Post by Eric Farrington on Jun 7, 2021 13:23:22 GMT
The Corinthian War was a conflict between the city-states of Sparta and a coalition of rival states that lasted from 395BC to 387 BC. The alliance included Thebes, Athens, Argos and Corinth. The alliance was displeased with Sparta’s aggressive expansionism in Ionian, and Greece. The majority of the conflict on land revolved around major battles near Thebes and Corinth.
The Battle below is between Sparta and the Corinthian allies. Many of the battles were recorded by Greek historians, but todays has been lost to the shrouded mists of time. This was a battle that took place after the Battle of Nemea in 394 BCE. The Spartans won at Nemea and began to march towards Corinth to try and enter Boetia. However, Argive Hoplites managed to link up with Corinthian survivors of Nemea to try and block them prior to meeting at the Isthmus of Corinth.
The Forces
Corinthians
2 Drilled Hoplites
1 Militia Hoplite
1 Psiloi
1 Archers
1 Peltast
Spartans
2 Elite Hoplites
1 Drilled Hoplites
2 Psiloi
These two lists are the lists straight from the Men of Bronze sample army lists. In addition, this battle will be a re-match from the first shared Men of Bronze battle report using the same armies. The major difference this time is that they are all painted miniatures!
Set-up
We use the terrain set-up rules straight from the rulebook. We are using a 72BW x 48BW where each BW is equal to 1 inch. Therefore I will be using a 6 x 4 foot board.
We divided the board into 6 segments and rolled for terrain. We got the following, and placed them on the board per the rules. 1-3 is the North side where the Corinthians will be. 4-6 is the South side where the Spartans are.
1. Swamp
2. No terrain
3. Grove of Trees
4. No terrain
5. 2 Level Hill
6. No terrain
The Spartans have an interesting deployment with their Phalanxes on the East side of the hill with their flanks anchored by the edge of the board and the hill itself, and their Psiloi units are on the opposite side of the board, across from the swamp area.
The Corinthians have their Peltasts in the grove, then their 2 Drilled and Militia Hoplite units in the center, and then the Archers and Psiloi moving towards the swamp. Their Drilled Phalanx are in formation all ready.
Mission
This is a pitched battle. Each side is attempting to collapse the enemy army. No fancy mission objectives or complications in this battle.
You can read the full battle report and find out the results at the blog:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2021/06/battle-report-men-of-bronze-corinthian.html
For those who own Men of Bronze, Thanks! Secondly, the first supplement is available on the Wargame Vault called Hercules Abroad. It includes new lines of battle for areas outside of Greece, Campaign rules for linked games, and an FAQ. You can find it here.