Battle of Blutschelde (1780)

The Battle of Blutschelde is one of the last major field battles of the Uprising of the Barons and one of the reasons for the failure of the Eyssenstad-Campaign of the Barons. Approximately 35,000 people participated.

In 20XX, for the bonus material of the video game Rúid, Macha Taise, of Cork Descent told her part in the story.

Order of Battle

Baron Party: VIII. Corps

1st Division

• 3 Line Infantry Regiments
• 1 Light Infantry Regiment
• 1 light cavalry regiment

2nd Division

• 4 Line Infantry Regiments
• 2 Light Infantry Regiments

3rd Division

• 4 heavy cavalry regiments

Total

• 7 line infantry regiments
• 3 light infantry regiments
• 1 light cavalry regiment
• ca. 12,000 soldiers, 6 guns

Princely Party: II. and III. Corps

II. Corps

• Corpskavallerie
  • 2 heavy cavalry regiments
  • 1 regiment of Selkie-Mercenaries (this is the unit, with which Macha Taise, of Cork Descent fought)
  • 1 horse artillery regiment
• 1. Division
  • 3 line infantry regiments
  • 1 light infantry regiment
  • 1 regiment of grenadiers
  • 1 light cavalry regiment
• 2. Division
  • 3 line infantry regiments
  • 2 regiment of grenadiers
  • 1 light cavalry regiment
• 3. Division
  • 3 line infantry regiments
  • 2 light infantry regiment

III. Corps

• Corpskavallrie
  • 2 heavy cavalry regiments
  • 1 horse artillery regiment
• 9. Division
  • 5 line infantry regiments
  • 1 regiment of grenadiers
• 23. Division
  • 4 line infantry regiments
  • 1 light infantry regiment
  • 1 light cavalry regiment

Wißenthener Cavalry

• 2 heavy cavalry regiments
• 2 light cavalry regiments
• 1 regiment of mounted infantry

Totals

• 18 Line Infantry Regiments.
• 4 light infantry regiments.
• 1 mounted infantry regiments.
• 4 grenadier regiments.
• 5 light cavalry regiments
• 6 heavy cavalry regiments
• 2 horse artillery regiments.
• ca. 23,000 soldiers, 168 guns

Aftermath

In the video game Rúid! the Battle is part of the Teressian Campaign.