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| image        =  [[File:Field of Crows.jpg|350px]]
 
| image        =  [[File:Field of Crows.jpg|350px]]
| caption  = Field of Crows, as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The World of Ice and Fire]]''.
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| caption  = Field of Crows, as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.
 
|battle_name = Field of Crows
 
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| commander1 = [[Mazor Alexi]]
 
| commander1 = [[Mazor Alexi]]
 
| commander2 = [[Haro]]<br>[[Qano]]<br>[[Loso]]<br>[[Zhako]]
 
| commander2 = [[Haro]]<br>[[Qano]]<br>[[Loso]]<br>[[Zhako]]
| strength1 = 6,000 scythed chariots<br>10,000 armored riders<br>10,000 light horsemen<br>close to 100,000 spearmen and slingers
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| strength1 = 6,000 scythed [[chariot]]s<br>10,000 armored riders<br>10,000 light horsemen<br>close to 100,000 spearmen and slingers
 
| strength2 = almost 80,000 horsemen
 
| strength2 = almost 80,000 horsemen
 
| casualties1 = [[Mazor Alexi]]†<br>6 lesser kings†<br>more than 60 lords and heroes†<br>~100,000 men
 
| casualties1 = [[Mazor Alexi]]†<br>6 lesser kings†<br>more than 60 lords and heroes†<br>~100,000 men
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==Battle==
 
==Battle==
The Sarnori army contained six thousand scythed chariots, ten thousand heavy horse, ten thousand light horse, and one hundred thousand foot. They met four ''[[khalasar]]s'', nearly eighty thousand Dothraki, halfway between [[Sarnath]] and [[Kasath]]. The van of Sarnori chariots cut through Dothraki, including Khal [[Haro]], causing his ''khalasar'' to rout. Mazor Alexi led the Sarnori in pursuit, but quickly fell into a trap. While Haro's survivors fired arrows at the Sarnori,  Khal [[Qano]] attacked from the north and Khal [[Zhako]] from the south. Khal [[Loso]]'s mobile ''khalasar'' attacked from the rear, preventing the Sarnori from retreating. Mazor Alexi and his great host were destroyed by the four ''khalasars''. A hundred thousand men may have died in the battle.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Grasslands}}
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The Sarnori army contained six thousand scythed [[chariot]]s, ten thousand heavy horse, ten thousand light horse, and one hundred thousand foot. They met four ''[[khalasar]]s'', nearly eighty thousand Dothraki, halfway between [[Sarnath]] and [[Kasath]]. The van of Sarnori chariots cut through the Dothraki, including Khal [[Haro]], causing his ''khalasar'' to rout. Mazor Alexi led the Sarnori in pursuit, but quickly fell into a trap. While Haro's survivors fired arrows at the Sarnori,  Khal [[Qano]] attacked from the north and Khal [[Zhako]] from the south. Khal [[Loso]]'s mobile ''khalasar'' attacked from the rear, preventing the Sarnori from retreating. Mazor Alexi and his great host were destroyed by the four ''khalasars''. A hundred thousand men may have died in the battle.{{ref|TWOIAF| The Grasslands}}
  
 
==Aftermath==
 
==Aftermath==
 
The Dothraki quickly conquered [[Sarnath]], which lacked defenders, and then gradually conquered the remaining Sarnori cities, with the exception of [[Saath]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Grasslands}}
 
The Dothraki quickly conquered [[Sarnath]], which lacked defenders, and then gradually conquered the remaining Sarnori cities, with the exception of [[Saath]].{{ref|TWOIAF| The Grasslands}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
{{References}}
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[[Category:Battles]]

Revision as of 13:13, 2 July 2020

Field of Crows
Field of Crows.jpg
Field of Crows, as depicted by Paolo Puggioni in The World of Ice & Fire.
Place Sarne, between Sarnath and Kasath
Result Decisive Dothraki victory
Combatants
Tall Men Dothraki
Commanders
Mazor Alexi Haro
Qano
Loso
Zhako
Strength
6,000 scythed chariots
10,000 armored riders
10,000 light horsemen
close to 100,000 spearmen and slingers
almost 80,000 horsemen
Casualties
Mazor Alexi
6 lesser kings†
more than 60 lords and heroes†
~100,000 men
Haro

The Field of Crows was the largest battle between the Dothraki and the Tall Men during the Century of Blood. The victory of the horselords allowed them to conquer the rest of the Kingdom of Sarnor.[1]

Prelude

The Kingdom of Sarnor was a confederation of cities, each with their own king, which was ruled by a High King. Many of the Sarnori, or Tall Men, sought to use the Dothraki nomads for their own benefit, not recognizing the threat the horselords posed to their cities. Although several Sarnori cities were sacked and burned by the Dothraki, it was the fall of Mardosh that led the Sarnori to unite behind High King Mazor Alexi.

Battle

The Sarnori army contained six thousand scythed chariots, ten thousand heavy horse, ten thousand light horse, and one hundred thousand foot. They met four khalasars, nearly eighty thousand Dothraki, halfway between Sarnath and Kasath. The van of Sarnori chariots cut through the Dothraki, including Khal Haro, causing his khalasar to rout. Mazor Alexi led the Sarnori in pursuit, but quickly fell into a trap. While Haro's survivors fired arrows at the Sarnori, Khal Qano attacked from the north and Khal Zhako from the south. Khal Loso's mobile khalasar attacked from the rear, preventing the Sarnori from retreating. Mazor Alexi and his great host were destroyed by the four khalasars. A hundred thousand men may have died in the battle.[1]

Aftermath

The Dothraki quickly conquered Sarnath, which lacked defenders, and then gradually conquered the remaining Sarnori cities, with the exception of Saath.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 The World of Ice & Fire, The Grasslands.