Ambush at Eskdale

The Ambush at Eskdale was the opening engagement of the War of the Bears. It was a heavy defeat for the rebels, as was the following Sack of Eden's Rest but the only two defeats the rebels suffered in the war. 
House Pinewood, leading a small combined force of Lakelanders, were ordered to capture Eskdale, the seat of House Pyke and the only noble house in the Lakelands who remained loyal to the crown. The Pinewoods marched into Eskdale unchallenged, believing it was undefended save for a token garrison at the Keep, but were attacked from the rear by the main Pyke army who slaughtered them in the courtyards as well as launching an attack from the Keep. Lord Tylar Pinewood was killed during the ambush and Eden's Rest was undefended, allowing the Pyke's to sack the village and extinguish House Pinewood. 
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Eskdale
Category:The War of the Bears