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Post by cerdigon on Nov 19, 2017 21:20:22 GMT
Battle of Svalden
The Esharan Army would not find themselves welcomed as heroes and saviors as they had on previous expeditions. Instead, the people were hostile, and the deeper the Esharan Army marched into Conna, the bloodier each mile became. Instead of a large set piece piece, Jarl Falstag had decided to engage his adversary in a series of skirmishes by irregulars. Often farmers armed with ancient rifles that nonetheless worked quite well. They knew the terrain and were fighting for their home. The largest such engagement occurred near the town of Svalden, where the Esharan vanguard had come up against heavy resistance from not only irregulars but professional troops that repulsed their intiial advance. It was clear that a large and organized Jotun force was in the area. Esharan scouts would confirm this and soon outside the plains of Svalden, the Esharan Army would begin its deployment to seize the town and confront the Jotun force. The Jarl for his part with his force discovered moved his army out onto the wide and open plains so that his army could deploy more effectively and use their superior range to their advantage. -- The Esharan 3rd Army has encountered the main Jotun force around the town of Svalden. Elements of the Esharan 2nd Army are in support. -- Weather is CLEAR. |
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Post by cerdigon on Nov 23, 2017 22:42:20 GMT
The Battle of Svalden began with a massed artillery exchange, of which the Jotun due to their superior firepower had the edge. But the Esharan's had the numbers and if they so wished it could have pressed their advantage. Yet new orders had arrived from Union commanders, instead of a decisive battle, the Esharan army had been order to effect a withdrawal. A general sense of confusion reigned throughout the battlefield. If the Jotun had chosen to attack at this moment, then the Union army would have been smashed as units were pulled back in hasty withdrawals with conflicting orders from junior officers.
Yet no attack came. The Jotun lines remained static, perhaps thinking that it was some Union trick. Soon hours passed and as day slipped into night, the Esharan army began its march back towards its own border. The short lived invasion of Jotun territory for all intents and purposes was over. The Esharan's for their part were jeered mightily on their way out and suffered no small amount of casualties from gureillas and partisans that took pot shots at the departing troops.
Historians would go on to question if the Union had squandered a chance to not only control the strategically important Velnir River but avenge its losses for which the Jotun had inflicted upon them.
For the first time in three years, the guns in the North went silent.
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