So, because I am a twit, I have decided to once again expand the Great Italian Wars Forces. This time with the kind of new Florentine forces from the Altuos range.

Not really a super large force, but enough to have a small army. Don’t ask me about points, I haven’t got a clue and honestly I just got what would look good on the table.

Basically pikes, shit, swordsmen etc. oh and a medium artillery piece. Well  Florence was rich.

Anyway I decided I needed more Flags. So off to the fabulous Pete’s Flags on eBay. I came across two sheets one a Florentine Mercenary set and the other from the Florentine League at the battle of Anghiari.

They Arrived today and I am very happy… I had a bit of a niggle at the back of my mind about the Florentine League at the battle of Anghiari… Well yeah of course I did. The battle took place in 1440. Giovanni of the Black Band was born nearly 60 years after the battle. So I will have two forces on the table that are basically 75 years apart.

So the options are:

Say sod it, a flag is a flag.

Put one set in a box and only use the standard mercenary flags.

I will let you have a guess which way I might go. Purists may want to look away now.