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Led by [[Wat the Hewer]], a force of nine thousand [[Poor Fellows]] marched against the forces of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. As they attempted to cross the [[Mander]], they were caught between six different royalist hosts. The Poor Fellows were untrained and undisciplined, clad in boiled leather, roughspun, and scraps of rusted steel. Armed largely with woodsmen's axes, sharpened sticks, and farm implements, they did not stand a chance against the [[knight]]s of the royalist armies. With Wat's forces divided by the river, the Poor Fellows were cut to pieces.{{Ref|tsotd}} The sheer brutality of the carnage made the Mander run red with blood for twenty leagues, resulting in the bridge and castle that commanded it forever after being known as [[Bitterbridge]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Wat fought Lord [[Myles Smallwood]] in single combat, with both men surviving the fight. {{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}} Wat later managed to kill half a dozen lords, including Lord [[House Meadows|Meadows]], the commander of the king's army. Wat was eventually taken alive himself and delivered to [[King's Landing]] in chains.{{Ref|TSOTD}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} | Led by [[Wat the Hewer]], a force of nine thousand [[Poor Fellows]] marched against the forces of King [[Maegor I Targaryen]]. As they attempted to cross the [[Mander]], they were caught between six different royalist hosts. The Poor Fellows were untrained and undisciplined, clad in boiled leather, roughspun, and scraps of rusted steel. Armed largely with woodsmen's axes, sharpened sticks, and farm implements, they did not stand a chance against the [[knight]]s of the royalist armies. With Wat's forces divided by the river, the Poor Fellows were cut to pieces.{{Ref|tsotd}} The sheer brutality of the carnage made the Mander run red with blood for twenty leagues, resulting in the bridge and castle that commanded it forever after being known as [[Bitterbridge]].{{ref|twoiaf| The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I}} Wat fought Lord [[Myles Smallwood]] in single combat, with both men surviving the fight. {{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I}} Wat later managed to kill half a dozen lords, including Lord [[House Meadows|Meadows]], the commander of the king's army. Wat was eventually taken alive himself and delivered to [[King's Landing]] in chains.{{Ref|TSOTD}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}} | ||
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| Battle at Stonebridge | |||||||||||||
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 The Battle at Stonebridge, as depicted by Marc Simonetti in The World of Ice & Fire | |||||||||||||
| Conflict | Faith Militant uprising | ||||||||||||
| Date | 42 AC | ||||||||||||
| Place | Stonebridge | ||||||||||||
| Result |
Victory for the royal forces Capture of Wat the Hewer | ||||||||||||
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The battle at Stonebridge was one of the first major battles against the Faith Militant during the Faith Militant uprising.
History
Led by Wat the Hewer, a force of nine thousand Poor Fellows marched against the forces of King Maegor I Targaryen. As they attempted to cross the Mander, they were caught between six different royalist hosts. The Poor Fellows were untrained and undisciplined, clad in boiled leather, roughspun, and scraps of rusted steel. Armed largely with woodsmen's axes, sharpened sticks, and farm implements, they did not stand a chance against the knights of the royalist armies. With Wat's forces divided by the river, the Poor Fellows were cut to pieces.[1] The sheer brutality of the carnage made the Mander run red with blood for twenty leagues, resulting in the bridge and castle that commanded it forever after being known as Bitterbridge.[2] Wat fought Lord Myles Smallwood in single combat, with both men surviving the fight. [3] Wat later managed to kill half a dozen lords, including Lord Meadows, the commander of the king's army. Wat was eventually taken alive himself and delivered to King's Landing in chains.[1][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Sons of the Dragon.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Targaryen Kings: Maegor I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Birth, Death and Betrayal Under Jaehaerys I.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Sons of the Dragon.