Battle of Asori Ford
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| Battle of Asori Ford (Grazas ne-Shiden Asori) | |
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| Date | 12-1- Sora 33 |
| Location | Asori Ford, Uroma River |
| Result | Decisive Lein victory |
| Combatants | |
| Lein Dynasty | Jichei Kingdom |
| Commanders | |
| Tairazun Sora berAthain | |
| Strength | |
| 40,000 infantry, 56,000 cavalry, 31,000 bowmen | nearly 80,000 soldiers, mostly infantry; 6,000 cavalry; around 35,000 |
| Casualties | |
| around 9,000 dead, 4,000 wounded | around 65,000 dead, 28,000 captured |
| Notes: {{{notes}}} | |
The Battle of Asori Ford {Itrani: Garzas ne-Shiden Asori} was the single largest and bloodiest battle of the Lein-Jichei War, for both the Lein and the Jichei. Fought at a series of crossings of the Uroma River as the Lein army sought to cross and strike at the Jichei capital, it was also the last major act of resistance launched by the Jichei army against the overwhelming force of the Lein army. Lasting from sunrise to just before sunset, the battle was so bloody that the Uroma River would later gain the appellation of Gin Newel or "Red River".
