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1513

After signing peace in early 1513, the Georgian armies led by Co-Kings Aleksandre and Giorgi hurried north to repel the invading Odishuri army. As mentioned before, the new Duke of Odishi, Mamia, had had been forced to halt his campaign to secure his place in Odishi. His efforts thus far had stabilized his situation, but he knew his rule thus far was unsecure. Thus, a great victory against the "Kings" of Georgia would be a great personal boon to his detractors back home. And like clockwork, here came the Co-Kings to throw him back. Surely whatever army they had couldn't be that ferocious if they couldn't defeat Qvarqvare in Samtskhe soundly? Once he sent the Co-Kings packing, Kutaisi would surrender, and the balance of power in Georgia would be restored. Unluckily for him, both sides' scouting efforts proved poor, which merely contributed to the sense that this was a fated arrangement. Mamia believed that he would crush whatever the Georgians could through at him. This proved to be a fatal mistake, as his lack of awareness allowed the Co-Kings to cross the Rioni river with no resistance. Moving north east, the two armies would meet outside the town of Maghlaki.

The Battle of Maghlaki

Mamia had confidently lined up his men in preparation for battle, and grew increasingly worried when he saw how wide the Co-Kings' battle line had been. That was quite a lot of heavy knights lining up on the Georgian right. The largely flat terrain left little elevation to get a good view of the opposing force, but he was starting to suspect that this would prove to be a poor idea to offer them battle. After a few rounds of ineffectual volleys from the missile troops of both sides, the Georgian troops are ordered forward to engage their enemies. Enjoying numerical superiority, the Georgian right of their infantry mass begins pushing the Odishuri left backwars. Meanwhile, Mamia sees both badly outnumbered cavalry flanks begin a fighting retreat when it becomes clear that the Georgians must have reinforced their army on the way here. He makes the decision to escape back to his capital at Zugdidi. In the aftermath, his army is crushed and the remains are chased down by the numerous light cavalry of the Co-Kings.

Aftermath

Mamia escapes back to Zugdidi, but with his army crushed and his internal situation rapidly deteriorating, not to mention the Georgians will be arriving sooner or later, Mamia makes the decision to escape north in to the mountains with some of his unspent wealth. Meanwhile, the Duke of Abkhazeti, who had been warned of Mamia's attention being drawn south for the time being, had raised an army, and was happily marching south and east, raiding and pillaging as he went. When he heard the news of Mamia's escape, he decided to annex the land which he had been raiding. The rest of the Duchy had surrendered to the Co-Kings after Mamia fled north, ending the conflict for now.

Map

Casualties

Aleksandre & Giorgi

Levy Pikemen 5

Levy Spearmen 5

Levy Archers 40

Levy Crossbows 15

Levy Mounted Skirmishers 20

Levy Cavalry 200

Feudal Knights 30

Sappers 1

Turcomen Light Cavalry 15

Caucasian Light Infantry 330

Mamia

His Army

His Dignity

His Realm