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|caption= ''Baxter's Charge'', 1741, Roderick Piper
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|date= May 29, 1614
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|place= Portus Regalis, Scottopian Isles
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[[Category:War of the Magpie and the Dragon]][[Category:Trellin]][[Category:Cadenza]][[Category:Blackhelm Confederacy]][[Category:Astyria]][[Category:Scottopian Isles]]
The '''Second Battle of Portus Regalis''', fought on 29 May 1614, was the second major land battle in [[Cadenza]]'s attempt to conquest the [[Scottopian Isles]], then part of the [[Empire of Exponent]]. Fought under the walls of [[Portus Regalis]], the seat of the Exponential administration in Scottopia, this was the first pitched battle of the [[War of the Magpie and the Dragon]], the wider conflict of Cadenza against Exponent. Portus Regalis had been [[First Battle of Portus Regalis|captured by Cadenzan forces]] under [[Teodos Molatiri]] on 5 May, and the Scottopians under [[Baxter III]], urged by Exponential leaders, rallied to retake the city.
 
The '''Second Battle of Portus Regalis''' was the final battle in Cadenza's attempted conquest of the [[Scottopian Isles]], commencing on May 29, 1614. The battle also formed part of the [[War of the Magpie and the Dragon]], the wider conflict of [[Cadenza]] against the [[Empire of Exponent]].


==Background==
==Background==
The Scottopian Isles had been claimed as territory of the Exponential Crown since 1420, but the actuality of this was only officially on paper as the reality on the ground was quite the contrary. By the time of the battle, the area under direct Imperial control had shrunk to the area around Portus Regalis. The rest of the country was controlled by the Gaelic lordships who paid tribute to the crown in return for peace.
The Scottopian Isles had been claimed as territory of the Exponential Crown since 1420, but the actuality of this was only officially on paper as the reality on the ground was quite the contrary. By the time of the battle, the area under direct Imperial control had shrunk to the area around Portus Regalis. The rest of the country was controlled by the Gaelic lordships who paid tribute to the crown in return for peace.


When Cadenzan forces captured the Imperial port city, a number of fleeing Exponential admiistrators made their way to the various Scottopian kings and lords, propsing further independence and recognition, as well as additional trade concessions, in return for their assistance in driving out the invaders. For many of these leaders, the proposal appeared worth it, and they gathered their forces for war.
When Cadenzan forces captured the Imperial port city, a number of fleeing Exponential administrators made their way to the various Scottopian kings and lords, proposing further independence and recognition, as well as additional trade concessions, in return for their assistance in driving out the invaders. For many of these leaders, the proposal appeared worthwhile, and they gathered their forces for war.


==Battle==
==Battle==


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
[[Category:War of the Magpie and the Dragon]][[Category:Trellin]][[Category:Cadenza]][[Category:Blackhelm Confederacy]][[Category:Astyria]][[Category:Scottopian Isles]]

Latest revision as of 22:07, 6 May 2022

Second Battle of Portus Regalis
Part of the War of the Magpie and the Dragon
Baxter's Charge.jpg
Baxter's Charge, 1741, Roderick Piper
Date29 May 1614
Location
Portus Regalis, Scottopian Isles
Result Scottopian victory
Cadenzan forces withdraw
Portus Regalis is burned
Belligerents
 Cadenza  Scottopian Isles
Commanders and leaders
Cadenza Teodos Molatiri Scottopian Isles Baxter III
Strength
2,700 6,300
Casualties and losses
Pablo 3,000-3,500 killed or wounded


The Second Battle of Portus Regalis, fought on 29 May 1614, was the second major land battle in Cadenza's attempt to conquest the Scottopian Isles, then part of the Empire of Exponent. Fought under the walls of Portus Regalis, the seat of the Exponential administration in Scottopia, this was the first pitched battle of the War of the Magpie and the Dragon, the wider conflict of Cadenza against Exponent. Portus Regalis had been captured by Cadenzan forces under Teodos Molatiri on 5 May, and the Scottopians under Baxter III, urged by Exponential leaders, rallied to retake the city.

Background

The Scottopian Isles had been claimed as territory of the Exponential Crown since 1420, but the actuality of this was only officially on paper as the reality on the ground was quite the contrary. By the time of the battle, the area under direct Imperial control had shrunk to the area around Portus Regalis. The rest of the country was controlled by the Gaelic lordships who paid tribute to the crown in return for peace.

When Cadenzan forces captured the Imperial port city, a number of fleeing Exponential administrators made their way to the various Scottopian kings and lords, proposing further independence and recognition, as well as additional trade concessions, in return for their assistance in driving out the invaders. For many of these leaders, the proposal appeared worthwhile, and they gathered their forces for war.

Battle

Aftermath