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Spanish
Fury:Battle
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P IS T O L A D O !

BATTLE SCENARIOS I
2011
 Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O
Scenario Set 1
Welcome to the first set of senarios specifically designed for Spanish Fury: Pistolado II.
The Wars of Religion is generally under-represented period in gaming, and information is usually difficult to find.
With our 'Spanish Fury' series we have tried to provide a comprehensive system that is well researched and allows
those interested to get a real feel for the era. These scenarios have been provided to give players an opportunity to
re-fight some of the more famous engagements of the late 16th century as well as introduce new players to the rules
with ready made clear-cut battles. Most importantly they are meant to showcase our rules by showing that they can
produce historical results with many period touches while making for an enjoyable afternoon.

We tried to use as many of the original sources as possible for each scenario, with an emphasis on eyewitness
accounts. Such accounts however can be contradictory; numbers for the participants can vary, positions of
regiments can be on opposite sides of the field, and officers mentioned as killed or wounded can in other accounts
be miles away from the action! That said, most come quite close to agreement and our scenarios are presented in
this light.

When setting up their forces for a scenario, players need not use the historical deployment shown. Further, as per
the rules, regiments may be restructured as the players see fit; shot may be detached from one regiment and
attached to another, or deployed as Enfants Perdues or Commanded Shot, while Petronels can be attached to
mounted regiments as Skirmishing Horse.

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The Perfect Captain

Identifies unit on
Map Key:
Order of Battle
Artillery The grid represents 12” squares
Light
Woods Marsh
Hill
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
R6
Hedges
E

Blue deployment limit

ONN

Sunken
Road
Open ground
DR R.

Ploughed Road
Ditch
Fields Red deployment limit

River/Water
Slight
Elevation M1 M5
(no effect) M2 M3 M4
Buildings

Heavy Cavalry Infantry units Light Cavalry Enfants Perdus,

(various sizes and Commanded or
pike/shot ratios) Detached Shot
 Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O ~Scenario I
Langside
a battle of the Scottish Civil Wars

Order of Battle Near Glasgow, Scotland - May 13th, 1568:

The Regent’s Army Queen Mary Stuart’s marriage to James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell, turned her people against her. While Bothwell was
able and had a large following, it was common knowledge that he had arranged the murder of Mary’s second husband
Generalissimo: and consort, Henry, Lord Darnley, with a mind to supplant him on the throne. This, coupled with Mary’s attachment to
James Stuart, Earl of Moray Catholicism in a nation rapidly turning to the Reformed faith brought matters to a head (along with the general
weakness of her reign, and attachment to France). The Protestant Lords of the Congregation rebelled against her, leading
Officers: to the showdown at Carberry Hill in 1567 which ended with Mary their prisoner and Bothwell in exile (never to return).
Kilkaldy Morton Mary was shut up in Loch Leven castle and forced to abdicate in favor of her infant son James, who was now under the
Drumlanrig Hume care of the Regent James Stuart, Earl of Moray (Mary’s half-brother). As much as her erratic behavior scandalized the
Lindsay nation, the forced abdication did not sit well with many of her people. In May of 1568 she escaped captivity and raised
a large following of nobles of both religions, declaring herself Queen again and her enemies outlaws. Gathering forces in
Horse: the east, she then marched west toward the stronghold of Dumbarton Castle, using it as a base to pull in more support-
Douglas (Drumlanrig) ers. The Regent meanwhile was not idle. From among the ‘Rebel’ nobility (who saw themselves as the legitimate govern-
1x Border Horse (4)- R1 ment), Moray raised 4000 men (to counter Mary’s 6000) and riding hard, managed to get astride Mary’s route at the
little village of Langside, just south of Glasgow.
Infantry:
East March, Lothian, Glasgow
citizens
2x Scots Retainers (8/2)- R2,3
1x Scots Retainers (6/0)- R4
Notes
Barony of Renfrew 1. The Regent’s forces’ Confidence is at Equipoised. 3. The game last 20 turns. The Marians must drive
the Regent’s forces past the ‘Hopeless’ confidence
1x Scots Levy (10/0)- R5 2. Marian forces’ Confidence is at Uncertain. level. Any other result is a win for the Regent.
Lennox
1x Highlanders (8/4)- R6
Royal Archers
1x Detached Shot (2)- R7
Artillery:
2x Sakers

