DBA Armies

IV/25 LATER BULGAR 1186 AD - 1395 AD

The “Second Bulgarian Empire” arose from an uprising in 1189 by 2 Vlach (Wallachian) chieftain brothers who refused to pay a tax to celebrate the marriage of the Byzantine emperor. They were checked in a battle near the Danube, were joined by the Cumans, recrossed the Danube enthusiastically approved by the Bulgar population, then allied with Serb leaders against the Byzantines. After the deaths of the brothers (by Byzantine assassin and angry husband), a third brother was recognized by the Pope as “Emperor of the Bulgars and Vlachs”. The rejuvenated “Bulgarian” empire was a constant nuisance to the Byzantines, prospered after the Latin conquest of Constantinople, and was finally annexed by the Ottomans. It was a basically feudal society with land-holding boyars leading personal followers and levies from their estates, plus a Greek element from the cities in Thrace and Macedon until estranged by harsh treatment. References: Armies of Feudal Europe 1. Heath, Armies of the Middle Ages Vol 2 1. Heath.

IV/25 — Later Bulgar Army 1186 AD - 1395 AD

List: 1 x General (3Kn), 2 x boyars and retinues (3Kn), 4 x Bulgar or Vlach horse archers (LH), 2 x Tartar or Cuman horse archers (LH) or Greek militia (Sp) or Bulgar foot (Sp), 3 x Bulgar or Vlach archers (Ps)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 2
Enemies:
Allies: ['II/31', 'IV/32 or IV/47']
⚠ Unresolved allies: II/31