Battle of Bresbin Pass
The Conflict
Prelude
Assassination of Sgt. Stillman at the Imperial banquet was spun as an attempt on the Emperor's life and an excuse to gain popularity on the campaign to annex The Riverway by force.
Deployment
The Imperial Legion was forced into a tight formation with little room to maneuver in the relatively narrow section of the path when the battle began.
Battlefield
Narrow muddy valley road few miles north of Bresbin.
Conditions
Morning, early spring, clear skies.
Melting snow and thick muddy road.
Outcome
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Tillian Empire lost their most formidable Commander and nearly one thousand troops.
Aftermath
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No further military attempts were made on conquering Riverway or The Flats and were instead incorporated into the Empire by decades worth of complex diplomatic tactics.
Historical Significance
Legacy
Known as one of the most crushing and yet mysterious defeats in the empire's history.
Conflict Type
Battle
Battlefield Type
Land
Start Date
March 15th 8 A.O.P
Ending Date
March 15th 8 A.O.P.
Conflict Result
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Cavanough and Danforth were successful in repelling the legion from laying siege to Bresbin in the failed campaign to conqueror the Riverway
Location
Belligerents
Strength
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Cavanough and Danforth
Just short of one thousand infantry, Four war elephants.
Casualties
Several horses
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Total annihilation
Objectives
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Bottleneck the imperial legion, set off various traps to further compress the soldiers and decimate the entire legion
Travel south during Spring's first thaw and lay siege to the lightly defended northern gate of Bresbin City
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