Battle under the walls of Riverrun

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

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

Prelude

After Ser Jaime Lannister defeats the Pipers and Vances in a battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth, Lord Clement Piper falls back to Riverrun. Jaime and his father, Lord Tywin Lannister, invade the riverlands with separate hosts. 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 rivermen 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.

Aftermath

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 attack several castles of the river lords, including Raventree Hall, Pinkmaiden Castle, Stone Hedge, Darry, and Harrenhal. The westermen assume a position at the ruby ford, where they can both block any Stark or Arryn attempt to relieve Riverrun and can maintain contact with King's Landing.

Quotes

Your brother has been covering himself with glory. He smashed the Lords Vance and Piper at the Golden Tooth, and met the massed power of the Tullys under the walls of Riverrun. The lords of the Trident have been put to rout. Ser Edmure Tully was taken captive, with many of his knights and bannermen. Lord Blackwood led a few survivors back to Riverrun, where Jaime has them under siege. The rest fled to their own strongholds.

—Tywin Lannister to Tyrion Lannister

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.

—Walder Frey to Catelyn Tully