Battle of Machairi An Iarthair

Belligerents	
Raidhsénia-Houm Alliance 	The Falcon Tribe
Commanders 	
Ginearálta Áinle O'h-Uathmharain
General Rizak 	
Eochán cuMatháin
Army Numbers	Approx 2000 	Approx 2000
Losses 	Not known, at least 750 	Not known
Result 	Victory 	Defeat
Consequences	Seizure of 2 new settlements plus plunder and prisoners	Loss of 2 settlements and exile from the western plains
==Background==
Altercations between Raidhsénia and the Falcon tribe started when the Falcons began killing Houmite travellers to Raidhsénia because of their olive skin and brown hair regarding them as 'demons' or 'non-humans'. After the Falcons refused to hand over the perpetrators of murders of several Houmites and severed the thumbs of Raidhsénian diplomats, Raidhsénian forces consisting of warrior peasants laid siege to the Falcon territory.
==The Battle==
The battle of Machairi An Iarthair (the battle of the western plains) represented the culmination in efforts by Raidhsénian and Houmite forces to stop Falcon interruption in communication.
The joint Raidhsénian-Houm campaign was bloody. The first event was when a small Raidhsénian task force of 50 Raidhsénian men from the island settlement of Eóchaid landed on the southern shores of the Falcon lands, but were unable to progress due to major Falcon forces nearby. Then Houm went into parlay with the Falcons, but the Falcons claimed to refuse to talk with "unHumans". The Houmites invaded, but without any experience of warfare they were driven back south-west with major losses. Then the main Raidhsénian force attacked from the west, meeting the returning Falcons, heavy with loot and prisoners from the Houmites. The fighting was confined to an ambush that deteriorated into a series of many small, bloody battles, followed by a plunder of the Falcon communities. Over half of the remaining Falcon population were taken captives, and the rest migrated farther south.
This leads to all the local tribes sending emissaries with gift to honour the Raidhsénians.
The battle was a pivotal moment in Raidhsénian history because it significantly raised the prestige of the tribe and finally gave them a recognised territory west of the river.
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Category:Battles
Category:Raidhsénia
Category:Abhainnia
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