Battle of Meili

The battle of Meili was a siege led by the Gatekeepers against the Scandinavian defenders of Meili. It ended in the status quo.

Background
The New French and New Spanish had been assaulted by goblin forces ever since their arrival on the continent. More recently siege cannons had been used against the walls of Tours and New Madrid, but the defenders were not able to capture or identify the attackers. During one siege, the Scandinavian Grom Marxian was identified (perhaps wrongly) by French and Spanish soldiers using the siege cannons.

The Gatekeepers insisted on punishment and marched to Meili to demand Grom Marxian be taken custody back at Tours. After much deliberation, King Aleksander Anton of the New Scandinavians accepted and Grom Marxian was taken back to Tours by Jay Varsay, Pierre de Leon and Arthur Penn while Jacapo Diestro, king of New Spain remained home to talk with the Scandinavians.

After reaching Tours, Grom Marxian attacked the French blacksmith and was killed in his escape attempt. The Scandinavians quickly found out about Groms death and took Jacapo prisoner. The Gatekeepers made their way to Meili demanding the release of the Spanish King, and when it did not happen they begun laying siege to Meili's walls.

Gatekeepers:
Jay Vorsay (New France)

Pierre de Leon (New France)

Arthur Penn (New Spain)

Reynerus Illynie (New Holy Roman Empire)

Scandinavians:
Acredo Acriendisen (New Scaninavia)

Aleksander Anton (New Scandinavia)

Amsel Gespesnt (New England)

Baldur Gunnar (New Scandinavia)

Karl Marxian (New Scandinavia)

Oraden James Wintervale (New Scandinavia)

Reabkal Schaytther (New Scandinavia)

Vladimir Klinge (New England)

Siege
The Gatekeepers quickly setup defensive structures close to the front gate to protect themselves while constructing a siege cannon. The defenders fired arrows from the walls forcing a defensive stance by the Gatekeepers and hampering their construction efforts. The cannon fired a few times, but mis-fired everytime as the colonists had never used cannons before. As the cannon efforts failed a small number of defenders sallied out of Meili and assaulted the besiegers. The Gatekeepers initially retreated back to the ice lake where the main melee ensued resulting in the death of two attackers.



Eventually through diplomacy between the Scandinavian king and himself, the Spanish King was freed and most of the fighting stopped (though arrow fire was still exchanged). The battle ended in the status quo with the Gatekeepers and New Scandinavians agreeing to an armistice and with the Spanish King being freed.

Aftermath
One Frenchman (Pierre de Leon), two Scandinavians (Karl Marxian and Baldur Gunnar) and one Englishman (Vladimir Klinge) were killed in the battle. An uneasy armistice between the Gatekeepers and New Scandinavia exists, though tempers remain heated and the likelyhood of future conflict is high.

This was the first major battle between colonists in the New World, and also the first use of land-based cannons by colonist forces.