Battle in the hills below the Golden Tooth

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Battle of the Golden Tooth
Conflict War of the Five Kings
Date 298 AC
Place beneath the Golden Tooth, the Westerlands
Result Lannister victory
Combatants
House Tully House Lannister
Commanders
Lord Clement Piper,
Lord Vance+
Ser Jaime Lannister
Strength
unknown 15,000
Casualties
unknown, Lord Vance+ unknown

The Battle of the Golden Tooth was the opening battle of the War of the Five Kings and Lannister campaign in the Riverlands

Prelude

Ser Edmure Tully finds out that the Lannisters raising a host at Casterly Rock. He send's riders to the Rock, demanding that Lord Tywin proclaim his intent. Meanwhile he starts raising a host at Riverrun and sends Lord Vance and Lord Piper to guard the pass below the Golden Tooth, to prevent any House Lannister army from entering the Riverlands.[1]

Battle

We don't know much about the battle, but the attack seems to have been devastating. Ser Jaime Lannister, commanding the Lannister forces, descended on the Riverland army and broke them. Lord Vance was slain during the fight and Lord Piper retreated back to Riverrun with the remnants of his forces, with Ser Jaime following on his heels. During the battle, Lord Tywin Lannister was able to bring another Lannister army up from the south.[2]

Aftermath

The rout of the Riverlands force beneath the Golden Tooth allows Ser Jaime to march on Riverrun, where he fought the Battle of Riverrun.

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