Later Crusaders vs Seljuk Turks - Sword & Spear Rules

The Crusader force were waiting to escort the pilgrim on the final leg of their journey, but they were intercepted by a force of Seljuk Turks trying to prevent this and wanting some plunder.

28mm. both sides from my collection, with mainly Perrys and some Gripping beast metal and plastics. We went a bit bigger in points 552 & 554.

The pilgrim train making it's way through an abandoned village


The Turks won the scouting and the Crusaders deployed first.


The view from the village, as the Seljuks try and cut the pilgrim off from the Crusader force.


The Seljuk cavalry move up to take the center ground.
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The Crusaders managed to keep an orderly line


The templars are hit from front and flank and take one casualty and cause one on each of the Turkish units


Some dice went very bad for the Hospilitars against some armoured infantry


The battle desolved into smaller battles along the front.


Even the Elite Mercenaries the Seljuks had employed were having a rough time of it.


With all the Cavalry employed, the Crusader Heavy Foot advanced


By turn 5 the Turks had lost 17 Points and the Crusaders lost 10.

The Seljuks had lost half their army and fled the field, allowing the pilgrims to finish their journey to the holy land.

Win to god's forces this time