Battle of Ermark

**Battle of Ermark** was a battle fought 8th August 364 E.U outside the fort Ermark and the village with the same name in La Qvistia ca 14 miles from the border of Grand Duchy of Segria. It was between United Kingdom of Zmackland and Morrinia and Kingdom of Elvirien against La Qvistia.

## Prelude

Just a few months after war has started the Elvirian and Zmackländian forces has pushed across Segria and into La Qvistia. The Alexi Line has fallen except the fort of Ermark. Elvir III thinks that if just the fortress falls, the whole La Qvistia will fall. The Zmackländian king and his army is about 190 miles southern from the fortress and have just won Battle of Sorovsk. Sniffo of Mumania lost Siege of Drasav in the north. But Gimli Nilsdaler and his soldiers have gathered up with Elvir III to attack Ermark. But Emilius XXI and his men is not unprepared. Emilius himself and the general Moator Annkatrinski have gathered to big armies to defend their country.

## The Battle

At 7 a.m the La Qvistian soldiers sights something in the horizont. Its a line of 9 thousands men marching against them. With their muscets in their arms. Emilius army that is stationed outside the fortress prepares for the attack. For a couple of minutes they regrouping and waits for the enemy to come. When the three armies is so near they can see each others mustasches they open fire. Emilius is outnumbered and the terrain is not in his favor, he has to take advantage. And he knows exactly how.

An hour before the battle had started Emilius hided some cavalry in the woods a mile away. The horses led by Cavalrygeneral Sanhans Backsi attacks right in the back of the Elvirian troops. Elvir is suprised and he starts panic. Desperate forms his army the formation of an S. This is simple but a great tactic because now the Elvirian forces is transparent and can move and shoot at the same time.

At the other side the Zmackländian troops led by Gimli Nilsdaler doesnt make any progress. As usual Gimli spares his 99 Lion Company as a reserve and he dont want to use them yet.

Emilius gets reinforcement in forms of 5th Grenadiers, one of the best soldiers in whole La Qvistia. The grand battery on top of the hill behind the soldiers fires and both Zmackländian, Elvirian and La Qvistian troops die.

The battle looks like the La Qvistian Emperor will win but all great has an end. One mistake, a La Qvistian trumpet man called Jonir Trebanir understands wrong and plays the retreat trudelute instead of the attack. So four regiments on the west side of the battlefield starts to retreat. This makes it very easy for Gimlis troops to flank the line and attack from the side. Elvir take the chance and he rushes the La Qvistian troops with their bayonets. The incirclement is an factum. Soldiers struggles to break out. But the biggest loss is that the La Qvistian Emperor, Emilius XXI is in the middle. Emilius wasnt that leader that fighted with his troops but now he didnt really have an option. The Emperor orders his troops to just chockattack at the weakest point. Emilius plan is successful and they destroys a part of the line. They flees back to the village Ermark to recover. But the Emperor flees inside the fortress. The pact of knights has defeated one of two armies. But the armies that reaches the fotress is everthings else than strong. They are tired and shattered. Just the walk up to the fortress makes many men try to run and multiple regiments choose to route. Elvir and Gimli try to convince their mens stay and fight.

Half up to the fortress Gimli understands that the battle is lost. He takes his men away from the battlefield before he gets more casualties. Elvir stops his troops for having a inspiring speech. One of the prince talents. He makes his soldier believe in victory. But just when they reached so near so the La Qvistian artillery can fire its like the insight comes to the soldiers.

Everyone starts to run and the La Qvistian soldiers make it a bloodbath.