Caligus/Battle Reports/Battle in Karbala 12/5/23

Battle of Karbala
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Date 12/5/2023 Location Karbala Weather Calm wind Result After 2 rounds, Defender Victory Territorial changes none
Combatants
Attackers	Defenders
Shadowdale	Caligus; Perdan
Commanders
	Benjamin Pryde; Gerard Crewins
Strength
37 Inf, 448 other	76 Inf, 70 MI, 340 Arch, 88 Cav, 236 SF
Formations
	no particular formation; no particular formation
Casualties
366	2

Battle in Karbala

No.	Role	Army	Unit	Commander	Realm	Unit	Formation	CS	Hits Scored	Soldiers killed	Soldiers lost
1	A		Hormondson Black Hats	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	21 Inf	line	287	0 hits	0 kills	21 losses
2	A		Hormondson Militia	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	16 Inf	line	206	0 hits	0 kills	16 losses
3	A		Peasant Militia	(militia/guard unit)	Shadowdale	448 other	line	901	83 hits	2 kills	329 losses
4	D		13th Legion	Azer	Caligus	70 MI	line	709	542 hits	19 kills	0 losses
5	D		Craterhoof Knights	Rujvik	Caligus	51 Cav	wedge	754	1324 hits	52 kills	1 losses
6	D		Flexible Shooters	Gorker Morker	Caligus	80 Arch	line	1079	909 hits	28 kills	0 losses
7	D		Great hunters of ....	Anastassia	Caligus	169 Arch	skirmish	1546	1549 hits	61 kills	0 losses
8	D		Liluian Rangers	Benjamin	Perdan	77 SF	skirmish	1681	1380 hits	39 kills	0 losses
9	D		Lionguard	Gerard	Caligus	37 Cav	wedge	657	1717 hits	67 kills	1 losses
10	D		Men's Right Activists	Hannelore	Caligus	91 Arch	skirmish	679	649 hits	25 kills	0 losses
11	D		Meuse Battalion	Jeroen	Perdan	50 SF	skirmish	1194	957 hits	37 kills	0 losses
12	D		Swansong Archers	Sean	Caligus	39 SF	skirmish	895	529 hits	14 kills	0 losses
13	D		The Light Brigade	Ender	Perdan	76 Inf	line	1048	0 hits	0 kills	0 losses
14	D		Vainglory	Vidran	Perdan	70 SF	skirmish	1545	1014 hits	23 kills	0 losses

Total:
3 attackers (37 Inf, 448 other)
11 defenders (76 Inf, 70 MI, 340 Arch, 88 Cav, 236 SF)
Total combat strengths: 1394 vs. 11787

The forces from Caligus brace as they prepare to defend their ongoing takeover.
The region owner Shadowdale and their allies attack the takeover forces.
The Shadowdale troops attack because they are at war with Caligus.

A calm wind blows, to the joy of the archers.
Even though there is a fortification nearby, neither attackers nor defenders are able to make use of it, so the battlefield is in the open.

Margrave Ender Fate is spotted wearing the Sacred Crown of Caissa.
Knight Gorker Morker Flexible is spotted wearing the Helm of Evil.
Duke Vidran Konran is spotted wearing the Elemental Chain Mail of the Lords.
Earl Sean Dixon is spotted wielding the Screaming Hammer of Battle.
Benjamin Pryde, Baillivus, Imperator of Perdan, Duke of Perdan, Margrave of Perdan, Marshal of the Perdan's Golden Lionstakes command of his army. They deploy in no particular formation.
Gerard Crewins, Dux Militum of Caligus, Baron of Aestus, Marshal of the Wings of Retributiontakes command of his army. They deploy in no particular formation.

(legend: I=Infantry, M=Mixed Inf, A=Archers, C=Cavalry, S=Special Forces, U=Undead, M=Monsters)
Turn No. 1

1 (21-I) 2 (16-I) 3 (448-P)

4 (70-M)

6 (80-A) 7 (169-A) 8 (77-S) 9 (37-C) 10 (91-A) 11 (50-S) 14 (70-S)

5 (51-C) 12 (39-S)

13 (76-I)

Meuse Battalion (11) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 290 hits.
Great hunters of .... (7) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 711 hits.
Vainglory (14) fire on Hormondson Black Hats (1), scoring 715 hits.
13th Legion (4) fire on Hormondson Militia (2), scoring 135 hits.
Swansong Archers (12) fire on Hormondson Militia (2), scoring 328 hits.
Flexible Shooters (6) fire on Hormondson Militia (2), scoring 369 hits.
Men's Right Activists (10) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 335 hits.
Liluian Rangers (8) fire on Hormondson Black Hats (1), scoring 629 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 3512, Defenders: 0
Craterhoof Knights (5) and Lionguard (9) ride on, closing in on the enemy.
Peasant Militia (3), Hormondson Black Hats (1) and Hormondson Militia (2) advance towards the enemy.
The Light Brigade (13) advance towards the enemy.


Peasant Militia (3) take 1336 hits from archer fire, which cause 52 casualties.
Hormondson Black Hats (1) take 1344 hits from archer fire, which cause 21 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Hormondson Militia (2) take 832 hits from archer fire, which cause 16 casualties, wiping the unit out.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 3512 (0 from close combat and 3512 from ranged), Defenders: 0 (0 from close combat and 0 from ranged)
Total casualties: 89 attackers, 0 defenders

Turn No. 2

3 (396-P)

9 (37-C)

4 (70-M) 5 (51-C)

6 (80-A) 7 (169-A) 8 (77-S) 10 (91-A) 11 (50-S) 14 (70-S)

12 (39-S) 13 (76-I)

Swansong Archers (12) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 201 hits.
Flexible Shooters (6) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 540 hits.
Great hunters of .... (7) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 838 hits.
Vainglory (14) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 299 hits.
13th Legion (4) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 407 hits.
Men's Right Activists (10) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 314 hits.
Meuse Battalion (11) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 667 hits.
Liluian Rangers (8) fire on Peasant Militia (3), scoring 751 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 4017, Defenders: 0
Lionguard (9) charge forward.
Craterhoof Knights (5) charge ahead, into the attackers' ranks.
The Light Brigade (13) advance towards the enemy.


Close Combat (Attacker Line 1):
2 Caligus banners are visible in the melee.
Craterhoof Knights (5) score 1324 hits on Peasant Militia (3).
Lionguard (9) score 1717 hits on Peasant Militia (3).
Peasant Militia (3) score 50 hits on Craterhoof Knights (5).
Peasant Militia (3) score 33 hits on Lionguard (9).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 3041, Defenders: 83

Craterhoof Knights (5) take 50 hits in close combat, which cause 1 casualties.
Lionguard (9) take 33 hits in close combat, which cause 1 casualties.
Peasant Militia (3) take 7058 hits (3041 in close combat, 4017 from archer fire), which cause 277 casualties, causing panicked flight among the survivors, 31 additional men get slaughtered during the retreat.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 7058 (3041 from close combat and 4017 from ranged), Defenders: 83 (83 from close combat and 0 from ranged)
Total casualties: 308 attackers, 2 defenders

Defender Victory!

The battle does minor damage to the local infrastructure. Production falls 3 %.