Riverlandian Conquest of Grythshead
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Kingdom of Ballaeter |
Kingdom of Grythshead | ||||||
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Francis |
James V |
The Riverlandian Conquest of Grythshead was the conquest and annexation of the Kingdoms of Grythshead and Saxondale by the Kingdom of the Riverland. Part of the wider King Malcom's War and a key event in Vionnan Unification, it is generally considered to have lasted from the Battle of Helderny to the signing of the Treaty of Dragenburgh, in total a campaign lasting five months.
After an unexpected victory at the Battle of Helderney, Riverlander forces under the Earl of Tarringway crossed the Grythshead-Ballaeter frontier and launched an audacious invasion of the south Vionnan kingdom. In spite of setbacks at Northburn and Redmalden, Lord Tarringway's army nonetheless forged a path across central Grythshead. Supported by large Ballaetan reinforcements, the Riverlanders laid siege to the City of Grythshead iself.