BATTLE SCENARIOS

The following is a collection of links and/or text files of historical and ahistorical (or anachronistic) battles, plus a request for help with scenarios and some notes on how to submit your own scenarios to the DBA Resource Page. Note, many of these scenarios were written for DBA 1.1, and are in need of updating to reflect DBA 2d edition army lists and/or significant rule changes.

Historical

Chariot - Bronze Age

• Megiddo (1479 BC) -- New Kingdom Egyptians vs. Syro-Canaanites
• Kadesh (c.1275 BC) -- Hittites vs. New Kingdom Egyptians.
• Ramnous (c. 1150 BC) -- Later Mycenaeans vs. Geometric Greeks
• Song of Deborah (Battle of Tannach) (1125 BC) -- Early Hebrew vs. Later Canaanites.
• Hieria (Thasos) (685 BC) - Geometric Greeks vs. Thracians

Classical Period (500 BC - 476 AD)

• Marathon (489 BC) -- Athenians vs. Early Achaemenid Persians.
• Evros (483 BC) -- Thracians vs. Early Achaemenid Persians.
• Thermopylae (480 BC) -- Spartans/Allies vs. Early Achaemenids
• Himera (480 BC) -- Carthaginians vs. Siciliot Greeks
• Plataea (479 BC) -- Early Hoplite Greeks vs. Early Achaemenids.
• Sphacteria (425 BC) -- Athenians vs. Spartans
• Himera (409 BC) -- Carthaginians vs. Siciliot Greeks
• Gela (405 BC) -- Early Carthaginians vs. Syracusans.
• Cunaxa (401 BC) -- Late Achaemenid Persian Civil War.
• Nemea (394 BC) -- Theban Alliance vs. Spartans.
• Gylis' Folly (394 BC) -- Spartans vs. Locrians
• Coronea (394 BC) -- Theban Alliance vs. Spartans
• Phoebidas and the Thespians (379 BC) -- Spartans/Thespians vs. Thebans.
• Leuctra (371 BC) -- Thebans vs. Spartans.
• Chaeronea (338 BC) -- Phillip's Macedonians vs. Later Hoplite Greeks.
• Granicus (334 BC) -- Later Achaeamenid Persians vs. Alexandrian Macedonians.
• Gaugamela (331 BC) -- Later Achaeamenid Persians vs. Alexandrian Macedonians
• Paraecatecene (317 BC) - Antigonos vs. Eumenes
• Gaz (312 BC) -- Antigonid vs. Early Ptolemaic.
• Heraclea (280 BC) -- Pyrrhic vs. Camillan Roman.
• Asculum (279 BC) -- Pyrrhic vs. Camillan Roman.
• Beneventum (275 BC) -- Pyrrhic vs. Polybian Romans -- scenario by Bob Beattie.
• Longanus (c.265 BC) -- Syracusans vs. Mamertines
• Telemon (225 BC) -- Polybian Roman vs. Gallic.
• Trebbia (218 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman -- Magweb sample article from Battlefields magazine.
• Raphia (217 BC) -- Later Seleucid vs Late Ptolemaic.
• Lake Trasimene (217 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Cannae (216 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Beneventum (214 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman
• Herdonea (210 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Numistro (210 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Three Days of Battle (Spring 209 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Metaurus (208 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Ilpa (206 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Zama (202 BC) -- Later Carthaginian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Panion (200 BC) -- Ptolemaic vs. Seleucid
• Cynocephalae (197 BC) -- Later Macedonian vs. Polybian Roman.
• Magnesia (190 BC) -- Polybian Roman vs. Later Seleucid.
• Cypsela (188 BC) Polybian Rome vs. Thracians.
• Pydna (168 BC) - Polybian Roman vs. Later Macedonian
• Tribola (147 BC) Polybian Rome vs. Ancient Spanish (Lusitani).
• Tigranocerta (69 BC) -- Marian Roman vs. Early Armenian.
• Vosges (59 BC) -- Marian Roman (Caesar) vs. Early Germans.
• Sambre (57 BC) -- Marian Roman (Caesar) vs. Gallic.
• Carrhae (57 BC) - Marian Roman (Crassus) vs. Parthian.
• Pharsalus (48 BC) -- Marian Roman Civil War (Caesar vs. Pompey).
• Nicopolis (47 BC) -- Marian Roman vs. Mithridatic.
• Ruspina (46 BC) -- Marian Roman vs. Numidian.
• Teutoberger Wald (9 AD) -- Marian Roman vs. Early German.
• Idistaviso (16 AD) -- E. Imperial Romans vs. Early Germans/Arminius.
• Medway (43 AD) -- Early Imperial Roman vs. Ancient British (Caractacus)
• Watling Street (61 AD) -- Early Imperial Roman vs. Ancient British (Boudicca).
• Mons Graupius (84 AD) -- Early Imperial Romans vs. Caledonians.
• Argentoratum (357 AD) -- Late Roman vs. German (Early Allamanic).
• Maranga (363 AD) -- Late Roman (West) vs. Early Sassanid.

