Terra Ferra

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====The History of the River War.====

The war was a short and bloody affair. The Landsgraf managing to reach the area around
Kliene Hoysee before the Bishop and arrayed his troops across the road to prevent the
Bishops troops approaching the town. The battle began well for the Hoyseeain forces as
they successfully launched an attack on the Keller's left flank. In an attempt to block this
move the Bishop thinning his centre. The Landsgraf seeing this launched his centre and
broke the Kellerian pike block.

The Bishop retreated but escaped serious pursuit as news of the advance of the Count of
Flamboyance reached the Landsgraf in his encampment. Wasting no time he collected his
army and marched to meet the Count. The meeting with the Count proved less successful
the the initial affair with the Bishop. The more maneuverable Flamboyant Knights out
flanked the and routed the Landsgraf forces as the grappled with the Counts infantry
centre. With the withdrawal of the Landsgraf it remained only for the Count to assert his
claim over the Bishop to establish hegemony over the small but vital river port.
The meeting between the two was an outstanding victory for the Flamboyant army. The
Bishop decided to rely solely on his pike fielding few supporting troops. This proved
disastrous as the far more maneuverable troops of the Count out flanked the pike block
and smashed it.

The Count could now rest on his laurels and claim the the lordship of Kliene Hoysee.
However eager to establish his dominion the Count decided to attack the retreating Bishop
before he could cross the Great River back to Keller. This proved a mistake.
The Bishop had, due to the loses in pikemen, rebalanced his army during the retreat. With
the pike now numbering approximately half the army but with more supporting troops
the Bishop turned to face the on coming Flamboyance army.

Catching the Flamboyance infantry centre as the Counts knights relocated from the right
to left wing the Kellerain forces began to gain an ascendancy. The battle field pivoted 90o
as both sides struggled for the killer blow. The climax occurred on what was now the
Kellarian right flank when a body of knights, the embodiment of the chivalric ideal,
charged a group of Keller's skirmishers, men more used to poaching in the forests than
meeting cold steel on the field of honour. The rout was as complete as it was surprising
with the knights ingloriously breaking when they should have simply ridden the scum
down! This act proved the final straw for the Count and he withdrew allowing the Bishop
to withdraw back across the river.

The final battle however had a lasting effect in muddying the waters over Kliene Hoysee.
Instead of a clear claim to the port the Count had shown a weakness which would only
encourage his foes in their plotting and scheming. The claim and counter-claim for Kiene
Hoysee was set to continue.
Terra Ferra

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