Battle of Sinoka Field
| Battle of Sinoka Field (Garzas ne-raile Sinoka) | |
| Lein-Jichei War | |
| Date | 2-10- Lein 149 |
| Location | {{{place}}} |
| Result | Decisive Lein Victory |
| Combatants | |
| Lein Dynasty | Jichei Kingdom |
| Commanders | |
| Tairazun Sora berAthain ne-i-Lein | Aras Barsun, Porades Barsun |
| Strength | |
| 56,000 infantry, 80,000 cavalry, 28,000 archers | around 60,000 soldiers, plus nearly 50,000 militia |
| Casualties | |
| around 1,800 killed, 3,000 wounded | around 32,000 killed and wounded, 45,000 captured |
| Notes: {{{notes}}} | |
The Battle of Sinoka Field (Itrani: Garzas ne-raile Sinoka) was a battle between the Lein Empire, under Emperor Sora berAthain, and the Jichei Kingdom. The first major battle between the two great powers, it lasted three days between the 11th and 14th days of the 9th month, of the 33rd year of Emperor Sora's reign. The battle was a great victory for the Lein army, which annihilated most of the force sent to block their invasion of the Jichei, freeing the way to the capital. It was also here that Tairazun Sora ordered the first of a long series of atrocities that typified the terrible war between the Empire and the Kingdom.
Background
The Lein-Jichei Campaign, launched to avenge the death of Lein emissaries and the humiliating ceding of Lein lands to the Kingdom of Jichei while the Empire was in mourning for the Tairasantha, attacked the kingdom along three routes. While a strong force of cavalry tore into the kingdom from the east, systematically looting and ravaging villages to provoke a response from the royal army, the main force under Tairazun Sora advanced up the coastal route, first accepting the surrender of the former Lein commander of the port of Nasubar, and then advancing into Jichei proper once the pacification of the former Lein territories was about done.
Crossing the old border in late September, the Lein force soon ran into resistance as it had expected; the Jichei King had sent a force of 60,000 men, probably comprising mainly infantry, under two generals known as the Barsun brothers to block the path of the invading army.
