Redmile Uprising (1228 AW)

Combatants| * Kingdom of Wyrsia

Commanders| * Lia Donille

Forces| * Redmile Liberation Front
* Purple Army of Wyrsia

The **Redmile Uprising** was a rebel uprising that is considered to be part of the Woodhall Campaign. During the rebellion, the Redmile Liberation Front (RLF) under Lia Donille rose up to drive out the Republican garrison under Roland Marwell. However, the uprising led to an abnormally high civilian death toll due to the RLF having battlemages in their ranks. Ultimately, the RLF was victorious, taking Redmile and later handing it over to the Kingdom of Wyrsia, which accused the rebels of committing war crimes.

## Events

**Day One**

* 19:30 - Republican spies report strange movements within the city.
* 19:35 - Roland Marwell puts the garrison on high alert, doubling patrols for the night.
* 23:00 - With nothing happening, the earlier message is disregarded as a false alarm.
* 23:14 - A major explosion is reported at the Redmile Docks.
* 23:15 - Multiple flares are fired throughout Redmile.
* 23:18 - Republican troops stationed in the farmlands outside Redmile begin taking musket fire.
* 23:22 - Redmile Castle is barraged with fireballs coming from the eastern part of the city, leading to many deaths and injuries. Marwell is unharmed.
* 23:24 - Street fighting breaks out as the RLF rises up in full force.
* 23:30 - The local Purple Army begins to mobilize.
* 23:35 - Due to the use of pyromancy, a major fire breaks out at Redmile Docks. The fire begins spreading into the city.
* 23:40 - The RLF retreats away from the raging inferno, leaving it to burn through the western half of the city. Thousands of civilians are trapped in the flames.

**Day Two**

* 00:00 - Marwell orders most of the National Army to stand down and fight the fire.
* 01:00 - The Purple Army and National Army hastily set up a field hospital at Redmile Castle to treat civilians with burn wounds.
* 01:10 - Marwell takes field command and leads a unit of National Army soldiers to hunt down the RLF in eastern Redmile.
* 01:30 - Donille and her mages begin bombarding Redmile Castle with pyromancy once again, unaware of the many civilians present. Thousands burn alive.
* 05:00 - After hours of chaotic street fighting, Marwell sets up an escape corridor for civilians and prepares to abandon Redmile.
* 07:30 - The National Army abandons Redmile. Purple Army resistance briefly continues.
* 07:50 - The final Purple Army holdouts flee the burning city, ending the Redmile Uprising.

## Aftermath

While the Redmile Uprising was technically a victory for the Redmile Liberation Front, the sheer destruction and the gruesome way in which thousands of civilians were killed nullified any advantage gained. Redmile burned for three more days before the last fires were doused, at which point the city had become unrecognizable.

When the Army for the Liberation of Wyrsia arrived, they were shocked to see the aftermath. The RLF was ordered to disband on the spot, and many of the pyromancers involved in the uprising were arrested. Lia Donille would end up fleeing to Whitecrest, only to be captured by the Wyrsian Syndicate and delivered to the Kingdom of Wyrsia before the end of the year.

The ALW continued its march deeper into the Protectorate, yet the horrors of Redmile would be a stain upon the Woodhall Campaign until this very day.