Communal Italian 15mm DBA Army

It had taken me a while to source and paint up a camp element for my 15mm Communal Italian DBA army (Book III/73) but having done that I can now post some photos.  I decided to paint the army as that of medieval Venice. The figures are mostly by Mirliton, but there are also a couple of Museum Miniatures plus a few old Corvus Belli in there too. The army has had 2 outings so far - defeating Early Crusaders, but losing to Lombards.

The full army

Knight General with the banner of St Mark, plus other Knights and Light Horse 'Berrovieri'

Religiously motivated Contadini Foot (7Hd)

The Contadini Foot supported by Crossbowmen and Archers (Psiloi)

The Spearmen from the Sestieri of Venice - Santa Croce, Cannaregio, Castello, San Polo, San Marco and Dorsoduro (shield designs are conjecture)

The Venetian Carroccio - Command Wagon - from Mirliton, with an added Museum Miniatures priest

The camp - the early Bridge of Sighs?...

East Frankish 15mm DBA Army

Another army mostly using Museum Z miniatures, this time the East Frankish and the army of Otto the Great - DBA Book III/53.  

King Otto the Great at the head of his knights

The baggage (and Essex Miniatures cart) and peasants (Corvus Belli figures)

Swabian knights on horseback and on foot (Museum Z Normans)

Archers (psiloi) and Frankish Spearmen (Museum Z Anglo-Saxons)

King Otto and his knights

Feudal English 15mm DBA Army

Recently finished a Feudal English DBA army (Book IV list  23).  Notwithstanding his reputation amongst English kings, I opted to paint the army as Edward II's host at the Battle of Bannockburn, 1314.  It was fun to research the heraldry of the knights there present.  The figures are by Essex (with some Corvus Belli peasants mixed in), painted in acrylics and gloss varnished as usual.

Edward II and his host at Bannockburn, 1314

The King and his knights

King Edward II and his bodyguard Sir Giles D'Argentan

Sir Robert Clifford, Sir William de Vescy and Sir John Seagrave

Sir Gilbert de Clare, Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Sir Thomas Grey

Sir William Marshal Sir Henry de Beaumont, Sir Ralph de Monthermer

Longbowmen and Archers

Crossbowmen, Psiloi and Solid Hordes

City Militia Spearmen, North Welsh Pikemen (3Pk) and Hobilars (Cv)

Ancient Spanish DBA Army

Finally got round to painting an Ancient Spanish General to complete a DBA army.  The troops are by Corvus Belli miniatures, the General and his escort by Xyston. 

The General and his escort on a craggy outcrop

Swordsmen (Auxilia in DBA terms)

Light Horse

Javelinmen (Psiloi in DBA terms)

The complete DBA Army of 12 elements