Battle of the ridge
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| Battle of the Ridge | |||||||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||||||
| The Long Patrol | Rapscallions | ||||||||||
| Commanders | |||||||||||
| Cregga Rose Eyes | Damug Warfang † | ||||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||||
| 500 woodlanders and long patrol | 1000 Rapscallions | ||||||||||
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| light casualties , estimated 40 | all of Rapscallion army | ||||||||||
Battle of the Ridge
This battle occurred in the fictional book 'The Long Patrol' by Brian Jacques.
The forces:
Woodlanders: Forty otters A dozen long patrol members Guosim shrews Waterhogs Able militia from Redwall and the surrounding territory
Damug Warfang and the Rapscallions: One thousand well armed and veteran Rapscallions
Long Patrol led by Lady Cregga Rose Eyes: Five hundred hares, veterans and greenhorns.
Woodlanders total= 300 troops
Rapscallions total= 10000
Long Patrol total= 500
The battle began on at dawn on a large ridge. Damug Warfang has been deceived by the Long Patrol infiltrator Midge Manycoats. The Rapscallion warchief believes he will certainly win the battle and doesn't know that he is actually doing what the woodlanders want him to do. Redwall Abbey's south wall has collasped so Midge has convinced Damug to attack the ridge where the woodlanders are waiting. Unfortunately the Rapscallions have stolen a march on the woodlanders. Damug sends half of his force, led by Rapmark Skaup and Bluggach. The woodlanders make the best use of the steep nes of the ridge and attack with ranged weapons. They then mount a counter charge and thrown the rapscallions back. Damug now knows the woodlanders weakness and strengths. The battle rages to dusk where Major Perigold in command of the woodlander launches a large oil soaked flame burning tree off the ridge. Damug's forces are deciminated, but the woodlanders and dazed and confused. They gather at the summit, but Damug's forces mount a pincer attack trapping the woodlanders. At that very moment Lady Cregga leading the Long Patrol spots the flaming tree, Drill Sergeant Clubbrush orders runners Dorothy and Algabor to investigate and becomes known for the only hare to disobey a command from a badger ruler. Meanwhile the rapscallions attempt to parley and a duel commences against the waterhog chief and Bluggach. Bluggach is killed, but the rapscallions charge. Damug Warfang get captures Major Perigold and is about to kill him when Lady Cregga and the Long Patrol run in reinforcing the woodlanders. The rapscallions are routed and the battle is won. Lady Cregga kills Damug Warfang and the woodlanders and Long patrol pursue the Rapscallions and kill them.
Losses:
Long Patrol: twenty one hares A few of the hares who participated in the battle and were killed or wounded: Furgale (Killed) Starbuck (Killed) Lady Cregga Rose Eyes (Blinded) Trowbaggs (Living) Algabor (Lived) Dorothy (Lived)
Woodlanders: not known Few of the woodlanders and of Perigold's troop killed or wounded: Lieutenant Morio (Killed) Tammelo de Fformello Tussock (Wounded in the leg) Pasque Valerian (Lived) Sergeant Torgoch (Lived) Major Perigold (Lived) Skipper of Otters (Lived) Arven Redwall Champion (Lived) Midge Manycoats (Lived)
Rapscallions: all one thousand Few of the rapscallions killed: Damug Warfang (Dead) Captain Bluggach (Dead) Rapmark Skaup (Dead)
Aftermath Victors are the Long Patrol and the Woodlanders. Lady Cregga became the Redwall badger mother. Tammo married Pasque.
