Plataea (DBM Order of battle)
The third Greek command (the Megarans and others) had retreated as far as Plataea by the time the battle started. It starts off table and enters on a die roll.
Main sources are Herodotus for the Greeks (he gives the numbers as 50,000 Hoplites and 25,000 Light Troops, including cavalry) - he gives the Persian numbers as 300,000! Dupuy reckons about 100,000 Persians and 80,000 Greeks, which is more plausible.
The battle started after the Greeks tried a night retreat from the ridge of hills overlooking the Asopus river during which the three parts of the army became hopelessly separated. Mardonius, seeing his chance, attacked. During the previous 8 days, the armies had stared at each other until Persian cavalry raiding eventually made it hard for the Greeks to get water, forcing them to try and withdraw.
Troop name Troop Type Elem Cost
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Persians
Main Command (Mardonius - Persians)
CinC Reg Cv(0) 1 28ap
Persian Cavalry Irr Cv(O) 6 42ap
Skythian Cavalry Irr LH (F) 7 28ap
Immortals Reg Bw(X/S) 6 42ap
Sparabara foot Irr Bw(X/O) 6 27ap
Kaspian Archers Irr Ps(O) 8(4) 16ap
30 183ap
Demoralised after losing 10 elements
Sub-command (Theban allies)
Sub-general Reg Cv(O) 1 28ap
Theban Hoplites Irr Sp(I) 6 24ap
Paphlagonians Irr Ax(O) 7 21ap
Mysians Irr Ps(S) 8(4) 24ap
18 97ap
Demoralised after losing 6 elements
Sub-command
Sub-general Reg Cv(O) 1 28ap
Persian Cavalry Irr Cv(O) 5 35ap
Light Horse Irr LH(O) 6 30ap
Skirmishers Irr Ps(O) 6(3) 12ap
Parthian Archers Irr Bw(O) 2 8ap
18 113ap
Demoralised after losing 6 elements
Total army size 393ap
Greeks
Main command (Pausanias - Spartans & Thesallians)
CinC Reg Sp(S) 1 27ap
Spartans Reg Sp(S) 7 49ap
Thessalian Nobles Irr Cv(O) 3 21ap
Thessalian Cavalry Irr LH(O) 5 25ap
Thracians Irr Ax(S) 4 16ap
Helots & Messenians Irr Ps(I) 10(5) 10ap
25 148ap
Demoralised after losing 8.5 elements
Sub-command (Athenians and other Greeks)
Sub general Irr Sp(O) 1 14ap
Athenians/other Hopl Irr Sp(O) 15 60ap
Athenian archers Reg Ps(O) 6(3) 12ap
19 86ap
Demoralised after losing 6.5 elements
Sub-command (Megarans and others)
Sub-general Irr Sp(O) 1 14ap
Hoplites Irr Sp(O) 11 44ap
Skirmishers Irr Ps(O) 6(3) 12ap
15 70ap
Demoralised after losing 5 elements
This command starts off the table (in Plataea) and can enter in the Greek bound if the Greek CinC rolls LESS than the current turn number on 2d6. (i.e. there is a 1 in 36 chance of it coming on in the third move)
It enters in column along the road from Plataea
Total army size 304ap
PLATAEA Wargame layout
<--- City of Plataea is off this corner somewhere
The hills do not count as rough going, but give a combat advantage if upslope