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  • Battle of the Longtail Horde
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  • This battle consisted of the forces of Matthias, which included Orlando the Axe, Log-a-Log and Queen Warbeak, among others, against the Longtail Horde of Stonefleck, of which outnumbered Matthias' army almost ten to one. At first, the Longtails seemed to be winning the battle. They shot at Matthias' force with arrows, who were on a raft in the middle of a river, and managed to pick off a large number of shrews. Then, the Longtails tried to follow Matthias' force in a raft of their own, but it was still tied to the bank.
battle title
  • Battle of the Longtail Horde
hero strength
  • About 400
hero species
  • Redwall Trackers, Shrews, Sparrows
villain strength
  • Unknown
villain species
hero casualties
  • Heavy Sparra casualties, including Warbeak, moderate Guosim casualties
villain casualties
  • Stonefleck, unknown number of Longtail rats
villain faction
hero faction
  • Redwall Trackers, Guosim Shrews, Sparra Elites
hero leader
villain leader
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Result
  • Pyrrhic Redwall Victory
Books
  • Mattimeo
Location
abstract
  • This battle consisted of the forces of Matthias, which included Orlando the Axe, Log-a-Log and Queen Warbeak, among others, against the Longtail Horde of Stonefleck, of which outnumbered Matthias' army almost ten to one. At first, the Longtails seemed to be winning the battle. They shot at Matthias' force with arrows, who were on a raft in the middle of a river, and managed to pick off a large number of shrews. Then, the Longtails tried to follow Matthias' force in a raft of their own, but it was still tied to the bank. The Longtail Horde caught up on land, though, and a heated battle ensued. Matthias' army fought valiantly, but they were badly outnumbered and began to flag. The day was saved by Sparra Queen Warbeak and her sparrow army, who arrived just in the nick of time. Seeing themselves outnumbered, the rats began to retreat. When Log-a-Log spotted Stonefleck trying to escape in the confusion, he flung his sword like a spear and killed the rat. The remaining Longtails, seeing their leader dead, fled. Warbeak was among those who were killed in the battle.