Sandalak (Seventh SI)/Battle Reports/Battle of Lesthem 12/13/23

Battle of Lesthem
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Date 12/13/2023 Location Lesthem Weather Strong wind Result After 4 rounds, Defender Victory Territorial changes none
Combatants
Attackers	Defenders
Sandalak	Ikalak
Commanders
	Buliwyf Fylkir
Strength
485 Inf, 118 Arch	468 Inf, 464 Arch, 185 Cav
Formations
	no particular formation
Casualties
447	285

Battle in Lesthem

No.	Role	Army	Unit	Commander	Realm	Unit	Formation	CS	Hits Scored	Soldiers killed	Soldiers lost
1	A		Legal Firm	Gregoire	Sandalak	118 Arch	line	1517	2679 hits	68 kills	75 losses
2	A		Walkers	Ian	Sandalak	77 Inf	line	1027	757 hits	22 kills	39 losses
3	A		Wolfgang	Wolfgang II	Sandalak	95 Inf	line	1205	1540 hits	53 kills	80 losses
4	A		Wulfric 's Weirdos	Wulfric Halfhand	Sandalak	233 Inf	line	1684	3084 hits	97 kills	198 losses
5	A		Zingari Guards	Rousou	Sandalak	80 Inf	line	1094	1762 hits	45 kills	55 losses
6	D		Asparagus Spears	Bartrum	Ikalak	120 Arch	skirmish	1241	1735 hits	35 kills	0 losses
7	D		Court of the White Rider	Scein	Ikalak	96 Cav	line	1142	3173 hits	64 kills	57 losses
8	D		Crucible of Adversity	Buliwyf	Ikalak	170 Inf	line	1443	2324 hits	43 kills	83 losses
9	D		Gathering Storm	Prospero	Ikalak	82 Arch	skirmish	927	1703 hits	31 kills	0 losses
10	D		Hormondson Guards	(not present)	Ikalak	53 Inf	line	576	1046 hits	21 kills	15 losses
11	D		Just Enough Too…	Djust	Ikalak	148 Arch	skirmish	1492	2776 hits	51 kills	19 losses
12	D		Light it up like Ikalak	Ahmadkin Imad	Ikalak	114 Arch	skirmish	956	1608 hits	32 kills	0 losses
13	D		Pocket Dust	Dalerick	Ikalak	60 Inf	line	635	1109 hits	23 kills	22 losses
14	D		Raiders	Armitage IV	Ikalak	89 Cav	line	1204	3761 hits	82 kills	46 losses
15	D		Rogue Warriors	Clayton	Ikalak	49 Inf	line	565	1130 hits	24 kills	14 losses
16	D		Vig's Berserkers	Vigharthur	Ikalak	136 Inf	line	996	1981 hits	39 kills	29 losses

Total:
5 attackers (485 Inf, 118 Arch)
11 defenders (468 Inf, 464 Arch, 185 Cav)
Total combat strengths: 6527 vs. 11177

The forces from Ikalak brace as they prepare to defend their ongoing takeover.
The region owner Sandalak and their allies attack the takeover forces.
The Sandalak troops attack because they are at war with Ikalak.

Strong winds and gusts are making ranged combat a game of luck.
Buliwyf Fylkir, Foehammer of Ikalak, Knight of Ikalak, Marshal of the Scarlet Widowstakes command of his army. They deploy in no particular formation.

