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Battle at the stony ridge | |||||||||||||||||
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Conflict | Dance of the Dragons | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 130 AC | ||||||||||||||||
Place | south of Gods Eye, Riverlands | ||||||||||||||||
Result | victory for the blacks | ||||||||||||||||
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The battle at the stony ridge was fought south of the Gods Eye during the Dance of the Dragons.[1]
Prelude
Following the blacks' victory in the Battle by the Lakeshore, Ser Criston Cole, the Kingmaker and Hand of the King to Aegon II Targaryen, took his army of 3,600 greens south from Harrenhal in the Riverlands. Criston's intention was to join his force with that of Lord Ormund Hightower and Prince Daeron Targaryen, which was marching from the Reach. Rather than accompany Criston, Prince Aemond Targaryen took his dragon, Vhagar, to burn the Riverlands.
Criston's greens traveled south along the western shore of the Gods Eye lake, but the river lords practiced scorched earth tactics, burning their forests and villages. They used guerrilla warfare against the greens, many of whom deserted or joined the blacks. At the village of Crossed Elms, Criston lost twelve men when his forces were attacked by men disguised as corpses.[1]
Battle
While heading toward the Blackwater Rush, Criston led his greens into an ambush at a stony ridge south of the Gods Eye. The greens were outnumbered two to one by the forces of the Riverlands and the North. Lord Roderick Dustin sounded the charge of the blacks' vanguard, which consisted of his Winter Wolves and the river knights. The greens collapsed when the Kingmaker was slain in battle, with hundreds of them killed while trying to flee the ridge.[1]
Aftermath
Criston's death at the stony ridge marked the high point of Rhaenyra Targaryen's fortunes. However, Prince Aemond and King Aegon II still remained to carry on the greens' cause.[1]