Victory Results:
 100 %
Record a victory for BOTTOM ARMY  0 %
Total plays 1 - Last reported by bene70 on 2022-08-15 12:46:12

Historical Background
Escaping from a slaughter: battle on the Coastal plain of Laus, Magna Graecia.

“...when the Leucanians overran the territory of Thurii, the Thurians sent word to their allies to gather to them speedily under arms. For the Greek cities of Italy had an agreement among themselves to the effect that if any city's territory was being plundered by the Leucanians, they should all come to its aid, and that if any city's army did not take up a position to give aid, the generals of that city should be put to death.
[2] Consequently, when the Thurians dispatched messengers to the cities to tell of the approach of the enemy, they all made ready to march. But the Thurians, who were first off the mark in their actions, did not wait for the troops of their allies, but set forth against the Leucanians with above fourteen thousand infantry and about one thousand cavalry.
[3] The Leucanians, on hearing of the approach of the enemy, withdrew to their own territory, and the Thurians, falling in haste upon Leucania, captured the first outpost and gathered much booty, thus taking the bait, as it were, for their own destruction. For having become puffed with pride at their success, they advanced with light concern through some narrow and sheer paths, in order to lay siege to the prosperous city of Laus.
[4] When they had arrived at a certain plain surrounded by lofty hills and precipitous cliffs, thereupon the Leucanians with their entire army cut them off from retreat to their native soil. Making their appearance, which was quite unexpected and unconcealed, on the height, they filled the Greeks with dismay, both because of the great size of the army and because of the difficulty of the terrain; for the Leucanians had at the time thirty thousand infantry and no less than four thousand cavalry.
[1] When the Greeks were to their surprise caught in such hopeless peril as we have described, the barbarians descended into the plain. A battle took place and there fell of the Italian Greeks, overwhelmed as they were by the multitude of the Leucanians, more than ten thousand men, since the Leucanians gave orders to save no one alive. Of the survivors some fled to a height on the sea, and others, seeing warships sailing toward them and thinking they belonged to the Rhegians, fled in a body to the sea and swam out to the triremes.
[2] The approaching fleet belonged to Dionysius the tyrant, under command of his brother Leptines, and had been sent to the aid of the Leucanians. Leptines received the swimmers kindly, set them on land, and persuaded the Leucanians to accept a mina of silver for each captive, the number of whom was over a thousand.
[3] Leptines went surety for the ransom money, reconciled the Italian Greeks with the Leucanians, and persuaded them to conclude peace. He won great acclaim among the Italian Greeks, having settled the war, as he had, to his own advantage, but without any profit to Dionysius. For Dionysius hoped that, if the Italian Greeks were embroiled in war with the Leucanians, he might appear and easily make himself master of affairs in Italy, but if they were rid of such a dangerous war, his success would be difficult. Consequently he relieved Leptines of his command and appointed Thearides, his other brother, commander of the fleet”
(Diod. 14.101.1- 14.102.3)

War Council

Leucanian Army (use Barbarian blocks)
Leader: unknown
Take 6 Command Cards 
Move First

Greek (Thurian) Army (use Greek blocks)
Leader: unknown
Take 5 Command Cards      

Victory
8 banners

Special Rules

  • The River is fordable
  • Treat all Seacoast terrain hexes as Fordable River terrain hexes for purposes of movement and combat.
  • Ships represent Syracusan fleet under command of Leptines, brother of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse.
  • Place spare blocks in seacoast hexes to represent Greek (Syracusan) transport ships.
  • Marsh hexes are Exit hexes for Thurian Army but they can be used by Infantry Units only. A unit in Marsh hex must also roll one battle die for a possible block loss. A Greek Infantry Unit may exit off only if there is a friendly ship in an adjacent sea hex. A unit must be enabled to exit through a hex by movement: getting an infantry unit on a ship requires a complete movement from a marsh hex. Every ship may take only one unit.
  • A Greek pedestrian unit that exits off that section of the battlefield counts as one Victory Banner for each exiting unit onto a ship. The unit is removed from play, and may not re-enter.
  • Greek (Syracusan) transport ship is similar to a leader. Both are not units, but both may be ordered by specific cards. A Greek ship cannot be ordered by an I Am Spartacus card.

Movement

  • A Greek ship may be ordered and move up to 2 sea hexes as part of the play of a Section card.
  • A Greek ship may not move onto Seacoast terrain hexes.

Battle

  • A Greek ship may not battle.
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