Reunification of Stromgarde

The Reunification of Stromgarde was a movement made by a large coalition of forces of the Grand Alliance rallied under Commander Johnathan Beredric. Their motive was reclaim and restore the forgotten kingdom against the Horde and allow for future conquest of the continent.

The Horde, however, sought to claim Stromgarde for its own, cutting off Alliance forces from its people north of the Thandol Span, and securing its iron grip over the northern kingdoms.

Beginning Signs
Across the Arathi Highlands, news of a gathering force of thousands of Stromic soldiers would reach the ears of units and groups from across the Eastern Kingdoms, and eventually Kalimdor as well. Word of scouting parties from Alliance and Horde doing locked in fierce conflict outside the walls of Stromgarde, and stretching as far north as Northfold, would also be heard. Plans were in motion, preparations have been made, and now it was but a few weeks away that these forces converge upon one another. Just under three weeks, a total of nineteen days, and the city of Stromgarde would again see conflict in and around its ancient, decrepit walls.

Operation: Unfortunate Son
Alliance military forces began to take up positions to the north of Galen's Fall, inside Northfold Manor. In response, a host was marched out of Galen's Fall to confront the Alliance, and achieved victory. Few civilians were caught in the crossfire, if any, and the majority were evacuated by the Alliance forces in the area. Meanwhile, we have captured a sum of forty civilians from the human village.

The Alliance marched out of Refuge Pointe at 2228 hours the next night. They rode out towards the open plans to the northweast of Stromgarde city, south of Galen's Fall, and waited for their enemy. Almost on queue, the Horde swooped in from the main road to the east, and clashed with the Alliance head on.

After near three hours of conflict, the last of the Horde's forces retreated from the field with their wounded and dead, leaving the Alliance to celebrate their victory as forces bearing the crest of Stromgarde, and Commander Beredric's house sigil, arrived to relieve them. Now, an outpost is being erected to serve as a staging area for the assault on Galen's Fall.

Alliance troops amassed at their outpost south of Galen's Fall, but the day they gave the Horde to prepare their defenses may have very well been a mistake. As soon as the first Alliance head poked out from their defenses, it was gloves off. By the end, the only reason the Alliance achieved victory was because reinforcements from the Siege of Stromgarde came in to supplement the battered forces of the Alliance. Commander Beredric led the final charge into Galen's Fall, and after hours of fighting, the Horde were pushed out of Galen's Fall and routed back north, towards Northfold manor.

The Alliance forces set out from Refuge Pointe with two forces, one for the Thandol Span, one for Faldir's Cove. The force dedicated to Faldir's Cove met the Horde as they had begun to establish their initial camp, and after a quick fight, and a casualty list numbering below half their own group, forced the Horde back to their zeppelin which then streamed its way back to Northfold. The Alliance has secured Faldir's Cove, officially, and now begin making plans to break through the walls of Stromgarde.

Operation: Downpour
The Alliance gathered in the eastern plains beside the walls of Stromgarde, just out of reach of any fortifications or defenses along the city's perimeter. When the final piece of artillery sounded, and sent the wall crashing down, amidst the smoke, dust, and debris, thousands of screaming Alliance soldiers surged into the eastern half of the city. In the chapel district, troops met the Horde resistance right off the bat, though as the fighting began to turn in the Horde's favor, they sought to lure the Horde away from the district, allowing more of our troops to take their place. Though they suffered tremendous casualties, and allowed the Horde to take the entire western half of the city, the Alliance secured a strong foothold inside the crumbled walls of the city.

The next night, the Alliance mustered a large force and struck out against the Horde's main base of operations inside the city. Some old market. Elite forces clashed with with their Horde counterparts on their "own turf" within the city of Stromgarde's westernmost sector. The troops fought valiantly, but eventually, though more than half the Horde's territory was taken, they retain control over the old market. Even with having dealt serious casualties to them, and perhaps one more attack will finish them off, but instead the Alliance rested and licked their wounds.

The final night, the Alliance forces marched in force to do battle, and hopefully secure, Stromgarde Keep at the top tier of the city. They met with fierce Horde resistance inside the Keep, whom had come up from the tunnels beneath the city. After a fierce battle, the Horde forces were pushed out of Stromgarde, but not before causing significant damage to its infrastructure.

The Horde, having held on to the keep for a substantial time, were only evacuated by the use of a zeppelin which had docked itself atop the fortress. Though the Alliance fought desperately to eliminate the last of them, the Horde's bulk were able to evacuate, and drop into the rest of the city to cause such damage. Buildings collapsed, stones were torn from the walls, and in the wake of an Alliance victory, there was complete and total destruction.

Across the rolling plains of Stromgarde, in the ruins of Northfold, strong wooden walls had been erected around the new Horde fortress of Ar-Garok was being erected in obstinate defiance of the Alliance's victory. Though the bloodletting had settled, it would seem the battle for the Kingdom of Stromgarde was far from over. But now, both sides return to their new holdings, and begin making necessary reparations to what was taken or lost.