Battle of the Roseroad

The Battle of the Roseroad was a key engagement of the 1st Blackfyre Rebellion between Blackfyre and Targaryen forces, fought on the 6th day of the Fifth Moon on the Roseroad near Horn Hill.

Prelude
Believing that King Daeron II Targaryen's claim on the Iron Throne is built upon false pretenses, Daemon Blackfyre believed instead that his claim was stronger. In the aftermath of the Tourney in King's Landing, Daemon and his supporters gathered at Lord Gulian Tarly's seat of Horn Hill in the Reach to amass their forces.

In an attempt to stop the rebellion before it has a chance to start, Lord Leo Tyrell was commanded by King Daeron II to raise a host to quickly crush the Blackfyre army. The two forces met on the Roseroad, in the Southern Reach.

Battle
The battle began with a fierce engagement in the centre. The Blackfyre vanguard, compromised primarily of Hightower and Tarly light infantry, was hit hard by the Tyrell vanguard, compromised of Tyrell heavy knights. Vicious hand-to-hand combat ensued, and the Rebel vanguard managed to push back the Loyalist centre, resulting in a stalemate.

The Blackfyre left flank, commanded by Lord Florent, charged the Loyalist left, commanded by Lord Oakheart and Lord Crane. Upon first contact, the forces of House Crane turned-cloak and massacred the Oakheart flank, routing any remaining Oakheart troops.

The Blackfyre right flank, under the command of Aegor Bittersteel, simultaenously charged the Loyalist left flank, commanded by Lord Loras Rowan. The Rebels were met with heavy resistance, losing many troops in the process; and as a result Bittersteel's flank came under threat of breaking, but Blackfyre archers under the command of Maelyx Baelinarys placed several good volleys into the Rowan troops, decimating them. During the retreat, Lord Rowan was captured by Ser Daniel Youngflower and Ser Robb Reyne.

As both Loyalist flanks began to crumble and rout, Leo Tyrell gave the order to pull back. In the confusion of battle, over 1/3rd of Lord Tyrell's retreating knights were either captured or killed by the Blackfyre vanguard. Cavalry under the command of Lord Lambert Grafton swung in from the flank, cutting off Lord Tyrell's retreat, resutling in his capture.

Ser Randyll Redwyne led a contingent of cavalry to flank and ambush the Loyalist archers. The initial charge was an overwhelming success, with a large portion of the archers fleeing the field. However, Ser Randyll was thrown from his horse after it was speared by routing infantry, and was viciously beaten until Blackfyre knights could force the Loyalist troops to flee. He summarily died of his injuries after he was taken from the field.