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The Wars of Religion - Fields of Glory

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Deployment: In this battle both sides are simply seeking to destroy the opposing army whilst preserving as much of their own force as possible. The Spanish/ Catholics have opted to put their cavalry and artillery in the centre between the swamp and the forest, whilst their infantry anchor both flanks. The French Huguenots have cavalry forming a front rank all along the line, but have weighted most of their infantry towards their left. Turn 1: The Spanish mounted arquebusiers begin some indecisive skirmishing in the centre. Their musketeers push through the forest, whilst the rest of the infantry slowly swing around the terrain and close in from the flanks. The French march their infantry past the cornfields to their left, leaving their cavalry to screen the centre.  Turn 2: Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex leads a body of French cuirassiers in a daring charge to smash the papist mounted arquebusiers. Just as quickly he gallops to the rear when the Spanish reiters counter attack. The rema