[3.75] Konstantinian Byzantine 1042 AD – 1071 AD Climat : Agressivité : Zone topographique :

Chaud 1 Arable

Terrain obligatoire : Terrains facultatifs :

(aucun) WW, Rv, H(S), H(G), Wd, O, V, E, RGo, Rd, BUA

Avertissements Les troupes irrégulières sont en rouge, les troupes obligatoires en gras.

Liste principale Désignation C-in-C Sub-general: • Byzantine • Norman Byzantine ally-general Varangian guard Imperial tagmatic kavallarioi Provincial tagmatic and retrained thematic kavallarioi Hyperkerastai Prokoursatores and/or trapezitae Kataphraktoi [Double based]: • for front rank • for rear rank Kontaratoi and archers [on double depth bases]: • 1/2 front element kontaratoi • 1/2 rear element archers Akontistai Skirmishing archers and slingers Detached menavlatoi Normans Turks or Alans Pechenegs or Cumans Bolt-shooters on each end of ox-wagon Stone-throwers Ditch, bank and caltrops for camp Pamphyla • with marines Khelandia • with marines Ousiai • with marines Replace marines with Varangian Sp (S) already listed Horses for Varangians not on galleys Georgian allies

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Type Reg Cv (S)

Coût 30

300 pts

400 pts

Reg Cv (S) Irr Kn (F) Reg Cv (S) Reg Sp (S) Reg Cv (S)

30 19 20 7 10

1-2 2-3

1-3 3-4

1-3 3-5

1-4 4-6

Reg Cv (O)

8

3-6

4-8

5-9

6-12

Reg LH (F) Reg LH (S)

4 7

0-1 0-2

0-1 0-2

0-2 0-2

0-2 0-3

Reg Kn (I)

10 8

0 or 2

0 or 2

0 or 2

0 or 2

Reg Bw (X) Reg Bw (O) Reg Ps (S) Reg Ps (O) Reg Bd (X) Irr Kn (F) Irr LH (S) Irr LH (F) Reg Art (O) Reg Art (S) TF Reg Gal (S) Reg Sp (O) Reg Gal (O) Reg Sp (O) Reg Gal (F) Reg Sp (O)

7 3 3 2 8 9 7 4 8 10 1 4 5 3 5 2 5

*6-12

*8-15

*9-18

*12-24

1-2 0-3 **2-4 0-1 0-1 0-6

2 per 6 Bw 2 per 6 Bw 0-1 per 6 Bw 1-3 2-3 0-4 0-5 **3-5 **3-6 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-8 0-9

2-4 0-6 **4-8 0-2 0-2 0-12

1 List: Georgian (Bk 3)

200 pts

250 pts 1 1-2 0-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

0-2

0-2

0-1

0-1

0-1

0-1

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[3.75] Konstantinian Byzantine 1042 AD – 1071 AD This list covers Byzantine armies from the military economies of Konstantinos IX until the end of the disastrous battle of Manzikert. The peaceful conditions of the 1040s led to a rationalisation of the huge army inherited from the 10th century with the assumption that a small professional army stationed well back from the frontier would provide adequate security. This was bitterly resented by the provincial aristocracy. The themata had deteriorated from disuse, but were hurriedly retrained by Romanus IV for the Manzikert campaign of 1071. Native troops were increasingly supplemented by mercenaries on short term contracts. Archery was in rapid decline and provincial kavallarioi were now almost entirely lancers. They should therefore be represented as lancer figures. Imperial tagmatic kavallarioi should continue to be on single bases with a mixture of 1 archer and 2 lancer figures. The lack of native horse archers was partially compensated for by the enlistment of nomadic light horse, of which the Pechenegs (called Patzinaks by the Byzantines) would become the most important. Prokoursatores were recruited from border trapezitae. Kontaratoi was the new name for skoutatoi, who continue to be organised as in the Nikephorian list. The “Archontes”, commanded by Adronikos Dukas in the reserve line at Manzikert, were not private contingents provided by landowners as often said, but a new Imperial tagmatic unit. Andronikos’s doubtful loyalty and failure to support the front line inspires the option for a Byzantine ally-general; such an ally need not command otherwise compulsory troops. The new regular Varangian guard fought as armoured spearmen. The long axes conventionally associated with them are not attested until after 1075, by which time they were largely recruited from English exiles. Marines were also now armed with long spears instead of javelins. Minima marked * or ** apply only if any troops so marked are used. A siege train was used in the Manzikert campaign, but at the time of the battle was detached to Khliat, together with the Normans, light horse and most of the infantry, the whole detachment being commanded by the Norman mercenary Rousell de Balliol. Only one Norman general can be used and if so all Normans must be in his command. He can also command other troops. Phil Barker et Richard Bodley Scott, Listes d’armées DBM – Livre 3, 2e édition, août 1999

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