ADLG: Northern League Round 2 (Manchester, 19 May 2024)

Introduction

Sunday, 19 May saw my first competitive outing of 2024. After the usual early start, and a trip up the M6, I arrived at Eccles for the second round of the 2024 Northern League.

Forged in Battle: A Cautionary Tale

This weekend I prepared a pack of 15 mm Illyrian cavalry and much to my dismay I found:

15 mm Thorakitai (Forged in Battle)

Once again my Hellenistic collection grows with these armoured medium infantry.

15 mm Hellenistic Light Horse (Gladiator Miniatures)

Here're the latest additions to my Hellenistic collection. The figure is clearly based on the Tarantine cavalryman on page 117 of "Armies of the Macedonian and Punic Wars". As the author notes: "Tarantine may already have denoted a style of fighting rather than a nationality", so they provide some nice generic figures.

On the tabletop, I like to have a mix of different light horse types so they can be assigned to different commands and easily spotted. These shielded figures should contrast nicely with the Forged in Battle Illyrian light horse (shieldless) I plan to add in the next month or so.