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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 19, 2021 6:37:04 GMT -5
Lepidus sends out a scouting force to asses this rumored force.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 19, 2021 12:19:09 GMT -5
Lepidus' scouts are attacked by a sizeable group of cavalry around Nicomedia. The army is garrisoned within the city, and they did not manage to get an accurate troop count before they were driven away
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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 19, 2021 12:34:38 GMT -5
Laying siege to the settlement! Lepidus gambles it.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 20, 2021 6:31:47 GMT -5
The Bithynians hunker down and prepare for a siege. Nicomedia is connected to the sea via a port into the Bosporus, so until naval support arrives the Romans will not be able to besiege it effectively.
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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 20, 2021 9:22:04 GMT -5
Lepidus orders the construction of towers, ladders and rams while he waits on naval reinforcements.
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Post by FieldMarshal Bismarck on Oct 21, 2021 17:11:02 GMT -5
With the navy in place, surrender is offered to the city, if refsed lepidus orders the assault. A part of the force will enter via the harbor.
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 22, 2021 7:45:24 GMT -5
The city gears up for the assault, refusing surrender.
(will roll shortly)
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 23, 2021 12:40:45 GMT -5
Lepidus' forces take heavy casualties during the siege, but manage to capture the city. During the looting, the Galatian allies deliver Lepidus some 26,000 denarii's worth of plunder to return to his commander. With Nicomedia fallen and Mithridates defeated in the west, many provincial cities begin flipping back to Rome.
Casualties
1600 heavy infantry
400 light infanty
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Post by Gandalf on Oct 23, 2021 13:44:59 GMT -5
Orders arrive from Sulla for Lepidus to leave a portion of the allied force as a garrison, and to take a force of roman bodyguards to join him at Amaseia, where he has the city under siege. It is made clear that the general expects a full report of the campaign.
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