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Gallic

Historical Overview Section

During the period of the Roman wars, Gaul (Gallia) was the Roman name for the region of Western Europe comprising northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the River Rhine. In English, the word Gaul (French:Gaulois) may also refer to an inhabitant of that region, although the expression may be used more generally for all ancient speakers of the Gaulish language (a derivative of early Celtic) who were widespread in Europe and extended even into central Anatolia by Roman times.

Gauls under Brennus sacked Rome circa 390 BC. In the Aegean world, a huge migration of Eastern Gauls appeared in Thrace, north of Greece, in 281 BC. Another Gaulish chieftain also named Brennus, at the head of a large army, was only turned back from desecrating the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in Greece at the last minute — he was alarmed, it was said, by portents of thunder and lightning. At the same time a migrating band of Celts, some 10,000 warriors, with their women, children, slaves, chickens, geese, several fairly impressive collections of hand crafted cafetieres and a suite of wicker garden furniture, and were moving through Thrace. Three tribes of Gauls crossed over from Thrace to Asia Minor at the express invitation of Nicomedes I, king of Bithynia (which was a small geographical location just south of the Bosphorus and the Euxine (Black Sea) in the northern area of modern-day Turkey, i.e just south and southeast of the latter-day city of Constantinople, or modern-day Istanbul), who required help in a dynastic struggle against his brother. Eventually they settled down in eastern Phrygia and Cappadocia in central Anatolia, a region henceforth known as the Galatians

Using the army in ADLG

  • Not subtle, and depends heavily on terrain and stoving in the enemy flanks through rough terrain - although sometimes a frontal heroic charge can be effective with Furious Charge
  • Light Chariots unfortunately are essentially the same as crap medium cavalry. And Medium Cavalry are already pretty crap
  • Letting your troops go Impetuous at more than 1MU from the enemy is to be avoided at all costs as this will blunt their only potent weapon, their initial charge. Keeping a good skirmish screen will help avoid this

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Army Lists

Sample army lists for this army
200 Points
Roll Call 2023
Strategist
12 Gallic Warriors Medium Swordsmen Impetuous
1 Cavalry Light Cavalry javelin
4 Bowmen Light Infantry Bow
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Ordinary
1 Mounted Scouts Light cavalry Javelin ------
1 Cavalry Medium Cavalry Elite
2 Heavy Cavalry Heavy Cavalry Elite
2 Soldurii Heavy Swordsmen Impetuous Elite
1 Skirmishers Light Infantry Javelin ----
1 Cavalry Medium Cavalry ----
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Ordinary
4 Gallic Warriors Medium Swordsmen Impetuous
1 Skirmishers Light Infantry Javelin

Generals were not included as I didn't want them to die, and I thought once locked in combat they would be useless to control anything else. The HI act as a stiffener to the Cavalry command making it essentially 6 wide against any other mounted and also capable of dealing with the end of the enemy infantry line

Britcon 2022 (V4)
210 BC
Brilliant
8 gallic warriors Heavy swordsmen impetuous ------
4 javelinmen Light infantry javelin ------
1 gallic cavalry Heavy cavalry Elite
2 women and children Levy Mediocre
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Ordinary
6 Gaesati Medium swordsmen impetuous Elite
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Ordinary
3 gallic cavalry Heavy cavalry Elite
2 mounted scout Light cavalry javelin ------

15mm Manufacturers supplying figures for this army

You can see some of the figures in the Gallic Photo Gallery also on this site

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