Difference between revisions of "Siege of Southbridge"
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<tr><td width=50% Style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> '''Holy Orenian Empire:''' <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Holy Orenian Empire]] <br> [[File:SonsOfNagg.png|20px]] Sons of Nagg | <tr><td width=50% Style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> '''Holy Orenian Empire:''' <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Holy Orenian Empire]] <br> [[File:SonsOfNagg.png|20px]] Sons of Nagg | ||
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− | <td width=50%> '''The Tripartite Accord:''' <br> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] <br> [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] [[Kingdom of Haense]] <br> [[File:ferrymen.png|20px]] [[The Ferrymen]] <br> [[File: | + | <td width=50%> '''The Tripartite Accord:''' <br> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan]] <br> [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] [[Kingdom of Haense]] <br> [[File:ferrymen.png|20px]] [[The Ferrymen]] <br> [[File:GaspardVanAert.png|20px]] [[House van Aert|County of Blackvale]] |
<tr><td colspan=2 Style="background-color: #cbe; color: #000; text-align: center;">'''Commanders'''</td></tr> | <tr><td colspan=2 Style="background-color: #cbe; color: #000; text-align: center;">'''Commanders'''</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td width=50% Style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor|Emperor Philip III]] <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Erik var Ruthern, Count of Kositz|General Erik var Ruthern]] <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] Jack Daniels <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Olivier Renault Ashford de Savoie|Olivier Renault]] ✝ <br> [[File:SonsOfNagg.png|20px]] Warboss Fishbref | <tr><td width=50% Style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Philip III, Holy Orenian Emperor|Emperor Philip III]] <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Erik var Ruthern, Count of Kositz|General Erik var Ruthern]] <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] Jack Daniels <br> [[File:OrenianFlag.png|20px]] [[Olivier Renault Ashford de Savoie|Olivier Renault]] ✝ <br> [[File:SonsOfNagg.png|20px]] Warboss Fishbref | ||
<td width=50%> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] Grand King [[Ulfric Frostbeard]] <br> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] Grand Marshal Volden Frostbeard <br> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] Grand Admiral [[Atandt Irongrinder]] <br> | <td width=50%> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] Grand King [[Ulfric Frostbeard]] <br> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] Grand Marshal Volden Frostbeard <br> [[File:Urguan Emblem.png|20px]] Grand Admiral [[Atandt Irongrinder]] <br> | ||
− | [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] [[Sigismund III of Haense|King Sigismund III]] <br> [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] Lord Marshal Johann Barclay <br> [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] Field Marshal Ailred var Ruthern ✝ <br> [[File:ferrymen.png|20px]] Basiyl "Banjo" Mareno <br> [[File: | + | [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] [[Sigismund III of Haense|King Sigismund III]] <br> [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] Lord Marshal Johann Barclay <br> [[File:BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png|20px]] Field Marshal Ailred var Ruthern ✝ <br> [[File:ferrymen.png|20px]] Basiyl "Banjo" Mareno <br> [[File:GaspardVanAert.png|20px]] [[Gaspard van Aert|Count Gaspard]] |
<tr><td colspan=2 Style="background-color: #cbe; color: #000; text-align: center;">'''Strength'''</td></tr> | <tr><td colspan=2 Style="background-color: #cbe; color: #000; text-align: center;">'''Strength'''</td></tr> | ||
<tr><td width=50% Style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> ~8,600 Infantry </td> <td width=50%> ~16,200 Infantry <br> ~7 Dwarven Ironclads | <tr><td width=50% Style="border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> ~8,600 Infantry </td> <td width=50%> ~16,200 Infantry <br> ~7 Dwarven Ironclads |
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The Siege of Southbridge was a decisive siege battle that occurred during the Urguani-Orenian War that saw the Tripartite Accord besiege and storm the Castle of Southbridge. It is widely considered the largest battle on Almaris to date, beating the Battle of Outer Arentania which previously held the title.
Prelude
The Tripartite Accord drafted siege plans to invade the Holy Orenian Empire. The combined Tripartite armies from Urguan, Haense and the Ferrymen established a siege camp outside of Southbridge, laying siege to the port-side citadel. The Tripartite wished to siege Southbridge so that they could take the strategically valuable location and use it to cut off Orenian trade, travel, and troop movements. A garrison of 8,600 Imperial State Soldiers were garrisoned at Southbridge at the beginning of the siege. At the war camp to the South-East of Southbridge, the Tripartite set up trebuchets to besiege the fortress.
Over the course of a few days, the castle was broken and fell while embroiled in conflict, the triumphant Tripartite Accord taking control of Southbridge and its neighboring territory.
Battle
The Tripartite forces of Urguan, Haense, Ferrymen, and Blackvald surrounded the fort of Southbridge, held by the Imperial State Army. Dwarven battleships laid in wait for the attack to commence, readying their crews and war machines. At the sound of a giant warhorn, trebuchets from the dwarven ships and the alliance's war camp set up on the Orenian beach opened fire unleashing dozens of boulders into the air crashing against the fort. The Holy Orenian Empire had trebuchets of their own aimed at the Tripartite's camp but their siege machines were quickly destroyed by the volley of Urguan and Haenseti trebuchets. The Tripartite army stayed back, firing their trebuchets until the Orenian fort had the resemblance of a ruin. At the command of two commanders from Haense and Urguan, the Tripartite's army pushed into the fort ruins and debris, routing what remained of the Imperial State Army.
Aftermath
Following the retreat of the Orenian survivors, Alliance forces occupied the courtyard of Southbridge where they tore down Imperial colors and replaced them with their own. After doing so they all marched along the road to the Orenian capital placing alliance banners, signifying their victory over Philip III and the Orenian throne. The conquest of the southern Orenian Crownlands led to the exodus of its Imperial population to the City of Providence, with many of its key structures abandoned or destroyed outright during the retreat.