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| − | The '''Battle of Stone Mill''' is a major engagement in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. It is recounted by [[Edmure Tully]] in his report to [[King in the North]] [[Robb Stark]] in "[[Walk of Punishment]]", the third episode of [[Season 3 |
+ | The '''Battle of Stone Mill''' is a major engagement in the [[War of the Five Kings]]. It is recounted by [[Edmure Tully]] in his report to [[King in the North]] [[Robb Stark]] in "[[Walk of Punishment]]", the third episode of [[Season 3]]. |
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+ | ==History== |
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| − | Anxious about just letting the Lannister forces in the Riverlands - commanded by Ser [[Gregor Clegane]], "The Mountain that Rides" - ravage the countryside with impunity, Edmure impetuously decides to meet them head-on at Stone Mill.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> |
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| + | The [[House Stark|Stark]] army under King [[Robb Stark]] abandoned its invasion of the [[Westerlands]] - now fruitless since they lacked the strength to attack [[Casterly Rock]]<ref>"[[The Prince of Winterfell]]"</ref> - and marched east to besiege Harrenhal and flush out the Mountain. However, upon their arrival they discovered that the Mountain had already slaughtered the prisoners at Harrenhal and fled.<ref>"[[Valar Dohaeris]]"</ref> |
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| − | ==The Battle== |
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| + | Gregor Clegane's forces seized command of the shore opposite [[Stone Mill]]. Edmure Tully, commanding Robb's forces at and around [[Riverrun]], decided to engage the Mountain's forces and seized the mill.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Tactically, the battle was an amazing success, inflicting disproportionate losses on the Lannisters and forcing |
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+ | ===The Battle=== |
| ⚫ | Tactically, the battle was an amazing success, inflicting disproportionate losses on the Lannisters and forcing Gregor Clegane to retreat from the Red Fork of the [[Trident]]. They fell back on [[Casterly Rock]]. This removed them from being in immediate striking distance of Riverrun itself. Tywin's young nephews, [[Willem Lannister|Willem]] and [[Martyn Lannister]], are taken hostage in the battle.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> |
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| + | ===Aftermath=== |
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| − | Strategically, the battle was a massive blunder, as Robb Stark's overall grand strategy was actually to lure the main Lannister army in the Riverlands back into the Westerlands, away from [[King's Landing]]. Edmure's defense was only supposed to be a feint, but instead, he drove the Lannister army ''away'' from the trap Robb had been setting for them. A direct result was that the Lannister army under Tywin was able to rush to the defense of the capital city in the [[Battle of the Blackwater]]. |
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| + | Strategically, the battle was a significant blunder. Robb Stark's plan was to lure Gregor Clegane's forces further west into the [[Riverlands]] where they could be surrounded and destroyed. Edmure's attack instead allowed Clegane and his army to escape.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> |
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| − | The combined effect was that the entire past year of campaigning by King Robb was fruitless, and his invasion of the Westerlands was abandoned, as now if Tywin moved his army into the Westerlands to counter him, the Baratheons were no longer in a position to threaten the unguarded capital city.<ref>"[[Walk of Punishment]]"</ref> |
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==In the books== |
==In the books== |
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| − | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the |
+ | In the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' novels, the battle is similar but takes on a considerably greater strategic significance. In the novels the main Lannister army under Tywin was lured by Robb from Harrenhal and marched west, Tywin facing unrest from his bannermen as Robb's forces ravaged their homeland. Tywin's main army attempted to cross the Red Fork of the Trident south of Riverrun, only to face significant Riverlands opposition led by Edmure Tully, who seized the opportunity to prove himself a battle commander the equal of his nephew. |
