rs2excelsior (Byzantine 551-578 AD) beat Barrold713 (Roman 425-492 AD with Frankish 260-495 AD allies) 55-30
The western Roman empire had chosen to rely heavily on its barbarian foederati, bringing along some Auxilia Palatina and Roman horse but using Frankish warriors for the bulk of their line. The Eastern Roman empire deployed a small infantry force on a hill with archers overlooking the position, while the Byzantine lancers formed the bulk of the Eastern striking force. The lancers crashed into the warbands and pushed around the proper Roman infantry on the right flank, taking casualties to the enemy skirmishers and horse archers but pushing through in the end. The warbands were formidable, but fragile, and once their morale started to waver they broke quickly to the lancers. By the time the warbands got to the Eastern infantry they were disorganized and split up, and got flank charged by nominally inferior eastern infantry and lancers. The warbands were just unable to hold up well enough to pull back a win, in the end.
The battlefield at the end of the match:
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