Battle of Ashford

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Battle of Ashford
War of the Usurper.png
Location 2, Factions:Baratheon. Stark. Tyrell. Lannister. Targaryen.
Conflict Robert's Rebellion
Date 282 AC
Place Ashford
Result Royal victory
Combatants
Army of The Stormlands Army of the Reach
Commanders
Robert Baratheon Randyll Tarly
Strength
unknown unknown
Casualties
unknown,
Lord Cafferen+
Unknown

The Battle of Ashford was a battle fought during Robert's Rebellion between royal and rebel forces at Ashford, the seat of House Ashford. Lord Mace Tyrell, Warden of the South took the credit for the Loyalist victory, however Lord Randyll Tarly had done nearly all the fighting.

Prelude

With the Stormlands united behind him, Robert, left his brother Stannis to hold Storm's End and advanced west to Ashford.

Battle

The battle occurred when the van of the army of the Reach under command of Randyll Tarly ran into Robert Baratheon's forces. Before the main army could join them, Tarly's forces overran Robert's army and Robert was forced to withdraw from the field.[1] Former Targaryen loyalist Lord Cafferen, who had joined the rebels after his defeat at Summerhall, was killed in the battle. Tarly had his head sent to Aerys II.

Aftermath

The result of the battle was remembered as inconclusive, thus it's likely the battle was probably not very large and Robert's forces remained relatively intact. However, faced with the large numbers of Tyrell main force, Robert was forced to withdraw from the Stormlands, joining the Stark, Tully and Arryn forces in the north. This allowed the victorious Tyrell army to invade the Stormlands and lay siege on Storm's End.

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