Battle of White Mountain

Battle of White Mountain Part of the Eighteen Years' War Morning of the Battle of White Mountain, 1536 Date: 1st of the First Seed, 1536 Location: Cascadia, Grand Kingdom of Urguan Result: Decisive Orenian Victory Belligerents Holy Orenian Empire and Allies: Holy Orenian Empire Principality of Laureh'lin Ubba'Gorkil's host The Grand Kingdom of Urguan and Allies: Grand Kingdom of Urguan Dunamis mercenaries Commanders and leaders Holy Orenian Empire and Allies: John I, Holy Orenian Emperor Henry Rothesay Grand Kingdom of Urguan and Allies: Belegar Ireheart Richard Revlis Strength Holy Orenian Empire and Allies: 20,000 men, joined with Elven auxiliary forces. Grand Kingdom of Urguan and Allies: 19,000 men and dwarves Strength Holy Orenian Empire and Allies: ~100 dead 300 injured Grand Kingdom of Urguan and Allies: ~4000 dead

The Battle of White Mountain (Dwarven: Krazdran eron Haj'Nogaak), was an early battle in the Eighteen Years' War fought on the 1st of the First Seed, 1536, in which an army of 19,000 dwarves and human mercenaries under Belegar Ireheart were defeated by 20,000 men and elven auxiliaries of John I, Holy Orenian Emperor, led by the general Henry Rothesay, at Haj'Nogaak ("White Mountain"), near Erochland. The battle marked the beginning of the Orenian invasion of the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, leaving the Orenian landing point of Erochland and Luciensport safeguarded from Dwarven incursion.

Prelude

In the early stages of the Eighteen Years' War, the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, with a hired assortment of Dunamis mercenaries and otherwise, committed to a raiding policy, harrassing numerous border settlements (including the ports of Erochland and Luciensport) and pirating human trade vessels from Orenian enclaves. The Orenian capital of Felsen would be effectively blockaded economically, failing to receive the important ores, salt, and exotic lumber which Erochland provided. The dwarves also frequently pillaged and destroyed human hamlets and villages during their incursions, causing massive outrage with the Imperial Estates. On the urging of his councilor, Henry Rothesay, the Orenians amassed a fleet and force within Dogger Bay (later joined by elven reinforcement at the port of Erochland itself).

Through its network, Urguan soon found out of the approaching force ordered a host be made under leadership of the dwarven general Belegar Ireheart. However, unwilling to cease the pillaging policy, a sizable force of Urguanites remained east and south upon the Upper Eroch.