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| + | The battle was fought over an extremely wide front, encompassing fords to the south and north of Riverrun, and featured the entire main Lannister army attempting to cross the river. Edmure's forces were fewer in number but held the strategic high ground on each side of the fords, and were able to subject the Lannister forces to withering arrow fire as they attempted to cross. Ser [[Jason Mallister]] commanded the defense of four fords to the south of Riverrun, and Karyl Vance commanded the defense of fords to the north, while Edmure Tully commanded the defense of the fords closest to Riverrun itself. The fiercest assault came at Stone Mill in the center, where the forces commanded by Ser Gregor Clegane himself managed to gain a foothold on the west bank of the river despite suffering terrible losses, but were then driven back when Edmure hit them with his reserves. |
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| + | The entire campaign was led by Tywin, while Gregor Clegane personally commanded the main thrust at Stone Mill. While the battle was raging, Tywin received word that Stannis Baratheon was about to attack King's Landing. He withdrew from the engagement, turned his army south and marched to the headwaters of the [[Blackwater Rush]]. They built barges and skiffs and were able to rapidly head downriver, meeting the army of [[House Tyrell]] along the way. This allowed the combined Lannister and Tyrell armies to then attack Stannis's flank at the Battle of the Blackwater, routing him. |
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| + | Robb later chastises Edmure for his blunder, saying that the Northmen had identified a valley in the western mountains where they planned to lure Tywin Lannister into a trap and destroy his main army, as well as keeping Tywin from aiding King's Landing's defense and thus allowing the Northmen to try and negotiate a peace with Stannis after he took the capital. By preventing his crossing, Edmure won a strategically meaningless short-term victory at the cost of a possible long-term victory for the entire campaign. Edmure angrily pointed out that the blunder was due to Robb not trusting him with his plans. |
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| + | In the TV series the timing and nature of the battle is changed. The entire battle now takes place at the Stone Mill and seems to be much smaller in scale, with Gregor's forces consisting almost solely of the garrison Tywin left him at Harrenhal. Rather than being forced to retreat eastwards to King's Landing, Gregor's forces were instead forced to retreat westwards to Casterly Rock. The overall strategic significance of the battle was also downplayed: in the TV series it only meant that the Mountain would be able to bring the rest of his army back to the Lannister cause, and survive to cause further problems later on. |
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| + | One minor change is about Martyn and Willem Lannister: none of them was taken captive at the Battle of Stone Mill, and not by the Tullys. Willem and his cousin Tion Frey were captured by the Starks at the [[Battle of the Whispering Wood]], while Martyn was captured at the [[Battle of Oxcross]]. |
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| − | The entire campaign was masterminded by Tywin, while Gregor Clegane personally commanded the main thrust at Stone Mill. The entire series of battles/campaign later becomes known simply as the "'''Battle of the Fords'''". The TV series simplified events, so that it was one big battle at Stone Mill - which is where the main thrust happened in the books - and it is officially named the "Battle of Stone Mill". Ser Gregor Clegane is stated to have been in direct command, though he was a prominent general in Tywin's overall Lannister army-group in the Riverlands. Also, in the books, the Battle of the Fords was an assault by Tywin's armies to attempt to cross the Red Fork at multiple points, thus Edmure fought defensively from a strong tactical position on the other side of the river. Though he was actually only supposed to give token defense and then let the Lannisters cross the river, he ended up repulsing them. In the TV series, Edmure says he seized the initiative to attack Gregor's army at Stone Mill, winning a decisive tactical victory. Either way, this made the Lannisters withdraw from their offensive posture and attempts to cross the Red Fork to halt Robb's invasion of the Westerlands. Unfortunately, this also meant that they were able to make a forced march to reach King's Landing in time to crush the Baratheon assault in the Battle of the Blackwater. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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| + | *{{AWOIAF|Battle of the Fords}} |
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| − | *[http://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Battle_of_the_Fords Battle of the Fords at A Wiki of Ice and Fire] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 19:07, 19 February 2015
Template:Battle
The Battle of Stone Mill is a major engagement in the War of the Five Kings. It is recounted by Edmure Tully in his report to King in the North Robb Stark in "Walk of Punishment", the third episode of Season 3.
