Attacker: Later Swiss  Defender: Burgundian Ordonnance

Battlefield & Deployment

Left flank and front of Burgundian army are protected by a rivers. There is a forest in the left flank of Swiss army. Burgundian army must be deployed right of the river guarding their flank. Swiss command 1 is deployed to the right of the command 3. Command 2 is flankmarching on Swiss left flank.

Armies

One base represents approximately 250 men, one base of psiloi reprensents 100 men.

Later Swiss

Swiss army consisted of roughly 20000 men, including about 3000 mainly Lorrainer cavalry. Army was divided into three parts: Vorhut (7000 infantry and 2000 cavalry), gewalthut (8000 infantry, 1300 cavalry) and nachhut (800 infantry, mainly handgunners).

Later Swiss (book 4, list 79)

475 ap

Command 1

C-in-C – Reg Pk(S) gen
19 x Pikemen – Reg Pk(S)
4 x Halberdiers – Reg Bd(X)
4 x Swiss cavalry – Reg Kn(I)
2 x Mounted crossbowmen – Reg LH(I)
2 x crossbowmen – Reg Ps(O)
31.0ee, demo 10.5

Command 2

Sub-general (Duke Rene of Lorraine) – Reg Kn(I)
3 x Lorrainer cavalry – Reg Kn(I)
20 x Pikemen – Reg Pk(S)
8 x Halberdiers – Reg Bd(X)
5 x crossbowmen – Reg Ps(O)
34.5ee, demo 11.5

Command 3

Sub-general – Reg Ps(S)
6 x handgunners – Reg Ps(S)
3 x crossbowmen – Reg Ps(O)
5ee, demo 2.0

8 x baggage

Army total 70.5ee, demo 35.5

Burgundian Ordonnance

Size of the Burgundian army is usually given as 4000-8000. Ordonnance companies were severely under strength following losses in earlier battles against the Swiss. As the army was besieging the city of Nancy, it included relatively large number of artillery.

Burgundian Ordonnance (book 4,  list 84)

333 ap

Command 1

C-in-C (Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy) – Reg Kn(S)
1 x Household Gendarmes – Reg Kn(S)
4 x Ordonnance Gendarmes – Reg Kn(O)
6 x Mixed ordonnance foot – Rex Bw(X/S)
1 x handgunners – Reg Ps(S)
12.5ee. demo 4.5

Command 2

Sub-general – Reg Kn(O)
2 x Ordonnance Gendarmes – Reg Kn(O)
4 x Mixed ordonnance foot – Rex Bw(X/S)
3 x Organ guns – Art(I)
2 x Bombards – Art(S)
1 x handgunners – Reg Ps(S)
12.5ee, demo 4.5

Command 3

Sub – Reg Kn(O) gen
3 x Ordonnance Gendarmes – Reg Kn(O)
2 x Ordonnance crossbowmen – Rex Bw(O)
1 x Handgunners – Reg Ps(S)
6.5ee, demo 2.5

6 x baggage

Army total 31.5ee, demo 16.0

More information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_nancy

Attacker: Normans Defender: Papal Italian

Battlefield & Deployment

Armies were separated by small hill. Normans must be deployed according to the given plan (left-center-right). Papal command 1 must be deployed to the right of two Italian contingents.

Armies

One base represents approximately 150 men.

Normans

Hastily gathered Norman army consisted of about 3000 Norman and Italian horsemen and few infantry. Army was commanded by Humphrey de Hauteville, Count of Apulia.

West Frankish and Norman (Book 3, List 51.)

228 AP

Command 1

C-in-C (Humphrey de Hauteville, Count of Apulia, center) – Irr Kn(F)
9 x Milites – Irr Kn(F)
10ee, demo 3,5

Command 2

Sub-general (Richard, Count of Aversa, right wing) – Irr Kn(F)
6 x Milites – Irr Kn(F)
7ee, demo 2,5

Command 3

Sub-general (Robert Guiscard, left wing) – Irr Kn(F)
3 x Milites – Irr Kn(F)
2 x Spearmen – Irr Sp(I)
1 x Archers – Irr Bw(I)
7ee, demo 2,5

6 x baggage

Army total 24 ee, demo 14

Papal Italian

Papal army included contingents from Southern Italian cities and some 700 Swabian mercenaries. Total strength was about 6000 men. Pope followed the battle from the walls of Civitate and army was led by Gerard, Duke of Lorraine.

Papal Italian (Book 3, List 76.)

228 AP

Command 1

C-in-C (Gerard, Duke of Lorraine) – Reg Kn(F)
6 x Swabian mercenaries – Irr Kn(I)
2 x Mercenary crossbowmen – Reg Bw(O)
2 x Mercenary spearmen – Reg Sp(O)
3 x Roman militia – Irr Hd(O)
12.5ee, demo 4,5

Command 2

Ally-general (Rudolf of Benevento) – Reg Kn(F)
1 x Contadini knights – Irr Kn(F)
6 x Communal spearmen – Reg Sp(I)
3 x Communal crossbowmen – Reg Bw(I)
3 x Contadini infantry – Hd(O)
12.5ee, demo 4,5

Command 3

Ally-general – Reg Kn(F)
1 x Contadini knights – Irr Kn(F)
4 x Communal spearmen – Reg Sp(I)
2 x Communal crossbowmen – Reg Bw(I)
3 x Contadini infantry – Hd(O)
9.5ee, demo 3,5

6 x baggage

Army total 34.5ee, demo 17.5

More information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Civitate

Deeds of Robert Guiscard, book 2 (page 5)