ADLG HYW English v Medieval Scottish

In all honesty I thought there was a good chance the pub where our club meets would not reopen. However, nineteen weeks after my last game at the club enough Covid19 restrictions had been lifted to reopen the pub and allow us to play again.

 For my first game I arranged to play Gordon using my newly painted HYW English army against his Medieval Scots. Gordon kindly agreed to play 300 pts so I could use all the new figures I'd painted. 

The table was largely devoid of terrain and both armies deployed in a single line. The English deployed with King Edward III on the left, Sir John Chandos left centre, the Black Prince on the right centre and the Earl of Oxford on the right commanding a small force of knights:

On the left the English line overlapped the Scots with a force of Bidets and Irish Kerns poised to outflank the Scottish line:

Some Scottish (or maybe French) mounted knights deploy in the middle of the Scots line:

On the right the Earl of Oxford faces a large number of Highlanders:

Both lines advance though the Scots try to refuse their right flank slightly:

The Black Prince readies his men to face the Scots attack:

On the left King Edward presses forward to make his numbers count:

The English longbowmen start to pepper the Scots line causing some losses:

First clash of arms as the Scots Pikes attack English knights and men at arms:

Sir John Chandos and the Black Prince are quickly engaged as well:

The Scots/French mounted knights break through the Black Princes longbowmen:

Hobilars move to fill the gaps caused by the longbowmen routing:

On the left King Edward's men start to cut their way through the Scots foot:

The entire line of battle, both sides inflicting and taking losses:

King Edward's men have destroyed the entire Scottish left flank almost:

Sir John Chandos' battle has had mixed fortunes while the Black Prince and the Earl of Oxford are under heavy pressure:

Chandos is slowly gaining the upper hand. The Scots army is close to breaking:

However, the Black Prince and Oxford are struggling and will be overwhelmed soon:

Chandos makes more progress but the Earl of Oxford is cut down and the Black Prince has few men left:

The final turn results in a mutual destruction with the Scots breaking easily while the English are just tipped into breaking exactly:

It was great to be back in action again and I really enjoyed playing Gordon with the game swinging back and forth right to the end. The army looked nice on the table and I think 300 pts perhaps works better for Medieval games where the units are more expensive.

Hopefully I'll be able to get more games in soon and actually use some of the new stuff I've painted!