignored by the Greeks. They sent word to Pro-Consul Mugillanus that the Greek army intends to wipe them out, as had been done to the Latins in Asia. For now, the relatively stout wooden walls would keep them secure.
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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 11, 2021 10:17:49 GMT -5
Siege engines and other weapons of war are assembled by the greeks, hellbent to burn the colony before relief could arrive.
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Post by Royal Joker on Oct 11, 2021 14:11:24 GMT -5
Mugillanus wasted no time, even though his leg needed to tended before he could continue. The Roman army marched in pursuit of the remnants of the Greek army, determined to wipe them out once and for all.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 11, 2021 14:18:45 GMT -5
The Greeks would be informed of the Roman approach to their east, and could either form up for battle or withdraw further into Achaea.
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