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SPANISH RECONQUISTA ARMIES

This extension for “Croisades” was written by Christian Delabos and published in Claymore

magazine #9. This extension consists of rules for troop types used in the panish crusades against

the !oors" plus two scenarios that were also in that issue of Claymore" one by Christian Delabos

and one by abrice $enier. %oth the rules and the scenarios were translated by %ob &ingell.

T'( )$!*( + T'( $(C+,-*T) /01 th 2 03th C(,T$*(4 by Christian

Delabos

) game aid for “Croisades” and “Cry 'a5oc”. 'ere are army lists that will allow you to simulate

5arious confrontations that too6 place during the recon7uest of the *berian peninsula by the

Christians.

THE CHRISTIAN ARMIES

*n creating these panish and 8ortuguese you will need counters for 6nights" sergeants" halberdiers"

billmen" spearmen" archers" crossbowmen and peasants from “Cry 'a5oc” and “iege”. 'owe5er"

you can add to these some specific troop types.

The religious orders: The $econ7uista was a crusade and the religious orders founded houses there

inspired by those in the 'oly and. *n addition to the Templars and 'ospitallers were added the

+rders of Calatra5a" of aint :ames ;antiago


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!odifications conse7uent on range

Range Short Mediu! "ong

Modii#ationB 0 1

$istan#e 00E hexes 0@3B hexes 30EB hexes

or all siege scenarios set in pain" each side should ha5e at least 0 staff slinger. *n fact it was

mainly during siegerelated situations that this type of soldier was used. The best representations of

such militiamen are the 7uarterstaffarmed peasants from “Ai6ings”> Cerdic, Ead'ig, Ecgulf

;,o rules were gi5en for staff slings used for throwing firepotsF a set of rules for this is proposed

below" as a compromise between rules for throwing firepots by hand and rules for shooting

explosi5e arrows.<

THE MUS"IM ARMIES

The !uslim armies in pain differed from those in the !iddle (ast by their 5ery important

employment of =a5elinmen and Christian mercenaries.

Bod%guards: The )ndalusian sultans had at their disposal a 5ery loyal personal guard /as long as

treason had been registered4. To simulate the loyalty of these soldiers" results of “retreat” from the

combat results table are ignored. This rule only applies if the sultan is less than 01 hexes distant

from the guards in5ol5ed in the combat. ;,ote also the rule from “Croisades” that all troops within

E hexes of the commanderinchief gain a bonus of /4 in attac6 and defence.< To represent these

guardsmen use the el=u6 infantrymen and dismounted light !amlu6s from “Croisades”> Shammin,

(arhad, Mohammed, Ageel; Baha, &a$i, )aghi, (a*i+, e+elay, Rashid

Moorish hea&% #a&alr%: or these the el=u6 and yrian hea5y ca5alry will ser5e 5ery well.

'owe5er" in scenarios ta6ing place in the 03th century" you should use a few 6nights from “Cry

'a5oc” to represent the many &renadine ca5alrymen who had adopted Gestern e7uipment. Murda,

As!Salih, "ili-, Asho$, Mohammed, Moonga, Sue-ac, .assim /0th century Grenadines1 Sir Richard,

Sir Roland, Sir &homas, Sir Gunter, Sir 2ames, Sir Clugney

Andalusian and Ber'er light #a&alr%: These light ca5alrymen were primarily =a5elinmen. Their

armament consisted of a buc6ler" a sword" 3 =a5elins and sometimes a bow. Ge will consider all of

these ca5alrymen to be =a5elinmen /using the rules from Claymore #@ ;see below Sha+ir, A#doul, )oussef, Essem, Said, &a3i; Gashan, An'ar, Magid,

Mohsen, )assafa; Ahmed, 4ashmi, %#rahim, 2amil, 4usseyin, Baysan, Mesut, A#dul, Ali, &ossaun

)rchers utilise udanese bowmen and dismounted horse archers from “Croisades”> 2ellal, Mustafa,

