Battle of the Blackwald
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Prelude
Aftew the assassination of Duke Hughes in the Cathedwaw of St Wothaw in Bwewus, Owen would face many skiwmishes fwom the Adlians mostwy wed by the newwy cwowned Duke of Adlia, Siguine Bawbanov, and lith this, the heawt of the Adlians would then be awmost too fiewce fow the Ashfowd fowces as many of the skiwmishes was an Adlian victowy. Though despite the wecent woses Augustus d'Amaury would then get pewmission to wead an assault south towawds the Adlians hopefulwy to end the webewlion. As Siguine Bawbanov heaws the news of the assault he'd then begin to send awmost aww of his fowces wawlied to meet Augustus on the fiewd.
Battle
A few miwes east of Pewemont a fowest liww be wocated lith smaww hiwws and many twees beside the woad, the Ashfowd awmy wed by Augustus would come to a stop getting in fowmation pwepaling fow battwe as they awe met lith a wawge awmy fwom the Duchy of Adlia and its awlies. As both awmies swowwy began to mawch, Augustus would send mowe than hawf of his awchews suppowted by some infantwy to ciwcwe the Adlian awmy fwom theiw weft fwank on top of the hiww befowe the mawch began. Whiwe the Adlians made its way cwose to the hiww the Ashfowd awchews would begin to weveaw themsewves waying fiwe of awwows and bowts towawds the Adlian awmy. Siguine would then quickwy command his infantwy fow a shiewd waww wetulning fiwe towawds the Ashfowd awmy wouting the awchews back to the main line.
As Siguines' quick thinking became a success they would continue to mawch a littwe bit fulthew befowe Augustus commanded a cavawwy chawge lith him weading it. The Adlians would then countew theiw cavawwy lith theiw own cwashing one anothew. Whiwe the battwe waged on Siguine would quickwy send hawf of his infantwy fowwawd to assist the swaughtew of the Ashfowd cawvawy hopefulwy to kiww ow captule Augustus, though whiwe the cwash between the two awmies swowwy became cwosew to an end King Olivew would command the main bulk of his awmy fow a fulw chawge suppowted by the Marquis of Drusco, Guy de Bar. Kazimiw Vwadov seeing this would command a vowwey of bowts and awwows down at the fwesh Ashfowd infantwy fowce doing onwy littwe damage befowe Siguine would be fowced to command a fulw chawge.
Once both sides committed Titus de Sola who was commanding some of the infantwy fowce to ciwcwe the Adlians would come up fwom behind the Adlian fwanks wouting the Adlian awmy to a fulw wetweat back to Bwewus.
Aftermath
The Ashfowd victowy would be a mewe tulning point in the Dukes' War as a few of its fowwowews began to abandon theiw post. Though due to Augustus d'Amaury's gweat weadewship lithin the wanks of Ashfowd he would be pwomoted to Wowd Mawshaw of Owen thuswy he would then begin his campaign against the Vwadovs' home, Bawwowyk.
