Battle Reports

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Adana 1135:

Makedonios was in his command tent outside Adana looking at a map table. Ever since the Templars started the war, the challenge was ending the war while retaking Adana. Staring at the map, Makedonios got an idea.

"Ioannis, come over here."

His veteran warrior came over. "Yes sir?"

Mak stared at the map. "I have an idea. Have us siege this castle here. But order Nathanail to meet up with the old Order army outside of Tortosa. Tell him to run if attacked. And if pursued, to fight and withdrawal. We need to get that army back out of Tortosa. Now... where are our spies?"

Adana 1137:

The camp outside Adana was a flurry of activity. While people were quickly packing up the headquarters, Makedonios was still staring at his map and barking out orders. Everything had gone perfectly. The Turks sallied at the end of last year and we're defeated. Adana was occupied and back in Order hands. The Templars had chased after Nathanail and their army was now out of the castle. Makedonios smiled. Time for phase two...

A few weeks later:

Makedonios lay behind a sand dune with his army. They had just sailed over from Adana. Over the dune was the castle of Tortosa, the Templar headquarters. The Grandmaster of the Templars had just hired 3 units of Muslim archers but that was it. The rest of the Templars were off chasing Nathanail around the Levant. In the silence of the night, he could hear the muted sounds of battle and then the gate went up. The two spies he had sent into the castle had done their job.

Under the cover of night, the army ran over the dune and towards the castle. Lookouts finally sounded an alarm but it was too late. The whole army ran through the gates. Some spears ran for the Templar Grandmaster while others mobbed the archers as they poured down from the walls. The Templar Grandmaster was brought down in battle and the castle was occupied. The Templars were disbanded.

Next year:

Wanting to do one last thing before his term ended, Makedonios left Theo in Tortosa while he took the army to Acre. Nathanail recruited mercs from Nicosia and sailed them over. The Fatimid's sallied. While Mak's army was ground down to a nub, the castle was occupied.

After occupying 3 provinces in quick succession, word has spread about Makedonios. It became well known that if he captured you, or took your settlement, that you would be safe. The Muslims started calling him "the Chivalrous."

The Levant was almost complete. Only one more province remained before the Order finally fulfilled their Charter...