Battle of Lions

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 Sometimes also referred to as The Lion Uprising.

 ### Date

 196AC-197AC

 ### Location

 Westerlands

 ### Result

 * Gold Victory
* Execution of Damon Lannister and four lords

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Damon Lannister, known as "The Grey Lion" in the Westerlands, led a revolt in 196AC against his older brother and Lord of Casterly Rock, Martyn Lannister when his brother refused to name him his heir. A respected and experienced war general, and a veteran of the Blackwater Rebellion nearly a decade earlier, he hoped that he would be able to take Casterly Rock from the inside while his brother's family slept. His scheme was unfortunately (for him) revealed to Martyn Lannister by his own wife Cerissa Brax who refused to be an accomplice to his plot, and Damon was forced to flee in the night like a thief. Both his sons gave themselves up willingly, and in accordance to their mother's wishes, were granted immunity.

On the same night, and following his escape, was The Coup of Lannisport, a costly and bloody affair that resulted in the death of Lord Tytos Lannister of Lannisport, as well as the kidnapping of the Lannisport family, and over a million gold in damages.

He fled east to Hornvale, and with House Brax's help, was able to amass a force. In addition to House Brax, he was supported by House Banefort, House Tarbeck, House Swyft, House Westford, House Parren, and House Crakehall. Due to his closeness to his mother's side of the family, he hoped to get House Marbrand's support, but instead received a stern letter. Lord Marbrand likewise sent a letter to Casterly Rock, informing the Lannisters that Damon was raising an army in Hornvale, and who all had pledged their fealty to the usurper.

## Crowd Control

House Westerling and House Marbrand sieged Banefort and cut off Damon's support in the north, while in the south, House Greenfield and House Sarsfield attacked the combined Tarbeck and Crakehall's army that was marching to meet Damon's main host near Hornvale.

Meanwhile, Alester Tyrell, hearing of the devastation in Lannisport, Martyn Lannister's illness, and the heated tensions in the west arrived with his own forces to siege Cornfield and Crakehall both.

## Battle of Hornvale

The Battle of Hornvale itself was a bloody affair and also the largest battle in the war, and lasted nearly two months. House Westford and House Parren suffered crippling defeats by the combined Gold force of House Jast, House Reyne (after discovering that their heir had been captured by Damon's forces near Oxford), and House Lannister of Casterly Rock and Lannisport whose forces were led in part by the heir to Casterly Rock, Gerion Lannister, formerly a squire for Damon, and Lucion Reyne, Lord of Castamere. In the battle, Lucion was killed, along with the lord and heir of House Vikary. On the Grey side, Lord Westford was also killed.

## End of the War

The Baneforts were the first to surrender, unable to withstand the siege against their Westerling and Marbrand neighbors any longer, followed quickly by the Crakehalls who were getting pushed back in the south toward the Tyrells, after House Swyft surrendered to Alester Tyrell, and House Serrett refused to help. House Tarbeck continued fighting and were eventually defeated by the combined Greenfield and Sarsfield force when the Tyrells arrived with aid.

House Brax was the last to yield and did so only after Lord Brax was grievously wounded in the conflict. With their surrender, Damon attempted to flee further eastward but was refused passage by House Lefford and the Golden Tooth. He was captured and sent to Casterly Rock where he was executed alongside Lord Brax, Lord Banefort, Lord Crakehall, and Lord Tarbeck. Houses Westford and Parren were also reduced to minor vassals with their treasury seized, and all Houses who supported Damon were given raised taxes to pay for the reparations needed in the west.