Category Archives: Impetus Armies and Battles

Stockwood’s army was in disarray. Rodger of Lynn, his nephew, was being held captive in Milan, the rest of his cavalry were headed north to muster fresh recruits, and his current standing army was understrength and worn. Stockwood had underestimated … Continue reading →

After the rout of the Milanese army, Mercenary General James Stockwood decided to take advantage of the Italian army’s weakened state by fortifying his position near the Swiss border. After some months of relative inactivity, scouts reported that Prosciutto was … Continue reading →

After driving the Italians from the area surrounding his camp, Stockwood decided to make the hilly uplands near the Swiss border his primary staging point for further raids into Prosciutto’s territory. In the meantime, his current employer and sponsor, Rene … Continue reading →

Rodger of Lynn, the impetuous and rather pompous nephew of Sir James Stockwood, had been away in southern France during the Spring march of the mercenary army. After completing his uncle’s (bogus?) errand, Rodger and his men re-joined the army … Continue reading →

Chris had recently finished painting his first 300 points of Milanese, so in spite of the many chores leading up to Xmas, we had to find time to throw down earlier this week. The native Milanese general Francesco Prosciutto surveyed … Continue reading →

Both Chris and I have been trying to make the extra effort to get our medieval armies up to 400 points by Xmas at the latest. When we played this weekend past, we had the opportunity to throw some of … Continue reading →

It was time to throw down the 15mm medievals again. During our last engagement, John Stockwood’s Free Company had driven the Italian Condotta from the field, demoralized and humiliated. The disposed King Rene of Provence had hired Stockwood to secure … Continue reading →

It has been a long time coming. A number of people in the group are taking part in a 15mm medieval project for Impetus, and Chris E. and I in particular have started working towards getting our armies on the … Continue reading →

After Shapur’s field army had been crushed and routed, the scorned Parthian general was eager for revenge. He quickly amassed a new force from his southern holdings and marched towards the Roman encampment. While en route, Shapur’s scouts returned with … Continue reading →

It had been about a month since I had played Impetus (much too long) and even longer since I had played against Stu. I was “gnawing at the bit” as they say and couldn’t wait to put the Romans down … Continue reading →