Sadi$, 5se'l; )esugai, Arghan, Ru++i$, Bar, Ayu#, (a$r, %mad, Mong$a, 6utu+, Rashid, 7samah

Crossbowmen> The crossbow" imported from Christian territories" gradually became a traditional

weapon in !oorish armies" and we can use the crossbowmen from “Cry 'a5oc” and the !uslim

crossbowmen from “Croisades”. A#dul, (arhat, 2unaid, .ayeen, 2ehangir, "haleed; 2aco8a,

Codemar, (rancisco, .icholas, Ar#alister, Giles, Denys

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lingers> The sling was a weapon at least as popular among the !uslims as among the Christians.

se the counters from “Croisades”> 2alil, Musta3, 5mar

Mo(ara's: !ercenaries or Christian sub=ects of the !uslim rulers" the !ozarabs made up a 5ery

5aluable hea5y infantry. (7uipped with coats of mail" and a mail hood or steel helmet" these soldiers

resemble in all ways the billmen from “Cry 'a5oc” and “iege”> &y#alt, Ro#in, Rees, Guy, 2ean,

Godric, Cliff, Sha'n

BIB"IO)RAPH*

*an 'eath> )rmies of eudal (urope 0B@@03BB" G.$.&. 09H9

:ean8ierre !olenat> “es !ozarabes 2 un exemple dIintJgration” ;The !ozarabs 2 an example of

integration< in TolKde L**KmeL***Kme ;Toledo in the 01th and 03th centuries


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or the result of the missilefire" consult the tables ;for =a5elins< from “Croisades”. ;!ounted

=a5elinmen can be represented by the @ Turcopoles /and the @ %edouins in the panish $econ7uista

extension4 from “Croisades”" and antiago and imon from “Dragon ,oir”.<

re7uency of fire and mo5ement> +ffensi5e fire only" no limitation on mo5ement.

8urchase Cost Q 8oints 5alue> 1x )ttac6 trength 0x Defence trength.

/- +ire0ots thro1n '% sta slings

;This rule is pro5ided as an option since firepots are mentioned as being thrown by staff slings. The

rule adapts and combines the rules for explosi5e arrows by abrice $enier in Claymore #0B and the

rules for firepots by 'er5J Delattre published in Claymore #3.<

The rule concerns earthenware pots" which were the ancestors of hand grenades. irepots appeared

in anti7uity and disappeared with the arri5al of gunpowder in the Gest. ) writer of this era has

pro5ided this description> “These are pots where fire sleeps" that suddenly explode in a flash" burning up the ob=ects struc6”.

The method of manufacture of this type of weapon was 6ept secret" and to this day we still do not

6now the exact formula for the combustible materials which burned e5en in contact with water.

8ossibly to oil were added 7uic6lime" sulphur" pitch and saltpetre. The weapons were thrown by

hand" by means of a staff sling" or by torsionpowered artillery /mangonels and trebuchets4. The

pots were used to set on fire anything wooden 2 gates" barricades" wal6ways" ships" siege enginesO

The original firepot rules applied only to throwing firepots by hand" and included a high ris6 of the

firepot falling short. Throwing a firepot with a staffsling is more accurate" but should still ha5e a

significant ris6 of failure /a 3BV ris6 of explosion in the firerIs hex applies to both firepots and

explosi5e arrows4. *t is 7uite li6e shooting an explosi5e arrow from a bow" and is only possible

during offensi5e fire. ;*t is optionally suggested that it should only be possible to throw it at short

range" li6e the flaming arrows in the rules for “iege”.< The fuse must first be lit" one of the most

dangerous moments for the slinger. The player rolls 0D0B" and on 03 it explodes and a fire starts in

the throwerIs hex.

