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| result    = [[House Lannister|Lannister]] victory
 
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| combatant1 = {{coa|Baratheon of King's Landing|m}} '''[[Iron Throne]]'''/[[House Baratheon of King's Landing]]:<br>{{coa|Lannister|m}} [[Westerlands]], led by [[House Lannister]]
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| combatant2 = {{coa|Tully|m}} [[Riverlands]], led by [[House Tully]]
| commander1 = Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]
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| commander2 = Ser [[Edmure Tully]]<br> Lord [[Tytos Blackwood]]
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| strength1  = ~15,000<ref>After the battle Jaime besieges Riverrun with 12,000 foot and 2,000 or 3,000 horse, according to ''[[A Game of Thrones]]'', [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 63|Chapter 63]].</ref>
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| commander1 = {{coa|Kingsguard|s}} Ser [[Jaime Lannister]]
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| commander2 = {{coa|Tully|s}} Ser [[Edmure Tully]]<br>{{coa|Blackwood|s}} Lord [[Tytos Blackwood]]
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| strength1  = ~15,000{{refn|group=N|After the battle, Jaime besieges Riverrun with 12,000 foot and 2,000 or 3,000 horse.{{ref|agot|63}}}}
 
| strength2  = unknown
 
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| casualties1 = unknown
 
| casualties1 = unknown
 
| casualties2 = force scattered<br>many knights captured<br>[[Edmure Tully]] (captured)
 
| casualties2 = force scattered<br>many knights captured<br>[[Edmure Tully]] (captured)
 
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A '''battle under the walls of Riverrun'''{{ref|AGOT|56}}{{ref|AGOT|59}} is the second major battle of the conflict known as the [[War of the Five Kings]].  
 
A '''battle under the walls of Riverrun'''{{ref|AGOT|56}}{{ref|AGOT|59}} is the second major battle of the conflict known as the [[War of the Five Kings]].  
  
 
==Prelude==
 
==Prelude==
After Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeats a small [[House Tully|Tully]] force at the [[Battle of the Golden Tooth]], Jaime and Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] invade the [[riverlands]]. Jaime marches directly on [[Riverrun]], where Ser [[Edmure Tully]] has assembled many of his father [[Hoster Tully]]'s bannermen and knights. Edmure's force is diminished on account of the men he has sent to guard the borders and the [[Golden Tooth]] in response to Lannister raiding. The forces of Lord [[Walder Frey]] are also not present.
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After Ser [[Jaime Lannister]] defeats a small [[House Tully|Tully]] force at the [[battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth]], Jaime and Lord [[Tywin Lannister]] invade the [[riverlands]]. Jaime marches directly on [[Riverrun]], where Ser [[Edmure Tully]] has assembled many of his father [[Hoster Tully]]'s bannermen and knights. Edmure's force is diminished on account of the men he has sent to guard the borders and the [[Golden Tooth]] in response to Lannister raiding. The forces of Lord [[Walder Frey]] are also not present.
  
 
==Battle==  
 
==Battle==  
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==Aftermath==
 
==Aftermath==
In the meantime Tywin leads a second, larger Lannister army against the companies of men Edmure had dispersed along his borders to guard against Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s raiding. Tywin and Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] are able to destroy them piecemeal before they can regroup. They then seize many prominent castles in the riverlands, most notably [[Harrenhal]], which is yielded without a fight. They assume a position at the [[ruby ford]], where they can both block any [[House Stark|Stark]] or [[House Arryn|Arryn]] attempt to relieve Riverrun and maintain contact with [[King's Landing]].
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In the meantime Tywin leads a second, larger Lannister army against the companies of men Edmure had dispersed along his borders to guard against Ser [[Gregor Clegane]]'s raiding. Tywin and Ser [[Kevan Lannister]] are able to destroy them piecemeal before they can regroup. They then [[Fall of Raventree Hall|seize]] [[Burning of Pinkmaiden Castle|many]] [[Burning of Stone Hedge|prominent]] [[Capture of Darry|castles]] in the riverlands, most notably [[Harrenhal]], which is [[Yielding of Harrenhal|yielded]] without a fight. They assume a position at the [[ruby ford]], where they can both block any [[House Stark|Stark]] or [[House Arryn|Arryn]] attempt to relieve Riverrun and maintain contact with [[King's Landing]].
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
{{Quote|Is it my fault that [[Edmure Tully|your fool brother]] lost his battle before [[House Frey|we]] could march? I am told the [[Kingslayer]] went through him like an axe through ripe cheese.{{Ref|aGoT|59}}}}
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{{Quote|Is it my fault that [[Edmure Tully|your fool brother]] lost his battle before [[House Frey|we]] could march? I am told the [[Kingslayer]] went through him like an axe through ripe cheese.{{Ref|aGoT|59}}|[[Walder Frey]] to [[Catelyn Tully]]}}
- [[Walder Frey]] to [[Catelyn Tully]]
 
  
==References and Notes==
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==Notes==
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{{notes}}
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==References==  
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{{references}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 24 January 2024

Battle under the walls of Riverrun
Conflict War of the Five Kings
Date 298 AC
Place Riverrun
Result Lannister victory
Combatants
House Baratheon of King's Landing.svg Iron Throne/House Baratheon of King's Landing:
House Lannister.svg Westerlands, led by House Lannister
House Tully.svg Riverlands, led by House Tully
Commanders
Kingsguard.svg Ser Jaime Lannister House Tully.svg Ser Edmure Tully
House Blackwood.svg Lord Tytos Blackwood
Strength
~15,000[N 1] unknown
Casualties
unknown force scattered
many knights captured
Edmure Tully (captured)

A battle under the walls of Riverrun[2][3] is the second major battle of the conflict known as the War of the Five Kings.

Prelude

After Ser Jaime Lannister defeats a small Tully force at the battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth, Jaime and Lord Tywin Lannister invade the riverlands. Jaime marches directly on Riverrun, where Ser Edmure Tully has assembled many of his father Hoster Tully's bannermen and knights. Edmure's force is diminished on account of the men he has sent to guard the borders and the Golden Tooth in response to Lannister raiding. The forces of Lord Walder Frey are also not present.

Battle

Jaime meets the Tullys under the walls of Riverrun. Securing a victory, Jaime puts the river lords to rout. Edmure and many of his knights and bannermen are taken captive. Lord Tytos Blackwood manages to lead some of the surviving men back within Riverrun, where Jaime places them under siege.[2]

Aftermath

In the meantime Tywin leads a second, larger Lannister army against the companies of men Edmure had dispersed along his borders to guard against Ser Gregor Clegane's raiding. Tywin and Ser Kevan Lannister are able to destroy them piecemeal before they can regroup. They then seize many prominent castles in the riverlands, most notably Harrenhal, which is yielded without a fight. They assume a position at the ruby ford, where they can both block any Stark or Arryn attempt to relieve Riverrun and maintain contact with King's Landing.

Quotes

Is it my fault that your fool brother lost his battle before we could march? I am told the Kingslayer went through him like an axe through ripe cheese.[3]

Notes

  1. After the battle, Jaime besieges Riverrun with 12,000 foot and 2,000 or 3,000 horse.[1]

References