Armies of Oerth, Part XIX: Irongate & Iron Hills

(Writer's Note: I thought I would get one or two more of these army lists in before Scottsz's next installment of Cold Text files. If you still haven't read his latest one, click right here. Hurray up & finish it, the next one might just be longer...)

Using the Field of Glory wargaming rules & Dragon Magazine #57, here is another installment of Gary Gygax's Orders of Battle for certain renowned armies from the World of Greyhawk.

Some further army information was provided from the World of Greyhawk Gazetteer.

Ratio: 250 men-at-arms per base.

Irongate's Army List

This large and thriving city is based on sea commerce and trade between Onnwal and the east. Irongate developed an independent spirit early in its history due to its minglng of peoples and ideas. As the rule of the Overking grew more despotic, the people of the city began to murmur, and the Lord Mayor headed a deputation bearing grievances to the Herzog. These emissaries were thrown into prison, given a mock trial, and executed by ritual torture for the Overking’s entertainment. The following year the whole of the south was in arms against the realm, and after a brief struggle the Iron League was founded, an alliance of mutual support which aided the rebellious states to throw off the yoke of the Aerdi tyrants. Irongate has a strong naval squadron and a large company of armored infantry in League service. Cobb Darg is using all of his efforts to heal the breach between Idee and Dwarfking Holgi Hirsute, for a united front will certainly be more able to withstand the expected onslaught of the Provinces of the Great Kingdom.

Commander-in-Chief: Cobb Darg, Lord High Mayor
(class/level unknown) = 1 base

Light Cavalry: 500 = 2 bases
(2 models/base; riders on horses, no armour & small shields, hand weapons)

Heavy Infanty (Pole-arms): 2,000 = 8 bases
(4 models/base; foot troops, heavy armour & substantial shields, pole-arms)

Armoured Crossbowmen: 1,000 = 4 bases
(3 models/base; foot troops, helm & chest armour & moderate shields, hand weapons)

Medium Infantry: 1,000 = 4 bases
(3 models/base; foot troops, leather armour & moderate shields, hand weapons)

Medium Infantry (Levied): 2,000 = 8 bases
(3 models/base; foot troops, leather armour & moderate shields, hand weapons)

Light Infantry (Borderers): 2,000 = 8 bases
(2 models/base; foot troops, leather armour & moderate shields, hand weapons)

This totals 35 bases with 101 models on them.

These troops can effectively defend Irongate, and are available to aid the demi-humans of the Iron Hills should the need arise and no direct threat to the Free City is being posed.

Although Gygax does give an estimated number for the dwarven and gnomish troops of the Iron Hills, he doesn't give a specific breakdown of their forces. Using some of the previous army lists as a guide, here is a speculative breakdown of their army.

Iron Hills' Army List

Commander-in-Chief: Dwarfking Holgi Hirsute
(class/level unknown) = 1 base

Heavy Infantry (Dwarves):  1,000 = 4 bases
(4 models/base; foot troops, heavy armour, substantial shields, hand weapons)

Armoured Infantry (Dwarves): 2,000 = 8 bases
(3 models/base, helm & chest armour, substantial shields, hand weapons)

Medium Infantry (Dwarves): 5,000 = 20 bases
(3 models/base, leather armour & moderate shields, hand weapons)

Light Infantry (Dwarves): 2,000 = 8 bases
(2 models/base, fott troops, no armour & small shields, hand weapons)

Medium Infantry (Gnomes): 2,000 = 8 bases
(3 models/base; foot troops, leather armour & moderate shields, hand weapons)

Light Infantry (Gnomes): 1,000 = 4 bases
(2 models/base; foot troops, no armour & small shields, hand weapons)

This totals 53 bases with 149 models on them.


Next up...Onnwal

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Grendelwulf