Defense of the Dalaran Crater

The   Defense of the Dalaran Crater was an offensive   Baron Blacksorrow commanded against the City State  that involved  Alteraci   and  Alterac Syndicate, the Syndicate  flanking the Alteraci under the Grand Alliance.

Preface
Soon after the victory of the Assault of Dandred's Fold, which was more like a massacre, the Alteraci recouperated at the Fold, gaining strength before they pressed on to battle the Syndicate at Durnholde Keep, believing they had killed off the Syndicate presence in the east of  Hillsbrad Foothills. The survivors of the Grand Alliance sympathizing  Kingdom of Dalaran had reported a Syndicate presence to Alteraci scouts, but they never returned to Dandred's Fold to report the information to Duke Lionblood. The Duke pressed on for the Crater for housing his troops as they prepared to march upon the Forsaken at Purgation Isle. As they made way to the Crater, a convoy of carts were turned over on their sides, the travellers of the carts unfound. Blood trails, however, where their bodies were presumed to have been, gave the Alteraci a broad idea where they were. The Duke issued the brigands and low life thugs, who ever they were that assaulted the citizens, to be slain. Half of the Duke's forces split up; half to report the dead to the Kirin Tor, the other half following the trails.

Battle
The Syndicate were waiting in the trees whenever the Alteraci began following the blood trails, being a false trail to trap the Duke and his Alteraci to slaughter them, gaining vengeance for the humiliating defeat at Dandred's Fold, which the Baron was unaware of. The Syndicate came from the trees nearby and cliffs, quickly swarming the Alteraci with the Duke. They were able to quickly vanquish the ill-equipped and poorly trained highwaymen, the highwaymen used to hapless travellers, and not a fully equipped and trained army of legionnaires, knights, archers, and mages. They were cut down with ease, magi of the Syndicate blinking to nearby cliffs, causing confusion to those without ranged weapons.

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