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Agrigentum - 262 Bc 1 Commands & Colors: Ancients - Punic Wars AGRIGENTUM - 262 BC Historical Background legions. After more hard fighting, the Punic army broke. The The First Punic War began when Rome decided to invade largest battle of the First Punic War had ended in a decisive Sicily in 264. Chartage, unprepared, scrambled to raise an Roman victory, but ironically Hannibal’s army was able to army under Hannibal Gisgo. By 262 Hannibal arrived with an escape. Roman losses in the battle and the siege were so heavy advance force at Agrigentum, but the Roman consuls Lucius that Megellus and Vitulus were denied a triumph, despite their Postumius Megellus and Quintus Mamilius Vitulus made a victory.The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are preemptive strike and placed him under siege. Months later, in command. Can you change history? Carthage dispatched a relief army of 30,000 foot and 4,500 War Council horse and 60 elephants under Hanno the Elder. Megellus and Carthaginian Army Vitulus detached about a quarter of their army to guard Leader: Hanno the Elder Hannibal, and brought the remaining 35,000 foot and 3,000 5 Command Cards horse onto the field. Hanno organized his army with his Move First mercenaries in the van, his elephants in a second lines and his African levies in a third. As the armies clashed the Roman Army Leader: Megellus, Vitulus mercenaries fought fiercely at first, but eventually buckled. As 5 Command Cards they routed in the line of elephants, all hell broke loose. The elephants were caught in the pandemonium, and began to Victory rampage in all directions. The third Carthaginian line was 7 Banners thrown in confusion, but rallied to resist the advancing © Rodger B. MacGowan, C3i Magazine, RBM Publication 2 Commands & Colors: Ancients - Punic Wars ADYS - 256 BC Historical Background on. The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn and you are in Following the Battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian leaders command. Can you change history? deceided to avoid pitched battles and instead fall back on fortified War Council posts, while harassing the Romans with their fleet and guerrilla raids. Carthaginian Army The focus of the war shifted to Rome’s succesful struggle to wrest Leader: Hasdrubal Hanno naval supremacy from Carthage, 260-265 BC. With the seas clearof 2 Command Cards * the Punic navy, the consul Gaius Attilius Regulus landed in Africa with a small army of 15,000 infantry and 500 cavalry in 256. In the Roman Army Leader: Regulus emergency, Carthage called out her seldom used civic levies under two generals, Hasdrubal Hanno and Bostar. These generals 5 Command Cards assembled about 10,000 militia foot, along with about 1,500 cavlary Move First and some elephants. The council also recalled Hamilcar from Sicily Victory with 5,500 crack mercenaries. The Punic army advanced to meet the 5 Banners Romans ata Adys. The Carthaginians, hesitant to face the legions on the plain, encamped in rough,hilly terrain. Boldly, Regulus launched Special Rules a dawn assault on the Punic camp from two sides. The Punic cavalry A Roman unit that captures (occupies) a camp hex counts as a victory and elephants were unable to engage effectively, but Hamilcar led his banner for the Roman player. As long as the Roman unit remains on mercenaries in a vigorous counter-attack. The mercenaries drove the camp hex, it conttnues to count toward the Roman viciory. If the back one legion, but were then caught in the flank and cut down in a unit moves off or is eliminated, it no longer counts. fierce struggle. The Romans then routed the Punic militia and overran (*) The Carthaginian player starts with 2 Command cards. On turn 1 play one their camp. Carthage sued for peace. Regulus offered terms that were card, draw 2 cards. Carthaginian player now holds 3 Command cards. On turn impossibly harsh, prompting Carhage to renew the struggle. A 2 play 1 card, draw 2 cards. Carthaginian player now holds 4 Command cards. Spartan mercenary captain, Xanthipus, was hired and Cartage fought On turn 3 play 1 card, draw 1 card. Carthaginian player hand size stays at 4 Command cards for the rest of the battle. © Rodger B. MacGowan, C3i Magazine, RBM Publication 3 Commands & Colors: Ancients - Punic Wars PANORMUS - 250 BC Historical Background rampaged through Hasdrubal’s Army. Metellus’ Legionnaires Following the disaster at Bagradas only a few hundred of sallied out from the city, and routed the shaken Punic army. Regulus’ men ever made it back to Rome. But they were Nearly all the elephants were captured and later slaughtered in enough to spread the horrible stories of being trampled by tthe circus to entertain the crowds in Rome. The battle of elephants, and cut down by cavalry. Despite his defeat at Panormus was the last major land battle of the war. Seven Adys, Hasdrubal Hanno was placed in the command of the years later, the Romans won the battle of the Aegates and main Carthaginian and from 254-252 was occupied ended the 24-year war. The stage is set. The battle lines are suppressing a Libyan revolt. In 251, Hasdrubal took his drawn and you are in command. Can you change history? veteran army to Sicily and massed 25,000 men and 140 War Council elephants. The Romans now avoided pitched battles, for fear Carthaginian Army of elephants and cavalry. In June of 250 Hasdrubal advanced Leader: Hasdrubal Hanno against the consular army of Caecilius Metellus at Panormus. 