The Battle for Katara II
The Following is told from journals of Matlal, son of Ehecatl, and Atl, son of Cuetzpalli II. (Matlal from Afara Cavalry Division, Atl from Royal Guard Division)
Atl jounal:
We left the fort in the morning, and we marched throuh th snow towards the city. We marched very little, and when we were at the edge of the city we stopped. There was an eery silence, and the city looked deserted. Then I saw some soldier running iside the city. Suddenly, someon shouted "prepare the catapults" and we prepared them.
Matlal Journal
I was behind the First Musketman Division, whe were behind the catapults. The catapult started to fire, nd we knew the battle had began. Rocks flew very high and disappearde behind the city buildings. Then came lodthuds of the rocks impact. Smoke starte to come out of the cit. The ctapults bombarded for aboput ten minutes, then, e wereordered to advnce.The First Musketman Division was infront of us, and was the first to enter the city. As soon as it entered, they were attaked by Macemen. One after the other they fell from terrble blos from maces. Then arrows started to fly by. Longbowmen, some on buildings, most on the ground. I took my rifle and shot many of them down. I looked around and saw many of them doing the same. Then I saw my father ordering us to keep moving, when an arrow flew by... going straight through him. I was enraged, and charged at the longbwmen like a madman, killing all that I saw. I shot at them first, and then I took out my sword. After a while I took cover behind a building, for I saw pikemen coming, and the Royal Cavalry Division heading straight for them. They were going to get killed, and I tried to warn them. The firts lines fell at contact, and then shots killed some pikemen. Soon the avalry realized the were going to get killed, and startd to withdraw. I ran back with them. As I wthdrew, I looked for the First Musketman Division, but I couldn't see any Musketman. I reunited with my division, and we killed the longbowmen there. Then came the Royal Maceguard, running from Longbowmen. We started to shoot back ad give cvering fire to the macemen, but it was no use. Most of them had already died. Then we heard the retreat orders. We hadn' secured the city, so we had to retreat.
Atl's journal
I saw our forces retreat, and that was not a good sign. From the aprox. 4300 men, less then half were alive. I looked to see if my father had survived, but I could see no musketman. I didn't want to believe he was dead, untilI hear the casulaties list at the fort. At the fort, I found outthe Royal Maceguard had been massacred, the First Musketman Division massacred, only 500 men srvived from the Royal Cavalry Division, since they withdrew. Out of the six divisions, only four had survived, and two of those surviving divisions were catapult divisions (me included). The battle had taken my father, and some told me macemen did it. I will get revenge.
The Battle for Katara would convert to the Siege for Katara, for the city was not taken in that year.
1785
Atl journal:
Today we have bombarded the city of Katara again. I can't believe we haven't been attacked. We will bombard the city almost everyday. A new invention has arrived. Replaceable parts have made life easier, specially with rifles. Our catapults can have replaceable parts too, since sometimes they get broken, and now it will be easier to fix. My son has come as a replacement, along with other new troops. He is in the same division as me, Royal Catapult Guard. His name is Amoxtli. I am worried he will get killed, just like my father. I hope he is lucky and skilled enough to survive.