Battle of Adan

The Battle of Adan was a battle which took place in 1109. It was one of the largest and most important battles in early Brunanter history.

Background
Following the crushing of an Arab-Brunanter revolt in 1204, a minor nobleman named Mansur ibn Hussein (1070-1125) began openly criticizing the governors of Brunant for their opulence and indulgences and slowly gained the support of the Muslim populace as well as the few Christians, by promising them new freedoms.

The battle
Eventually Mansur raised a peasant army of some 1200 and was able to take the town of Adan (in Helmond Parish), ruled over by the governor's brother Ahmed ibn Rashid. Following this, governor ibn Rashid amassed an army of nearly 2000 and sent his brother back to crush the revolt.

Ibn Hussein's troops resisted an initial charge before retreating inside the town in apparent disorder. Ahmed's troops were more than pleased to follow suit into the town, but what followed was vicious hand-to-hand combat in the houses and buildings, the first instance of urban warfare in Brunant.