Historical Overview Section
Towards the end of the 12th and beginning of the 13th centuries, Serbs and Venetians began taking over the territory of modern day Albania, with the first undisputed mention of "Albanians" dating back in historical records from 1079 or 1080 in a work by Michael Attaliates, who referred to the Albanoi as having taken part in a revolt against Constantinople. At this point the Albanians were fully Christianised.
Charles of Anjou established the Kingdom of Albania in 1272, and conquered regions back from the Despotate of Epirus. The kingdom claimed all of central Albania territory from Dyrrhachium along the Adriatic Sea coast down to Butrint, and it's expansion formed part of a Papal plan to spread Catholicism in the Balkan Peninsula. Helen of Anjou, a cousin of Charles of Anjou oversaw the buidling of 30 Catholic churches and monasteries during her rule, mainly in northern Albania. Internal power struggles within the Byzantine Empire in the 14th century enabled the Serbs' most powerful medieval ruler, Stefan Dusan, to establish a short-lived empire that included all of Albania except Durrës. In 1367 local Albanian rulers established the Despotate of Arta. During that time, several Albanian principalities were created, notably the Principality of Albania, Principality of Kastrioti, Lordship of Berat and Principality of Dukagjini. In the first half of the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire invaded most of Albania, and the League of Lezhë was created under Skanderbeg to defend the country - resulting in him becoming the foremost national hero of Albanian medieval history.
Using the army in ADLG
- Can get immense initiative
- Elite LH can be very difficult to kill, even with shooting
- A lot of LF also makes this a big army that can operate well in mountains even without any proper combat-capable foot
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Army Lists
Sample army lists for this army
Sighian Dubh 2023
HKn Impact Ordinary Unreliable General
1 LH Jave Elite
1 MCv
1 LF Bow
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1 Bow
3 LH Jav Elite
1 XBow
2 LF Bow
1 LF Javelin
2 LF XBow
Brilliant
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4 MCv IMpact Elite
3 LH Javelin Elite
1 Bow
1 XBow
2 LF Javelin
2 LF Bow
1 LF XBow
Strategist
200 Points - Beachhead 2022
Unreliable Ordinary
2 Knights
2 Elite LF Handgun
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2 LH Javelin Elite
4 LF Bow
1 XBow
1 XBow Pavise
4 Elite Medium Cavalry Impact
Strategist
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4 LH Javelin Elite
1 LF Javelin
4 LF Bw
2 XBow
Brilliant