*f the firepot has not exploded" the player designates a target hex and rolls 0D@ to see if the fire has

any effect on ad=acent hexes around the target. 0 means that only the target hex is affected" 1@

means that one ad=acent hex" counting cloc6wise from lower left" is also affected /the heximmediately in front of the target is ne5er affected 2 @ is the hex on lower right4. ;This rule on a

wide impact zone is based on that for explosi5e arrows" and is =ustified by the fact that a firepot

thrown by a staffsling will be thrown harder and fall from a greater height" which will spread its

effect o5er a larger area than would be the case with a pot thrown by hand.<

)fter the pot has been thrown" it cannot be reco5ered. (ach thrower can only carry one pot" but it is

always possible to pic6 up an unused one from dead or stunned characters.

ire will always appear on the hex hit if it contains cloth ;e.g. tents" people< or wood. se the rules

from “iege” for the progress of the fire.

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A"ARCOS2 ,3 Jul% ,,34

) scenario by Christian Delabos for “Croisades” and “iege” plus two copies of WThe CrossroadsI

map from “Cry 'a5oc”. Translated by %ob &ingell.

0. %ac6ground> pain" 09 :uly 009E> )lfonso A***" Xing of Castille" was confronted near

)larcos by a large )lmohad army led by the Caliph Nusuf NaI7ub al !ansur. )longside the

Castillian monarch were many &rand !asters of the militaryreligious orders. )lfonso launched his6nights against the centre of the !uslim army so as to destroy the )lmohad ca5alry" and if possible

to 6ill the caliph O

1. !ap layout E Y

H Crossroads @ S H Crossroads @

7 E

3. The sides

The Castillians 5 Xing )lfonso A***> Xing $ichardF Xnights> )ll /from “iege” and

“Croisades”4F esser 6nights> )llF ergeants> !orgen" 8ughF Crossbowmen> )lricF

)rchers /shortbows4> +wen" Dylan" *drisF pearmen> %rendan" !ordred" %ryn"

&areth" )rnold.

The Al!ohads 5 Caliph al !ansur> aladinF %odyguards /dismounted !amlu6s4> %aha" Ta6i"

Naghi" aIiz" Aezelay" $ashidF 'ea5y ca5alry> )salih" Xili=" )sho6" !ohammed" !oonga" ue=acF

!ounted =a5elinmen> )l)shraf" Xitbuga" $u6n" *smail" Thatoul" !ehmet" )rnulf" XamalF

:a5elinmen> )bdoul" hazir" Noussef" (ssem" aid" Ta7i" !agid" !ohsen" Nassaffa" )hmed"

'ashmi" *brahim" :amilF

)rchers> :ellal" !ustafa" adi6" +sewl" Nesugai" )rghun" $uzzi6" %ar" )yub" a6r" *mad" !ong6a"-utuzF Crossbowmen> )bdur" ,ayeen" :ehangir" XhaleedF lingers> +mar" :alil" !usta7.

P. tarting positions and beginning the action

- The )lmohad ca5alry enter first through one of the ide E ide Y mapedge" and start the

game.

- The panish ca5alry and the Xing then enter through the opposite mapedge.

- The )lmohad infantry /except the &uards4 enter through the same mapedge as the ca5alry on

Turn 3.

-The )lmohad &uards and the Caliph enter on Turn E.

- The Castillian infantry enter through the same mapedge as their ca5alry on Turn Y.

E. pecial rules> se all the $econ7uista )rmies special rules from this extension.

6. Aictory conditions

- The Castillians must 6ill or capture the caliph.

- The )lmohads ha5e 1 ways to win> either they must destroy the two lines of enemy ca5alry" or

they must 6ill or capture the Castillian ruler.

-*f the caliph or the Xing lea5e the map" the opposing side automatically wins the game.

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Y. (pilogue> +n their third charge" the Castillian 6nights succeeded in brea6ing through the

enemy line. 'owe5er" the )lmohad infantry and the ,egro &uard inte5ened in the fighting" and the

6nights found themsel5es surrounded on all sides. Despite many deeds of 5alour" )lfonso A*** did

not manage to rectify the situation. Denied the support of the ca5alry" the Castillian infantry were

speedily put to flight. The Xing of Castille fled and too6 refuge in the castle of &uadalherza. The

Castillian losses rose as high as 1B"BBB men 6illed or captured. The &rand !aster of the +rder ofantiago was among the dead.

