For this years massive Christmas battle we played the battle of Bränkyrka using Pike and Shotte rules. The scenario is inspired by, if not written by this forums own Dalauppror.
The year is 1518 and the noble and just Danish King Christian II is laying siege to Stockholm to crush the treasonous rebellion startet by the vicious and powerhungry Swedish nobleman Sten Sturre The younger. The Danish army is made up of noble cavalry and german mercenaries. It is commanded by
Christian II. himself and his most trusted captain
Søren Nordby.
Sten Sturre the younger and
Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) andvances to Stockholm with an army of rabble and pesants.
Historically Christian II. moves his army out to meet Sten Sturres army in a pitched battle. But we thought it would be more fun if the swedish army fell on the besieging Danish army.
The Noble Danish army besieging Stockholm. And the treacherous Swedish rabble sneaking up on them.
As the Danish army realises the new threat they turn around to fight the swedish rabble.
Christian II. boldly gathers his noble cavalry to him and charges at the Swedish line to disrupt them before they get a chance to deploy into a battle formation.
He ends up somewhat alone on the left flank as his german mercenaries are unvilling to move towards the swedish lines.
On the right flank Søren Nordby has taken a bit more cautious aproach he is advancing more steadily on the swedes at a pace where he can keep his Geman mercenaries moving and hold a line. He has sent his heavy noble cavalry on a flanking move to roll up the swedish from the flanks.
An overview of the battlefield. On the top right you can see how the noble and brave Christian II. has ridden down a unit of Swedish rabble and punched through the line.
Oveview from the right flank. Søren Nordbys Heavy cavalry is getting ready for their flank charge the swedes have started to react to it.
On the left flank the German mercenaries still refuse to advance upon the enemy although they can see Christian II. is in dire need of some backup.
The Danish heavy cavalry on the right flank finally gets the charge order from Søren Nordby they ride down two units of Swedish infantry and are now behind the swedish lines.
At the same time Søren Nordby charges in with his German mercenaries and they obliterate two more Swedish units thereby breaking the two Swedish divisions on the right flank.
But although the Swedish divisions are broken and have taken heavy casualties. Very heavy in fact both Sten Sturre the younger and Gustav Eriksson Vasa both seriously wounded and had to be taken from the battle. The German mercenaries have also taken enough casualties to become combat ineffective. and we decided to stop the game here.
The Siege was not lifted and the battered swedish army could escape to lick their wounds and be back to fight another day. Christian II. Who at one point was thought to be dead on the hill after his heroic charge where he with his cavalry alone held the entire left flank, turned out to only be trapped beneath his dead horse. As the Swedish army retreated he was able to make his way back to his army. When he returned to camp in his beaten up armour a crossbow bolt in his left shoulder and covered in blood he walked calmly up to the commander of the German mercenaries and cut his head clean of his sholders with one mighty heave.
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