(legend: I=Infantry, M=Mixed Inf, A=Archers, C=Cavalry, S=Special Forces, U=Undead, M=Monsters)
Turn No. 1

1 (118-A) 2 (77-I) 3 (95-I) 4 (233-I) 5 (80-I)

6 (120-A) 8 (170-I) 9 (82-A) 10 (53-I) 11 (148-A) 12 (114-A) 13 (60-I) 15 (49-I) 16 (136-I)

7 (96-C)

14 (89-C)

Light it up like Ikalak (12) fire on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4), scoring 437 hits.
Gathering Storm (9) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 245 hits.
Just Enough Too… (11) fire on Wolfgang (3), scoring 631 hits.
Legal Firm (1) fire on Crucible of Adversity (8), scoring 787 hits.
Asparagus Spears (6) fire on Zingari Guards (5), scoring 369 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 1682, Defenders: 787
Raiders (14) and Court of the White Rider (7) ride on, closing in on the enemy.
Walkers (2), Zingari Guards (5), Wolfgang (3) and Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) advance towards the enemy.
Hormondson Guards (10), Rogue Warriors (15), Crucible of Adversity (8), Pocket Dust (13) and Vig's Berserkers (16) advance towards the enemy.


Zingari Guards (5) take 369 hits from archer fire, which cause 6 casualties.
Wolfgang (3) take 631 hits from archer fire, which cause 11 casualties.
Legal Firm (1) take 245 hits from archer fire, which cause 5 casualties.
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) take 437 hits from archer fire, which cause 10 casualties.
Crucible of Adversity (8) take 787 hits from archer fire, which cause 18 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 1682 (0 from close combat and 1682 from ranged), Defenders: 787 (0 from close combat and 787 from ranged)
Total casualties: 32 attackers, 18 defenders

Turn No. 2

1 (113-A)

2 (77-I) 3 (84-I) 4 (223-I) 5 (74-I)

7 (96-C) 8 (152-I) 10 (53-I) 13 (60-I) 15 (49-I) 16 (136-I)

6 (120-A) 9 (82-A) 11 (148-A) 12 (114-A) 14 (89-C)

Asparagus Spears (6) fire on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4), scoring 684 hits.
Legal Firm (1) fire on Crucible of Adversity (8), scoring 1051 hits.
Gathering Storm (9) fire on Wolfgang (3), scoring 649 hits.
Light it up like Ikalak (12) fire on Zingari Guards (5), scoring 423 hits.
Just Enough Too… (11) fire on Walkers (2), scoring 989 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 2745, Defenders: 1051
Court of the White Rider (7) charge forward.
Raiders (14) charge ahead, into the attackers' ranks.
Pocket Dust (13), Crucible of Adversity (8), Vig's Berserkers (16), Hormondson Guards (10) and Rogue Warriors (15) advance towards the enemy.


Close Combat (Center Line):
12 Ikalak banners are visible in the melee.
20 Sandalak banners are visible in the melee.
Walkers (2) score 509 hits on Vig's Berserkers (16).
Walkers (2) score 248 hits on Pocket Dust (13).
Pocket Dust (13) score 440 hits on Walkers (2).
Wolfgang (3) score 791 hits on Court of the White Rider (7).
Wolfgang (3) score 305 hits on Hormondson Guards (10).
Crucible of Adversity (8) score 966 hits on Zingari Guards (5).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 948 hits on Raiders (14).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 396 hits on Rogue Warriors (15).
Vig's Berserkers (16) score 699 hits on Walkers (2).
Raiders (14) score 2174 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Hormondson Guards (10) score 326 hits on Wolfgang (3).
Court of the White Rider (7) score 1681 hits on Wolfgang (3).
Rogue Warriors (15) score 429 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Zingari Guards (5) score 1108 hits on Crucible of Adversity (8).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 6715, Defenders: 4305