History
Prelude
The Stark army under King Robb Stark abandoned its invasion of the Westerlands - now fruitless since they lacked the strength to attack Casterly Rock[1] - and marched east to besiege Harrenhal and flush out the Mountain. However, upon their arrival they discovered that the Mountain had already slaughtered the prisoners at Harrenhal and fled.[2]
Gregor Clegane's forces seized command of the shore opposite Stone Mill. Edmure Tully, commanding Robb's forces at and around Riverrun, decided to engage the Mountain's forces and seized the mill.[3]
The Battle
Tactically, the battle was an amazing success, inflicting disproportionate losses on the Lannisters and forcing Gregor Clegane to retreat from the Red Fork of the Trident. They fell back on Casterly Rock. This removed them from being in immediate striking distance of Riverrun itself. Tywin's young nephews, Willem and Martyn Lannister, are taken hostage in the battle.[4]
Aftermath
Strategically, the battle was a significant blunder. Robb Stark's plan was to lure Gregor Clegane's forces further west into the Riverlands where they could be surrounded and destroyed. Edmure's attack instead allowed Clegane and his army to escape.[5]
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, the battle is similar but takes on a considerably greater strategic significance. In the novels the main Lannister army under Tywin was lured by Robb from Harrenhal and marched west, Tywin facing unrest from his bannermen as Robb's forces ravaged their homeland. Tywin's main army attempted to cross the Red Fork of the Trident south of Riverrun, only to face significant Riverlands opposition led by Edmure Tully, who seized the opportunity to prove himself a battle commander the equal of his nephew.
The battle was fought over an extremely wide front, encompassing fords to the south and north of Riverrun, and featured the entire main Lannister army attempting to cross the river. Edmure's forces were fewer in number but held the strategic high ground on each side of the fords, and were able to subject the Lannister forces to withering arrow fire as they attempted to cross. Ser Jason Mallister commanded the defense of four fords to the south of Riverrun, and Karyl Vance commanded the defense of fords to the north, while Edmure Tully commanded the defense of the fords closest to Riverrun itself. The fiercest assault came at Stone Mill in the center, where the forces commanded by Ser Gregor Clegane himself managed to gain a foothold on the west bank of the river despite suffering terrible losses, but were then driven back when Edmure hit them with his reserves.
The entire campaign was led by Tywin, while Gregor Clegane personally commanded the main thrust at Stone Mill. While the battle was raging, Tywin received word that Stannis Baratheon was about to attack King's Landing. He withdrew from the engagement, turned his army south and marched to the headwaters of the Blackwater Rush. They built barges and skiffs and were able to rapidly head downriver, meeting the army of House Tyrell along the way. This allowed the combined Lannister and Tyrell armies to then attack Stannis's flank at the Battle of the Blackwater, routing him.
Robb later chastises Edmure for his blunder, saying that the Northmen had identified a valley in the western mountains where they planned to lure Tywin Lannister into a trap and destroy his main army, as well as keeping Tywin from aiding King's Landing's defense and thus allowing the Northmen to try and negotiate a peace with Stannis after he took the capital. By preventing his crossing, Edmure won a strategically meaningless short-term victory at the cost of a possible long-term victory for the entire campaign. Edmure angrily pointed out that the blunder was due to Robb not trusting him with his plans.
In the TV series the timing and nature of the battle is changed. The entire battle now takes place at the Stone Mill and seems to be much smaller in scale, with Gregor's forces consisting almost solely of the garrison Tywin left him at Harrenhal. Rather than being forced to retreat eastwards to King's Landing, Gregor's forces were instead forced to retreat westwards to Casterly Rock. The overall strategic significance of the battle was also downplayed: in the TV series it only meant that the Mountain would be able to bring the rest of his army back to the Lannister cause, and survive to cause further problems later on.
One minor change is about Martyn and Willem Lannister: none of them was taken captive at the Battle of Stone Mill, and not by the Tullys. Willem and his cousin Tion Frey were captured by the Starks at the Battle of the Whispering Wood, while Martyn was captured at the Battle of Oxcross.
See also
References
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