Dubhaine Family/Moira/Battles/2008/January

The Battle of Oberndorf, 14th January, 2008

This was an epic battle fought between Fontan and her enemies Sirion and Old Rancagua. Fontan had captured Oberndorf from Sirion a few days earlier, cutting the route between East Continent/Ashforth and East Continent/Oligarch, and the northern alliance were eager to recapture the region. However the full might of Fontan opposed them.

The two opposing armies lined up at dawn, between them mustering the following forces:

	companies	infantry	mixed infantry	archers	cavalry	special forces	total
Fontan	56	1092	92	305	84	32	1605
Sirion & Old Rancagua	61	958	52	545	294	45	1894
	117	2050	144	850	378	77	3499

casualties				action
Sirion & Old Rancagua	Fontan	companies destroyed	companies retreated	wounded nobles	captured nobles	summary
38	59			Fontan Baron Jinto Rairiki Sir Donayet Jopal	Fontan Dame Amelia Bernstein by Sirion	The allied ranks were disorganised with their archers mixed amongst their infantry line whilst Fontan deployed in good order, using their archers as a screen with some infantry support. Following a brief exchange of arrows the two amies advanced, the allied force overwhelming the Fontanian vanguard but losing much of the momentum of their attack.
277	275	Sirion Immortals - Group Omega Wind Walkers 3rd Mergandivinian Infantry Div. The 13th Cavalry Immortals - Beta Group Erzengel Ritter Fontan Kane Family Guard Soldiers Fontan's Most Loyal elites Dragon Guard		Sirion Dame Sellatha Daermon N'a'shezbaernon Old Rancagua Sir Bashclaw 'The Carver' Soulblighter Fontan Baron Jinto Rairiki (serious) Count Aeneas of Oporto	Sirion Dame Ayla Strident by Fontan	By this point the sky was thick with arrows and as the main infantry lines collided each other, their respective cavalry squadrons charged into the fray causing ferocious slaughter. The Imperial Cagilan Guard were in the thick of the fighting despite heavy fatigue caused by long hours the night before helping the engineers with repairs to Oberndorf's infrastructure.
217	181	Sirion Elune's Peacekeepers Tisiphone's Minions Stormwalkers Republican Men Old Rancagua Templars of the White Tree Fontan ~=FSR=~ Karbala Defenders Vanatori de Munte M				The melee intensified but the Fontanese continued to hold back the onslaught.
195	164	Sirion Entourage of the Sacred General's gaurd Old Rancagua Obandin Rangers Dee's Horsie Squad Fontan <OoT> Pepeian Guardians Wrath of Conan White Wolves	Sirion Yscar Guard Spear Warband of the Huz Bandit Mercenaries (banner lost) Alexander's Elite Parm Defense (panic) Old Rancagua -=FL=-Kazan Army Obandian Peasant Cavalry (panic) RHG Belegrist (panic) Shellem's Band (panic) Fontan ~=FSR=~ Southern Shield |DG| Saladin's Shield (banner lost) Defiance -=FSR=- Hand of More (banner lost)	Old Rancagua Antan Christenson Daryna Babchuk Sirion Rane DawnStar Fontan Hans The Mont	Old Rancagua Sir Bashclaw 'The Carver' Soulblighter by Fontan	In the aftermath of the allied cavalry charge, and despite their heavy archery support, the Fontanian front line not only holds but breaks many of the companies attacking it.
172	148	Old Rancagua The Cobalt Guard Vantryn's Gaurds Sirion Elven Myth and Might Warriors Within Dolmbar Apprentices Fontan <OoT> Imperial Fists RumorMongers Omnia	Old Rancagua Red Blades Sirion Graf's Harem (panic) Elven Longbows Fontan <OoT> Shieldwall <OoT> Horseshoe Guard (2 banners fall) <OoT> Montijo Marauders We're Friggin' Expensive (panic) Fontan Polo Club Warriors of the Balance (banner lost) Ransom (panic)	Fontan Count Rogal Dorn Primarchs, Marshal of the Order of The Thunder Dame Laicch Abliarsec		Elements of the Fontanian Order of the Thunder came under heavy pressure and the marshal's own bodyguard where cut down defending him. But the line still hold.
155	114	Sirion _-=NightMare=-_	Old Rancagua Fire In the Sky Naluskrildelas Vanguard Vengeance (panic) Sirion DPC Heavy Infantry Fontan ~=FSR=~ Yours to command ~=FSR=~ Legion ~=FSR=~ Lady Liselle Escorts Knights of the Apocalypse Lion's Heavy-Armed Infantry Restonical Infantry	Fontan Sir Andrew Cunningham
141	72		Old Rancagua Templar Infantry Oroyian Protectorate knights templar Templars of Old Rancagua Templars of the White Tree (48) Templars of the White Tree (49) Sirion Poppers (panic) Glacialis Saggitaria (panic) Argent Swordsmen (panic) Cheapside Draftees Fontan Bruthish Minions (panic) Averam Family Guard <OoT> Clybr Lancers
87	36	Sirion Sirion Templars Moby's Mashers	Old Rancagua Royal Templars Sirion Risembool Rangers Expatriate's Company Fontan Imperial Cagilan Guard Longbows of Pain	Sirion Meristenzio Peristaltico		After more than two hours of pitched battle ~=FSR=~ Splitting Edge, part of the Fontan Strike Regiment, broke through the allied line and the last of their infantry were forced from the field.
88	9	Sirion Ptolemaic heavy Huzzers	Sirion Bee's Pointy Squad Boom Bangers (4) (panic) Old Rancagua Silver Bows (2 banners fall) Personal Guard (32) Fontan ~=FSR=~ Splitting Edge <OoT> Thunder Guardians (panic)	Sirion Sir Butch Babchuk	Old Rancagua Dame Mari de Coivos by Fontan
47	2	Old Rancagua ninjas Warm Bodies	Sirion Marc's Archers Fontan <OoT> Sinclair Unit <OoT> Minutemen XI	Old Rancagua Sir Neji naruto knights! Fontan Marchioness Abigail Captain		A resounding Fontanian victory.