The Battle of Nemausus - Full Report

Scrotivius:
"Scipio ordered the attack at once. The legionaries went forward with confidence and fought with great determination. His cavalry, of which he was woefully short, were swept away like autumn leaves in a gale. His infantry, seeing their doom, were forced to withdraw, with heavy loss, before they were surrounded and destroyed. Scipio was badly wounded by a sling shot in the encounter: He had taken control of the 2nd legion after its senior officers were killed in the cruel fight."

The Roman legions advance.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Roman cavalry advance on Numidian cavalry under a hail of javelins.

On the Carthaginian left the elephants are repelled, but replaced in the attack by veteran Spanish infantry.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

On the right the Carthaginians launch their Spanish cavalry and elephants against the oncoming Romans.

The Roman cavalry are swept away in short order.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

On the right, elephants are again given short shrift by the Roman infantry. 

The fight becomes one of infantry Vs infantry, but the Spanish cavalry threaten the flanks and rear. 

The Roman cavalry is defeated by the Numidians and the Roman right is similarly threatened.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The infantry battle heats up before..... 

...the Romans, with their flanking cavalry defeated (and at 2 morale chips), break off and start to withdraw.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The bulk of the 1st legion, harassed by Spanish cavalry, manages to withdraw largely intact.
 
The battle is ended.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Post Battle:
The battle lasted just over two full turns. We decided to call it a 5 'Hannibal: R Vs C' battle card duration battle. As the Romans had managed to withdraw with one legion, and its defeated cavalry had not been pursued off table, we decided it was a 0 adjustment victory for the Carthaginians. Both sides rolled on the losses table and the Romans withdrew to Massilia. Carthage losses = 1 CU. Roman losses 4 CU.