The Marian Army

Cathcart Hill R6
Generalissimo: R4
Archibald Campbell, R2 R1
R7 R5 R3
Earl of Argyll

Officers:
Arbroath Herries
C.Hamilton sunken
road
Horse:
Maxwell (Herries) LANGSIDE
1 x Border Horse (6)- M1 VILLAGE
ploughed field

Infantry:
Mostly Hamiltons and some M6
Campbells
4x Scots Levy (10/0)- M2,3,4,5 M7
2x Scots Retainers (10/1)- M6,7 M2 M3 M1
Clincart Hill
Artillery:
2x Sakers
M4 M5
 Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O ~Scenario II (a)
Moncontour
a battle of the French Wars of Religion

Vienne, France - October 3rd, 1569:

The Third Civil War in France broke out in Auguest 1568, only a few months after the treaty concluding the previous war. Queen Catherine de Medici, ruling
France in the name of her son Charles IX had acted in bad faith. Not only had she not disbanded her forces, but she plotted to capture the leaders of the
Huguenot party on their estates. The attempt failed, and both the Prince de Conde and Admiral Gaspard de Coligny managed to arrive safely at the Protes-
tant stronghold of La Rochelle, gather their strength for another military showdown. Unlike the last war where the Protestant chose the theatre of operations,
the Catholics had the initiative, the fighting revolving around the Huguenot heartlands of Poitou and Saintonge.
After much maneuvering the Protestants were caught off guard at Jarnac (March 1569); while their defeat was not decisive, the Prince of Conde was killed,
leaving command to the Admiral, and the titular leadership of the party to his nephew Henri de Navarre and his own son Henri de Bourbon. Regrouping,
the Protestants rendezvoused with a German mercenary army under Wolfrad von Mansfeld and siezed the initiative. The Royal Catholic army under the
Duc D’Anjou (heir to the throne) could only stand by while the Admiral laid siege to the strategic town of Poitier. With reinforcements arriving the Royal
army threatened the town of Chatelherault, the enemy headquarters and supply base. This forced the Admiral to give up his siege to relieve the town. By
now, both sides had been in the field for over a year, and the troops on both sides were demanding their leaders end the fighting with one decisive engagment.
With his mercenaries on the verge of mutiny, the Admiral reluctantly sought a favorable piece of ground to make a stand near the Rvier Dive. The Catholic
Marshall Tavannes (the true mind behind the Royal army and chief of staff of Anjou) outmaneuvered the Protestants and forced them to fight before they
were ready. With the two largest armies yet to be gathered in the wars, including troops from Spain, Switzerland, the Pope, various German princes and
even some Dutch rebels, and end to the war seemed at hand.

R25 R26 R29 R28 R30

R3 R20
R12 R17 R13
R23 R24 R27 R14
R2 R21
R19 R4
R18
R6 R10 R11
R7
R1 R15 R5 R16 R9
R8 R22

The “Grange”

Douson

H18 H6 H7
H4 H3 H16 H17
H1 H2
H5

H14 H15 H12 H13

H19 H20
H8 H9
H21 H22 H10 H11 H23
Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O ~Scenario II (b)
Moncontour - Order of Battle
The Huguenots French Royal Catholics

Generalissimo: Generalissimo:
Admiral Gaspard de Coligny Henri Duc d’Anjou (Tavannes*)

Officers: Officers:
L. Nassau W. Mansfeld La Noue Martigues Montpensier Pfyffer
De Mouy Granvillars Acier M. Baden Biron Cosse
Teligny Renel S. Fiore Aumale E. Mansfeld

