Battle of Grijzestad (1784)

The Battle of Grijzestad was an important and decisive battle in Carrington's Invasion of Brunant in 1784. The battle resulted in a massive victory for Carrington and his men.

Background
In 1784 James Carrington invaded Brunant with 1600 soldiers and 250 Prussian mercenaries and within weeks he had swiftly defeated most Brunanter forces and taken the major towns.

The only major place left was Grijzestad, the royal capital and main military center. After landing near Sint-Anders, he made his way up and following a skirmish in Charles Town he had a clear path to Grijzestad.

Siege
1022 of Carrington's men and 210 Prussians arrived in Grijzestad and were forced to besiege the town. Despite having several modern cannons, they were unable to break through the walls. Inside, the 1200 Brunanter defenders were led by Henri de La Tour, an American Revolution veteran who was under the King's service.

Seeing the situation unchanging, after two hours the attacking forced retreated back about one kilometer, hoping to lure out the defenders as they were better prepared for open combat.