Walkers (2) take 2128 hits (1139 in close combat, 989 from archer fire), which cause 39 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Ian Ceallaigh, Senator of Lesthemhas been wounded by Vig's Berserkers (16).
Pocket Dust (13) take 248 hits in close combat, which cause 7 casualties.
Wolfgang (3) take 2656 hits (2007 in close combat, 649 from archer fire), which cause 47 casualties. 20 Sandalak banners fall.
Crucible of Adversity (8) take 2159 hits (1108 in close combat, 1051 from archer fire), which cause 50 casualties.
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) take 3287 hits (2603 in close combat, 684 from archer fire), which cause 76 casualties.
Vig's Berserkers (16) take 509 hits in close combat, which cause 15 casualties.
Raiders (14) take 948 hits in close combat, which cause 32 casualties.
Armitage IV D'Anglos, Truthseeker of Ikalak, Dame of Ikalakhas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Hormondson Guards (10) take 305 hits in close combat, which cause 8 casualties.
Court of the White Rider (7) take 791 hits in close combat, which cause 33 casualties.
Rogue Warriors (15) take 396 hits in close combat, which cause 9 casualties.
Zingari Guards (5) take 1389 hits (966 in close combat, 423 from archer fire), which cause 24 casualties.
Rousou Zingari, High Arbiter of Sandalak, Senator of Eledrirhas been wounded by Light it up like Ikalak (12).
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 9460 (6715 from close combat and 2745 from ranged), Defenders: 5356 (4305 from close combat and 1051 from ranged)
Total casualties: 186 attackers, 154 defenders

Turn No. 3

1 (113-A)

3 (37-I) 4 (147-I) 5 (50-I) 7 (63-C) 8 (102-I) 10 (45-I) 13 (53-I) 14 (57-C) 15 (40-I) 16 (121-I)

6 (120-A) 9 (82-A) 11 (148-A) 12 (114-A)

Legal Firm (1) fire on Just Enough Too… (11), scoring 254 hits.
Just Enough Too… (11) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 652 hits.
Light it up like Ikalak (12) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 350 hits.
Gathering Storm (9) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 392 hits.
Asparagus Spears (6) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 332 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 1726, Defenders: 254


Close Combat (Center Line):
12 Ikalak banners are visible in the melee.
Hormondson Guards (10) score 375 hits on Zingari Guards (5).
Pocket Dust (13) score 346 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Wolfgang (3) score 269 hits on Vig's Berserkers (16).
Wolfgang (3) score 175 hits on Crucible of Adversity (8).
Court of the White Rider (7) score 864 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 504 hits on Court of the White Rider (7).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 489 hits on Pocket Dust (13).
Crucible of Adversity (8) score 726 hits on Wolfgang (3).
Vig's Berserkers (16) score 539 hits on Wolfgang (3).
Zingari Guards (5) score 289 hits on Raiders (14).
Zingari Guards (5) score 176 hits on Hormondson Guards (10).
Zingari Guards (5) score 189 hits on Rogue Warriors (15).
Rogue Warriors (15) score 298 hits on Zingari Guards (5).
Raiders (14) score 751 hits on Zingari Guards (5).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 3899, Defenders: 2091

Hormondson Guards (10) take 176 hits in close combat, which cause 5 casualties.
Pocket Dust (13) take 489 hits in close combat, which cause 13 casualties.
Dalerick Aboolio, Knight of Ikalakhas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Legal Firm (1) take 1726 hits from archer fire, which cause 33 casualties.
Gregoire Rundsted, Senator of Cave of Guilthas been wounded by Gathering Storm (9).
Wolfgang (3) take 1265 hits in close combat, which cause 22 casualties, causing panicked flight among the survivors, 3 additional men get slaughtered during the retreat.
Wolfgang II Felsenbach, Knight of Sandalakhas been wounded by Vig's Berserkers (16).
Court of the White Rider (7) take 504 hits in close combat, which cause 21 casualties.
Scein Dubhaine, Lady of the White Tower of Ikalak, Royal of Ikalak, Duchess of Golden Fieldshas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) take 1210 hits in close combat, which cause 28 casualties.
Just Enough Too… (11) take 254 hits from archer fire, which cause 9 casualties.
Crucible of Adversity (8) take 175 hits in close combat, which cause 4 casualties.
Vig's Berserkers (16) take 269 hits in close combat, which cause 8 casualties.
Zingari Guards (5) take 1424 hits in close combat, which cause 25 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Rousou Zingari, High Arbiter of Sandalak, Senator of Eledrirhas been wounded by Raiders (14).
Rogue Warriors (15) take 189 hits in close combat, which cause 4 casualties.
Raiders (14) take 289 hits in close combat, which cause 10 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 5625 (3899 from close combat and 1726 from ranged), Defenders: 2345 (2091 from close combat and 254 from ranged)
Total casualties: 111 attackers, 74 defenders