5 Command Cards Metellus set a trap for the elephants. He built a trench before Roman Army the city, stocked with a large supply of missiles. Metellus sent Leader: Metellus out his velites to goad Hasdrubal’s elephants, and then retreat 5 Command Cards with apparent panic to the trench. The Punic army pursued in Move First disorder, sensing an easy victory. As the elephants approached the trench, Metellus launched a massive missile barrage Victory against them. The war elephants recoiled in terror, and 6 Banners © Rodger B. MacGowan, C3i Magazine, RBM Publication 4 Commands & Colors: Ancients - Punic Wars CISSA - 218 BC Historical Background 2,000 captured, including both Hanno and Indibilis. Despite As the Second Punic War began (218 BC), Hannibal first suffering heavy losses, the Romans had the victory. The conquered northern Spain. Before heading to Italy, he left his Romans had established a foothold in Spain. Indibilis was brother Hasdrubal with about 15,000 men in southern Spain later released, an act of clemency Gnaeus Scipio soon carne to and Hanno with 11,000 men in the north. The consul Publius regret. Publius finally arrived a year later, bringing a third Scipio had been assigned an army of 24,000 with which to legion of 8,000 reinforcements. Each of the Scipio brothers invade Spain and defeat Hannibal. However, when Scipio could now command his own army in Spain. The stage is set. arrived at Massilia, he vvas shocked to discover Hannibal's The battle lines are drawn and you are in command. Can you army vvas headed to the Alps. Publius returned to defend change history? Italy, but he sent his army on to Spain under his elder brother War Council Gnaeus. The Romans were not expected so late in the year, Carthaginian Army and quickly overran northern Spain and then advanced on Leader: Hanno Hanno's camp at Cissa. Hanno had been reinforced with a few 4 Command Cards thousand Illergete warriors under Indibilis. Although stili Roman Army heavily outnumbered, Hanno decided to occupy a strong Leader: Gnaeus Scipio position on high ground rather than retreat to join Hasdrubal. 5 Command Cards Gnaeus Scipio did not hesitate and charged his army up the Move first heights in a frontal assault. The fighting was brutal, but the outnumbered Carthaginians were eventually driven off the Victory heights in flight. Reportedly, Carthage lost 6,000 killed and 6 Banners © Rodger B. MacGowan, C3i Magazine, RBM Publication 5 Commands & Colors: Ancients - Punic Wars UMBRIA - 217 BC Historical Background battle - “Fabian Tactics.” The stage is set. The battle lines are drawn Even as one Roman army under Flaminius was being butchered by and you are in command. Can you change history? Hannibal’s troops at Lake Trasimenus in 217 BC, his colleague War Council Gnaeus Servilius Geminus was racing to reinforce his fellow consul. Carthaginian Army Servilius Geminus hoped to trap Hannibal between the two Roman Leader: Maharbal armies. And since speed was of the essence, he sent the propraetor Gaius Centenius ahead with all his mounted forces. This body 6 Command Cards numbered 4,000 horsemen - 600 Romans, 1,800 Italians and 1,600 Move First allied Cenomani Gauls. Hannibal’s scouts spotted the approaching Roman Army column, and he dispatched his marshal Maharbal with about 4,000 Leader: Gaius Centenius light infantry and 3,000 cavalry to intercept the Roman troopers. 2*/4 Command Cards Somewhere in Umbria, Maharbal chose an advantageous site for an ambush and posted his light foot troops in concealed positions. Victory Centenius approached with great haste and little caution. The 5 Banners Carthaginians launched a missile barrage, and followed with a sudden cavalry charge. Half the Roman force was slain in the initial Special Rules onslaught, and the remainder were driven back to a barren hill. (*) The Roman player starts with two command cards. On turn Maharbal quickly surrounded the fugitives and forced their surrender. 1 play one card, draw two cards. Roman player now holds The Carthaginian victory was complete. three command cards. On turn 2 play one card, draw two Without cavalry, Servilius Geminus’ army was crippled, and the cards.
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