Battle for the Lion’s Teeth
The Battle for the Lion’s Teeth was fought in the Valley of Lion’s Teeth during the Crusade of Miraak Var Trask, the campaign of a fearsome hobgoblin chief who had united countless clans across the Eastern Provinces. It is told as a resounding triumph for The Empire, won by the tactical brilliance of Gustavius, then a legionary, and the victory engraved his name in the Empire's military history.1
The battle
Leading a routine perimeter check with a mere hundred men, Gustavius came upon a goblinoid horde twelve thousand strong marching towards their outpost. Knowing the land well, he saw that such a force could wipe out the small camp, and he made the daring choice to engage it and buy time for the Legion to muster a response.1
From the high ground he placed half his men along the edges of the valley, while he and the rest held the rocky, shallow river and skirmished with the goblinoids. The terrain favoured the plan and let the outpost send alerts to nearby camps, rallying reinforcements. For four gruelling hours Gustavius used hit-and-run tactics to stall the advance, until the full might of The Legion arrived and the goblinoid "plague", as the imperial account calls it, was purged.1
Aftermath
After this costly defeat the hobgoblin chief's crusade withered and failed. Gustavius was raised to a higher position in the army, and soon had the chance to retire.1
Notes
- ↑BookMercenary Compendium, p. 68
Sources
This article draws on:
- MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 68
Images in this article
Mercenary Compendium (Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 69. Art by the Bad Badger Games team.
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