DBA Armies

IV/44 POST-MONGOL RUSSIAN 1246 AD - 1533 AD

This list covers the armies of Russia from the Mongol conquest until the accession of Ivan the Terrible. It includes the victory of Kulikovo against the Tartars in 1380. Dvor (Cv) were the paid troops of the prince and important boyars, but most cavalry were lesser nobles and retainers. They had spired helmets, body armour, light lance, bow, straight or curved swords and at first round, then almond-shaped shields. Infantry were provided by town militia in separate bodies with spear and shield or bows and crossbows, or by Cossacks (not yet horsemen). The famous, but actually rarely used, gulay gorod or “walking fort” was a protected wagon containing pavise sections to be set up on halting and manned by the foot. References: Armies of Feudal Europe 1. Heath, Armies of the Middle Ages Vol 2 1. Heath.

IV/44a — Post-Mongol Russian Army 1246 AD - 1380 AD

List: 1 x General with dvor (Cv), 9 x boyars (Cv), [1 x militia (Sp) + 1 x militia (4Bw)J or 2 x gulay gorod (WWg)
Terrain: Forest
Aggression: 1
Enemies:
Allies: IV/18 and/or IV/47

IV/44b — Post-Mongol Russian Army 1381 AD - 1533 AD

List: 1 x General with dvor (Cv), 6 x boyars (Cv), 2 x Tartar horse archers (LH), 1 x Cossacks with bow or handgun (Ps), [1 x militia (Sp) + 1 x militia (4Cb)J or 2 x gulay gorod (WWg)
Terrain: Forest
Aggression: 1
Enemies:
Allies: IV/18