War:Bandit War

The Bandit War
Date: 1664-1668 Location: Reiver Territory Result: Allied Victory The Crown of Renatus-Marna temporarily removes the Reivers from the yodeling crossroads. Belligerents The Crown of Renatus-Marna Crown of Renatus-Marna Barony of Arbor The Reivers: Reivers Commanders The Crown of Renatus-Marna: Aurelius I, King of Renatus-Marna Aragon I of Arbor The Reivers: Lonan Daemyr

The Bandit War is a minor conflict between the Reiver Bandits and the Barony of Arbor with their allies Crown of Renatus-Marna.

Prelude

The Reivers Bandits held a tower on the Yodeling Crossroads and would make frequent trips out of their tower to attack citizens of the Barony of Arbor and the Crown of Renatus-Marna. Eventually, the Barony of Arbor had enough of the bandits attacking their citizens and declared it their mission to remove the Reivers tower and then Reivers from the Yodeling Crossroads, soon after the declaration the Crown of Renatus-Marna would join in on the side of Arbor.

Major Confrontations

• 1665 - Battle of Small Tower - Reiver Victory
• 1667 - Battle of the Huckery Hills - Renatus Victory

Timeline

• 1664:
  • The Barony of Arbor officially declares war on the Reivers with plans to eradicate them from the yodeling crossroads.
• 1665:
  • The whole of Renatus joins and takes lead as the attackers as a result of the Common Sense Act signed little before the upcoming siege.
  • The armies of Renatus reinforce Arbor at Small Tower and proceed to siege the tower. The battle ensues for some time before Reivers and fishmongers alike sally out to engage the Renatian army. Outnumbered two to one, the Battle of Small Tower ended in a victory for the Reivers.
• 1667
  • The Anti-Renatian Alliance is formed between the Kingdom of Courland and the Reivers.
  • The defeat at the hands of the Reivers prompts Renatus to march down South again. A following skirmish results between the remaining Reiver forces and Renatus. Failure to be reinforced in time by Courland results in a demoralizing loss for the Reivers.
• 1668
  • The Reiver tower is destroyed by a wild cockatrice, thus resulting in the dispersing of the bandits.
  • Failure to receive Courlandic aid in a reasonable time results in the Renatian armies marching forth to occupy the land once inhabited by the Reivers. Consequently, the four year war eventually comes to an end, with Renatus and their various allies the victors.