Siege of High Castle

First Siege of High Castle was an enduring siege fought from November 293 to January 294 during the Borian War. It was fought between the forces of Soliar Varjangaria and Castellan Quan over the control of the High Castle. The castle would come under siege again only three months later by the forces of King Jiri in the battle known as the Battle of High Castle.
==Background==
The High Castle sat in a very annoying position to the Borians, as it was in the 'deep north cold', but also very close to the Royal Keep, the capital of Boria. In November, King Charles sent Soliar Varjangaria and his army to besiege and capture as soon as possible. At the time, the castle had supplied itself very heavily. The only problem Castellan Quan faced, was the numerical superiority of the Borian Army, as Quan had been reinforced only with 300 men at the onset of the Siege.
==Soliar arrives and the Siege begins==
Soliar and his army arrived in mid-November of 293. The Army had been reorganized to be comprised of recruits from northern cities of Edelmaa as the southern recruits were not adapted into fighting in the north. This proved to be mixed idea, as the troops were very inexperinced which troubled Soliar. He realized, that with the inexperienced troops, he could not afford an assault. Soliar's troops set camp and began the long and tedious siege of the Castle.
The men began to establish their own amenities in the camp such like a Gambling lair, Sparring Hall, Restaurant and a gym. Soliar approved all this, as he knew the siege would be long and boresome. Many soldiers also used the time to write their own experiences of the war, like Major Grisweld who began to write the entire history of the Borian War.
The Siege ended in late January when Castellan Quan decided to negotiate the surrender of the Castle. The situation in the castle had worsened to very bad. Quan's men had been suffering from the cold and food shortages, as vermin began to dwell in the food compartments. Quan's men had also been demoralized completely, because there were no news of possible reinforcements. No news reached the castle and they were often bombarded with demoralizing statements by the besieging Borian Army. Quan, being responsible for the lives of his men, decided to yield.
Soliar settled a very favorable deal to the Royal Army, by allowing the nobles men of the garrison to keep their estates in the south and that no men of the garrison would be persecuted. After the garrison had surrendered, the Royal Army sacked the castle of riches, which Soliar didn't mind.
Category:Battles
Category:Borian War