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Work In Progress - Mauryan Indian elephants

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 Work In Progress.  Mauryan Indian armoured elephants Copyright Please note:  All images and text are copyright Andrew Moran and must not be reproduced in any form without the author's express permission. Thank you.

Chaeronea 338 BC - Macedonians vs Thebans and Allies

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Last Saturday saw the 'Old Berks' reconvene for a WAB 1.5 game.  This time another Greek vs Macedonian battle; very loosely based on Chaeronea. From the battle-map below, you can see that the Greeks had proportionally more cavalry and skirmishers than they may have had in the real battle. Phil and Steve paired up as the Macedonians and John and I as the Greeks.  We are still getting familiar with the rules so, this time, introduced a modest amount of scenery to see how that played out. I'd decided that I'd been too cautious in recent games, so the Greeks - perhaps uncharacteristically - engaged the Macedonians on both flanks.  A rather stupid decision on my part saw us concede the initiative at the start, but, fortunately, this was compensated for by the oracle rolls: 3 for the Macedonians and 8 for the Greeks. This helped us considerably in the forthcoming battle. Unlike the original battle, the Theban Sacred Band survived.  However, in our version, they didn't eve