Post by Eric Farrington on Mar 21, 2023 14:37:58 GMT
This is the first scenario in the Ionian Revolt booklet. Therefore, I am not going to go into a lot of detail about the scenario. For that, you will want to get the book!
It is commonly considered that this battle followed the Greek attack on the Satrapy capital at Sardis. There, the Greek forces were successful at sacking and burning the lower city, but were unable to take the citadel. The Greeks retreated with their loot and the Persians gave chase. The Persian troops were able to catch up to the Ionians. The result was this battle.
The Forces
The troops here are from the lists found in the Ionian Revolt booklet. The rules for these units are found in the Men of Bronze book from the Osprey Wargaming Series.
Ionian Greeks- General Eualcides
1 Drilled Hoplite
2 Militia Hoplite
1 Peltast
1 Psiloi
Persians- Satrap Artaphernes
2 Cavalry
1 Drilled Infantry
2 Archers
Deployment:
The river Cayster is on the Greek Left/Persian right. The rest of the board is barren, arid terrain and will be good for maneuver. A few rocky outcroppings dot the plain to break it up. This battle will be on a 6x4 board with both forces deployed on the long table edges.
This battle has other complications in the Ionian Revolt booklet.
The Greeks deploy thusly....
The Drilled Hoplite and Psiloi are hungry and thirsty so their target numbers are 5+ instead of 4+.
...and the Pursuing Persians deploy like this.....
You can get the full details and the results on the Blood and Spectacles blog here:
bloodandspectacles.blogspot.com/2023/03/battle-report-battle-of-ephesus-ionian.html