Caesar's Gallic Wars

We all want to be Julius Caesar when we’re pushing our armies around the table – it’d be weird if we didn’t! One of the great pleasures of historical wargaming is putting yourself in the shoes of some of the great commanders from history, to see if you can replicate their successes or overturn their failures. Arguably one of the greatest (and certainly one of the most famous) war leaders of all time, Gaius Julius Caesar’s campaigns prior to crossing the Rubicon and seizing power in Rome are legendary, and with the upcoming Caesar’s Gallic Wars supplement for Hail Caesar , you can now play through them all in detail – let’s take a look at what’s in the book!

We start with a very useful in-depth look at the armies of Caesar and his foes, including handy army lists for the Republican Roman Army and the many barbarian tribes they battled with, allowing us to construct our forces as accurately as possible for the campaigns ahead, as well as providing fantastic fodder for one-off and ‘what-if’ gaming. For the Gauls in particular, weird and wonderful units of wild warriors abound, alongside mysterious druids, and of course the many great kings and chieftains who led them to war, while the Romans have their disciplined ranks of Legionaries and supporting Auxilia.

Author and historian Peter van Dop has put an enormous amount of work into Caesar’s Gallic Wars , and it really shows – keep an eye out for a Designer’s Notes article from him in the not-too-distant future! The main body of the book takes us along with Caesar’s legions throughout his Gallic campaigns, providing dozens of fantastic and well-researched scenarios that take us through Gaul and Germania, into Britannia, and back and forth across North-West Europe as the man who would become Dictator cemented his military and political credentials. Each battle, skirmish, and campaign is placed into its proper historical context, and the regular ‘Meanwhile, Back in Rome’ segments keep us updated with the political backdrop to Caesar’s conquests – it’s always useful to know exactly what it is you’re fighting for!

Caesar’s Gallic Wars provides a fantastic addition to any Roman or Gallic player’s library, and also serves as a brilliant introduction to this era of wargaming.

These scenarios are written as a supplement for Warlords'Hail Caesar rules but can also be used with our DE RE BelloLudi rules

The first orders will include the special miniature: Defend The Eagle!