Fall of Landown

From Gears of War

Previous: Hammer of Dawn counterattack Next: Battle of Ephyra Fall of Landown Conflict: Locust-Human War Date: 5 A.E Winter of Sorrow Place: Jacinto Plateau Landown Outcome: Locust Victory Jacinto Plateau breached Combatants Local COG garrison Large Locust attack forces Commanders Mayor Gerard Leland Local garrison's commander Unknown Strength Garrison Troops and local population Unknown Casualties Unknown most likely heavy Unknown

"They came during the night."

— Landown survivors^[1]

The 'Winter of Sorrow' was one of the darkest moments in the Locust-Human War. In this period, a massive city of Landown on Jacinto Plateau fell to the Locust Horde.

[edit] Prelude

Initially the attacks on Landown were limited to Locust forces raiding cargo trucks that had no escorts. Eventually, however, the Locust began laying siege to the city. As a result, the Mayor of Landown asked for more Gears to be sent to help reinforce the city garrison.

[edit] The Fall of Landown

The city of Landown had always been under heavy threats from Locust incursion. In the fifth year of the war, in the so called 'Winter of Sorrow', a massive Locust assault began with mortar strikes (using Nemacysts)) and the Locust started taking out unprotected supply trucks on their way to the city. The COG were already low on supplies; their failure to protect their own convoys to Landown exacerbated the problem. Landown eventually fell to a massive Locust assault and was quickly turned into a Locust stronghold. Ten years later that the COG would return to Landown; not to liberate it, but to use it as a staging ground to attack the Inner Hollow.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Gears of War 2 Collectible

Battles of Locust-Human War
A.E.O		Emergence Day
A.E.1		Fall of Ostri · Battle of Jannermont · Battle of Andius · Ambush on Voslov Bridge ·Hammer of Dawn counterattack
A.E.5		Fall of Landown
A.E.10		Battle of Ephyra
A.E.14		Lightmass Offensive · Ambush at Sovereigns Boulevard · Evacuation of North Gate · Jilane Massacre · Mission to the Pirnah Badlands · Sinking of Tollen and Montevado · Mission to Tollen · Battle for Fucked · Mission to Montevado · Second Battle of Jilane · Siege of Jacinto
A.E.15		Siege of Jacinto · Operation Hollow Storm · Assault on Landown · Battle of Ilima · Mission to New Hope Research Facility · Siege of Nexus · First Mission to Merrenat Naval Base · Skirmish south of Port Farrall · Second Mission to Merrenat Naval Base
Unamed battles		Battle outside of Jacinto · Unidentified M.O.U.T. battle · Battle near Jacinto