Battle of Iksis

The Battle of Iksis was a siege that began on June 18th 242, as part of a punitive strike against that state for pirate activity in Imperial Territory and subject states.
The battle was a devastating loss for Iksis, resulting in the destruction of 74 of their ships, the deaths of 80% of their militia, and over 12,000 civilian casualties. Serious destruction was wrought on the city's infrastructure as well. 
Hybretian troops captured Pasha Ykori IV, before giving him to Grand Admiral Dafydd Maddock. Maddock had the Pasha executed. The city burned for four days, before Allied Forces swept through the city and pillaged the remains.
== Phase One ==
The Allied Fleet approached Iksis on June 17th 242 in evening, dropping off allied troops south of the city. Two captured Ikisian ships slipped into port, offloading Templari'i, Hybretian, and Kordynian riflemen and infantry who worked overnight to undermine defenses. In the morning of the 18th, around daybreak, the fleet approached Iksis
== Phase Two ==
The Ikisians sounded the alarm after the Allied Fleet had already began bombardment and had set fire to the Ikisian flagship, resulting a disorderly muster of the local militia, who was poorly trained compared to the Allied troops. The Hybretian Warships Torilae and Bathinas, and the Kolanski ship Morjenykov entered harbor and tore into the docked fleet, destroying much of the enemy fleet. Kordynian ships tore down the north walls, and the city was quickly overrun.
== Phase Three ==
With the walls down, the Templari'i and Hybretians quickly set about torching the city, as the Garmanese attempted to clear out the defenders. At one point, the Templari'i ended up capturing or killing a group of 14,000 civilians when they opened fire on them as they fled a burning district of the city. An Ikisian fleet happened to be returning home, and attacked the Allied Fleet, inflicting heavy damage to the HMS Resolute before the majority of the fleet was set ablaze by Hybretian Fire or sunk. Two ships managed to flee. Following the battle, the Allied Forces set up camp while the city burned out, before initiating pillaging operations.
== Withdrawal ==
See Battle of the Western Seas for more info.
Category:Inter-Coastal War
Category:Great War
Category:Iksis
Category:Kordowyn
Category:Hybretia
Category:Garman
Category:Kolangrad
Category:Templar
Category:Gretia
Category:Battles