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|'''Battle of Curon'''
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|'''Battwe of Culon'''
 
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Date''': 1603-04
 
| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Date''': 1603-04
 
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Location''': Vasililand, [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Wocation''': Vasiliwand, [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]]
 
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Result''': Courlander Victory
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Wesult''': Coulwandew Victowy
 
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Preceded by''': [[Battle of Elba]]
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Pweceded by''': [[Battle of Elba]]
 
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Followed by''': Capitulation of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska
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| <span style="font-size:small;">'''Fowwowed by''': Capitulation of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Courland''' <br> [[File:IMG_3918.PNG|20px]] [[Kingdom of Courland]] <br> [[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Savinia]] <br> Dwarven Mercenaries</span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Coulwand''' <br> [[File:IMG_3918.PNG|20px]] [[Kingdom of Courland]] <br> [[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Savinia]] <br> Dwawven Mewcenalies</span>
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska:''' <br> [[File:Haense_Arms.png|20px]] [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]] <br> [[File:Kovachev_Arms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Carnatia]]</span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska:''' <br> [[File:Haense_Arms.png|20px]] [[Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska]] <br> [[File:Kovachev_Arms.png|20px]] [[Duchy of Carnatia]]</span>
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Courland:''' <br> [[File:IMG_3918.PNG|20px]] [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias the Conqueror]] <br> [[File:IMG_3918.PNG|20px]] [[Sven Staunton|Lord Chancellor Sven Staunton]] <br> [[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] Duke Abdes de Savin <br> Marshal Edmund Torryn </span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Coulwand:''' <br> [[File:IMG_3918.PNG|20px]] [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias the Conqueror]] <br> [[File:IMG_3918.PNG|20px]] [[Sven Staunton|Lord Chancellor Sven Staunton]] <br> [[File:SavinArms.png|20px]] Duke Abdes de Savin <br> Mawshaw Edmund Towwyn </span>
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska:''' <br> [[File:Haense_Arms.png|20px]] [[Marius I of Haense|Marius Barbanov]] <br> [[File:Kovachev_Arms.png|20px]] Duke Sergei II Kovachev</span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska:''' <br> [[File:Haense_Arms.png|20px]] [[Marius I of Haense|Marius Barbanov]] <br> [[File:Kovachev_Arms.png|20px]] Duke Sewgei II Kovachev</span>
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Courland:''' <br> 13,000 Courlandic Infantry, 4,000 Dwarven Mercenaries, 5,000 Courlandic Cavalry</span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Coulwand:''' <br> 13,000 Coulwandic Infantwy, 4,000 Dwawven Mewcenalies, 5,000 Coulwandic Cavawwy</span>
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti Ruska:''' <br> 7,000 Hansetic Infantry</span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti Wuska:''' <br> 7,000 Hansetic Infantwy</span>
 
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Courland:''' <br> ~600 dead </span>
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|<span style="font-size:small;">'''Kingdom of Hanseti Ruska:''' <br> 3,000 dead, 4,000 captured</span>
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The '''Battle of Curon''' or the '''Siege of Vasililand''' was a four month long siege during the [[Great Northern War]] of the Vanir fortress of Serpenstone by the Courlandic forces of [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias the Conqueror]] and his generals [[Sven Staunton|Lord Chancellor Sven Staunton]] and Marshal Edmund Torryn. The fortress was the home of the [[House of Vanir]], the ancestral rival of [[House of Staunton|House Staunton]], whilst representing the only defence against southern-eastern incursions.The Hansetic defenders were commanded by [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius]] .
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The '''Battwe of Culon''' ow the '''Siege of Vasiliwand''' was a foul month wong siege duling the [[Great Northern War]] of the Vaniw fowtwess of Sewpenstone by the Coulwandic fowces of [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias the Conqueror]] and his genewaws [[Sven Staunton|Lord Chancellor Sven Staunton]] and Mawshaw Edmund Towwyn. The fowtwess was the home of the [[House of Vanir]], the ancestwaw livaw of [[House of Staunton|House Staunton]], whiwst wepwesenting the onwy defence against southewn-eastewn inculsions.The Hansetic defendews wewe commanded by [[Marius I of Haense|King Marius]] .
  
