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Offline Lord Raglan

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Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and Crusades Adventure
« on: 05 July 2022, 08:49:25 PM »
This new project for 2022 has started a couple of months early, so now very much looking forward to the gaming adventure to come in September/October.

Yusuf Ibn Tasfin's Hasham Guard Cavalry.










Heavy cavalry was rare amongst the Almoravids, but leaders would often raise units to act as personal bodyguards.
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Offline valleyboy

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #1 on: 05 July 2022, 09:26:23 PM »
I'm looking forward to see this project develop particularly as your others have been so good. There are a nice range of figures out there with the Artizan and Footsore ranges being my favourites. Black Tree are pretty good as well
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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #2 on: 05 July 2022, 09:53:10 PM »
Marvellous!  Basing is lovely too.

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #3 on: 05 July 2022, 10:19:13 PM »
Another one to follow with interest. :)
Very good start. :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #4 on: 06 July 2022, 05:04:50 PM »
Very nice!

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #5 on: 06 July 2022, 07:15:13 PM »
I'm looking forward to see this project develop particularly as your others have been so good. There are a nice range of figures out there with the Artizan and Footsore ranges being my favourites. Black Tree are pretty good as well

Cheers buddy, yes there is some lovely ranges out there now

Marvellous!  Basing is lovely too.

Cheers James - is this James Morris author?

Very nice!

Thanks mate

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #6 on: 06 July 2022, 07:17:23 PM »
Andalusian Jinetes (light cavalry). The Berber tribes provided a great number of expert horse archers to the armies of the later Kingdom of Granada. The Andalusians bred the best horses in Europe and used them in the traditional light cavalry style.






Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #7 on: 07 July 2022, 08:18:23 PM »
Almoravid Berber Archers. Bowmen were an important part of Almoravid military machine, their massed archery being an effective weapon against the mounted Spanish knights.








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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #8 on: 08 July 2022, 07:24:41 AM »
Nice ones. :-*

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #9 on: 08 July 2022, 08:03:53 AM »
I'm really curious to see this develop and to be inspired!

And I have to say, I love the little bits of text with each set of photos as well. It really helps to ground things.

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #10 on: 08 July 2022, 10:47:40 PM »
Cheers buddy, yes there is some lovely ranges out there now

Cheers James - is this James Morris author?

Thanks mate

Probably the same one I guess!  Did the WAB El Cid supplement back in 2003.  Always appreciate a fine mini army of this period.

Offline scotty

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #11 on: 09 July 2022, 09:52:35 AM »
Those are very nice

Offline Lord Raglan

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #12 on: 11 July 2022, 07:06:17 PM »
Probably the same one I guess!  Did the WAB El Cid supplement back in 2003.  Always appreciate a fine mini army of this period.

Excellent mate, really glad you like them then!!

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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #13 on: 11 July 2022, 07:09:15 PM »
Andalusian Crossbowmen - the Andalusians quickly adopted the crossbow as an infantry weapon. It became particularly popular amongst their militias, who fielded it in large numbers.








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Re: Raglan's Spanish Reconquista and 1st Crusade Adventure
« Reply #14 on: 12 July 2022, 08:17:18 AM »
Very nice.
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