Battle of Bredas

The Battle of Bredas was a Kategan victory over Ilia during the Leontini Wars. 
== Background ==
After landing in the Bay of Gold and defeating a large patrol of about 120 light cavalrymen, the Ilian army moved northwest towards the town of Bredas intending to use the town as a supply base. However they harassed constantly by Kategan light cavalry day and night.
== Battle ==
=== Day one ===
On the first day, there was no general engagement but instead small skirmishes happened. 
=== Day two ===
On the second day of the battle ilian and kategan light infantry exchanged fire resulting in minor casualties on each side. The ilians formed two lines the first wave of the ilian attack was directed against the kategan left flank. The ilians forced a crossing of a ditch, pushing back the kategan light cavalry. But the intervention of kategan horse archers attacking from the interior of the kategars formation, as well as a second cavalry force attacking out of ambush from the opposite side, forced the ilian right wing to retreat. The ilian army then attacked the kategan right wing, where Francis Atilius sent his hevy infantry,The kategan cavalry and infantry defending the ditch were pushed back here as they had been on the right. But counterattacked with his reserve cavalry, and split the ilian troops in two, Half the them pursued the kategan light cavalry only to be routed when they suddenly turned and attacked,the other half numbering 2000 men seeing the rout retreated toward the coast.
== aftermath ==
the battle of Bredas was the first and only time during the first leontini war that ilia attempted to invade the kingdom of kategar.Category:Leontini Wars
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