Battle on the Swamps

The Battle of the Swamp is an early battle in the War of the Seven Kings. The Stark army of King Robb Stark routs and scatters the Frey-Lannister army of Ser Stevron Frey, who is killed.
==Prelude==
War breaks out after the death of King Robert I Baratheon and the arrest of Lord Eddard Stark in King's Landing. House Lannister invades the riverlands, subjugating them and forcing them to join their side. House Frey also declare for King Joffrey and they then send a combined Frey-Lannister Army into the Neck to tie down the Northern Forces under the newly declared King Robb Stark. By this point Robb has heard of their movements and has ordered the crannogmen to harass them.
==Battle==
Robb sends his uncle Brynden with a few thousand men to raid and lure the Freys deeper into the Neck and into their trap. The Freys expecting to crush a part of Robb's Army quickly give chase. Lady Maege Mormont and Lord Rickard Karstark wait east of the valley, while Lord Greatjon Umber is to the north. West is Jon Snow, and across a far ridge Lord Roose Bolton. Robb's mother, Lady Catelyn Stark, waits high on a ridge under the protection of thirty guards led by Hallis Mollen.
Once all of the Frey's unsuspecting men have entered the area, Catelyn hears the sound of snow shrikes, possibly alerts by the waiting northmen. The Mormonts sound horns to signal the moonlit trap has been sprung, followed by Umbers, Karstarks, Starks, and Boltons. Frey horsemen are attacked by bowmen hidden in the trees by Robb, and the Young Wolf and northern bannermen lead their own cavalry against the ambushed westermen. Robb is joined in the fighting by his direwolf, Grey Wind. Theon Greyjoy, Robb's friend, kills men in the battle. During the battle Jon kills Ser Stevron, turning the whole Frey-Lannister army into a rout.
==Aftermath==
In the aftermath of the battle the casualties are very low for the North while on the other hand the Frey-Lannister Forces lost about 7,000 men and retreated to the Twins. The battle introduced the Young Wolf to Westeros in a spectacular fashion. This battle leaves the Twins vulnerable leading to its partial capture in the future.