Dark Ages to Pre-Feudal

• Adrianople (378 AD) -- Late Roman East vs. Early Gothic.
• Frigidus (394 AD) -- Late Roman East vs. Late Roman West.
• Pollentia (402 AD) -- Early Visigoths vs. Later Imperial Romans.
• Battles of Boniface (413-432 AD) -- Late/Patrician Roman
• Chalons (451 AD) -- Patrician Roman vs. Hunnic.
• Avarayr (451 AD) -- Early Armenians vs. Sassanid Persians
• Mynyndd Badon (Mons Badonicus) (c. 500 AD) -- Sub-Roman British vs. Early Anglo-Saxon.
• Yns Mon (c. 500 AD) -- Sub-Roman Brits vs. Scots-Irish.
• Port Mawyr (500 AD) -- Sub-Roman Brits w/Goths against the Scots-Irish.
• The Battle of Antioch (538 AD) -- Sassanid Persians vs. Early Byzantines
• Taginaea (552 AD) -- Early Byzantines vs. Ostrogoths.
• Casilinium (554 AD) -- Early Byzantines vs. Franks.
• The Battle of the Forth (560 AD) -- Dalraidic Scots vs. Picts.

Early Medieval - Middle Ages

• Seville (844 AD) - Andalusians vs. Vikings
• Belach Mugna (908 AD) -- Norse Irish vs. the Vikings.
• Lechfeld (955 AD) -- Later (Eastern) Frank vs. Magyar.
• Sulcoit (968 AD) -- Norse Irish vs. Vikings.
• Maldon (991 AD) -- Middle Anglo-Saxon vs. Viking .
• Glenmama (999 AD) -- Norse Irish vs. Norse Irish.
• Kleidi Pass (1014 AD) -- Early Bulgar vs. Nikephorian Byzantine
• Clontarf (1018 AD) -- Norse Irish Civil War.
• Vinland (c.1020 AD) -- Vinland Vikings vs. Eastern Forest American Indians (Skraelings).
• Civitate (1053 AD) -- (Silician) Norman vs. Papal Italian.
• Hastings (1066 AD) - Anglo-Danish vs. Normans.
• Sky Hill (1079 AD) - Scots Isles vs. Vikings.
• Sagrajas (1086 AD) -- Feudal Spanish (Castille-Leon) vs. Almoravid/Andalusian.
• Menai Straights (1098) Vikings vs. Anglo-Normans
• Inchbare (1130 AD) -- Scots Common - Royals vs. Rebels.
• Battle of the Standard (1138 AD) -- Scots Common vs. Anglo-Norman.
• Pass of Achadh-Ur (1169 AD) -- Norse Irish with Anglo-Norman allies vs. Norse Irish
• Baginbun (1170 AD) -- Norse Irish vs. Anglo-Normans.
• Dublin (1171 AD) -- Vikings vs. Anglo-Normans
• Thurles (1174 AD) -- Norse Irish vs. Anglo-Norman.
• Legnano (1176 AD) - Medieval German vs. Communal Italian
• Arsuf (1191 AD) -- Later Crusader vs. Ayyubid Egyptian.
• Muret (1213 AD) -- Feudal Spanish/Aragonese vs. Feudal French.
• Battle on the Ice (1242 AD) (Lake Peipus) -- Teutonic order vs. Early Russian
• La Forbie (1244 AD) -- Later Crusaders and Med. Syrians vs. Ayyubid Egyptians and Khwarizmians.
• Vochang (1272 AD) -- Burmese vs. Yuan Chinese
• Falkirk (1298 AD) -- Scots Common vs. Feudal English.
• Fochart (1318 AD) -- Scots Common vs. Anglo-Irish.
• Crecy (1346 AD) - 100YW English vs. Medieval French.
• Poitiers (1356 AD) - 100YW English vs. Medieval French.
• Kulikovo (1380 AD) - Golden Horde vs. Post Mongol Russian
• Nicopolis (1396 AD) -- Later Hungarians (w/Crusaders) vs. Later Ottomans.
• Angora (1402 AD) -- Timurids vs. Later Ottomans.
• Agincourt (1415 AD) - 100YW English vs. Medieval French.
• Agincourt (1415 AD) - Big Battle 100YW English vs. Medieval French.
• 1st St. Albans (1455 AD) - Lancaster vs. York (WOTR English).
• Barnet (1471 AD) Lancaster vs. York (WOTR English).
• Tewkesbury (May 1471 AD) Lancaster vs. York (WOTR English).
• Granson (1476 AD) -- Burgundian Ordonnance vs. Later Swiss.
• Morat/Murten (1476) -- Burgundian Ordonnance vs. Later Swiss (BBDBA)
• Nancy (1477) -- Burgundian Ordonnance vs. Lorraine/Swiss Alliance (BBDBA)
• Bosworth (1485 AD) Lancaster vs. York (WOR English).
• Mohacs (1526 AD) -- Later Hungarian vs. Later Ottoman
• Gallabat (1889 AD) -- Dervish Sudanese vs. Abyssinian

