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| conflict = [[Aegon's Conquest]]
 
| conflict = [[Aegon's Conquest]]
 
| date = [[2 BC]]
 
| date = [[2 BC]]
| place = [[Wendwater]], the [[Stormlands]]
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| place = [[Wendwater]]
 
| result = Inconclusive
 
| result = Inconclusive
 
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[House Targaryen]]'''
 
| combatant1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|30px]] '''[[House Targaryen]]'''
| combatant2 = '''[[Storm King|Kingdom of the Stormlands]]''':<br>[[File:Errol.png|30px]][[House Errol]]<br> [[File:House_Fell.svg|30px]][[House Fell]]<br>[[File:House_Buckler.svg|30px]][[House Buckler]]
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| combatant2 = [[File:House Baratheon.svg|30px]] '''[[Storm King|Kingdom of the Storm]]'''/[[House Durrandon]]:
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* [[File:House Errol.svg|20px]][[House Errol]]
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* [[File:House Fell.svg|20px]][[House Fell]]
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* [[File:House Buckler.svg|20px]] [[House Buckler]]
 
| commander1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Orys Baratheon]]<br>[[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
 
| commander1 = [[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Orys Baratheon]]<br>[[File:House Targaryen.svg|20px]] [[Rhaenys Targaryen]]
| commander2 = [[File:Errol.png|20px]] Lord Errol<br>[[File:House Fell.svg|20px]] Lord Fell<br>[[File:House Buckler.svg|20px]] Lord Buckler
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| commander2 = [[File:House Errol.svg|20px]] Lord Errol<br>[[File:House Fell.svg|20px]] Lord Fell<br>[[File:House Buckler.svg|20px]] Lord Buckler
| strength1 = >1000 men<br>[[Meraxes]]
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| strength1 = Over 1,000 men<br>[[Meraxes]]
 
| strength2 = Unknown
 
| strength2 = Unknown
| casualties1 = 10000 men aproximately
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| casualties1 = ~1000 men
| casualties2 = Unknown
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| casualties2 = Lord Errol†
 
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The '''Ambush on the Wendwater''' was an attack on the [[House Targaryen|Targaryen]] host during [[Aegon's Conquest]].
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An '''ambush on the Wendwater''' occurred during [[Aegon's Conquest]] when [[stormlords]] attacked the host of [[House Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}
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==Prelude==
 
==Prelude==
 
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Shortly after the coronation of [[Aegon I Targaryen]], the Conqueror dispatched the greater part of his host south to [[Storm's End]] under the leadership of [[Orys Baratheon]], accompanied by Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] atop [[Meraxes]].{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
Shortly after [[Aegon I Targaryen|Aegon's]] coronation, the Conqueror dispatched the greater part of his host south to [[Storm's End]] under the leadership of [[Orys Baratheon]], accompanied by Queen [[Rhaenys Targaryen]] atop [[Meraxes]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
 
  
 
==Attack==
 
==Attack==
While crossing the [[Wendwater]], the Targaryen host was ambushed by Lords Errol, Fell, and Buckler, cutting down more than a thousand men before fading back into the trees of the [[kingswood]]. Queen Rhaenys unleashed Meraxes and torched the forest.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
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While crossing the [[Wendwater]], the Targaryen host was ambushed by Lords [[House Errol|Errol]], [[House Fell|Fell]], and [[House Buckler|Buckler]], cutting down more than a thousand men before fading back into the trees of the [[kingswood]]. In response, Rhaenys unleashed the [[dragonflame]] of Meraxes to torch the forest.{{ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}}
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Category:Aegon's Conquest]]
 
[[Category:Aegon's Conquest]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Wendwater]]
 
[[Category:Battles|Wendwater]]
[[Category:House Targaryen battles|Wendwater]]
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[[Category:House Buckler battles|Wendwater]]
 
[[Category:House Errol battles|Wendwater]]
 
[[Category:House Errol battles|Wendwater]]
 
[[Category:House Fell battles|Wendwater]]
 
[[Category:House Fell battles|Wendwater]]
[[Category:House Buckler battles|Wendwater]]
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[[Category:House Targaryen battles|Wendwater]]

Latest revision as of 18:11, 13 January 2022

Ambush on the Wendwater
Conflict Aegon's Conquest
Date 2 BC
Place Wendwater
Result Inconclusive
Combatants
House Targaryen.svg House Targaryen House Baratheon.svg Kingdom of the Storm/House Durrandon:
Commanders
House Targaryen.svg Orys Baratheon
House Targaryen.svg Rhaenys Targaryen
House Errol.svg Lord Errol
House Fell.svg Lord Fell
House Buckler.svg Lord Buckler
Strength
Over 1,000 men
Meraxes
Unknown
Casualties
~1000 men Lord Errol†

An ambush on the Wendwater occurred during Aegon's Conquest when stormlords attacked the host of House Targaryen.[1]

Prelude

Shortly after the coronation of Aegon I Targaryen, the Conqueror dispatched the greater part of his host south to Storm's End under the leadership of Orys Baratheon, accompanied by Queen Rhaenys Targaryen atop Meraxes.[2]

Attack

While crossing the Wendwater, the Targaryen host was ambushed by Lords Errol, Fell, and Buckler, cutting down more than a thousand men before fading back into the trees of the kingswood. In response, Rhaenys unleashed the dragonflame of Meraxes to torch the forest.[2]

References

  1. Fire & Blood, Aegon's Conquest.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The World of Ice & Fire, The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest.