Sources include: Gregory of Tours;

Fredegar;

Rhabanus Maurus;

Guy Halsall, Warfare in the Early Medieval West;

Various works by Bernard Bachrach.

Era: Triumph of Cavalry		Aquitanian Frank 650 AD to 750 AD	CR: H: 4 L: 4			BP: 2	Init: 5
Core
Number	Type	Description	Key	FV	PROT	Weapon	Cost
1	HC(d)	Frankish Nobles	Key	5{1]0	+1	Lances	11
1	HC(d)	Gallo Romans	Key	4[0]0	+1	Lances	10
1	FT	City Militia	Key	5[1]1	+1	Spears	6
2	LC	Basques	Key	2[0]0	+1	Javelins	7
2	LI	Basques	Key	4[1]2	+1	Javelins	7
1	SI	Basques		3[1]2	+1	Javelins	2
Bonus:
2	HC(d)	Gallo Romans	Key	4[0]0	+1	Lances	10
1	HC(d)	Franks/Alans	Key	5[0]0	+1	Lances	11
1	FT	City Militia	Key	5[1]1	+1	Spears	6
4	FT	City Militia	Key	4[1]1	+1	Spears	4
2	WB*	Franks	Key	5[1]2	+1	Various	9
4	LC	Basques	Key	2[0]0	+1	Javelins	7
4	LI	Basques**		4[1]2	+1	Javelins	7
6	SI	Basques		3[1]2	+2	Javelins	2
2	SI	Gallo Romans		2[1]1	+2	Bows	2
O		Berber Allies
1	HC	Emir's Bodyguard	Key	4[0]0	+1	Lances	10
1	LC	Berbers	Key	3[0]0	+1	Javelins	9
2	LC	Berbers	Key	2[0]0	+1	Javelins	7

Terrain:

Core: 1 Gr

Bonus: (Max: 3 ) 2 GR, \" RG, 2 SH, 2 W

Notes:

Core: 95 Bonus: 174

This is the army of the Dukes of Aquitaine. For a while they were practically independent of the Frankish kingdom. Duke Eudo allied with discontented Berbers in the North of Spain. He fended off the first attacks of the Spanish Moslems, but later had to turn to Charles Martel for aid. The Basques had spread far out across the Gascon plains (causing Aquitania up to Bordeaux) to be named Gascony. Military service was one of the Basques' main employments

In the period after 720 the Basques become ever more dominant in the army. The Bonus Basque LI can be fielded as LHI, but they become key and may not be fielded with the Berber ally option.

* These Warband are BP 4 Move 6 inches They can form deep and are not subject to obligatory charge .

** If any Berber Allies are chosen all must be bought

Ordo Link: Aquitanian Frank

Last Edited: 07 August 2006

List Author: Aligern