Battle of Garama (Rise of Aethopia)

The Battle of Garama occurred in the Summer of 416 AD. The Garamantian Empire was divided during a civil war, while the Garamantians were focusing primarily on the remaining Western Roman Empire holdouts in Spain, Rebels seized control of the capital Garama, before they were then ousted by African Rebels lead by Anlamani Atlanersa.

King Eon sent an expeditionary force of 2,100 strong to assist the Garamantians.

Background
In 415 AD civil war erupted in Garamantians the nobles revolted against then King of King's, the separatist than attacked the largely undefended Garamantians cities even taking the capital city Garama the royal family fled to Aksum while the regal council ruled the empire from Sabrata. In 416 AD African Rebels lead by Anlamani Atlanersa took the city from Separatist forces. In the summer of 416 AD, their rule of the city was short live due to constant warfare the city gates were largely destroyed which enabled the 2,100 strong Aksumite expeditionary Force to storm into the city.

Overview
The Aksumite Forces with aid of Garamantian loyalist citizens, managed to sneak past African Rebel patrols. However the rebels fortified their position from a frontal assault without the Aksumites knowing, they also included two light Ongers, and managed to repair a side wall bastion onger, however it proved useless when 2,100 Aksumite footman, wardogs and Archers arrived from the front.

The Aksumites however, decided to take the ongers out, Mehadeyis orders his archers to release their wardogs upon the unsuspecting African Rebels. The dogs tore through the Rebels ranks and managed to rout, and wipe out the forward front line. The rest of the army arrived and dealt with units that had managed to return to the battlefield mid-rout. The Aksumites managed to wipe out the barricade, right when the second Onger ran out of ammunition, the Aksumite soldiers then wiped out the heavy armored, but unprepared, and poorly lead rebels.

In the midst of the chaos Mehadeyis and his bodyguard unit managed to catch Anlamani as he tried to join the battle, Mehadeyis lunged a javelin into Anlamani who wore no armor, the rest of Anlamani's officers and guards were slaughtered by Mehadeyis men.

Aftermath
In the chaos, Garama was burn to ground and occupied by Aksumite forces, who allowed civilians to return and assist in rebuilding. King Eon sent building materials and hundreds of skilled laborers and slaves to assist with rebuilding. The Aksumite forces then departed with the arrival of Garamantian forces, they later managed to catch the Separatist forces nears Leptis Magna in which Garamantian Separatist leader Nastasen Tanwetamani was killed by Aksumite general Zaqarias in battle.