Column 8 of 8 on the campaign map: Alesia, 52 BC
52 BC. Vercingetorix is shut in Alesia at last, and Caesar has ringed the town with two lines of works. Now all Gaul sends a vast relief army to break our lines and free their king. If your cohorts lose these siege lines, Caesar will be crushed between two Gallic armies.
The briefing as the game gives it, before the battle.
Every new campaign generates this battlefield from its own seed: the same map for every retry, a new one for the next campaign.
A Roman fort under siege. You hold a timber fort with its tents inside. The Gauls must break a gate to get in, and only a few climbers scale the walls; your squads pass their own gates and fight from the wall walk. A siege brings more waves than a village.
An enemy camp. A Gallic camp hides in the woods at the edge of the field and is found mid-battle. Until it burns it sends raiders at the houses and its own wave; its veteran guards never leave it. The battle is won only once it has burned.
The finale. Alesia stands alone in the last column and opens only once the other 24 battles are won. Winning it ends the campaign.
They come out of the mist in waves. How many depends on the squads you send, how far your campaign has come and its difficulty.
A named chieftain takes the field here.
vs Infantry:stand even with Gallic foot; take the high ground.
vs Ranged:swords run down slingers and skirmishers.
vs Cavalry:a pike wall breaks horsemen.
Alesia is one of 25 battles in Legio: Gallic Frontier. Free to start: the first three battles are free.
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