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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Pyrrhic campaign battle maps: Heraclea and Beneventum

Here are two battle maps I've put together for a Pyrrhic campaign that Luke is coming down for on Sunday (images are taken from the Lost Battles VASSAL module).

This is Heraclea, with the Romans entering from the bottom of the board:


And this is Beneventum, with the Romans beginning in their camp: 


These battles will bookend Asculum, which will take place on a flat plain.  In both cases the terrain is of course highly speculative, but a wargamer has to be prepared to make the odd executive decision at times!

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