Second Battle of the Rothswood

Second Battle of the Rothswood Part of the Greyspine Rebellion The Second Battle of Rothswood, 1612 Date: 7th of the Grand Harvest, 1612 Location: Rothswood, Courland Result: Ruthern Victory Belligerents Kingdom of Courland and Allies: Kingdom of Courland Dwarven Mercenaries House of Ruthern and Allies: House of Ruthern Horde of Dunamis Kingdom of Lotharingia Haensetic Refugees Knights of the Black Sepulchre Commanders and leaders Kingdom of Courland and Allies: Joseph, King of Courland Francis, Duke of Akovia Louis de Felsen House of Ruthern and Allies: Harren of Metterden Vladrick Ruthern Hughes, King of Lorraine Lord Stephen Barbanov Strength Kingdom of Courland and Allies: 6500 men, 700 dwarves House of Ruthern and Allies: 5200 men Casualties Kingdom of Courland and Allies: ~3600 dead House of Ruthern and Allies: ~1100 dead

Prelude

The Second Battle of the Rothswood was the first and final major battle between House of Ruthern and their allies against the Kingdom of Courland and their allies during the Rebellion. The battle was located around the manor of House Tosali, and lasted overnight with a decisive victory for the Rebellion and their allies, thus leading to 'The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612' which led to the reformation of the Kingdom of Haense, and the Holy Orenian Empire.

Battle

As the Lotharingian cavalry mounted their horses, and the infantry equipped themselves with their pikes and other weapons, Harren had decided to make a shield wall facing the Tosali manor which the Courlandic forces held. The cavalry, under the command of Hughes I of Lotharingia was to antagonize the Courlandic forces, and engage any enemy cavalry or infantry they encountered while trying to guide the Courlanders out of the manor.

As the sun slowly begins to shine, the Courlanders charged towards the calvary left of where the infantry was facing and led by Harren of Mettereden led the infantry surprising the Courlanders and assisting the cavalry in their engagement. The snow would begin to shine with blood, and fire as alchemist fire began to spread around the houses of the manor. One of the commanders decided to pull back inside the manor making a final stand against the might of the Rebellion as many of the Courlandic forces had fled.

Aftermath

The Ruthern victory in the Rothswood avenged the Coalition War and proved that Courlanders can be defeated, and became a stalemate for a month until 'The Great Reconciliation Act, 1612' allowing Kingdom of Haense to be restablished in their former territories within the Greyspine mountains and Stephen I of Haense was elected king by the National Duma.