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Perdanese forces initiated their assault in the night, using the cover of darkness to attempt to take the walls with fewer casualties from archers, but were repulsed by Eponlli infantry. A majority of Perdanese knights returned to the capital to rearm and refit for a second assault, while a token force remained to safeguard wounded soldiers and keep a foothold in Bescanon. | Perdanese forces initiated their assault in the night, using the cover of darkness to attempt to take the walls with fewer casualties from archers, but were repulsed by Eponlli infantry. A majority of Perdanese knights returned to the capital to rearm and refit for a second assault, while a token force remained to safeguard wounded soldiers and keep a foothold in Bescanon. | ||
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+ | <table id="wikitable" class="infobox vevent" style="border-spacing:2px;width:315px;position: left; margin: 0 auto;"> | ||
+ | <tbody><tr> | ||
+ | <th class="summary" colspan="100" style=""><div class="title">Siege of Bescanon</div></th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td colspan="100" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><div class="summary2">Part of the War with the North</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td colspan="100" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><img class="battlecover" id="battlecover" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Battle_of_Lutzen_1813_by_Fleischmann.jpg/300px-Battle_of_Lutzen_1813_by_Fleischmann.jpg" alt="your image"> <br><div class="summary-img">Lutzen, Battle of (1813). Napoleon with his troops by Andreas Fleischmann.</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td colspan="100"> | ||
+ | <table style="width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;border:0"> | ||
+ | <tbody><tr> | ||
+ | <th class="td1 dlr">Date</th> | ||
+ | <td><div class="summary2"> 15-16 January 1020</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th class="td1 dlr">Location</th> | ||
+ | <td><div class="summary2">Riverhold Bridge, [[Bescanon]]</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th class="td1 dlr">Result</th> | ||
+ | <td><div id="result" class="summaryresult">Perdanse victory</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr id="territory" style=""> | ||
+ | <th class="td1 dlr">Territorial changes</th> | ||
+ | <td class="terry"><div id="territorydiv" class="">Perdan captures Bescanon, Eponllyn driven north, Bescan Bridge fortified</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | </tbody></table> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan="100" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><div class="title">Belligerents</div></th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> | ||
+ | <div style="width: 148px;" id="belligerents-left-1">Perdan<br></div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"> | ||
+ | <div style="width: 148px;" id="belligerents-right-1">Eponllyn<br></div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td class="three" style="display: none;"> | ||
+ | <div style="width: 148px;" id="belligerents-3"><img class="bellLeftFlag" height="15px" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Banner_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor_with_haloes_%281400-1806%29.svg"> Holy Roman Empire<br>● <img class="bellLeftFlag" height="20px" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Catholic_League_%28Germany%29.svg"> Catholic League</div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan="100" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><div class="title">Commanders and leaders</div></th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"><div style="width: 148px;" id="leaders-left-1">Alyssa Kingsley<br><ul class="sub-bell"><li>Nemean JeVondair Renodin<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell2"><li>Delphine de Montigey<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>Ulric Hawke<span class="lstatus">(POW)</span><br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell2"><li>Rogos V'Orlan<br></li></ul></div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"> | ||
+ | <div style="width: 148px;" id="leaders-right-1">Gray Von Carstein<br>Guldor D'Espana<br></div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | <td class="three" style="display: none;"> | ||
+ | <div style="width: 148px;" id="leaders-3"><img class="bellLeftFlag" height="18px" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Banner_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor_with_haloes_%281400-1806%29.svg"> Albrecht von Wallenstein<br><ul class="sub-bell"><li>Heinrich Holk<br></li></ul><img class="bellLeftFlag" height="18px" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Banner_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor_with_haloes_%281400-1806%29.svg"> Count Gottfried zu Pappenheim</div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr style="display: none;" id="units"> | ||
+ | <th colspan="100" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><div class="title">Units involved</div></th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr style="display: none;" id="units2"> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"><div class="units-left-1" style="width: 148px;" id="units-left-1">Golden Lions<br>Blackmane Paladins<br></div></td> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"><div class="units-right-1" style="width: 148px;" id="units-right-1">Unit 1<br><br><br></div></td> | ||
+ | <td class="three" style="display: none;"><div class="units-3" style="width: 148px;" id="units-3">Unit 1<br></div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan="100" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><div class="title">Strength</div></th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"><div style="width: 148px;" id="strength-left-1"><b>1280 Combatants</b><br><ul class="sub-bell"><li>485 Infantry<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>500 Archers<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>52 Cavalry<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>241 Special Forces<br></li></ul></div></td> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"><div style="width: 148px;" id="strength-right-1"><b>1180 Combatants</b><br><ul class="sub-bell"><li>385 Infantry<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>575 Archers<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>120 Cavalry<br></li></ul><ul class="sub-bell"><li>100 Special Forces<br></li></ul></div></td> | ||
+ | <td class="three" style="display: none;"><div style="width: 148px;" id="strength-3">10,000 infantry<br> | ||
+ | 7,000 cavalry, plus 3,000 <br> | ||
+ | infantry and 2,000 cavalry <br> | ||
+ | on arrival<br> | ||
+ | 24 guns</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <th colspan="100" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><div class="title">Casualties and losses</div></th> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | <tr> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"><div style="width: 148px;" id="losses-left-1">900-1,000 dead and wounded<br></div></td> | ||
+ | <td class="td1" style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"><div style="width: 148px;" id="losses-right-1">1,100-1,300 dead and wounded<br></div></td> | ||
+ | <td class="three" style="display: none;"><div style="width: 148px;" id="losses-3">Probably about the same | ||
+ | as Swedish casualties</div></td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | <tr><td colspan="100"><div style="display:none;" id="subcasualities" class="subcas"> | ||
+ | 40,000–150,000 civilians killed out of some est.300,000</div></td> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | </tr><tr style="display: none;" id="tablemap"> | ||
+ | <td colspan="100" style="border-top:1px dotted #aaa;"> | ||
+ | <center> | ||
+ | <div id="draggable-area" class="center"> | ||
+ | <div style="position:relative;width:290px; margin-top: 5px;"> | ||
+ | <div id="dragit-contained" class="dotdiv"><img class="dot" src="img/16px-Red_pog.svg.png"></div> | ||
+ | <img id="mapImg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg/290px-Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg.png" width="290" height="262"> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </div> | ||
+ | </center> | ||
+ | <div class="mapsub" id="mapsub">Location within Japan</div> | ||
+ | </td> | ||
+ | </tr> | ||
+ | |||
+ | </tbody></table> |
Revision as of 09:22, 16 February 2020
The Siege of Bescanon took place over the course of two days, and entailed two distinct battles.
Day One saw a Perdanese tactical defeat, and strategic failure on behalf of the Eponlli which enabled
Perdanese forces initiated their assault in the night, using the cover of darkness to attempt to take the walls with fewer casualties from archers, but were repulsed by Eponlli infantry. A majority of Perdanese knights returned to the capital to rearm and refit for a second assault, while a token force remained to safeguard wounded soldiers and keep a foothold in Bescanon.
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Alyssa Kingsley
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Gray Von Carstein
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900-1,000 dead and wounded |
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