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Melisandre, a red priestess at Dragonstone, tells Stannis of two futures she has seen in her flames, one in which Stannis is defeated in King's Landing by his brother Renly, and one in which he sails to Storm's End, where his brother shall die, and his men will flock to Stannis. Additionally, Renly has taken Margaery Tyrell to wife, which has earned him the support of the men from the Reach as well. However, he lacks the strength to attack King's Landing, as few Houses are sworn to Dragonstone and the rocky, volcanic islands surrounding Dragonstone have a sparse population, and the men of the stormlands have given their support to his younger brother Renly, the Lord of Storm's End, who has proclaimed himself king as well. Stannis advances on King's Landing by land and sea, intent on seizing the city and taking control of the Iron Throne.Ĭonvinced that Joffrey Baratheon is not King Robert I Baratheon's son, Stannis Baratheon believes his claim to the Iron Throne is the true one. After eliminating his younger brother Renly, a rival claimant to the Iron Throne, Stannis gains the loyalty of nearly all lords from the stormlands and many from the Reach. The Battle of the Blackwater, the largest battle in the War of the Five Kings, is fought between the forces loyal to Joffrey I Baratheon, the king holding the Iron Throne, and those loyal to his uncle, Stannis Baratheon, who controls the narrow sea.

Most of the ~15,000 stormlanders and men of the Reach who had previously supported Renly abandoned Stannis by the hundreds.

Several thousand men-at-arms left behind for lack of space on Saan's fleet.

30-40 war galleys scuttled upriver or harassing the Lannister-Tyrell supply lines, with no ability to link back to Stannis's remaining fleet.

All hulks, barges, skiffs, ferries, wherries, and rowboats destroyed.

39+ royal war galleys destroyed, associated crews and marines all killed.

Majority of the sellswords and knights/men-at-arms killed.

~80 sailed ships that may or may not be siezed trade ships (carracks and lumbering great cogs).

~40 smaller Myrish sellsail war galleys.

60 war galleys of the royal fleet and crownlands.

~4,600 embarked infantry of Stannis's original host, from the crownlands, Lys, and Myr.

~16,400 cavalry mainly from the Reach, and some from the Stormlands and Crownlands.

A "swarm" of hulks, barges, skiffs, ferries, wherries, and rowboats laden with wildfire.

At least 12 vessels taken from traders.

"Hundreds" of scorpions, catapaults, and ballistae manned by hundreds of engineers.

150 mountain clansmen (harassed Stannis's army during the march).Relief force (late battle): Westerlands, led by House Lannister Iron Throne/ House Baratheon of King's Landing: Mouth of the Blackwater Rush and King's Landingĭecisive victory for House Baratheon of King's Landing By Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games