Siege of Storr Verggr Fortress

Duchy of Cortarium

Kingdom of Libertia

City State of Qatal

 Highlands Empire:

 Stengarian Order

Republic of Tyrakir

Kingdom of Kaltlanda

Duchess Sylvie Laetitia I (Cortarium)

King Silver (Libertia)

Count Ragner Osluf (Qatal)

Highlands Empire:

Emperor Alaren Bearclaw (Stengarian Order)

King Tybalt de Drummon (Kaltlanda)

>Duchy of Cortarium - 1100

>Kingdom of Libertia - 500

>City State of Qatal - 200

Highlands Empire - 800

>Stengarian Order - 300

>Republic of Tyrakir - 300

>Kingdom of Kaltlanda - 200

Duchy of Cortarium - ~400

Kingdom of Libertia - ~50

City State of Qatal - ~50

Highlands Empire - ~ 600 killed or wounded or captured, ~ 200 routed

Stengarian Order - ~200

Republic of Tyrakir - ~200

Kingdom of Kaltlanda - ~200

The Siege of Storr Verggr Fortress took place in 499 A.E. and was the first confrontation of Flynn's War.

## Prelude

As the armies of the Solyrian Confederation mustered, it’s military leaders and nobility decided that the best course of action to invade the Empire was through the lush and forested Grandrein Valley which was well defended and garrisoned by the notorious Storr Verggr Fortress which stretched from one end of the valley to the other.

## Siege

Months passed as the 2,500 strong Confederation army built their siege camp and siege equipment at the foot of the Grandrein Valley. Several small yet coordinated skirmishes initiated by the Imperial garrison were fought in an attempt to slow the process of the attackers, but were met with little success. The siege began with a bombardment of stones hurled from Confederation catapults doing significant damage to the defenses of Storr Verggr. Imperial catapults setup behind the walls answered with barrage of stones, destroying a handful of attacking catapults with surprising accuracy. After many days of bombardment, two points of entry were created into the Fortress. One breach was created at the gate, whilst the other was along the main stretch of the rightmost wall. Handheld bridges were carried across the field to lay across the dry moat under a hail of arrow fire, felling many in the process. After rallying the combined Solyrian forces, the assault began with the Cortarian and Libertian contingents charging through the breach in the wall, whilst simultaneously the Kordonians and Qatalians charged through the main gate. Overwhelmed by superior numbers and ferocity, the Imperials hastily retreated and regrouped within the fortress itself, forming a shieldwall supported by well positioned archers to meet the impending advance. In the midst of the initial assault many of the Confederation forces lost cohesion and crashed upon the awaiting Imperial shieldwall further losing their gained momentum. Unable to breakthrough whilst being cut down by blades and arrows a retreat was issued to have the attacking army reorganize and regroup before once again advancing, however, following this order many of the Imperials within the shieldwall, relatively untrained and drilled, broke ranks and also retreated further within the fortress despite the commands of Imperial officers to stay. This unexpected dissolving of the Imperial shieldwall enabled the Solyrians to renew their assault, easily breaking through any Imperial that remained and butchering the rest as they fell back further within the fortress. With the defenders in disarray, any remnants of the Storr Verggr garrison were killed, with a sizeable number able to escape through a secret, abandoned mine leading outside of the fortress.

## Aftermath

(What events were influenced or situations changed as a result of this siege)