Army Lists 250AD - 650AD

Compiled
By
Franco Antonelli

(Still not completed!)

        If you find any of the following army compositions not to your liking or you want a larger battle or you want to field a particular army that isn't reflected in any of the pre-prepared armies here, please feel free to amend them. My research is by no means exhaustive. 

         Items in brackets are optional, depending on your take on history! EG. (Armoured) Hoplites Spearmen, if you feel Greek Hoplites of that period should be classed as Armoured fine, if not don't!  Also, the very top row of each army list has a number of blank cells.  To save space all of these should read; "bases or actual figures".

Burgundi (250-534 AC), Early Frankish (250-496), Alemannic (250-496), Suevi (250-584), Rugian (250-487) or Turcilingi (250-493):

Troops

Morale    

%

Noble HC Veteran 10
Barbarian Foot Regular 70
Javelinmen Veteran 10
Archers Regular 10

Gepid (250-566 AD):

Troops

Morale    

%

Armoured HC Regular 40
Armoured HC or Regular 60
Barbarian Foot or Veteran 30
Archers Regular 30
And Armoured HC or Regular 30
Archers Regular 30

Old Saxon (250-804 AD), Frisian (250-690AD), Bavarian (250-788 AD), Thuringian
(250-531 AD) or Early Anglo-Saxon (about 428-640 AD):

Troops

Morale    

%

Noble Barbarian Foot Veteran 20
Peasant Barbarian Foot Conscript 60
Archers or Regular 10
Levy Barbarian Foot Conscript 10
Barbarian Foot or Regular 10
Archers Regular 10

Palmyran (260-273 AC):
3 CAT III* (Cataphracts)
1 Cm III* (Guards)
1 Cm III (Guards) or CAT III (Cataphracts)
2 SLC IV (Regular light horse)
[1 HIN II (Allies) or LIN III (Allied infantry)
1 VLI III (Allied skirmishers] or
[1 LSC (Volunteer light cavalry), 1 HIB II (Archers)] or
[1 HIN III (Legionaries), 1 LIS III (Auxilia)]
3 HIB II (Archers).

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Late Western Imperial Rome until Eugenius (307-394):
2 HSC III* (Equites)
1 HSC III (Equites) or
LSC III (Equites Illyriccani) or
[(Until 351AC) 1 CAT III (Cataphractarii or Cilbanarii), 4 HIN III (Legionarii), 2 HIN III (legionarii) or LIS IV (Auxilia Palatina), 2 VLI III (Supporting Legionarii archers), 1 VLI III (Supporting Auxilia archers) or Art III (Bolt-shooter)] or
[(only Africa) 2 VLI III (Skirmishers), 1 LSC III (Equites Sagittarii mounted archers)].

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Gupta Indian (320-545):
1 HCC III* (Heavy horsemen)
2 IND IV* (War elephants)
1 LCH III (War chariots) or HIB II (Archers)
1 LSC III (Mounted bowmen)
5 HIB II (Archers)
2 HIN II (Javelinmen)

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Late Eastern Imperial Rome until Valens (324-378):
1 HSC III* (Equites)
1 HSC III (Equites) or
(from 338) HCC III (Cataphracts) or (from 351) CAT III (Clibanarii)
1 HSC III (Equites) or LSC III (Equites Illyricani, Sagittarii)
1 LSC III (Equites Illyricani)
4 HIN III (Legionarii)
2 HIN III (Legionarii) or LIS IV (Auxilia Palatina)
1 HIB III (Auxilia Sagittarii) or VLI IV (Skirmishers)
1 LIS IV (Auxilia Palatina) or VLI III (Skirmishers)

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Hun (374-559):
1 HSC or HCC IV* (Nobles) or LSC IV* (Hunnic horsemen)
5 LSC IV (Hunnic horsemen)
6 LSC IV (Hunnic horseen) or
[(under Attila 433-453) 1 HCC III (Ostrogothic subjects), 4 HIW IV (Allied Goths, Herul etc.), 1 VLI IV (Skirmishers)].

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Eastern Roman until Anastasius I. (379-491 AC):
2 HSC III* (Equites)
1 CAT III (Cataphractarii) or HCC III (Clibanarii)
1 HCC III (Foederati)
1 HSC IV (Hunnic) or LSC IV (Hunnic)
1 LSC III (Equites Illyracani)
2 HIN III (Legionarii)
2 HIN III (Legionarii) or
2 HIW IV (Foederati) or (after 467) 2 LIN III (Isaurian)
1 HIB III (Auxilia archers) or VLI III (Skirmishers)
1 VLI III (Skirmishers) or (until 399) LIN I (political factions, peasants or religious fanatics).

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Patrician Roman (395-493 AC):
1 HSC III* (Equites)
1 HSC III (Equites) or HCC III (Equites)
1 HCC III (Allied Gothic, Frankish, Visigothic)
1 LSC III (Allied Germanic, Alan or Other)
2 HIN III (Legionarii)
4 HIW IV (Foederati)
1 HIN III (Legionarii) or LIS IV (Auxilia) or VLI III (Auxilia skirmishers)
1 VLI III (Skirmishers)

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Sub-Roman British (407-945 AC):
1 HSC III* (British horsemen) or (475-539) HCC III* (Nobles)
1 HSC III (British horsemen)
4 LIS II (Pedyt) or HIS II
4 LIS II (Pedyt) or HIS II or
[(Roman allies) 1 HSC III (Equites), 1 LSC III (Equites Illyricanii or Sagittarii), 1 HIN III (Legionarii), 1 LIS IV (Auxilia)]
1 HIW IV (Saxon or other mercenaries) or LSC III (Alan or British light horsemen) or
(before 580) LIW III (Irish mercenaries)
1 VLI III (Archers)

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Visigoths in Gaul and Spain (419-711 AC):
1 HCC III* (Bucellarii)
2 HSC III (Gardingi)
1 HSC III (Gardingi) or LSC III (Basque or other allies)
6 HIN III (Spearmen) or (until 621) HIW III (Spearmen)
2 VLI III (Archers) or HIB II (Archers)
The option for the HIW corresponds to the traditional view of the Visigoth armies.

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Vandals in Africa (442-535 AC):
11 HCC III* (Vandals)
1 HCC III (Vandals) or (until 500) LSC III (Alan).

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Early Slavic (476-829 AC):
1 LIN III* (Warriors) or (after 580) HSC III* (Mounted Warriors)
8 LIN III (Warriors)
1 LIN (Warriors) or VLI III (Skirmishers)
2 VLI III (Skimishers)

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Early Lombards (489-584 AC):
4 HCC III* (Heavy cavalry)
[2 HCC III, 2 HCC III or (before 568) 2 HIW III] or
[2 HSC III, 2 HSC III or (before 568) 2 HIW III] (Retinues)
4 VLI III or HIB II

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

Ostrogoth and Rugian in Italy (493-561 AC):
4 HCC III*
2 HCC III or HIS III
2 HIS III
1 VLI III or HIB III (archers with Pavise)
3 VLI III

Troops

Morale    

%

     
     
     
     
     

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