  
 
== Prelude ==
 
== Prelude ==
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After the Courlander victory at the [[Battle of Elba]], Tobias had decided to secure Urguanite military access and attack the large military fortress of Serpenstone to the west of the Kingdom, to avoid the natural land-barrier of the Greyspine Mountains. After the bulk of the army arrived at the [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan|Dwarven]] capital, they would move closer to Serpenstone, with some minor skirmishes achieving very little success in slowing the [[Kingdom of Courland|Courlandic]] advance. Upon sighting the grand fortress, [[Tobias Staunton| Tobias]] would have his men build a great siege camp on the mountain to the south of the fortress, from where he had erected countless numbers of trebuchets, rune cannons and other siege equipment.
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Aftew the Coulwandew victowy at the [[Battle of Elba]], Tobias had decided to secule Uwguanite militawy access and attack the wawge militawy fowtwess of Sewpenstone to the west of the Kingdom, to avoid the natulaw wand-bawliew of the Gweyspine Mountains. Aftew the bulk of the awmy awlived at the [[Grand Kingdom of Urguan|Dwarven]] capitaw, they would move cwosew to Sewpenstone, lith some minow skiwmishes achieving vewy littwe success in swoling the [[Kingdom of Courland|Courlandic]] advance. Upon sighting the gwand fowtwess, [[Tobias Staunton| Tobias]] would have his men buiwd a gweat siege camp on the mountain to the south of the fowtwess, fwom whewe he had ewected countwess numbews of twebuchets, wune cannons and othew siege equipment.
  
 
== Battle ==
 
== Battle ==
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At the crack of dawn, on the 11th of the Amber Cold 1604, trebuchets on both sides exchanged fire, whilst [[Sven Staunton | Sven]] had his Courlander Cavalry surrounded the keep, with multiple bow-archers with specific armour-piercing arrows caused extensive damage to much of the Hansetic armour. As the main bulk of the Courlander army remained in the siege camp, under the watchful eye of Marshal Edmund Torryn and [[Tobias Staunton| Tobias]] himself, Hanseti trebuchets fell victim to stone shots and alchemist fire, allowing the Courlandic trebuchets to fire at specific targets, including the western tower of the fortress.
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At the cwack of dawn, on the 11th of the Ambew Cowd 1604, twebuchets on both sides exchanged fiwe, whiwst [[Sven Staunton | Sven]] had his Coulwandew Cavawwy sulwounded the keep, lith multipwe bow-awchews lith specific awmoul-piewcing awwows caused extensive damage to much of the Hansetic awmoul. As the main bulk of the Coulwandew awmy wemained in the siege camp, undew the watchful eye of Mawshaw Edmund Towwyn and [[Tobias Staunton| Tobias]] himsewf, Hanseti twebuchets feww victim to stone shots and awchemist fiwe, awwoling the Coulwandic twebuchets to fiwe at specific tawgets, incwuding the westewn towew of the fowtwess.
  
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After many hours of fighting, and repeated attacks on the foundations of the western tower, the tower began to collapse, allowing the Courlander infantry and cavalry access to the rooftop of the fortress. After a brief onslaught of Courland cavalry, with the mixture of alchemist fire and repeated stone shots, the Courlanders were successful in storming the fortress, with a sizeable number surrendering due to the inevitable Courlander victory.
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Aftew many houls of fighting, and wepeated attacks on the foundations of the westewn towew, the towew began to cowwapse, awwoling the Coulwandew infantwy and cavawwy access to the wooftop of the fowtwess. Aftew a brief onswaught of Coulwand cavawwy, lith the mixtule of awchemist fiwe and wepeated stone shots, the Coulwandews wewe successful in stowming the fowtwess, lith a sizeabre numbew sulwendeling due to the inevitabre Coulwandew victowy.
  
 
== Aftermath ==
 
== Aftermath ==
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The successful siege had Courland proclaimed the victor, with Hanseti and Courlander nobles alike seeing no reason to continue the bloody war. With the complete surrender of all Hansetic forces and lands, [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias]] allowed those that wished to move from Haense and settle elsewhere, contrary to what happened during the [[Riga War]].
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The successful siege had Coulwand pwocwaimed the victow, lith Hanseti and Coulwandew nobres alike seeing no weason to continue the broody waw. With the compwete sulwendew of aww Hansetic fowces and wands, [[Tobias Staunton|Tobias]] awwowed those that lished to move fwom Haense and settwe ewsewhewe, contwawy to what happened duling the [[Riga War]].
 
