Flashback February: Romano-British Army and Arthur, Dux Bellorum

Arthur, Dux Bellorum of Britain leads the elite of Britain against the Saxon invaders.

Usually I take one month out the year to take a break from blogging mainly because I do other things other than play with toy soldiers . . . I mean accurate representations of historical and fictional soldiers, etc. throughout the ages. Okay, they are toy soldiers. What else do I do? Well I watch TV, read, serve my reserve obligation as a Colonel of Mobile Infantry in the Terran Federation, read, do watercolors, re-read Calvin and Hobbes, tinker with my time machine, read, teach grandchildren bad habits (I mean survival skills) and read, practice my awesome bo stick skills and read. So . . . get ready for some of my favorite posts over the years in February.

My Romano-British army composed primarily of Wargames Foundry figures with some Old Glory miniatures is finished and battle tested.  They are mounted for Dux Bellorum on 120mm wide bases.  In Dux Bellorum game terms I organized the army as my own interpretation of King Arthur:

1 Mounted Companions: 5 points

3 Noble Riders: 15 points

2 Ordinary Shieldwall: 6 points

1 Mounted Skirmishers: 2 points

Of course I utilize the Experience Warlord and Imposing Horsemen option!

The assembled War host.

Shieldwall infantry #1.

Shieldwall Infantry #2.

Arthur is the middle figure from Wargames Foundry flanked by Old Glory miniatures. Since he was also known as the "Bear" I added an extra flag to go along with the traditional Pendragon standard.

Okay . . . I'm showing off the dragon painted on the shield.

Another view of the mounted force.

One of the most useful units are my mounted skirmishers for making Saxon Warbands charge when they don't want to. I have also discovered that dismounted skirmishers with javelins are very useful.

I love the priest from Wargames Foundry that was sculpted by the Perrys.

One last look at the "overlooked" infantry of Arthur's army.