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=== Battle of the Three Winds === | === Battle of the Three Winds === | ||
On August 3rd, 1745 a Burgundian fleet on its way to secret Burgundian troops into Grand Duchy of Carolina, was caught by a large detachment of the Urcean Royal Fleet patrolling off of | On August 3rd, 1745 a Burgundian fleet on its way to secret Burgundian troops into Grand Duchy of Carolina, was caught by a large detachment of the Urcean Royal Fleet patrolling off of Faneria. The 6 Burgundian snows defending the troop garbs moved to engage the three Urcean ships of the line, four sloops of war and their assorted support vessels. The wind favored the Burgundian fleet but it simply could not get close enough to the Urcean ships of the line to cause lasting damage. The troops were urgently disembarked and abandoned on shore as the garbs made a hasty retreat north. | ||
The Burgundians lost two of their snows before retiring for the day. On the 4th of August, they woke at dawn to prepare for the coming fight but found a thick fog obscured the sea between the Urceans and themselves. Hoping to sneak close enough to the Urceans in the fog, they retracted the cannons and put out their oars. They slowly moved in the direction of open water where they thought the Urceans to be. Three hours later, a light breeze lifted the shroud of fog and revealed the Burgundians. They had over shot the Urcean position by a few hundred meters and were now very much exposed, silhouetted against the open ocean. The Urceans lept to action and encircled the Burgundians. The remainder of the day the Urceans slowly picked off the inferior Burgundian ships at a range they could not meet. | The Burgundians lost two of their snows before retiring for the day. On the 4th of August, they woke at dawn to prepare for the coming fight but found a thick fog obscured the sea between the Urceans and themselves. Hoping to sneak close enough to the Urceans in the fog, they retracted the cannons and put out their oars. They slowly moved in the direction of open water where they thought the Urceans to be. Three hours later, a light breeze lifted the shroud of fog and revealed the Burgundians. They had over shot the Urcean position by a few hundred meters and were now very much exposed, silhouetted against the open ocean. The Urceans lept to action and encircled the Burgundians. The remainder of the day the Urceans slowly picked off the inferior Burgundian ships at a range they could not meet. | ||