Massacre of Carenton

The Massacre of Carenton was an event that happened immediately prior to the Six Years' War, occurring on the 26th of Light's Dawn, 975 4E. The village of Carenton is a province located in Stahlheim that is right along the border with Almeron, and has a large Almeronian majority. The Almeronians within the province began to protest the Empire's refusal to allow them to be annexed, and soon a battalion was sent in order to make sure the peace was kept in the province. The protesters didn't react well to the arrival of Stahlheimian soldiers in full armor, however, and shouting and cursing soon turned into a rock being thrown. From there, one of the soldiers fired his arquebus into the crowd, triggering the beginning of the massacre.

The rest of the soldiers followed suit for fear of being overwhelmed, and by the time the fighting had stopped and the citizens had all fled or fallen over one hundred had been killed, along with three soldiers. This tragedy infuriated all of Almeron, and soon King Charles III declared war against the Empire in large part due to the massacre.