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The Quintuple was a series of five battles fought in 1579 during the [[Second Princes' War]] between the Royalists, fighting for the new Suthar-Mártainn dynasty, and the Princes of _______,_______, and _____. It saw a dramatic turn in the fortunes of the Royalists, putting the rebels from a position to force a surrender to being on the defensive. It was one of the largest campaigns of the war and was the only campaign where a Queen of Fhainnlannachaeran ever led a military unit, as well as featuring the first widespread employment of matchlocks by the Royal Army. | '''The Quintuple''' was a series of five battles fought in 1579 during the [[Second Princes' War]] between the Royalists, fighting for the new Suthar-Mártainn dynasty, and the Princes of _______,_______, and _____. It saw a dramatic turn in the fortunes of the Royalists, putting the rebels from a position to force a surrender to being on the defensive. It was one of the largest campaigns of the war and was the only campaign where a Queen of Fhainnlannachaeran ever led a military unit, as well as featuring the first widespread employment of matchlocks by the Royal Army. | ||
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| commander1 = * Master of the Throneswatch Brandt MacGwyn | | commander1 = * Master of the Throneswatch Brandt MacGwyn | ||
* Banrih [[Cailean Suthar-Màrtainn]] | * Banrih [[Cailean Suthar-Màrtainn]] | ||
* '' | * ''Dòchas''-Vicarial Gregory MacConnsmonan | ||
| commander2 = * '' | | commander2 = * ''Dòchas''-Vicarial McMahon | ||
* '' | * ''Dòchas''-Vicarial Marcus Mahon | ||
* '' | * ''Dòchas'' Rodney Donnley II | ||
| commander3 = | | commander3 = | ||
| units1 = * Crown Army (44,000) | | units1 = * Crown Army (44,000) | ||
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Immediately following the Battle of Cancale, the Duke of Cancale raised his levies in support of the Crown, bringing enough troops to replace those lost by the Royalists in numbers, though not training. This, along with the news of the crushing Royalist victory at Teindun, cowed much of the remaining aristocracy into seeking peace terms or declaring themselves for the Royalists. While not a total victory, the Quintuple and in particular the decimation of Prince McMahon and Prince Mahon's private armies, namely their professional cavalry and mercenaries, made it extremely difficult for the rebel Princes to launch any sort of offensive throughout the rest of the year. It also restabilized the political situation in Dunlann, which had mostly remained neutral but was generally opposed to Royalist power, as the many smaller Crown holdings bordering their own fiefs made for a significant threat that their titles would be seized. This was not unfounded, as Cailean aggressively stripped as many titles from rebel and (insufficiently loyal) lords as possible during and after the war, but the critical loss of respect for the central army was restored after the battles. | Immediately following the Battle of Cancale, the Duke of Cancale raised his levies in support of the Crown, bringing enough troops to replace those lost by the Royalists in numbers, though not training. This, along with the news of the crushing Royalist victory at Teindun, cowed much of the remaining aristocracy into seeking peace terms or declaring themselves for the Royalists. While not a total victory, the Quintuple and in particular the decimation of Prince McMahon and Prince Mahon's private armies, namely their professional cavalry and mercenaries, made it extremely difficult for the rebel Princes to launch any sort of offensive throughout the rest of the year. It also restabilized the political situation in Dunlann, which had mostly remained neutral but was generally opposed to Royalist power, as the many smaller Crown holdings bordering their own fiefs made for a significant threat that their titles would be seized. This was not unfounded, as Cailean aggressively stripped as many titles from rebel and (insufficiently loyal) lords as possible during and after the war, but the critical loss of respect for the central army was restored after the battles. | ||
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