[7thseafreiburg] Session 22: The Battle for the Free People

[Lev Lafayette]

Session 22: The Battle for the Free People
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Real Date: November 15, 2015
Game date: Octavis Day 15 1688

As Dr. Serijo is informed of the hatching of the drachen egg and leaves
his post at the Jenny District Hospital to see this wonder, the forces of
Posen march upon the position of Freiburg. Heilgrund, and his military
advisor Moritz Sachsen, are confronted by a large number of Posen's forces
lead by the Eisenfurt herself. As Posen advanced, Sachen engaged in a
succesful flanking maneuver, inflicting terrible casualties as the
attacker attempts to take The Drachen Cathedral, and nearby mansions. On
the north-eastern ridge, defended by a mixed force from Heilgrund and by
Dietrich Proust, the attackers engage in artillery shelling, causing great
damage to the beautiful buildings that lined that view (including the
former home of one Redmund Erhart). As a counter-attack, Lord Bryon leads
scouting forces in the midst of the artillery wrecking havoc.

A futher battle erupts in the northern streets themselves, as Posen sends
a penetrating force through the city, perhaps hoping to catch the Stein
underdefended. By this stage Lady Drachenheim had received word of the
drachen egg decided to take it out publically in the streets to inspire
morale. People are astounding to hear that a drachen has been born in the
city itself at such an hour and many take inspiration of this great omen.
A shot is taken at Lady Drachenheim from Posen's forces, wounding her in
the chest, but this only seems to inspire the people more [Roll of 45
c.f., Delacroix, Liberty Leading The People]. Not leaving anything to
chance however,  Offizer Axel engages in a serious of stunning ambushes
inflicting terrible losses on Posen's scouts, despite being outnumbered
almost four to one [60 vs 17 on strategy rolls]. In a pitched battle on
one of the defending bridges, Axel himself loses his footing, and is
rescued by an auxiliary who reminds the Offizer of the city's tradition
concerning marriage. Returning to her duties, she shouts that he Gisela
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiburg_B%C3%A4chle]

Posen continues to press against The Drachen Cathedral district, but the
location is well-defended. Even with reinforcements to almost twice as
many troops, her casualties continue to mount and the line is held.
Meanwhile on the ridge-line, see the success of the scouts a charge
against the Posen artillery is organised, but the battle hardened soldiers
are prepared for such an eventually and protect themselves in formation
inflicting great losses on the Freiburg attackers. Freiburg however now
has the upper hand - as the barracks reinforce to the Stein, Niklas leads
the entirety of that force into the streets when it becomes known that his
betrothed has been wounded. See the size of the superior force, Posen's
forced engage in a savage fighting retreat, inflicting notable casualties
on the Freiburg troops.

Almost five thousand people lost their souls that day, in what was one of
the mightiest battles on Eisen territory since the War of the Cross as
some eighty thousand armed men clashed. All of the five eggs hatched that
day, the smallest being one grey-white dragon. Dr. Serijo certainly has
his work cut out for him as the world's expert on such creatures. A few
weeks later the marriage of Lady Alice Drachenheim and Eisenfurt Niklasu
Trague is held. Einsenfurt Heilgrund acts as the best man with each of the
other Eisenfurts present - with the exception of Lady Posen, who sends a
diplomat. Afterwards a popular service is held for the marriage of Axel
and Griseda.

Freiburg remains a free city, and is better than ever before.



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Lev Lafayette, BA (Hons), GradCertTerAdEd (Murdoch), GradCertPM, MBA (Tech
Mngmnt) (Chifley)
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