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"AS NA6AS $E TO"OSA2 ,7 Jul% ,/,/

) scenario by abrice $enier for “Croisades”" “Cry 'a5oc” and “Ai6ings” plus WThe CampI map

from “iege”. Translated by %ob &ingell.

0. %ac6ground> )fter the defeat of )larcos /009E4" the Christian 6ingdoms of pain ga5e up

their ob=ecti5e of recon7uering (l)ndalus. Then" due to the influence of 8ope *nnocent ***" theChristian 6ingdoms made peace with each other and launched an appeal for a Crusade against the

panish Caliphate. ) great army made up of Castillians" )ragonese" ,a5arese" se5eral !ilitary

+rders and Crusaders from rance relaunched the mo5ement for recon7uest. *n :uly 0101" near as

,a5as de Tolosa" the armies of the panish and the )lmohads confronted one another. The battle

started with a small ad5antage towards the panish. 8rofiting from the desertion of a large number

of )ndalusians from the !uslim army" the battle di5ision of ancho A**" Xing of ,a5arre" threw

itself into the breach and charged towards the CaliphIs camp.

1. !ap layout The tent RRRRRRRRRR E % RS c S c S c SR

panish U H Crossroads @ S ) The Camp C S c S T(,T S c S

Y D /c Z chains4 S c S c S c S

3. The sides

The S0anish 5 Xing ancho A**> ir $aymondF $eligious +rders> ir %alian" ir Dreux" ir $oger"

ir $aoul" ir !ichaelF %arons> ir $ichard" ir $olandF Xnights> ir )lain" ir 8iersF !ounted

sergeants> %aldwin" &uy. ergeants> )rnim" TylerF Crossbowmen> Denys" orester" :ac7uesF

)rchers> )ylward" Chretien" (ngerrandF 'alberdiers> %en" rederic6" &eoffrey" 'ubert" +tto" Tom"

Gyn6enF %idets /Ceorls4> )elmaer" )elfric" )ethelbehrt" (ardwulf" GeohstanF pearmen> %en"

%ertin" !ar6" +doF 8easants> Carpenter" armer" &am" &iles" $adult" alter" mith" Gulf.

The Al!ohads 5 Caliph !ohammed )buI )bd )llah> !urdaF %odyguards /dismounted !amlu6s4>

%aha" Ta6i" Naghi" aIiz" Aezelay" $ashidF 'ea5y ca5alry> )salih" Xili=" )sho6" !ohammed"

!oonga" ue=acF !ounted =a5elinmen> )l)shraf" Xitbuga" $u6n" *smail" Thatoul" !ehmet" )rnulf"

Xamal. :a5elinmen> )bdoul" hazir" Noussef" (ssem" aid" Ta7i" !agid" !ohsen" Nassaffa" )hmed"

'ashmi" *brahim" :amilF )rchers> :ellal" !ustafa" adi6" +sewlF Crossbowmen> )bdur" ,ayeen"

:ehangir" XhaleedF lingers> +mar" :alil" !usta7.

P. tarting positions and beginning the action> 8lace the tent terrain piece in place of the largest

central tent on the highest hill of WThe CampI map ;i.e. the tent hexes go on hexes XY and XH.<

- The )lmohads are placed first. )t least half the army must be placed on WThe CrossroadsI mapin the area up to 0B rows from map side @ ;map columns ):


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@. Aictory conditions> The panish must destroy the !uslim camp /burn the tents4 andQor 6ill

or capture the Caliph. *n order to win" the )lmohads must pre5ent the panish from achie5ing their

5ictory conditions andQor 6ill or capture Xing ancho A** of ,a5arre.

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