613 Mantinea (418 BC)

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There is a mistake in the "legend": there should be three Spartan bronze units and six regular Hoplite units, not the other way around.

From Instagram @warboard: 1st battle of Mantinea 418BC. Absolute destruction of the allies at the hands of the Spartiates, the full citizens of that state, stationed on the right flank. 8:0

A comfortable win for the Argives. An assault on the Spartan left eliminated three units and a leader for no loss. A Spartan attack in the centre was beaten back destroying two Spartan hoplite units plus another leader, again for no loss. Finally, a Spartan attack on their right gained two banners, but this too was beaten back for an 8-2 victory.

The return game was a comfortable win for the Spartans. An Argive assault on the Spartan left was beaten back, eventually destroying all three hoplite units and the Argive 1000 for the loss of one hoplite and the Skiritae. Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield, the Spartans eliminated a further four hoplites for no loss for an 8-2 victory. The Spartans did benefit from some good cards - 3 x order medium troops, 2 x double time and a clash of shields. The Argives went home with their tails between their legs!

Simultaneously, two other members of the group played out an 8-5 Argive victory.