Horse: Horse:
Western, Southern and Dutch war veterans Anjou’s Guard, Northern, Breton, Burgundian
3x Early Millers (6)- H1, 2, 3 5x French Gendarmes (6)- R1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
1x Pistoliers (5)- H4 2x Chevaux-Leger (6)- R6, 7
1x Chevaux-Leger- H5 2x Petronels (6)- R8, 9
2 x Petronels (4)- H6,7 Italians & Walloons
German Mercenaries 2x Spanish Emp. Reg’t (6)- R10, 11
6 x Reiter Reg’t (8)- H8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 German Mercenaries
3x Reiters (10)- R12, 13, 14
Infantry:
German Mercenaries Infantry:
4x Landsknecht Reg’t (12/6)- H14, 15, 16, 17 Pfyffer, Clery
Piles, Saint-Megrin, Puy-Greffier, Acier, Rouvray, 2x Swiss Reg’t (14/12)- R15, 16
Alais Regt’s Piedmont, Garde Francaise
3x Vet. Huguenot (12/2)- H18, 19, 20 2x Vieille Bandes (10/6)- R17, 18
3x Levy Reg’t (12/0)- H21, 22, 23 Martigues, Rieux
2x French Legion (12/6)- R19, 20
Artillery: Santa Fiore, Montalto, Tosinghi, Del Monte
1x Demi-Culverin 2x Italian Reg’t (12/6)- R21, 22
4x Sakers Lisle, Escars, La Vouguyon, Vezins, Mailly, Vastans
2x French Catholic (8/4)- R23, 24
2x Levy Reg’t (8/0)- R25, 26
Walloons & Spaniards
1x Walloon Reg’t (12/4)- R27
German Mercenaries
3x Landsknecht Reg’t (12/6)- R28, 29, 30

Artillery:
2x Demi-Culverins
5x Sakers

Notes
1. Huguenot Confidence is at Equipoised. 4. The Huguenots may deploy an Enfants Perdus.

2. Royal Catholic Confidence is at Equipoised. 5. The game last 20 turns. Both sides must drive their
enemies past the Hopless Confidence level to win.
3. The Catholic player may use either Tavannes or Otherwise both sides lose.
Anjou as Generalissimo; the one not used is removed
from play.
 Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O ~Scenario III
Mookerheyde
a battle of the Eighty Years War

Order of Battle Village of Mook, Limburg - April 14th, 1574:

The Rebels With the capture of den Briel by the Sea-Beggars in April 1572, the Dutch rebellion against the Spanish entered a new
phase. From this solid foothold the rebellion spread rapidly, with several towns refusing Spanish garrisons and others
Generalissimo: actively pleading with William of Orange (leader of the revolt, now in exile in Germany) to provide them with garrisons
Count Louis of Nassau of his own troops. The Spanish reconquest of Holland, at first successful (and brutal) bogged down in front of the town
of Alkmaar in 1573. Don Luis de Requesens, the Duke of Alva’s replacement as head of the government, prosecuted the
Officers: siege of Leyden, in the heart of Rebel territory, splitting the southern Rebel held areas from the north. Meanwhile in
H. Nassau D. Christoph Germany William and his brother Louis of Nassau struggled to raise funds to finance an army for the relief of the town.
G. Fregoso The plan was to raise two armies that would enter the province of Limburg from different points to divide enemy efforts
to contain them. They were to join together again near Nijmigen and force their way through to Leyden. Louis’ army
Horse: (composed mostly of Germans with a number of Dutch exiles as well as French Protestant refugees that escaped the St.
German Mercenaries Bartholomew’s Day Massacre) entered Limburg near Kleves and was almost immediately set upon by a force led by
4x Reiters (5)- R1-4 Sancho de Avila that had marched furiously south from the siege of Leyden (which was temporarily lifted). Frequent
attacks that developed into large skirmishes forced Louis away from his Brother’s army and into the village of Mook near
Foot: the Maas river. Here the Rebels made their stand.
German Mercenaries
2x Landsknechts (14/6)- R5,6
Dutch Levies
1x Levy Reg’t (10/0)- R7
French Mercenaries
Notes
2x Seasoned Det. Shot (6)- R8,9 1. The Rebels Confidence is at Equipoised. 3. The game last 20 turns. The Spanish must drive
the Rebel forces past the ‘Hopeless’ confidence level.
2. The Spanish force’s Confidence is at Equipoised Any other result is a win for the Rebels.
Artillery:
1x Sakers

Spanish

Generalissimo:
Sancho de Avila to HEUMIEN

Officers: S7 S6 S5
Mendoza
S1 S3 S4 S2
Schenck
F. Toledo Braccamonte
Mondragon Hierges

Horse:
German Mercenaries
MEUSE

1x Reiters (3)- S1 Mooker

Spanish & Walloon Heyde
1 x Herguteliers (3)- S2
2x Spanish Gendarmes (3)- S3,4
R.

