Battle of Stowford

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Battle of Stowford
Part of War of the Vionnan Coalition
Date4th July 1851
Location
Stowford, Saxondale
Result

Vionna-Frankenlischian strategic victory

Tactical stalemate
Belligerents
Flag of Castile-La Mancha.svg Vionna-Frankenlisch SaxondaleFlag.png Saxondale
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Castile-La Mancha.svg Howard Richmond SaxondaleFlag.png George II
Units involved
Army of Vionna Army of Saxondale
Strength

42,000 Men

72 Guns

48,000 Men

42 Guns
Casualties and losses
2,086 2,918

The Battle of Stowford was a major battle of the War of the Vionnan Coalition fought between the Army of Vionna, an Imperial force of 42,000 commanded by Howard Richmond, and the Army of Saxondale, commanded by Duke George Frederick-Augustus and made up of 48,000 men. The Army of Vionna was marching on Saxondale itself with intent to besiege it and met the Saxoner army lightly entrenched on a hill beside the village of Stowford and blocking the main road to Saxondale. In a battle which lasted only three hours the Imperial Army, in an attack led by Lord Francois de Omond's 2nd Reserve Division, pushed the Saxoner army back from Stowford and forced Duke George to retreat. The battle allowed Richmond to march on Saxondale and occupy the city, knocking Saxondale out of the war.