Battle of Asgard

The Battle of Asgard was the fourth major offensive in the Second Griffon-Pony War and what is considered by most to be the last major battle of the war. It occurred on July 26, Solar Era 1000 and lasted for three days. The battle officially began when a team of Equestrians successfully sabotaged Asgard's defenses, leaving the city vulnerable to attack. Asgard saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting in the war. The Equestrians overwhelmed the griffons by sheer number of force alone and captured the city, but were unable to locate Alaric Dawnbreaker or his officers.

The campaign
In the early days of July, the Equestrian Army regrouped outside of the capital city and surrounded it, blockading all entry and exit. The war had been placed on hold for negotiations between King Alaric and Princess Celestia to occur. When diplomacy failed, the Equestrians were presented with a new problem: how to breach the massive walls of Asgard without getting slaughtered.

On the night on July 25, Captain Stratagem sent a small team of special operations ponies through a hidden underground tunnel to infiltrate the city and sabotage the griffons' defenses from within. The ponies worked through the night to wire the gates, barracks, armory, and other important military structures with explosive charges. However, they were discovered while attempting to flee, alerting the griffons to the impending attack. The Equestrians detonated the charges and destroyed the walls of Asgard, rendering the griffons utterly defenseless. The griffons, now alert and aware of what was coming, were quick to prepare a hasty defense just before the Equestrian Army surged into the city.

The fighting through the city progressed slowly through the seven levels of Asgard. The griffons fought tooth and nail against the Equestrians, refusing to give up an inch of ground without bloodshed. Captain Aegis' company managed to push their way through the entire griffon defense and rushed up to the Dawnbreaker Stronghold on their own while the rest of the army continued to fight and clear each level methodically.

Once inside Dawnbreaker Stronghold, Aegis' company swept the structure from top to bottom, clearing out dozens of griffon elite soldiers along the way. It was Shining Armor's squad that reached the throne room first, but were unable to locate Alaric for apprehension. Shining Armor then reached the spire of the stronghold and removed the Dawnbreaker flag from above Asgard, claiming the city as captured.

However, the Equestrian officers were unwilling to leave the city without thoroughly searching for Alaric. The fighting against the remaining griffon forces persisted for two days while the Equestrians searched every structure in Asgard for the king, but were unable to find him. Once they were satisfied that Alaric had fled the city and the fighting had all but ended, the Equestrians pulled out of the city and moved for Skyfall to return home.