Foot:
Spanish & Italian Tercios
2x Spanish Reg’t (14/8)- S5,6
Walloon Tercio R1 R2 R3 R4
1x Walloon Reg’t (12/4)- S7 R5 R6
R8 R9
R7
to MOOK
 Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O ~Scenario IV
Coutras
a battle of the French Wars of Religion

Order of Battle Guyenne, France - October 20th, 1587:

Huguenots King Henri III of Valois ruled a nation torn in pieces by factionalism. In the south and west, the Huguenots and their leaders, King
Henri of Navarre and the Prince of Conde fighting for toleration of the Protestant faith; to the east, the Catholic League, led by the
Generalissimo: popular Henri of Guise, demanding the strengthening of traditional Catholicism and the extirpation of heresy. In various regions the
remnant of the Politique party, locked out of power by the King’s minions, or favorites. These favorites intrigued and fought each other
Henri of Navarre for preeminence with the King. Allying himself alternately with the Leaguers and then the Huguenots, Henri III had thus isolated
himself from all parties and was hated by all. In an effort to win favour with the radical preachers in the pulpits of Paris (who had
Officers: great influence with the people), he took on the mantle of Defender of the Faithful, and declared open war with Navarre.
Turenne H. Conde In 1586 the Duke of Joyeuse led an army through the west, taking several small Protestant towns, achieving little at great expense. The
Tremouille Soissons King, though bankrupt, somehow raised another army for his favorite to lead again in 1587. The campaign followed a similar pattern
to the previous years’, but added a number of atrocities to its list of achievements, with several garrisons being put to the sword after
Neuvi Favas surrendering. By the end of the summer the army was exhausted and rife with sickness. Henri of Navarre had not been idle in the
meantime. He gathered together as many troops as he could from local garrisons, and called in magnates from several distant
Horse: provinces, including the (effectively independent) army of Conde. His plan was to clear up a few enemy outposts in the west before
Gascon, Troupe Royal, Poitvin marching to meet an army of German mercenaries (paid for by Queen Elizabeth of England) to the east. Surmising his plan, Joyeuse
3 x Late Miller (4)- H1-3 put in a great effort and managed to surprise Navarre as he was crossing a small river at the town of Coutras. Half of the Huguenot
army was already across the river when the warning came that the Catholics were but a few hours away. Fearing disaster if he
2 x Petronels (4)- H4,5 retreated, Navarre turned the army around as quickly as he could and prepared to defend a position from which there could be no
escape. Defeat meant the extermination of the Protestant party. Nevertheless, while the Catholics were exhausted by a long night
Foot: march, the Huguenots were in high spirits.
Charbonniere, Borie, Neuvi
3x Vet. Huguenot (10/2)- H6-8 Notes
Artillery: 1. Huguenot Confidence is at Resolute. 6. Huguenot infantry must set up within 6” of the
2. Royal Catholic Confidence is at Uncertain. ford. They may create up to three units of Detached
1x Demi-Cannon 3. The river is impassable except at the ford (A). Shot or Enfants Perdue which may set up as other
4. Protestant baggage is in the town of Coutras forces. They may also deploy as Commanded Shot.
Royal Catholics 5. The Warren (B) is fronted by a ditch which is a 7. The game last 20 turns. The Royal Catholics must
major obstacle, but does not count as an entrench- drive the Huguenots past the Hopless Confidence
Generalissimo: ment or cover. level to win. Otherwise the Huguenots win.
Duc d’e Jouyeuse

Officers:
Pollard Bois de la
Lavardin Vivans Marsh Gelleterie
Mercurio Montigny R10 R8 R9
Cluseaux Tiercellin R5 R1 R2 R3 R4 R6 R7
Horse:
4 x French Gendarmes (6)- R1-4 EP
2 x Petronels (5)- R5,6
E

1x Stradiots (4)- R7
ONN

Foot:
DR

Picardy COUTRAS
1x French Legion (12/6)-R8
R.