Ahistorical/Anachronistic

• The Battle of the Brewery (multi-player, generic scenario suitable for all periods)
• The Battle of Wadi-Gibril (c. 1200 BC) -- New Kingdom Egyptians vs. Midianite Arabs .
• The Battle of Tempi (c. 480 BC) -- Greek Alliance vs. Xerxes (Achaemenid Persians)
• The Crossing of the Rhone (218 BC) -- Hannibal's Carthaginians vs. Gallic.
• Spartacus - Climax of the Slave Revolt (71 BC) -- Spartacan Revolt vs. Marian Roman (Great Battles of Hollywood Series)
• Camp Assault (58 BC) -- Marian Romans vs. Gallic.
• Race for the Grainary (58 BC) -- Marian Romans vs. Gallic.
• Delaying Action -- Early Imperial Romans vs. Ancient British.
• The Battle of Tara (81 AD) -- The Romans invade Ireland! Early Imperial Romans vs. Scots-Irish.
• Maximus' Vindobona (c180 AD) -- Early Imperial Romans vs. Early Germans (Great Battles of Hollywood Series)
• The Wrath of Rome (c. 200 AD) -- Middle Imperial Rome vs. Early Goth.
• Battle Royale (c. 440 AD) -- Alans, Later Visigoths, Patrician Romans and Early Saxons.
• Guthrum's Raid (circa 900 AD) -- Vikings vs. Middle Anglo-Saxons.
• Fuileach Rathad (943 A.D.) -- Pre-Feudal Scots vs. Vikings.
• Konstantine's Anquish (1183 A.D.) -- Comnenan Byzantines vs. Early Hungarians.
• Meeting Engagement (any armies/period)
• Night of the Generals (multi-player, generic scenario suitable for all periods)
• Welsh Raiders (c. 1200-1300 AD) -- Welsh vs. Feudal English.
• "Braveheart"'s Stirling (1297 AD) -- Scots Common vs. Feudal English (Hollywood Battles Series)
• Somewhere in Swabia (c. 1450 AD) -- Hussites vs. Later Imperialists.
• Hide and Seek (Any armies/period).

Help With Scenarios

The following is a list of some of the scenarios I'd like to eventually add to the DBA Resource Page. If you have information and/or a completed scenario for any of the following that you're willing to share, drop me a note at brant@erols.com.

• Mantinea, 362 BC - Thebes vs. Sparta & Allies
• Hydaspes, 326 BC - Alexander Imperials vs. Classical Indians
• Gabiene, 315 BC -- Antigonos vs. Eumenes.
• Thapsus, 46 BC - Marian Roman/Civil War
• Lyon, 197 AD - Severan Romans vs. Albinus & the Army of Britain
• Strasbourg, 357 AD - Late Roman West vs. Alamanni.
• Nechtansmere, 685 AD. - Pictish vs. Northumbrian.
• Ascalon, 1099 AD - Early Crusaders vs. Fatimid Egyptian.
• Bremulae, 1119 AD. - Feudal French vs. Anglo-Norman.
• Hattin, 1187 AD - Early Crusader vs. Ayyubid Egyptian.
• Hypasdes -
• Navas de Telosa, 1212 AD - Castile, Aragon, Navarre, Leon and Portugal vs. Moors (Andalusians)
• Stirling Bridge, 1297 AD - Feudal English vs. Scots Common.
• Bannockburn, 1314 AD - Feudal English vs. Scots Common.
• Poiters, 1356 AD - 100YW English vs. Medieval French
• Tewkesbury, 1471 AD - Yorkists vs. Lancastrians (War of the Roses English

Submitting Your Scenario

If you have a write-up of a special DBA scenario (with or without battle report) that you'd like to submit to the DBA Resource Page, just drop it in an e-mail to Chris Brantley at brant@erols.com. In addition to a description of the forces, any special deployment or variant rules, and a map, I welcome battle reports and your comments on tactical lessons learned and rules critiques. Don't forget to name the battle and identify the year in which it was fought (even if fictional or speculative).

Here is a Battle Template that you can download for use; just make sure to open and edit the file in a Courier or other non-proportional type font. Don't feel constrained by the template if you'd like to add or delete sections such as battle reports, lessons learned, etc.

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Last Updated:  5 July 2006

Comments, suggested additions, and/or critiques welcome.
Direct them to Chris Brantley at brant@erols.com.