Battle of Cape Sand

The Battle of Cape Sand took place in the year 843 AIC as part of the War of the Spice Islands. It saw the Leopolitan Armata del Stato da Mar against the Karlsbunder Südseeflotte at Cape Sand in the Iron Gate strait.

In the morning, the frigates of the Leopolitan navy sight the Karlsbunder main fleet on her way to Lymetis. Admiral Baldassare Velisario takes the decision to frontally engage the enemy. Through a cunning manoeuvre the Karlsbunder admiral manages to strike a devastating initial blow to the Leopolitan navy, reducing its forces greatly. The ensuing battle is fierce and bloody and though outnumbered, the Karlsbunder are able to sink 14 enemy ships. In a last desperate move Baldassare Velisario manages to manoeuvre his ship to strike hardly on the Karlsbunder navy, leaving it with 2 galleons badly damaged.

A parley was then offered. The Karlsbunder navy refuses terms and is finally overcome and sunk entirely. The Karlsbunder army is entirely captured, making it a decisive but costy victory for Leopoli on her way to conquer the island of Lymetis.