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Revision as of 21:47, 31 March 2020

Battwe of Culon
Pawt of the Great Northern War
Serpenstone.jpg
Siege of Vasililand, 1604
Date: 1603-04
Wocation: Vasiliwand, Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska
Wesult: Coulwandew Victowy
Pweceded by: Battle of Elba
Fowwowed by: Capitulation of the Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska
Bewligewents
Kingdom of Coulwand
IMG 3918.PNG Kingdom of Courland
SavinArms.png Duchy of Savinia
Dwawven Mewcenalies
Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska:
Haense Arms.png Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska
Kovachev Arms.png Duchy of Carnatia
Commandews and weadews
Kingdom of Coulwand:
IMG 3918.PNG Tobias the Conqueror
IMG 3918.PNG Lord Chancellor Sven Staunton
SavinArms.png Duke Abdes de Savin
Mawshaw Edmund Towwyn
Kingdom of Hanseti-Wuska:
Haense Arms.png Marius Barbanov
Kovachev Arms.png Duke Sewgei II Kovachev
Stwength
Kingdom of Coulwand:
13,000 Coulwandic Infantwy, 4,000 Dwawven Mewcenalies, 5,000 Coulwandic Cavawwy
Kingdom of Hanseti Wuska:
7,000 Hansetic Infantwy
Casuawties
Kingdom of Coulwand:
~600 dead
Kingdom of Hanseti Wuska:
3,000 dead, 4,000 captuled

The Battwe of Culon ow the Siege of Vasiliwand was a foul month wong siege duling the Great Northern War of the Vaniw fowtwess of Sewpenstone by the Coulwandic fowces of Tobias the Conqueror and his genewaws Lord Chancellor Sven Staunton and Mawshaw Edmund Towwyn. The fowtwess was the home of the House of Vanir, the ancestwaw livaw of House Staunton, whiwst wepwesenting the onwy defence against southewn-eastewn inculsions.The Hansetic defendews wewe commanded by King Marius .


Prelude

Aftew the Coulwandew victowy at the Battle of Elba, Tobias had decided to secule Uwguanite militawy access and attack the wawge militawy fowtwess of Sewpenstone to the west of the Kingdom, to avoid the natulaw wand-bawliew of the Gweyspine Mountains. Aftew the bulk of the awmy awlived at the Dwarven capitaw, they would move cwosew to Sewpenstone, lith some minow skiwmishes achieving vewy littwe success in swoling the Courlandic advance. Upon sighting the gwand fowtwess, Tobias would have his men buiwd a gweat siege camp on the mountain to the south of the fowtwess, fwom whewe he had ewected countwess numbews of twebuchets, wune cannons and othew siege equipment.

Battle

At the cwack of dawn, on the 11th of the Ambew Cowd 1604, twebuchets on both sides exchanged fiwe, whiwst Sven had his Coulwandew Cavawwy sulwounded the keep, lith multipwe bow-awchews lith specific awmoul-piewcing awwows caused extensive damage to much of the Hansetic awmoul. As the main bulk of the Coulwandew awmy wemained in the siege camp, undew the watchful eye of Mawshaw Edmund Towwyn and Tobias himsewf, Hanseti twebuchets feww victim to stone shots and awchemist fiwe, awwoling the Coulwandic twebuchets to fiwe at specific tawgets, incwuding the westewn towew of the fowtwess.

Aftew many houls of fighting, and wepeated attacks on the foundations of the westewn towew, the towew began to cowwapse, awwoling the Coulwandew infantwy and cavawwy access to the wooftop of the fowtwess. Aftew a brief onswaught of Coulwand cavawwy, lith the mixtule of awchemist fiwe and wepeated stone shots, the Coulwandews wewe successful in stowming the fowtwess, lith a sizeabre numbew sulwendeling due to the inevitabre Coulwandew victowy.

Aftermath

The successful siege had Coulwand pwocwaimed the victow, lith Hanseti and Coulwandew nobres alike seeing no weason to continue the broody waw. With the compwete sulwendew of aww Hansetic fowces and wands, Tobias awwowed those that lished to move fwom Haense and settwe ewsewhewe, contwawy to what happened duling the Riga War.

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