Robert's Rebellion

After the Mad King burns Rickard Stark and strangles Brandon, and demands the heads of Robert Baratheon and Eddard Stark, the Vale, the North, the Stormlands and the Riverlands rise against the dragon.

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The armies

The campaign step by step

  1. 282 AC – The Vale rises

    Jon Arryn refuses to give up his wards and calls his banners. Robert slips through the Vale to Gulltown, where Lord Grafton holds for the king, storms it and kills Grafton himself, then sails for the Stormlands.

    Marches: Robert Baratheon → The Eyrie (near); Jon Arryn → The Eyrie (near)

    ⚔ Gulltown near The Eyrie – victory for Robert Baratheon

  2. 282 AC – The North marches

    Eddard Stark rides home over the Mountains of the Moon, calls the banners at Winterfell and leads the North south down the kingsroad.

    Marches: Eddard Stark → Moat Cailin; Robert Baratheon → Storm's End

  3. 282 AC – The Battle of Summerhall

    Three loyalist stormlords march on Storm's End separately – and Robert defeats all three in a single day beneath the ruins of Summerhall, killing Lord Cafferen with his hammer.

    Marches: Robert Baratheon → Storm's End (near)

    ⚔ Summerhall – three battles in a day near Storm's End – victory for Robert Baratheon

  4. 283 AC – Ashford

    Robert marches north to join the Starks, but Randyll Tarly's van catches him at Ashford before the main Tyrell host arrives. Robert loses and withdraws into the Riverlands – his only defeat.

    Marches: Robert Baratheon → Highgarden (near); Randyll Tarly → Highgarden (near)

    ⚔ Ashford near Highgarden – victory for Randyll Tarly

  5. 283 AC – The siege of Storm's End

    Mace Tyrell besieges Storm's End by land and the Redwyne fleet by sea. Stannis holds for a year on rats and boot leather until the smuggler Davos slips in with onions and salt fish.

    Marches: Mace Tyrell → Storm's End

    ⚔ Siege of Storm's End near Storm's End – victory for Stannis Baratheon · siege

  6. 283 AC – The Battle of the Bells

    Robert, wounded, hides in Stoney Sept while Jon Connington searches house by house. Ned and Hoster Tully's hosts arrive as the septs ring their bells; Robert bursts from hiding and Connington is routed – and exiled.

    Marches: Robert Baratheon → Riverrun (near); Jon Connington → Riverrun (near); Eddard Stark → Riverrun (near); Hoster Tully → Riverrun (near)

    ⚔ Stoney Sept – the Bells near Riverrun – victory for Robert Baratheon

  7. 283 AC – Weddings at Riverrun

    Hoster Tully's price: Ned marries Catelyn in Brandon's place and Jon Arryn marries Lysa. The rebels now hold four kingdoms.

    Marches: Eddard Stark → Riverrun; Robert Baratheon → Riverrun; Jon Arryn → Riverrun

  8. 283 AC – The Battle of the Trident

    Rhaegar at last leaves the south and leads forty thousand to the Ruby Ford. In the shallows Robert's warhammer caves in the Prince of Dragonstone's breastplate and scatters its rubies in the river. The royal army breaks.

    Marches: Rhaegar Targaryen → The Ruby Ford; Robert Baratheon → The Ruby Ford; Eddard Stark → The Ruby Ford; Jon Arryn → The Ruby Ford; Hoster Tully → The Ruby Ford

    ⚔ The Trident near The Ruby Ford – victory for Robert Baratheon · fallen: Rhaegar Targaryen

  9. 283 AC – The Sack of King's Landing

    Tywin Lannister, neutral all war, appears before the gates with twelve thousand men and swears loyalty to the king. Aerys opens the gates; the lions sack the city, Jaime kills the king and the Mountain murders Elia and her children.

    Marches: Tywin Lannister → King's Landing; Eddard Stark → King's Landing

    ⚔ The Sack of King's Landing near King's Landing – victory for Tywin Lannister

  10. 283 AC – Storm's End relieved · the Tower of Joy

    Ned lifts the siege of Storm's End – Mace Tyrell dips his banners – and rides into the red mountains of Dorne with six companions to find his sister. Three Kingsguard wait at the Tower of Joy. Only Ned and Howland Reed ride away.

    Marches: Eddard Stark → Storm's End; Mace Tyrell → Highgarden; Eddard Stark → Tower of Joy

    ⚔ The Tower of Joy near Tower of Joy – victory for Eddard Stark · the North

  11. 283 AC – Dragonstone

    Stannis builds a fleet and sails on Dragonstone; a storm wrecks the royal fleet before he arrives, and Viserys and the newborn Daenerys are smuggled away to Braavos. Robert Baratheon is king.

    Marches: Stannis Baratheon → Dragonstone

    ⚔ Dragonstone taken near Dragonstone – victory for Stannis Baratheon · without a battle

Places of Robert's Rebellion

Questions about Robert's Rebellion

When was Robert's Rebellion?

Robert's Rebellion took place in 282–283 AC, during the era "Robert's Rebellion".

Who fought in Robert's Rebellion?

Robert Baratheon; Eddard Stark · the North; Jon Arryn · the Vale; Hoster Tully; Rhaegar Targaryen · royal host; Jon Connington · royalists; Mace Tyrell · the Reach; Randyll Tarly; Tywin Lannister; Stannis Baratheon.

What were the major battles of Robert's Rebellion?

Gulltown (282 AC, won by Robert Baratheon); Summerhall – three battles in a day (282 AC, won by Robert Baratheon); Ashford (283 AC, won by Randyll Tarly); Siege of Storm's End (283 AC, won by Stannis Baratheon); Stoney Sept – the Bells (283 AC, won by Robert Baratheon); The Trident (283 AC, won by Robert Baratheon); The Sack of King's Landing (283 AC, won by Tywin Lannister); The Tower of Joy (283 AC, won by Eddard Stark · the North); Dragonstone taken (283 AC, won by Stannis Baratheon).

Were dragons used in Robert's Rebellion?

No dragons fought in Robert's Rebellion.