Turn No. 4

1 (80-A)

4 (119-I) 7 (42-C) 8 (98-I) 10 (40-I) 13 (40-I) 14 (47-C) 15 (36-I) 16 (113-I)

6 (120-A) 9 (82-A) 11 (139-A) 12 (114-A)

Asparagus Spears (6) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 350 hits.
Legal Firm (1) fire on Just Enough Too… (11), scoring 289 hits.
Just Enough Too… (11) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 504 hits.
Gathering Storm (9) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 417 hits.
Light it up like Ikalak (12) fire on Legal Firm (1), scoring 398 hits.
Total ranged hits suffered: Attackers: 1669, Defenders: 289
Crucible of Adversity (8) break through the frontlines!


Close Combat (Attacker Line 1):
5 Ikalak banners are visible in the melee.
Legal Firm (1) score 298 hits on Crucible of Adversity (8).
Crucible of Adversity (8) score 362 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Crucible of Adversity (8) score 270 hits on Legal Firm (1).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 632, Defenders: 298

Close Combat (Center Line):
7 Ikalak banners are visible in the melee.
Court of the White Rider (7) score 628 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Hormondson Guards (10) score 345 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Pocket Dust (13) score 323 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Raiders (14) score 836 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Rogue Warriors (15) score 403 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 185 hits on Vig's Berserkers (16).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 71 hits on Court of the White Rider (7).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 110 hits on Raiders (14).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 190 hits on Crucible of Adversity (8).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 68 hits on Pocket Dust (13).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 64 hits on Hormondson Guards (10).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) score 59 hits on Rogue Warriors (15).
Vig's Berserkers (16) score 743 hits on Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Total close combat hits suffered: Attackers: 3278, Defenders: 747

Court of the White Rider (7) take 71 hits in close combat, which cause 3 casualties.
Scein Dubhaine, Lady of the White Tower of Ikalak, Royal of Ikalak, Duchess of Golden Fieldshas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Legal Firm (1) take 1939 hits (270 in close combat, 1669 from archer fire), which cause 37 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield, 5 additional men get slaughtered during the retreat.
Gregoire Rundsted, Senator of Cave of Guilthas been wounded by Light it up like Ikalak (12).
Just Enough Too… (11) take 289 hits from archer fire, which cause 10 casualties.
Crucible of Adversity (8) take 488 hits in close combat, which cause 11 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield, 10 additional men get slaughtered during the retreat.
Hormondson Guards (10) take 64 hits in close combat, which cause 2 casualties.
Pocket Dust (13) take 68 hits in close combat, which cause 2 casualties.
Dalerick Aboolio, Knight of Ikalakhas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Raiders (14) take 110 hits in close combat, which cause 4 casualties, making the unit retreat from the battlefield.
Armitage IV D'Anglos, Truthseeker of Ikalak, Dame of Ikalakhas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Rogue Warriors (15) take 59 hits in close combat, which cause 1 casualties.
Clayton Windbreaker, Earl of Nerallehas been wounded by Wulfric 's Weirdos (4).
Wulfric 's Weirdos (4) take 3640 hits in close combat, which cause 84 casualties, causing panicked flight among the survivors, 5 additional men get slaughtered during the retreat.
Wulfric Halfhand ka Habb, Goldhammer of Sandalak, Senator of Saennahas been wounded by Rogue Warriors (15).
Vig's Berserkers (16) take 185 hits in close combat, which cause 6 casualties.
Total hits suffered: Attackers: 5579 (3910 from close combat and 1669 from ranged), Defenders: 1334 (1045 from close combat and 289 from ranged)
Total casualties: 131 attackers, 49 defenders

Defender Victory!

The battle does some damage to the local infrastructure. Production falls 19 %.