Battle of Rackus Ridge (Thirteenth Serennoan Civil War)

The Battle of Rackus Ridge was a major battle fought on Serenno during the Uprising on Serenno, during the Thirteenth Serennoan Civil War.

Prelude
Angered by the absolute rule of the ruling Count Jalrus, a group of rival Counts led by Angal, Histor and Daria made plans to assassinate Jalrus and seize control of the planet. To do this they enlisted the help of Jalrus's cousin Dagron to infiltrate Jalrus's stronghold of Castle Giron and murder the ruling family. Although Jalrus was killed, his nephew Maran survived and took over as Count and prepared his forces to counter the uprising.

Further supported by the forces of Counts Jamil, Ordec, Bregar and Prospo, the rebel forces seized much of the planet and marched on the capital. However they were defeated and forced to withdraw as the planet's winter set in. However the royalist general Rur launched a counter-attack that caught the rebels off guard and regained much of the lost territory. By winter's end, only Sirelevo remained in rebel hands and Rur marshalled the royalist forces for a final attack, with the rebel general Gringraw positioning his troops on Rackus Ridge, the last natural defensive line before Sirelevo.