Corsair Wars
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| + | | previous=[[Wainrider/Balchoth War]] | ||
| + | | next= [[War of the Ring]] | ||
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| + | | name=Corsair Wars | ||
| + | | place=Umbar, Pelargir, South Gondor, coastal waters | ||
| + | | result=Victory for Gondor, destruction of the Corsair state | ||
| + | | battles=[[Siege of Pelargir]], [[Harad/Umbar Battles]], [[Battle of Pelargir]], [[Surprise Attack on Umbar]], [[First Fall of Umbar]], [[Second Fall of Umbar]] | ||
| + | | begin=[[Third Age 1447|T.A. 1447]] | ||
| + | | end=[[Third Age 3019|T.A. 3019]] | ||
| + | | side1=Gondorian land and naval forces | ||
| + | | side2=Naval and land forces of Umbar | ||
| + | | commanders1=[[Image:ME-GondorKing.png|45px]] [[Eldacar]]<br> | ||
| + | * [[Aldamir]]† | ||
| + | * [[Minardil]]† | ||
| + | * [[Telumehtar]] | ||
| + | [[Image:ME-Gondor.png|45px]] [[Echthelion I]] | ||
| + | * [[Denethor II]]† | ||
| + | * [[Aragorn II]] | ||
| + | | commanders2= [[Image:Sauron_cold_eye_icon.jpg]] [[Sauron]] | ||
| + | * [[Captain of Umbar]] | ||
| + | | strength1=Unknown number of sailors and soldiers | ||
| + | | strength2=Unknown number of sailors and soldiers | ||
| + | | casual1=Unknown, probably moderate | ||
| + | | casual2=Unknown, probably severe | ||
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The '''Corsair Wars''' were a long, mostly naval struggle between Kings and Stewards of Gondor, and a series of renegade rebel forces based at Umbar and Pelargir. | The '''Corsair Wars''' were a long, mostly naval struggle between Kings and Stewards of Gondor, and a series of renegade rebel forces based at Umbar and Pelargir. | ||
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| This article describes a concept which is mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's works, but was never given a definite name. |
| Previous war: Wainrider/Balchoth War | |
| Next war: War of the Ring | |
| Corsair Wars | |
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| Beginning: T.A. 1447 | End: T.A. 3019 |
| Place: Umbar, Pelargir, South Gondor, coastal waters | |
| Outcome: Victory for Gondor, destruction of the Corsair state | |
| Major battles: Siege of Pelargir, Harad/Umbar Battles, Battle of Pelargir, Surprise Attack on Umbar, First Fall of Umbar, Second Fall of Umbar | |
| Combatants | |
| Gondorian land and naval forces | Naval and land forces of Umbar |
| Commanders | |
 Eldacar |  Sauron
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The Corsair Wars were a long, mostly naval struggle between Kings and Stewards of Gondor, and a series of renegade rebel forces based at Umbar and Pelargir.
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Early Years
In the aftermath of the Kin-strife, the great civil conflict between Eldacar and the usurper Castamir, Castamir's sons fled to to Umbar. There they established a breakaway government in opposition to Gondor, and continued to clash with Gondor for centuries to come.