User Guide

Thii castle, near Leices-
ter in the Midlands, is
owned by the Grey
family.
The Battlefield
Having laid out vour forces. the
action now shifts to the battlefield
itself. Your Army, dressed in red, and
with its green banners prominent, will
be arrayed opposite the host of your
opponent (dressed in blue, with ban-
ners of its Faction’s color).
Your men are arrayed in their “bat-
talions”, as you deployed them. The
Front Rank is nearest the enemy, with
the Center separated from the Left and
the Right.
In each battalion, there is a mix of
Spearmen, Archers and Men-at-Arms,
normally in three ranks. The numbers
of each type are decided by the source
of the Troop Strength you placed in the
battalion. For example, the Noble’s own
household troops contribute one-third
Spearmen, one-third Archers and one-
third Men-at-Arms (which means that
the 30 Troop Strength Talbot com-
mands supply 10 of each). Most Troops
supplied by virtue of Office or by Bish-
ops are one-third Spearmen and two-
thirds Archers. Some Mercenary units
are all Archers.
Your Nobles appear mounted on dark
horses under a banner. Any Royal
Heirs you have are mounted on White
Horses.
To move round the battlefield, move
the mouse pointer and press the Left
Mouse Button. The view centers on
the pointer.
There is a menu bar across the top of
the screen. Use this to command the
action. The first thing you will want to
do is to issue Orders.
Orders
Select the Orders box in the Menu
Bar.
Each battalion is divided into two
“companies” of up to 15 men. You can
give orders to each company individu-
ally, or-by giving orders to the
Noble-to the whole battalion. You can
also give individual orders to Royal
Heirs, who have no command role.
Select a company by clicking on one
of its soldiers using the Right Mouse
Button. If you move the pointer
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