Another Oathmark battle report! The Goblins continue to probe the kingdom’s defences. A raiding party is heading for Blue Tree gap. A scratch company reinforced by a detachment of knights races to block this vital LOC before the Goblins can capture it.

Blue Tree Gap in all its glory. The aim was to try some heavier cavalry units so added some human heavy cavalry and beefed up the goblin Wolf riders. The battlefield was constrained by the steep hills on both sides however, it was the woods in the centre that were key...

Initial set up saw the human troops aiming to split the Goblins as they came around the woods. With luck, the heavy cavalry would provide the hammer as the Goblins were defeated in detail. It didn’t turn out quite that way though...

Initial movements were a little cagey as each side tried to manoeuvre the other into a trap. Continual goblin missile fire was causing some problems already though and finally the goblin light cavalry committed to a charge against the heavy cavalry. It cost them but...

It jammed up the human troops and forced them to commit. The Wolf riders survived long enough to allow reinforcements to to commit. Meanwhile on the other side, the defensive actions of the pike unit had left it open to missile attrition... finally, sensing their danger, they...

Moved off. Meeting the first goblin spear unit, they just managed to beat them off only to wilt under continual missile fire and a charge by the second spear unit. It was to much and they broke and ran. Meanwhile, in the centre, the Wolf rider cavalry charged the pikes....