Battle of Helderny
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| Battle of Helderny | |||||||
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| Part of Riverlandian Conquest of Grythshead King Malcom's War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of the Riverland |
 Kingdom of Grythshead | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Earl of Tarringway |
Sir Eustace Salter † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 33,000 | 22,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Helderny was an engagement of King Malcom's War fought in 1750. A surprise victory for the outmatched Riverlanders of the Earl of Tarringway's army, it marked the opening of the campaign that came to be known as the Riverlandian Conquest of Grythshead. The Grythsheader army of Sir Eustace Salter, the King's secretary, was outmaneuvered and defeated in detail. Despite being outnumbered 3:2, the wide expectation that the Grythsheaders, battle-hardened and entrenched on their own soil, was confounded and the Riverlander victory paved the way to the eventual defeat and annexation of Grythshead.