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Campaigns of the Italian Wars 1494-1530 #2 - El Gran Capitan

By: Europa Simulazioni

Type: Boxed Game

Product Line: War Games (Europa Simulazioni)

Last Stocked on 6/15/2024

Product Info

Title
Campaigns of the Italian Wars 1494-1530 #2 - El Gran Capitan
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Author
Nicola Contardi
Publish Year
2023
Dimensions
9.25x12.25x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148065970
Type
Boxed Game
Age Range
14 Years and Up
# Players
2 Players
Game Length
60 - 480 Minutes

Description

The long-awaited "prequel" of All is lost save Honour is finally here. A game about the campaigns fought during the Italian Wars (1494-1530), the long struggle for Italy between the Habsburgs (the Empire) and the French Crown. This second volume is centered about the wars in Southern Italy, from 1494 to 1503. Featuring also the unfortunate Lautrec's campaign of 1528

This game encompasses a long period of the Italian Wars when the two main European powers, France and Spain, confronted for the possession of Southern Italy. Both countries claimed their rights upon this part of Italy, for dynastic and religious motivations. But the true stake was political of course. Southern Italy at the end of Middle Ages was a rich and fertile countryside, within the parameters of the era. Furthermore it was in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, focal point of all sea trading routes for Spain towards Middle East. After the Angiovin domination, the Kingdom of Naples passed in the hands of the Aragonese Crown, a dynasty of Spanish origins. King Ferdinand of Spain and his wife isabella, the catholic kings, appointed Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba as commander in chief for the Spanish operations in Naples. Gonzalo gained his glory, and the name "El gran Capitán, while Ferdinand gained the south of Italy to Spain for centuries.

This second volume includes all the major campaigns fought in Southern Italy:

  • Otranto, 1481: an introductry scenario, the Turkish invasion of region Puglia and the terrible sack of Otranto (not part of the Italian Wars)
  • Ferrandino’s War, 1495-96, the Aragonese, with the help of El Gran Capitán, retake the Kingdom of Naples to the French.
  • The fight for the Kingdom of Naples, 1502-1503, the French and Spanish, led by El Gran Capitán, fight for the Kingdom of Naples. This campaign historically included the two most famous battles of Cerignola and Garigliano (1503), where Cordoba gained the title "El Gran Capitán".
  • Lautrec’s last chance, 1528, the unfortunate campaign of Lautrec to conquer Naples once again
  • The crusade of Charles VIII (a what-if scenario), 1495-96, what if Charles VIII would have not decided to come back to France soon after his conquer of the Kingdom of Naples ?

    These were longer campaigns with respect to the first game, and fought on larger areas. Scale has been adapted to these facts (3x in space and time)

    Components:

  • 22x34 in. map of southern Italy, depicting the Kingdom of Naples
  • 280 ½ in. die-cut counters
  • Standard rules
  • Optional rules and Scenario Instructions for 4 campaigns
  • Charts, tables
  • Boxed