BENEVENTUM — Special Rules & Order of Battle

Cavalry moving through woods pays 3" of movement per 1" of woods. Movement into or through woods disorders heavy and medium cavalry units. Light cavalry is not disordered.

Heavy and medium infantry units pay 2" of movement per 1" of woods. Moving into or through woods disorders them. Light infantry units pay no penalty for moving through woods and are not disordered.

Woods provide no "favorable ground" DRM for shock combat. They do provide a —1 DRM in missile combat.

Moving into or through broken ground automatically disorders the following units: Heavy and medium cavalry, hoplite infantry, and phalanx infantry. Light cavalry, light infantry, and legionary infantry units are not disordered by broken ground.

Cavalry may only move into or out of the Roman camp through a gate. (Cavalry may not attack or defend the line of the ditch/embankment.)

Heavy and medium infantry units pay 6" of movement to cross the ditch/embankment — and they are immediately disordered. Light infantry units pay 6" of movement to cross the ditch/embankment, but they are not disordered.

Units defending behind the ditch/embankment receive a +2 DRM in shock combat for favorable ground. They also receive a —2 DRM when fired at in missile combat.

When deploying through a gate, the Romans are restricted:

• No more than two units (of any type) may deploy through a gate in a single turn. (Note: A single legion, or an alae sociorum, counts as two units — velites and heavy infantry.) Deploying through a gate costs 3" of movement.
• Light infantry units may deploy through the gate in line. Heavy infantry and cavalry units must deploy through the gate in attack column.
• For the first three turns, Roman units may only deploy through specific gates: I, III, and V Legions through the Porta Decumana, I and III Alae Sociorum through the Porta Prinicipalis Sinistra, V Alae Sociorum through the Porta Principalis Dextra, and the cavalry through the Porta Praetoria.

Leaders:

Consul M. Dentatus (Army Commander — Ldr)

Q. Silvanus, Tribune (Ldr)

G. Claudius, Tribune (Ldr)

T. Camillus, Prefect Sociorum (Ldr)

C. Marcellus, Prefect Equitum (Cavalry Ldr)

1,200 Velites — 6/5/3 L

3,200 Legionary Infantry — 8/6/4 W E

800 Velites — 4/3/2 L

2,800 Legionary Infantry — 7/5/4 W

1,200 Velites — 6/5/3 L

3,200 Legionary Infantry — 8/6/4 W

800 Velites — 4/3/2 L

2,800 Legionary Infantry — 7/5/4 W

1,200 Velites — 6/5/3 L

3,200 Legionary Infantry — 8/6/4 W E

800 Velites — 4/3/2 L

2,800 Legionary Infantry — 7/5/4 W

1,800 Roman Medium Cavalry — 5/4/2, 4/3/2

Total: 1,800 medium cavalry, 6,000 light infantry, 18,000 heavy infantry (25,800 men)

Pyrrhus, King of Epirus (Army Commander — E Ldr)

Alexander (Ldr)

800 Macedonian Light Cavalry — 4/3/2 Order of March:

800 Greek Mercenary Light Cavalry — 4/3/2 Order of March:

1,000 Epirote Slingers — 5/4/2 L Order of March:

600 Cretan Archers — 3/-/2 L Order of March:

4,000 Thracian Light Infantry —

Leonatus (Ldr)

Cavalry

1,500 Thessalian Heavy Cavalry — 5/4/2 Order of March:

1,500 Guard Heavy Cavalry — 5/3/2 E Order of March

Macedonian Phalanxes

13,600 Macedonian Heavy Infantry (organized in three phalanxes)

12/8/5 Order of March:

11/8/6 Order of March:

11/8/6 Order of March:

Epirote Hoplites

2,800 Heavy Infantry — 7/5/4 Order of March:

Indian Elephants

20 elephants — 4 x stands Order of March:

Milon (Ldr)

Left Flank Guard (Enters on left of first Main Body formation)

1,200 Samnite Medium Infantry — 4/3/2

1,200 Bruttian Medium Infantry — 4/-/3

Right Flank Guard (Enters on right of first main body formation)

1,200 Lucanian Medium Infantry — 4/3/2

1,200 Sabine Medium Infantry — 4/-/3

Rear Guard (Enters last)

1,200 Italian Medium Infantry — 4/-/3

Total: 3,000 heavy cavalry, 1,600 light cavalry, 1,600 missile troops, 4,000 light infantry, 6,000 medium infantry, 2,800 hoplite heavy infantry, 13,600 heavy infantry in phalanxes, 20 elephants (32,600 men)

Casualties:

Romans -- 9,200 heavy infantry (of 18,000), 2,800 velites (of 6,000), and all 1,800 medium cavalry.