Siege of Storm's End

The Siege of Storm's End refers to the action taken by the forces loyal to King Aegon Targaryen to take Storm's End, the stronghold belonging to the rival King Stannis Baratheon. The end result is a uncostly victory for Aegon and his host.

Prelude
Aegon Targaryen lands in Griffin's Roost, the lands belonging to House Connington, siezing it and then heading towards Storm's End after gaining a foothold and meeting with Arriane Martell, whom sends word back to her father to raise Dorne for the Targaryen cause.

Siege
Lord Jon Connington had the original command, intending to take the castle bloodlessly by either starving defenders out or creating a breach in the gates and forcing the defenders to surrender. With the recent development of the ironmen raiding the Reach, there is more pressure for the besiegers to head west to halt the siege and take Highgarden first. Jon Connington splits the Golden Company into two parties, sending six-thousand men to the reach to treat with the current lord of Highgarden.

Assault
After nearly a month of trying to starve out the Baratheon Loyal defenders, Jon offered single combat to the defending commander, Ser Osmund Widle, who declined, with the words, "Bring on your storm, my lord-and recall, if you do, the name of this castle." Jon stormed the castle, leading the attack himself. once the gate was breached Stannis's defenders fell upon the golden company. In this attack, Jon was wounded and lost three fingers, but eventually the keep fell with minimal Golden Company losses. However, it is often debated on whether or not the siege was worth the amount of time spent sieging.

Aftermath
Several minor Baratheon-loyal Stormlands houses bent the knee, the first of which, being House Swann, who pledged a thousand soldiers and fifty mounted knights to his cause. Soon after, Aegon sets his eyes on Highgarden, where the Golden Company has set camp outside of. Aegon appoints Jon Connington lord of Storm's End for the time, for he fell under grave health and was unable to continue. Not soon after departing Storm's End, the Martell's bannermen reach Aegon's as they head to Highgarden.