The charge into the enemy flank by the general is reminiscent of the Battle of the Granicus River - complete with both Alexander the Great and Volthorn getting stunned by a blow to the head and barely making it out.
The focus of Volthorn's tactics of swinging around the flanks and into the rear is reminiscent of the Battle of Cannae - or really any battle where Hanibal was in charge.
The relief army coming to break a seige was reminiscent of the Seige of Vienna in 1683 - although this time there is no last-minute Charge of the Wingged Hussars. Poor Elandria. It looks like Calimar is on the rise.
Details in my headcanon that I omitted to avoid dragging out the chapter:
-Calamar's blocking force, though slightly outnumbered by Volthorn's force, set up in a strong defensible position with the hill on their south flank and the river on their north flank.
-Volthorn, for the first part of the battle, focused on hitting Calamar hard on the middle and on the north flank (by the river). He deliberately held back on the south flank, knowing the Calamarvans held the high ground. (Cue Star Wars memes.)
-Calamar, because they were outnumbered, chose not to keep back any reserves. As a result, as the battle progressed, they had to shift some of their forces from the south flank (the hill) to their middle and north flank to keep them from buckling.
-Volthorn, noticing this, committed one of his two reserve battalions in a surprise charge on the south flank. He led the assault personally so that he could lend his terramancy skills to breaking Calamar's strong defensible line.
-The tactic work, and his charge broke through and scattered Calamar's weakened south flank. This is the moment where the chapter narrative picks up.
The charge into the enemy flank by the general is reminiscent of the Battle of the Granicus River - complete with both Alexander the Great and Volthorn getting stunned by a blow to the head and barely making it out.
The focus of Volthorn's tactics of swinging around the flanks and into the rear is reminiscent of the Battle of Cannae - or really any battle where Hanibal was in charge.
The relief army coming to break a seige was reminiscent of the Seige of Vienna in 1683 - although this time there is no last-minute Charge of the Wingged Hussars. Poor Elandria. It looks like Calimar is on the rise.
Exactly!
Details in my headcanon that I omitted to avoid dragging out the chapter:
-Calamar's blocking force, though slightly outnumbered by Volthorn's force, set up in a strong defensible position with the hill on their south flank and the river on their north flank.
-Volthorn, for the first part of the battle, focused on hitting Calamar hard on the middle and on the north flank (by the river). He deliberately held back on the south flank, knowing the Calamarvans held the high ground. (Cue Star Wars memes.)
-Calamar, because they were outnumbered, chose not to keep back any reserves. As a result, as the battle progressed, they had to shift some of their forces from the south flank (the hill) to their middle and north flank to keep them from buckling.
-Volthorn, noticing this, committed one of his two reserve battalions in a surprise charge on the south flank. He led the assault personally so that he could lend his terramancy skills to breaking Calamar's strong defensible line.
-The tactic work, and his charge broke through and scattered Calamar's weakened south flank. This is the moment where the chapter narrative picks up.
(Can you tell I like military strategy?)