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Sack of Duskendale | |||||||||||||||||
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Conflict | Dance of the Dragons | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 129 AC | ||||||||||||||||
Place | Duskendale | ||||||||||||||||
Result | Victory for the greens | ||||||||||||||||
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The Sack of Duskendale took place at Duskendale in the Crownlands during the Dance of the Dragons.
Prelude
Following the fall of Harrenhal to Daemon Targaryen and the two defeats at Burning Mill and Stone Hedge, King Aegon II stripped Ser Otto Hightower of his title of Hand of the King and granted it to Ser Criston Cole, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. Ser Criston advised moving against the "traitors" that had bent the knee to Princess Rhaenyra. While House Velaryon and House Celtigar were unreachable, the "black" lords whose land were on the mainland had no protection against Aegon's loyalists.
Battle
Duskendale was unprepared for an attack. The town fell easily to Aegon's forces and was sacked, while the ships at the harbor were set afire. Lord Darklyn was beheaded for treason.
Aftermath
After the sack was complete, Ser Criston Cole moved the loyalist forces to the next objective: Rook's Rest, seat of House Staunton