Post-Siege Stranglethorn Border Conflict

The Post-Siege Stranglethorn Border Conflict was a dispute over borders and resources between the Kingdom of Stormwind and the orcs of Grom'gol Base Camp in Northern Stranglethorn Vale that erupted into open combat.

Prelude
Following the Siege of Orgrimmar, the orcs of Grom'gol Base Camp experienced a drastic decrease in supply shipments from Kalimdor as resources were withheld to aid in the reconstruction of Orgrimmar and Durotar. The inhabitants of Grom'gol were forced to make do with what they had readily available when rations and materials ran out, hunting in the wilds and trading with the goblins of the Steamwheedle Cartel. The cartel bled Grom'gol dry of what gold it held and refused to do further business with them until Orgrimmar paid what debts they owed.

A group of Grom'gol orcs known as the Stranglehold Warband rallied a number of soldiers and Grom'gol guards with the promise of seizing resources from the Goblins and Humans by force. The Warband swelled with eager recruits from Grom'gol and set out to hunt in the wilds to prepare for their conquest. Long-range scouts of the Kingdom of Stormwind observed the Warband enroaching on borders established by the Post-Siege Alliance-Horde Armistice and sent word to Stormwind City asking for reinforcements.

King Varian Wrynn, eager to maintain the tenuous peace with the New Horde under Vol'jin, sent the First Regiment of the Elwynn Brigade to investigate the orcish threat and deter them from attacking the interests of Stormwind.