Tiercellin
1x French Legion (12/6)- R9
Cluseaux Chateaux
1x French Legion (10/6)- R10
1x Seasoned Enfants Perdus (6)
EP H4 H1 H2 H3 H5 EP EP

H6
Artillery:
1x Sakers H7

H8 The Warren
 Spanish Fury, Battle! or, P I S T O L A D O ~Scenario V
Nieuwpoort
a battle of the Eighty Years War

Order of Battle Flanders, Low Counties - July 2nd, 1600:

The Dutch Prince Maurice and his English allies under Sir Francis Vere were on the offensive, by order of the States General. Hoping
to expand their control of the Flemish coast from their base at Ostend, the army advanced on the town of Nieuport and
Generalissimo: opened a siege supported by their navy. The terrain in the area was composed of wind-swept dunes and low grass, not
Prince Maurice of Nassau
suitable to siege warfare and worse, the besiegers had their backs to the sea. This was not considered a source of worry
Officers: since the main Spanish army was nowehere near the Dutch army. This was far from true, as Archduke Albert had rushed
Solms E. Nassau his veteran soldiers to Ostend, cutting off the Princes army. Faulty intelligence caused the Dutch to underestimate enemy
Bacx Vere strength. Under three thousand men were sent to see the enemy off, and these were overwhelmed and cut to pieces in
LG. Nassau Tympel short order. The situation was now critical for Dutch- before them was the town of Nieuport with its enemy garrison; to
Horse: the east, the Spanish army. To the west and north, the sea. The geography did give them an important advantage- the
Dutch Horse dunes themselves. Hills ranging up to forthy feet high and near 200 yards wide with shifting sands for slopes, each one
3x Cuirassiers (6)- D1, 2, 3 was a small fort. They were needed- There could be no retreat.
English Horse
1x Demi-lancers (3)- D4

Infantry:
Vere Brothers
2x Dutch Refm. Reg’t (12/6)- D5,6 Notes
Frisians (Hertinga) 1. The Spanish Confidence is at Equipoised. 4. Any units forced to rout or retire into the sea are consid-
2x Dutch Refm. Reg’t (8/4)- D7,8 ered scattered and are removed from play immediately
Walloon Deserters 2. The Dutch Confidence is at Equipoised.
1x Dutch Refm. Reg’t (14/6)- D9
Huguenots (Domerville) 5. Any units leaving any board edge may not return to play.
1x Dutch Refm. Reg’t (10/4)-D10 3. Dunes (dark tan) count as major obstacles to any
units moving uphill. The beach (light beige) counts as a 6.Spanish may create and deploy commanded foot at point
Artillery: minor area obstacle. “A” at start.
3x Sakers
The Spanish

Generalissimo:
Archduke Albert of Austria NORTH SEA
S1
Officers:
Zapena Aragon La Berlotta
D’Aquino Villar Bucquoy D5 D6 HIGH WATER MARK
Horse:
Mutineer Horse
1x Spanish Gendarmes (5)- S1
Spanish Horse
1x Spanish Gendarmes (5)- S2 S9 S7
German Mercenaries D2
1x Reiters (6)- S3

Infantry: D7 D8 S4 S8
Mutineers
1x Spanish Reg’t (10/6)- S4
Italians (Avila) D4
1x Spanish Reg’t (10/6)- S5 S5 S11
Spanish (Zapena, Villar, Monroy)
3x Spanish Reg’t (10/6)- S6,7,8
Anglo-Irish (Bostock) S7 S4
1x Spanish Reg’t (10/6)- S9 D9 D10
Walloons (Bucquoy, Barlotte) S2
2x Walloon Reg’t (10/4)- S10,11 D1
S3
Artillery: D3
3x Sakers 1x Demi-Culverin