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The Battle of Westfold 1707:

Belligerents: Orcs of the Misty Mountains, Kingdom of Rohan,

Forces: 140000 Orcs, 5 Cannons, 80000 Rohirrim, 60 Cannons,

Commanders: Amroth Anwarunya, Durbash the Meat Hoarder,

Battlefield: The battle was fought on a flat plain ,

Result: Decisive Rohirric Victory,

The Rohirric army, armed with it's Continental Pattern Muskets and Cannons, set off from Edoras to meet a huge orc army outside Westfold.

At 10:00 in the morning, hundreds of orcs swarmed across the plains, (only half of them had gunpowder weapons, and those weapons were obsolete matchlock weapons). Elvish skirmishers deployed in front of the Rohirric lines picked off orcs with incredible accuracy before withdrawing behind the sturdy Rohirric lines. As the orcs drew closer the command was given:

"First rank!"

"Present!"

"Fire!"

After the first rank unleashed a devastating volley of musket balls into the orcs, they kneeled down, allowing the second rank to do the same. This pattern was continued until the last rank had fired, and by that time, the first and second ranks were ready to fire again. With this tactic, the Rohirric Line Infantry managed to hold the orcs in place, while the exceptional Rohirric cavalry finished off the orcs. With the main infantry force defeated, Amroth rallied his men, and they charged across the plains, slaughtering the gun crews and capturing the enemy commander.

Casualties: 98500 Orcs Dead or Wounded, 9000 Rohirrim Dead or Wounded,