Seville

Biodata

Strategic Importance

• A newly discovered vein of luminescence crystal ore lies underground near Seville. The Saxon General Staff orders the city taken and held regardless of the cost, and commits the armored airship L30 to support the operation 27.
• Seville is a major objective on Aragon’s southern front. After its capture, Brigadier General Paul refuses to abandon it despite severe losses and approaching enemy reinforcements 42.

History

Royal Army occupation

The Royal Army’s 24th Infantry Division holds Seville alongside Britannian troops, including the Northumberland Fusiliers and Highland mages. Defenders establish positions around the city and deploy Magic Crystal Cannons on its outskirts 8 20 22. During a reconnaissance mission, Morin’s squad enters Seville and witnesses Royal Army soldiers looting businesses and abducting civilians. The squad rescues three girls, then escapes with intelligence on the city’s defenses 21 22 25.

Saxon-led assault

Saxon artillery strikes the cannon positions at dawn, destroying or disabling roughly 70 percent of them before allied ground forces advance 28 29. After fighting for the high ground outside Seville, Saxon troops, the International Brigades, and the Teutonic Order enter the city without resistance; the defenders have withdrawn 39. Residents welcome the National Army and International Brigades, though a confrontation follows when hungry Saxon soldiers take food from a civilian home. Morin intervenes and secures an apology and compensation 40 41.

Counterattack preparations

With Royal Army and Britannian forces regrouping nearby, Morin proposes defending key buildings with small units, overlapping fields of fire, barricades, and protected routes through adjoining walls 42 43 44. Allied troops begin adapting Seville’s streets accordingly. Morin’s platoon takes position on Sun Boulevard, a likely route for the enemy’s main advance. When the returning vanguard reaches its barbed wire, a sniper’s shot opens the street fighting 50.