2 - Marston Moor

Marston Moor

2 July 1644

Royalists

Cards 11A – 17A

Morale: 2

Parliament & Covenanters

Cards 18A – 24A

Morale: 3

A letter from King Charles convinced Prince Rupert of the Rhine that he ought to fight a much larger army. Parliament won a lopsided victory. Only the stubborn stand of the Whitecoats prevented total disaster. This has more moving parts than the White Mountain scenario.

2

Northern Horse

3

Doubles

Attack

Pair

Fairfax

1 hit.

Screen

Pair

Baillie, Lumsden, Fairfax

PURSUIT

11A

♠

Tillier's Left

6

( 6 )

Attack

Baillie, Lumsden

1 hit per die. 1 self.

12A

♣

Royalist Guns

I

Straight 4

Screen

Any enemy attack

13A

♣

Tillier's Right

4

( 5 / 6 )

Attack

Crawford, Manchester

1 hit per die. 1 self.

RETIRE

14A

♣

Whitecoats

2

Doubles

Attack

Pair

Crawford, Manchester

1 hit.

IN RESERVE (Tillier's Right)

15A

♣

Byron

3

Doubles

Attack

Two Pairs

Cromwell

1 hit.

Screen

Pair

Crawford, Manchester, Cromwell

PURSUIT

16A

♠

Rupert's Lifeguard

1

While this card is in play, Tillier's Left and Tillier's Right suffer one less hit when Attacked.

When either the Northern Horse or Byron are about to Rout, add the Lifeguard's Unit to that Formation. That is, that Formation does NOT Rout at this time, but only has one Unit block.

Remove this card from play if and when that happens. This does not constitute a Rout.

17A

♠

Boye the Battle Poodle

1

Doubles

Screen

Pair

Any enemy attack

Rupert's "dog-witch" uses its dark sorcery to confound the attacks of the Godly. There is probably barking involved.

When Rupert's Life Guard is removed from play, Boye is removed from play as well; this does not constitute a Rout.

1C

♠

Cromwell

4

1 / 2 / 3

Attack

Byron, Northern Horse

1 hit per die.

Screen

Pair

Byron, Tillier's Right, Whitecoats

Cromwell's disciplined cavalry didn't chase after the fleeing Byron, but circled around to take out the other wing of horse.

18A

♦

Crawford

4

( 5 / 6 )

Attack

Tillier's Right, Whitecoats

1 hit per die. 1 self.

RETIRE

19A

♦

Manchester

4

( 4 )

Attack

Tillier's Right, Whitecoats

1 hit per die. 1 self.

IN RESERVE (Crawford)

20A

♦

Roundhead Guns

II

Triples

Screen

Any enemy attack

21A

♥

Baillie

3

( 6 )

Attack

Tillier's Left, Tillier's Right, Whitecoats

1 hit per die. 1 self.

RETIRE

22A

♥

Lumsden

5

( 5 )

Attack

Tillier's Left, Tillier's Right, Whitecoats

1 hit per die. 1 self.

IN RESERVE (Baillie)

23A

♥

Fairfax

3

Doubles

Attack

Pair

Northern Horse

1 hit.

Screen

Pair

Tillier's Left, Northern Horse

PURSUIT

24A

♦