BHGS Challenge 2008 Game 1 vs Chris Robinson's Mongol conquest

see the 2 81 Sub-Roman British for Tims list

A game best passed over quickly.  Our first mistake came when we

discovered that we had invaded Mongolia.  Our next mistake was to have

some terrain – in retrospect, a lack of any terrain would have

encouraged me simply to line up in a big mass and sweep forward.

Instead, offered a couple of steep hills on either side of our

deployment area, I deployed the Irr Sp(I) between them and aimed

Urien's cavalry up our left flank, to meet up with Rhyderch's troops

who we had sent on a flank march on that side.

Chris deployed very little – a command of 10 Mongol Reg LH(S) and Reg

Cv(S) anti-marching general wide on the right, and the CinC (Subodai,

Brilliant) on the left, leading a mix of Reg Cv(S) and Reg LH(S).  He

also had a small regular Bge(F) command.  His third fighting command

was also flank-marching, I assumed on the left as that was where Chris

had his CinC's troops

Gwallawc wasn't interested in joining in this battle (unreliable) and

Urien's furious threats absorbed important time, preventing the Rheged

cavalry from deploying round to meet the smaller numbers of Mongolian

Reg Cv(S) as quickly as we might have liked.  With no threat on the

right, Chris's right-hand LH(S) redeployed over to the left.  When

Chris's outflanking command (General + 9 Khitan nobles, all Reg Cv(S))

discovered the much larger Strathclyde force coming the other way they

were driven on ahead of Rhydderch's troops, but being well trained

they turned and instantly attacked.  The dice were unkind to Rhydderch

and his men fled instantly.  Elsewhere, battle had been joined on our

left flank between Urien and the Mongol nobles but again the dice

provided a swift and one-sided result.  A few (very few) Mongols were

dragged from their horses but the end result was a one-sided 23-2 to

Chris.