Two year project to improve historical notes for MeG army lists

[lionheartrjc]

The Mortem et Gloriam army lists are available as a free download from the Mortem et Gloriam website.

The Mortem et Gloriam army lists include a brief historical introduction for each list (630 of them). I have set myself the task of improving them by including a timeline of battles and campaigns and lists of rulers or tribes for each list.  I expect this to take me two years.  (I am semi-retired and the research is interesting).

To see an example, select list set 24 (Greece and Macedon) or list set 25 (Italy).

[Imperial Dave]

Wow. That's a real labour of love so good luck and thanks for attempting this Richard

[lionheartrjc]

I have now completed lists of rulers, battles and campaigns for the Chariot and Classical eras (up to around 475 CE).  So far I have identified about 1,450 battles and campaigns.

They are available in the MeG army lists which can be downloaded for free.

Now started on the early medieval period.

[Imperial Dave]

Awesome work sir

[Imperial Dave]

Good work part 2

[lionheartrjc]

The link provided by Vexillia is incorrect.  Go to 2024 MeG Army Lists.

[Imperial Dave]

Even betterrer...

[vexillia]

The link provided by Vexillia is incorrect.  Go to 2024 MeG Army Lists.

Better late than never. 

[Mark G]

that is rather cool.

[lionheartrjc]

I have now updated the historical notes for the Asian lists (sets 41 to 48).

To date I have identified nearly 4,000 battles and conflicts!

[Imperial Dave]

I am in awe....really worthy work

[Aetius-last-of-the-Romans]

I have now updated the historical notes for the Asian lists (sets 41 to 48).

To date I have identified nearly 4,000 battles and conflicts!

One additional suggestion for the Khmer Empire list Richard, if I may (& it is not the wheeled pavice cart so beloved by Nik    ).

The Angkor base-reliefs depict a significant and distinctive body of foot archers, all of which have the Khmer military corselet and headgear/helmet, seen on the other 'guard/elite' troops surrounding Khmer King Suryavarman II.

I'm not sure how you'd classify such 'armoured' archers in MeG but they are (to my mind) probably a part of the royal guard or Kings own troops - similar to the other infantry depicted with short spears or Ph'kak, with the corselets and head-gear (helmets) at Angkor. Such archers are absent from the carvings at both Bayon and Banteay Chhmer, so they should probably be excluded from use after c.1181.

You have an interesting project here & a true labor of love - good luck with it.
Mark

[nikgaukroger]

One additional suggestion for the Khmer Empire list Richard, if I may (& it is not the wheeled pavice cart so beloved by Nik    ).

The Angkor base-reliefs depict a significant and distinctive body of foot archers, all of which have the Khmer military corselet and headgear/helmet, seen on the other 'guard/elite' troops surrounding Khmer King Suryavarman II.

I'm not sure how you'd classify such 'armoured' archers in MeG but they are (to my mind) probably a part of the royal guard or Kings own troops - similar to the other infantry depicted with short spears or Ph'kak, with the corselets and head-gear (helmets) at Angkor. Such archers are absent from the carvings at both Bayon and Banteay Chhmer, so they should probably be excluded from use after c.1181.

You have an interesting project here & a true labor of love - good luck with it.
Mark

Would you have a picture of the relief in question?

[Aetius-last-of-the-Romans]

One additional suggestion for the Khmer Empire list Richard, if I may (& it is not the wheeled pavice cart so beloved by Nik    ).

The Angkor base-reliefs depict a significant and distinctive body of foot archers, all of which have the Khmer military corselet and headgear/helmet, seen on the other 'guard/elite' troops surrounding Khmer King Suryavarman II.

I'm not sure how you'd classify such 'armoured' archers in MeG but they are (to my mind) probably a part of the royal guard or Kings own troops - similar to the other infantry depicted with short spears or Ph'kak, with the corselets and head-gear (helmets) at Angkor. Such archers are absent from the carvings at both Bayon and Banteay Chhmer, so they should probably be excluded from use after c.1181.

You have an interesting project here & a true labor of love - good luck with it.
Mark

Would you have a picture of the relief in question?

I would (one my many) - it's just that I am a total incompetent as far as uploading things.
All help gratefully received - happy to email directly Nik and you can then publish here if you so desire - is there some way of communicating via a 'back-channel' 

[nikgaukroger]

Have messaged you