Corsair wars
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| 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 | |
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Gondorian land and naval forces |
Naval and land forces of Umbar |
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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.
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.
