Siegmar von Willing: Difference between revisions

Having made a surprisingly sound recovery, Siegmar von Willing rejoined his [[Black Company]] in the Autumn of 1558. In his absence, the Black Company, led by his Lieutenants [[Giles de Gabion]] and [[Henri de Famichez]], had signed up with the [[House de Weluta]]'s Catholic forces of the [[Holy League]]. The [[Black Company]] at this time had around 500 men under arms of which more than 50 were [[Knights of the Realm]]. Siegmar was selected to command the siege of [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] which took place during the Spring and Summer of 1559 and was placed in command of a number of [[Holy League]] troops to accomplish it. The siege was broken off however by a relief force led by [[King Donnchad III]] combined with defenders of [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] sallying forth. When the [[Holy League]] troops under his command began to break, Siegmar ordered a retreat to the [[Urce River]]. Siegmar led his forces north in the direction towards [[Anglei]], fighting protestant warbands encountered and mounting raids into protestant cities on the way, capturing and demanding ransoms for various lesser nobles while wintering in [[Ænglasmarch]]. In response to the news that the protestant King Donnchad had the Catholic Prince Aedanicus drawn, quartered, and beheaded in 1560, the [[Black Company]] once more crossed into Ionia once more and assaulted and looted the city Carsaila as a token of retaliation.