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− | Roose Bolton marched slowly from [[Harrenhal]] towards [[The Twins]]. Once he reached the [[Ruby Ford]], torrential rains made walking across impossible. He was forced to use small boats to cross. Bolton had gotten two thirds of his force across by the time Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] arrived. [[Gregor Clegane]] attacked the rear guard led by Ser [[Wylis Manderly]] with heavy cavalry. [[Wylis Manderly]] rallied as best as he could however the two thousand men were forced into the river. Many were killed either drowning in the river or cut down by Clegane's men. Many more were taken captive including [[Wylis Manderly]]. | + | Roose Bolton marched slowly from [[Harrenhal]] towards [[The Twins]]. Once he reached the [[Ruby Ford]], torrential rains made walking across impossible. He was forced to use small boats to cross. Bolton had gotten two thirds of his force across by the time Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] arrived. [[Gregor Clegane]] attacked the rear guard led by Ser [[Wylis Manderly]] with heavy cavalry. [[Wylis Manderly]] rallied as best as he could however the two thousand men who had yet to cross were forced into the river. Many were killed either drowning in the river or cut down by Clegane's men. Many more were taken captive including [[Wylis Manderly]]. |
==The Aftermath== | ==The Aftermath== |
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Battle of the Ruby Ford | |||||||||||||||||
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Conflict | War of the Five Kings | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 299 AL | ||||||||||||||||
Place | Ruby Ford, Trident, Riverlands | ||||||||||||||||
Result | Lannister victory | ||||||||||||||||
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The Battle of Ruby Ford was one of the final actions in the War of the Five Kings. Like the Battle of Duskendale, it was a calculated move by Roose Bolton to bleed Stark supporters to prevent them from retaliating once he turns cloak.
The Battle
Roose Bolton marched slowly from Harrenhal towards The Twins. Once he reached the Ruby Ford, torrential rains made walking across impossible. He was forced to use small boats to cross. Bolton had gotten two thirds of his force across by the time Ser Gregor Clegane arrived. Gregor Clegane attacked the rear guard led by Ser Wylis Manderly with heavy cavalry. Wylis Manderly rallied as best as he could however the two thousand men who had yet to cross were forced into the river. Many were killed either drowning in the river or cut down by Clegane's men. Many more were taken captive including Wylis Manderly.
The Aftermath
Roose Bolton unable (or unwilling) to aid the men across the ford continued onto The Twins, leaving behind six hundred men (including a hundred longbow archers from House Hornwood going by the name of White Knife and some Stout and Cerwyn men) under the command of Ronnel Stout and Ser Kyle Condon to prevent Gregor Clegane from following. However this was more than likely Bolton removing any left over Stark loyalists from his army. Remaining with Roose Bolton were 500 mounted men and 3000 infantry soldiers, mostly from House Bolton with some Karstark presence - at a time when House Karstark had recently lost their Lord to Robb Stark's justice.[1]
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 49, Catelyn VI.