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Chronicles of King George I's England

Campaigns of General Salinger
The siege of Carlisle, 2nd October 1491

A victorious Salinger entering the city of Carlisle

The Siege of Carlisle proved a lucky escape for General Salinger's army as the campaign nearly ended before it even began. The Humber rebels somehow discovered Salinger was on his way to Cumbria, and they launched an all-out assault on Albert of Durham's army, who had fortified themselves in Carlisle. By the time the Monarchists arrived in Cumbria, Albert's army was at breaking point. But fortunately, Salinger's agent, Henry Dinnerton, immediately informed the General of the situation once he had landed, and the Monarchists moved at double time to relieve the siege.
Salinger reached Carlisle just in time, as the Humber artillery (inaccurate but effective bombard's) had broken through a section of Carlisle's impressive stone walls, and their troops were preparing to storm into the breach. The rebels split their forces, with the larger portion moving against the Monarchists whilst the smaller portion continued to swarm into the city. The fight at both ends seemed evenly matched, with Salinger's cavalry strikes failing to waver the sturdy rebel flank, and the rebels received equal frustration against Arthur's men. But, suddenly some of their army fell prey to a deadly virus, causing morale to shatter across their ranks. Salinger proudly boasted to his men that this was no virus, but fear gripping the hearts of the rebels being matched up against brave English men at arms, but he knew that this was in fact the excellent work of agent Henry Dinnerton. Nevertheless, this boast left it's mark on his soldier, giving the English men extra zeal, and the rebels were expelled from the battlefield shortly after. The victorious Monarchists triumphantly marched into Carlisle, awaiting them, Arthur of Durham and his remaining loyalists, an army which has been reduced to a mere 1000 men.
After the battle, Salinger and Arthur retreated to the town hall, to brief Salinger on what they'd be up against, and discuss the next moves in the campaign to retake the north. The army they just defeated was the main Humber army, led by Sir Thomas of Beverley, and they have retreated into Morpeth, Northumberland. Both men agree that chasing them down should be their next move, so as to not give them a chance to recoup their strength, and this will also give Arthur the chance to retake the County of Durham, his home county. Arthur assures Salinger that his men are eager to fight, despite the horrid fighting they have been through of late. The two generals then prepared their troops for the next battle, the assault on Middle-Northumbria. But just before Salinger left, he made sure to handsomely reward agent Henry for his good work. He was also granted the title 'Sir Henry Dinnerton, head of the English special agents contingent'for becoming the first English agent to actually succeed in his ing mission.

The Campaign in Sicily

5/4/1492.

A Ptolemy general, leads an army of 15,000 men against the inhabitants of western Sicily. He sends in a spy to

gain information about the army in the city and its defenses. The spy manage to do gain more then information,

he manages to get inside support from the city. The General leads the army to besiege the city, but the Sicilians

sally out and attempt to fight the Ptolemaic army. The Sicilians bring an army of 30,000 men, outnumbering the

Ptolemy army 2 to 1. The Ptolemy general however is a experience soldier, the leading general of the Sicilian

is a fat noble man who has been pampered his whole life. The Ptolemy general uses the terrain to his advantage

and manages to defeat the enemy cavalry. The infantry fight however does and the skirmish is less decisive and

the Ptolemy loses many of their pike men. The Sicilians suffer 17,00 in casualty, and the Ptolemy loses 5,000.

The Sicilians attempt to return to their city, but the city door is closed. It turns out a group of mercenaries

loyal to the Ptolemy manage to enter the city. realizing all hope of victory is lost, the Sicilian general surrenders

with the remaining 13,000 men

Campaigns of General Salinger
The Northumberland offensive, February 1492

The battle of Morpeth

The Battle of Morpeth is perhaps one of the finest battles of General Salingers military career to date, and it highlighted his position as the top General in King George I's ranks. As the town of Morpeth provided little defensive advantage, Sir Thomas of Beverley, leader of the Humber rebels, decided to sally out and meet the Monarchists on the field. He had somehow managed to acquire many more soldiers, mostly mercenaries, meaning this would be no easy battle for Salinger and Arthur. But the two General's marched forth with confidence, ready to defeat the Humber rebellion once and for all.
The Battle
The battle begins with Salingers men-at-arms pushing forward towards the rebel front, under the cover of archer fire from the Monarchist Yeoman's. The Yeoman longbow's far out-ranged the rebels levy bows and crossbows, as wave after wave tore through the rebel ranks. They barely had any-time to reform and return fire, before they were charged by the Monarchist line, forcing them to retreat behind their own infantry. Suddenly, the two infantry lines clashed, and a bloody conflict ensued. The rebel forces were larger in numbers, but the Monarchist men-at-arms were better trained, better equipped, and morale was high after their previous defeat. On the right flank, General Salinger lead the cavalry charge against both the Humber cavalry and the rebel flank, inflicting many casualties initially. Sir Thomas responded by sending in the spearmen he left in reserve, well drilled men who utilised the Schiltrom formation. This tactic proved very effective against Salingers cavalry and the General quickly retreated his cavalry. But the Humber cavalry, led by Sir Thomas, gave chase, just as Salinger was hoping for. Their chase was abruptly ended by Arthur's Pike regiments, who had been left on the flank for this exact purpose by General Salinger. Whilst the rebel cavalry was being annihilated, the rebel spearmen, who were still in Schiltrom formation as they were expecting the Monarchist cavalry to return, were targeted by the Yeoman's. Their tightly compacted formation proved a beautiful target for the Longbowmen, and they were completely cut to pieces by the mass archer volleys. Salingers cavalry then return to the right flank and completed the hammer and anvil strike, instantly routing the rebel centre. It didn't take long for Sir Thomas to call the retreat. The battle was won, and minimum casualties were sustained, mainly to the men-at-arms.
Aftermath
Sir Thomas escaped to Morpeth with little over 500 men. For him, surrender was not an option, as he knew exactly what his fate was if he did surrender. He would rather die honourably in battle. This belief was not shared by his remaining soldiers however, and the majority of the army deserted overnight. By the time the Monarchists arrived the next morning, barely 100 soldiers stood in their way. Salinger offered Sir Thomas a chance to surrender, but to his surprise he refused, spatting how he would rather die 'with his hands around the throat of the monarchist scum'. They locked themselves inside the town hall and waited for the assault. But unknown to them, the Monarchists brought artillery with them, in the shape of 5 Grand Bombards. The town hall was smashed to pieces, and the lifeless corpse of Sir Thomas was found amongst the rubble.
Job done, the two Generals pushed south into County of Durham. Arthur made a triumphant return into his home-town, and the county was reclaimed without a fight. Arthur pledged his allegiance to King George I and gifted all the troops he could muster to General Salinger as a token of his gratitude.

Salinger readied his men for the long journey home, but just before he left, a messenger arrived, bearing a message from the King. Salinger was to meet up with another Monarchist army which has just arrived from the south, led by Salingers arch rival, the Earl of Kent, John Maidstone. Together, the two armies will launch a massive invasion against the whole of Yorkshire, which has recently declared itself an independent state, and allied itself with the treacherous Barons alliance. The King also demands that the Earl of Yorkshire be brought to London once the invasion is finished, alive.