Battle of Hippo's Gorge

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Battle of Hippo's Gorge
Part of the Aevos Coalition War

Battle of Hippo's Gorge.jpg

Date: 162 S.A.
Place: Eastern territories, Kingdom of Balian
Result: Covenant Victory
Previous Battle: The Capture of Queen Amaya
Next Battle: Siege of Fredericksburg
Belligerents
The Grand Covenant:
BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png Kingdom of Haense
balian.png Kingdom of Balian
New Hyspia COA.png Viceroyalty of Hyspia
Urguan Emblem.png Grand Kingdom of Urguan
petraCOA.png Commonwealth of the Petra
norland.png Kingdom of Norland
Aaun2.png United Kingdom of Aaun
TheKingdomOfNumendil.png Exhilic Kingdom of Númendil
League of Veletz & Allies:
VeletzCOA.png League of Veletz
Rexdom Of Krugmar Flag.png The Horde
NewStassionCOA.webp Principality of Stassion
ferrymen.png The Ferrymen
Commanders
BackgroundHaenseCoatBiggerCrown.png Aleksandr II, King of Haense
balian.png Sybille, Queen of Balian
New Hyspia COA.png Cesar II, Viceroy of Hyspia
Urguan Emblem.png Garedyn Mossborn, Grand King of Urguan
petraCOA.png Catherine I, Queen of Petra
norland.png Ellenore Eiriksson, High Keeper of Norland
Aaun2.png John I, King of Aaun
TheKingdomOfNumendil.png Tar-Caraneth, Queen of Numendil
ferrymen.png Captain Basiyl 'Banjo' Mareno
VeletzCOA.png Gaspard II van Aert
Rexdom Of Krugmar Flag.png Apek'Vinteki, Targoth of Krugmar
NewStassionCOA.webp Richard I, Prince of Stassion
ferrymen.png Vyllaenen
ferrymen.png The Ferryman
Strength
~16,000 Cavalry
~500 Infantry
~11,500 Cavalry
Casualties
~4,900 Dead or Wounded ~11,400 Dead or Wounded

The Battle of Hippo's Gorge also called the Battle of Crimson Banks was a pitched field battle fought between the Grand Covenant and the League of Veletz & their Allies during the Aevos Coalition War, ending with the total rout of the Veletzian expeditionary force.

Prelude

Following the Covenant's defeat at Westmark, the Captain-General of Veletz announced a southern offensive [1] aiming to establish a foothold within the domain of a Grand Covenent member state. The allied armies of Veletz, the Iron Horde, and Stassion navigated southward across the Petra via the Constance River before continuing on foot towards the rural easternmost reaches of Balian.

The Grand Covenant had regrouped those who survived Westmark to persue the opposing offensive and replenished their forces in the southern canonist Kingdom. In preparation for the battle, Balianese & Covenant engineers built palisades & dug ditches surrounding their camp.

Battle

Upon the southern expedition's arrival in Balianite territory, they were confronted by a larger enemy force that had adopted similar tactics to those which had previously defeated it at Westmark, mobilizing all of its troops on horseback, except for a small contingent of 500 militia.

The Grand Covenant's defending army stood within a peninsula, fortified by ditches and palisades. This defense point only had four entrances which faced the emerging Veletzian and allied troops. Behind the Covenant's camp, a shore and a costal archipelago, adding a protection to the rear. This defensive layout ensured that the expeditionary force would have to launch a frontal assault, an innovation from the previous battle where Covenant forces found themselves surrounded and attacked from all sides by a numerically weaker foe.

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the Battle of Hippo's Gorge, the Forces of the Grand Covenant gained enough morale to go on the offensive as the League of Veletz and their allies reeled back from the defeat. The Grand Covenant regained morale and replenished their troops, learning from this battle on how to counter the devastating cavalry tactics employed by Veletz and their allies at the Battle of Westmark. After this battle, the Grand Covenant marched on the Principality of Stassion, sparking the Siege of Fredericksburg.