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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
As the armies which had been fighting in Ballaeter in 1749 settled into winter quarters, the Grythsheader Western Army under [[Sir Eustace Salter]] used the opportunity to reinforce his forces at Helderny and plan a grand offensive north into Ballaeter. Informed of this by spies in the Grythsheader camp, the new commander of the Riverlander Army of Ballaeter, the [[Michael, 5th Earl of Tarringway|Earl of Tarringway]], marched his army south to disrupt Salter's plans. At the [[Battle of Helderny]], Tarringway shocked the world by defeating the battle-hardened and entrenched Grythsheaders with his newly-formed and inexperienced troops. The battle was a disaster for the Grythsheaders, who sustained 8,000 casualties (half of those captured) and lost 24 guns, 15 standards, and four generals including Salter. | |||
The Grythsheader 1st and 2nd Divisions, along with the Royal Brigade of Dragoons, had been extracted from the disaster at Helderny by 2nd Division commander General [[Osgood Stanley]]. Upon arriving at the town of Helderny, Stanley had called up the local militia, emptied the military stores and destroyed all of the supplies which could not be taken. Before the Riverlanders could encircle the city, he marched south with 13,500 soldiers, 50 cannon and about 4,000 civilians and militia. | |||
==Forces== | ==Forces== | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 22 November 2021
| Battle of Northburn | |||||||
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| Part of Riverlandian Conquest of Grythshead King Malcom's War | |||||||
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 Kingdom of Ballaeter |
 Kingdom of Grythshead | ||||||
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Lady Taewen |
Sir Jarred Knowton | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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35,000 |
20,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Northburn was an engagement of King Malcom's War fought on 15th January 1750. Following his victory at Helderny, the Earl of Tarringway pursued the escaped Grythsheader forces of Osgood Stanley. With 13,500 men and a considerable contingent of militia and civilian refugees, Stanley had withdrawn south from Helderny, taking much of the town's military stores with him. At Northburn, a small town ten miles south of Helderny, Stanley had met up with the Grythsheader 5th Division and Sir Jarred Knowton's 1st Foot Guards. Suitably reinforced and posessing a large amount of artillery, Stanley chose to fight at Northburn to prevent Tarringway's advance further into Grythshead.
Background
As the armies which had been fighting in Ballaeter in 1749 settled into winter quarters, the Grythsheader Western Army under Sir Eustace Salter used the opportunity to reinforce his forces at Helderny and plan a grand offensive north into Ballaeter. Informed of this by spies in the Grythsheader camp, the new commander of the Riverlander Army of Ballaeter, the Earl of Tarringway, marched his army south to disrupt Salter's plans. At the Battle of Helderny, Tarringway shocked the world by defeating the battle-hardened and entrenched Grythsheaders with his newly-formed and inexperienced troops. The battle was a disaster for the Grythsheaders, who sustained 8,000 casualties (half of those captured) and lost 24 guns, 15 standards, and four generals including Salter.
The Grythsheader 1st and 2nd Divisions, along with the Royal Brigade of Dragoons, had been extracted from the disaster at Helderny by 2nd Division commander General Osgood Stanley. Upon arriving at the town of Helderny, Stanley had called up the local militia, emptied the military stores and destroyed all of the supplies which could not be taken. Before the Riverlanders could encircle the city, he marched south with 13,500 soldiers, 50 cannon and about 4,000 civilians and militia.