Rupert, the younger son of the King of Saxony, was graciously granted authority over the Ore Mountains by his father. His father gave him only one instruction: Do not get us into a war.
Rupert was happy with his assignment, even though it was as far away from the capitol as possible. Shortly after arriving in the Ore Mountains, he noticed a village in the foothills on the northern bank of the Ptz River. This was the village of Grnczy. The Ptz flowed into the Moldav River. Rupert graced the villagers with his presence and while visiting them explained that the Ptz was the natural southern boundary of Saxony. He left a small garrison consisting of one unit of pike and shot. Then he returned to his base. He also placed other units in the nearby mountains just in case they were needed as reinforcements. His forces also included two units of mounted hackbutters who were located north of the mountain range.
The villagers queried General Jan of the Free District in northern Bohemia about their new nationality. Jan was not pleased. A small army marched across the bridge over the Ptz.
The garrison in the village of Grnczy held out heroically until reinforcements arrived from the mountain garrisons. The shot units fired back and forth until the Bohemians ran out of ammunition, allowing them to charge. After the melees commenced, the reinforcing Saxon units were unable to shoot into the scrum. Units on both sides began to collapse. At the end, the Saxon army prevailed. Its two surviving units were badly mauled, however.
The campaign to free Ptz had just begun.
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