Battle of Charlington

Battle of Charlington was a battle fought in the Edelmaa Great War, between the Royalists and the Peasants for the control of the fertile city of Charlington. The Battle is known for its many blunders like the death of King Hanren and the folly of Artorias's charge.
==Prelude==
Following the victory at the Battle of Ravaged manor field, the Royalists received a moment of respite. Even then, the main leaders of the Royalists, Artorias Varjangaria and Sexton Scale, determined to capture the city of Charlington as fast as possible. The city of Charlington is considered to be the breadbasket of Edelmaa, as the fields near it are fertile. Capturing the city, would seriously hinder the rebellion's war effort. The Royalists rested for two months from 20th October to January 15th, when they began to advance towards Charlington.
==Battle==
Before reaching the city of Charlington, the Royalists had to capture the Sallinburg castle. The skirmish at Sallinburg was a big folly for the Royalists as they almost lost the battle. Artorias Varjangaria ordered his men to charge immediately as he spotted the Peasant Rebels camping outside Sallinburg. This caused the men to charge without some of their equipment and resulted in hefty casualties.
The Skirmish was ultimately a Royalist victory. However, due to the high casualty count, the Royalist leaders decided not to assault the city walls and instead began to besiege the city.
=== Other follies ===
During the siege, King Hanren went missing. Artorias quickly sent a group of horsemen to search for the young king. The quick action by Artorias's part was good, as the horsemen found the King from the Rape Forest before the King would succumb to the horrors of the thick forest. In the end, the rescue was pointless, as one of the Peasant Rebel spies set the King's tent alight. The fire spread and the King was on fire. Thinking the King was going to die, one Royalist soldier swung his axe into the King's head killing the King. This was horrifying news to Artorias, who realized that the Royalists would splinter into pieces again without a central leader figure.
The situation was saved by Lyon Niskain, the uncle of the dead King. Lyon told Artorias and Sexton to continue as if nothing had happened and gave the role of the Royal Regent to Artorias and Sexton making them the de facto rulers of the Kingdom. Then Lyon returned to the Royal Keep.
==Aftermath==
Not soon after these blunders, the city fell and the Royalists rested there for quite a while.
Category:Battles
Category:Edelmaa Great War