Battle of Maakor

Battle of Maakor was a battle fought during the Hopfisch Rebellion in 279, between the Loyalist forces led by Vito Amadeo and the Rebel forces led by Johan Zerier. The battle was a chaotic battle eventually won by the loyalists, utterly devastating the Rebel army and relieving the Siege of Maakor Castle.
== Background ==
At the onset of the Hopfisch Rebellion, the Royal Army consolidated in Lohensloss, after which the army was divided to march south from two separate routes. One army, named Army of Fianna, was given to the only Fiannese generals to ever serve in the Royal Army, the Amadeo brother Vito and Pietro. Army of Fianna suffered through many blunders during their march down to Maakor.
== Incident at Keriff ==
At Keriff, the Army of Fianna began to disintegrate, as many soldiers resorted to looting. This did not amuse the Amadeo brothers who then ordered the Knights of Antikea under the leadership of Gerald Guilleam to quell the looters. This however didn't sit well with brigadier Titus Gaul who protested this action, as Gerald's men began to subdue the looters with deadly force. The Amadeo brothers didn't do anything but drink during this debacle, lowering the men's opinion of the commanders.
The army continued its' march to relieve the Siege of Maakor, eventually bumping into the Rebel army in 17th July.
== Battle ==
Immediately as the loyalist army found the rebel one, Vito Amadeo ordered a charge. The men began a confusing charge at the rebel army, which itself was also surprised by this attack. Both sides began to scramble their men for battle, however the loyalist force was quicker as the cavalry charge performed by Captain Gerald forced the rebels to tie down their troops against him, buying time for Vito to rally the rest of the army.
The battle was a near-run thing, as the centre line of the loyalist under the command of Major Solomon Tyrus began to crack. This worried Vito, yet the line held fast throughout the entire battle which impressed many leaders.
In the end, Gerald's knights cleaved through the rebel lines commanded by Johan Zerier and the Knights Predin Numa and Jan Coure. In the midst of the battle, Vito dueled and with the assistance of his adviser Locart Spire slew Sir Jan Coure, lowering the rebel morale. Gerald also killed Sir Predin Numa.
Seeing no chance for victory, the rebel leader Johan withdrew from the battle, leaving his men leaderless and routing. Vito marched through victorious and liberate the Maakor Castle from the arduous siege.
Category:Battles