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|He saw a chance to pull out, letting the Parshendi destroy us. So he did it. A very Alethi thing to do. Ruthless, yet still allowing him to feign a sense of honor or morality. ▼
|[[Dalinar]]'s description of [[Sadeas]]'s betrayal{{book ref|sa1|69}}▼
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The '''Battle of the Tower''' is a major engagement during the [[War of Reckoning]] fought by the combined armies of the [[Alethi]] [[Highprince]]s [[Dalinar Kholin]] and [[Torol Sadeas]] against the [[Parshendi]] forces led by [[Eshonai]]. The engagement takes place on a plateau of the [[Shattered Plains]] called the [[Tower (Roshar)|Tower]], the largest and most coveted of the plateaus.
== The Battle ==
=== The Plan ===
{{image| Shattered Plains.jpg | A map of the [[Shattered Plains]]. The Tower is the large plateau on the lower right. |
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When the horns sounded that a [[chasmfiend]] chrysalis was once again spotted on the Tower, Sadeas came to Dalinar's warcamp to discuss the joint assault. The [[listeners]] traditionally brought ten thousand soldiers to secure the Tower as it is both large and close to [[Narak]]. Two of the sides of the plateau are inaccessible to cross. Sadeas proposed that a joint assault on the Tower would be the perfect time to turn the tide of the war by winning a decisive victory on the plateau that had never been taken and destroying a third of the [[listeners]]' remaining army. Dalinar agreed to the plan. They mobilized seven thousand of Sadeas's troops and eight thousand of Dalinar's troops and marched to the plateau, using only Sadeas's bridges for speed.{{book ref|sa1|64}}
=== The Betrayal ===
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▲|He saw a chance to pull out, letting the Parshendi destroy us. So he did it. A very Alethi thing to do. Ruthless, yet still allowing him to feign a sense of honor or morality.
▲|[[Dalinar]]'s description of [[Sadeas]]'s betrayal{{book ref|sa1|69}}
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Dalinar doesn't notice Sadeas's maneuvers until it is too late. Left with no choice, he and his men resolve to die and prepare to make a last stand.{{book ref|twok|66}} However, they are saved when [[Kaladin]] and [[Bridge Four]] returns for them. Bridge Four sets down their bridge and holds it against a Parshendi assault, allowing Dalinar's army time to fight their way to the bridge.{{book ref|twok|67}}
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