War of the Zaltersee

The War of the Zaltersee was fought between the Kingdom of Dornrod and the Kingdom of Yaradale in the late 3rd Century. It resulted in the formation of the free Duchy of Zaltersee.
== Background ==
The Dornish King Floris Walloon advanced too far north during his conquests - he took the city of Zaltmeer and its surrounds. This angered the neighbouring Kingdom of Yaradale, which had seen Zaltmeer as a valuable trading ally and was protective of its freedom.
== The War ==
The Yaradalian King Genbert Hoorstein marshalled his forces and, in 284, marched across the border. He took Oostergein and Hoffloopen quickly and left a force of around seven hundred to lay siege to Zaltmeer.
Continuing south, King Genbert met Dornish forces under Count Jan van Einbeck at the Battle of Woudlem. The fight was a decisive victory for Genbert, who then proceeded to lay siege to Feldfurt where the Dornish survivors of Woudlem had taken refuge.
Feldfurt fell in early 286, and shortly afterwards Genbert was challenged by another Dornish nobleman, Count Danil Tornier. Though the Dornishmen were defeated at the Battle of Dikstadt, they inflicted casualties high enough to force Genbert to withdraw temporarily.
By now both sides were exhausted. The war continued until the spring of 288 for the sake of honour, at which point King Floris admitted defeat.
== Aftermath ==
The peace terms were that Zaltmeer, Oostergein and Hoffloopen would be released to form the free Duchy of Zaltersee. Though initially independent, this duchy was quickly made a satellite state of Yaradale.
Additionally, Dornrod conceded the Yaradalian right to maintain a garrison in the Dornish fortress of Feldfurt.
The exhaustion caused by this war was one of the major factors contributing to the collapse of Dornrod in 297. Once the country disintegrated, the Yaradalians in Feldfurt sallied out and secured the surrounding countryside - this was then ceded to the Duchy of Zaltersee.
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