Battle of Sesélléassanacábaedh

Belligerents	
Elleadhi-Rúbagh Alliance 	Raidhsénia
Commanders 	
Ghrúogh Ghrúgarrach
King Belugh†	
Ginearálta Píonás
Bádhean Maedhaib
Phelan Donndubhán
Strength 	Approx 9000 including volunteers	4000 regular forces, 8000 volunteers
Losses 	approx 3500 	approx 3500
Result 	Draw 	Draw
==Background==
The Battle of Sesélléassanacábaedh was the result of a series of skirmishes in the Wánna corridor between the armies of Ghrúgarrach and that of Raidhsénia. Raidhsénia had declared war on the Elleadhi because Ghrúgarrach, encouraged by his lover Céllegéad announced their intention to seize control of the continent and to subjugate anyone who refused to pay fealty to Ghrúgarrach and the Elleadhi, obeying their interpretation of the Wánna religion. The Elleadhi slaughtered any religious group who did not adhere, even other Wánna worshippers who refused to acknowledge Ghrúgarrach as their sovereign.
Céllegead had in no uncertain terms vowed the destruction of Solasism and of its adherents, so faced with these threats, the Raidhsénian government and Solastic Eaglais were left with no option other than to declare war on Ghrúgarrach and Céllegéad immediately or risk the threat becoming unstoppable.
==The Battle==
For six years, the Wánna war had  pretty much been a stalemate, with raids and assassination missions back and forth through the woods. However, following a successful covert Raidhsénian campaign, the Elleadhi fronts are starting to collapse, which makes the Order of Light opt for a massive counter-offensive, especially as 8000 volunteers have arrived. They press west and manage to secure many woodlands, but are locked in a series of front battles with Ghrugarrach's army led by Belúgh. For many months, both armies fight one another to exhaustion.
King Belugh had constructed a huge stone wall at the eastern side of the northern mouth of the Wánna corridor in an attempt to thwart a Raidhsénian invasion of the land of the White Horses. Raidhsénian leaders had given the order for two stone walls with guard towers to be built in response to this but before it could be carried out, Ghrugarrach suddenly appears  with 4800 men inside Raidhsénian territory (having marched over the mountain and lost 1200 men in the process), or at least the newly acquired territory. He defeats the local forces and move on to kill all Eaglais and Solastics in the region, killing 3000 of them by impalement. His army takes the westernmost settlement. The Raidhsénian main army, which is encircled, returns east to battle Ghrugarrach, harassed by Elleadhi forces. They meet Ghrugarrach at the Battle of Sesélléassanacábaedh, which is a large round hill sticking up in the forested landscape. Ghrugarrach's forces took a defensive posture on the hill, aiming to fend off Raidhsénian incursions and wait for Belúgh's forces to come. Thus, Ghrugarrach opted to prevent being encircled and dragging out time.
However, Belúgh's forces were late by rain, and on the thirteenth day of the campaign, Belúgh himself was killed by three elite covert Order of Light operatives, putting his entire army into disarray. Ghrugarrach held out for another nine days, but massive losses demanded him to retreat with the 900 men he had left. Sesélléassanacábaedh was however costly for both sides, with a total of 7000 deaths.
So the Elleadhi retreated, and the Raidhsénians did not pursue them offensively.
==See Also==
The Wánna War
Ghrúogh Ghrúgarrach
Céllegead
Raidhsénia
Wéena/Wánna
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