The Praetorian Guard’s efforts to delay the Grim’s intentions to shell Stormwind from Bilgewater Harbor brought an Alliance strike team to the goblin city on September 4. Grim forces gathered with Dragonhawk Brigade and the Frostwolf Brotherhood to drive off the raid.
Two skirmishes at the Bilgewater cannon ensued. The original arrival of the Alliance forces suffered communication problems from goblin jammers, which led to a disorganized retreat. The second assault on the cannon was in full force. However, the Horde’s brutality in a confined area led to the slaying of the Guard’s entire strike force.
The second assault’s failure lead to the Alliance withdrawing to Bilgewater’s eastern beach head, where they set up a defensive perimeter. The Grim and assorted Horde, flush with victory and engorged with bloodlust, fell upon them.
However, the Alliance’s discipline led to the breaking of the Horde wave. Having lured the Horde away from the cannon, after the Horde defence force was defeated a portion of the strike team, involving Urivial the paladin, bypassed the remaining Horde defenders to sabotage the cannon. Goblin engineers report it should be a month until the mangled wiring and gizmos are restored.
