Battle of Miraz's Castle

The Attack on Miraz's Castle was a battle of the Narnian Revolution. This attack was not in the book.

Because the main Telmarine army was preparing for war, and not guarding the castle, High King Peter decided to attack the castle. Although Caspian X was against it at first, he was eventually pressured into agreeing.

The attack began with a Gryphon lowering Edmund onto one of the castles towers and carry off the Telmarine guard. Then, using his flashlight, Edmund signaled to Susan, Peter and Prince Caspian that it was clear for them to be flown in. The three of them landed on the Telmarine castle wall and slew the guards on watch before they could raise the alarm. While this was going on, Reepicheep and two of his mice had climbed into the gatehouse from the outside and with the help of Trumpkin had secured it so they could lower the draw-bridge for the Narnian army. The leaders of the Narnian troops, Glenstorm and Asterius, were waiting outside the castle for Edmund to signal with his flashlight when it was time for them to attack. However, in his boredom Edmund had been lazily tossing his flashlight in one hand, and accidentally dropped it over the parapet where a Telmarine sentry picked it up. Since the flashlight was essential to the assault, Edmund had no choice but to leap down and try to get the light from the guard without awakening the entire castle.

At about this time Caspian learned that his tutor, Doctor Cornelius, had been imprisoned in the dungeon, and Caspian promtly left to rescue him, leaving Susan and Peter to find Miraz. Upon finding Cornelius, Caspian learned the truth about his fathers death and ran to his uncle's bedroom to confront him and try to force Miraz to confess to murdering his father, Caspian IX. Miraz's wife however was able to shoot at Caspian with a crossbow hidden behind her bed, and in the brief confusion she caused Miraz to escape through a hidden door and arouse the castle guard.

Edmund, meanwhile, had been able to retrieve his flashlight, but found that in the struggle it had ceased to work. Finally, it started and Edmund signaled the army waiting outside to start charging toward the castle. Peter, Susan and Caspian X were able to escape Miraz's chambers and were opening the gate. The army, meanwhile, was close to the castle and Asterius got ahead and killed a Telmarine soldier guarding the drawbridge. And luckily the gate was opened in time and the Narnians were locked in battle with the Telmarines. With a boost from a leopard attacking a Telmarine soldier, Tyrus climbed the balcony and attempted to kill King Miraz only for General Glozelle to shoot him with an arrow. Miraz saw the chance and pushed Tyrus of a balcony and was killed by the hard landing. Miraz ordered his men to close the gate. Then Telmarine archers assembled quietly on a balcony, to shoot as many Narnians as possible (even though some of the Telmarine soldiers were down there at the time). Edmund (who was watching the battle from above) noticed an archer aiming at Peter, and jumped down and kicked the archer off the balcony, killing him. But unlucklily for Edmund, the other archers saw him, and were shooting at him. Edmund managed to escape, but was being followed by two of the archers. He opened a door and put his flashlight on the door, so the archers wouldn't open it. But his plan was foiled when he noticed he was standing on top of a tower, and the only escape was jumping down to his death (as the archers were following him). The archers then broke down the door. Edmund then noticed a griffin was waiting for him, and leaped down. He was then picked up by it.

Meanwhile, The Telmarine Soldiers knocked Trumpkin (who managed to shoot one of them) out of the gatehouse and prepared to cut the chains holding the portculis. The portculis started to fall to trap the Narnians, but Asterius held it open allowing most Narnians to retreat out of the castle. King Miraz and the other archers shot and killed Asterius and the portcilus came down, crushing Asterius below. Prince Caspian, Peter, Susan, Cornelius and half of the Narnian troops escaped the castle. But the rest were trapped inside the castle courtyard (including Glenstorm's son Rainstorm) pleading those that are outside to save themselves. Those who were trapped inside were killed by the Telmarine soldiers. Edmund caught up with the rest on board the griffin that caught him and escaped too.

Trivia
This battle was created for the Disney movie Prince Caspian.