The Baron Returns

Game of Medieval war. Using Lion Rampant 2 in 28mm.

Organized, using terrain and models and umpired by Leslie.

AAR by Phil McGilton.

Players : Leslie Tipping, Jeremy Nixon, Phil McGilton, Alan.

The Baron Return’s 

A Lion Rampart 28mm game 

Lion Rampant is a great set of medieval rules for a club game simple, fast and very bloody

Leslie once again umpired and set up the three way mash-up with some fantastic models and pieces that really set the scene. This time the villagers looked on as their land was fought over by the Italian army (Jeremy), French (Alan) and the English (Baron Phil).

Baron Phil had an army consisting of Elite infantry, and archers slow moving but high quality. 

Alan’s French army had crossbow men, mounted Knights and sergeants and warrior infantry. 

Jeremy’s Italian army was similar to the French army but no sergeants 2x units mounted Knights

Due to the excitement not many photos were taken during the game. The objective for the players was to take the village at the northern end of the board. The Italian army attacking from the west, French from the east and the slow moving English attacking from the south.

There is a hill with a wood and a church on the left flank of the English which provided good cover from attack for both the Italian and English armies. The English failed to activate twice making their advance at a snail’s pace. The Italian army occupied the church to protect their right flank against English attack as they moved to engage the French. The French moved a unit of sergeants against the English archers as the rest of the army engaged the Italians.

What followed over the next few turns saw the Italian and French armies engage in a war off attrition. The lone unit of sergeants got destroyed by the combined fire off the archers and the fighting abilities of the Elite infantry. The Italian having given the French a bloody nose tried to take the village with a unit off Knights but the plucky village people saw them off no chance of the Italian army staying at the YMCA.

The English Baron could smell victory using archers to reduce the remaining units in both the Italian and French armies.

The last remaining Italian Knights attacked the English after the French army collapsed after their general was killed. The English Baron dispatch the last off the French Knights losing a figure in the fight. All Phil needed was not to roll a double 1 but off course he did! The Baron dies and does not live to see the fruit’s off his victory.

Yet again a great game of Lion Rampart and a big thank you to Leslie for running the game and the use of his fantastic miniatures.

Editorial comment : This was the second battle following on from Peasants Rampant, see February 2025 post.

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Photos curtesy of Phil and Gary.