Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Capture the Carroccio!





The following diagrams (in serious need of revision by a professional graphic artist with, ideally, an interest in or knowledge of military history) are offered as an extension of the categorical briefing posted to the ‘battle reports’ sub forums of The Society of Ancients and The Washington Grand Company. [Please see https://soa.org.uk/sm/index.php?board=5.0 and or https://forum.wgcwar.com/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=66dcdcf6f9e12be9b0d7dc2e0a173f6b.] On reflection, I imagine that absent any other materials, these very basic maps and captions could provide sufficient narrative of a recent solo scenario played on my tabletop. 


The originating premise or question was as follows: If one were to transfer or translate the battle of Waterloo back to the fifteenth century, what might that look like and how might it play?