Fall of Winterfell

The Fall of Winterfell was the first major pitched battle in the Great War, pitting the Army of the Dead lead by the Night King against the alliance of armies and combatants collectively known as the Living. The battle, which took place at Winterfell, the seat of House Stark and the regional capital of the North, resulted in a devastating defeat for the forces of the Living, with the survivors being forced to escape the castle and flee south into the Riverlands. After the battle, the Army of the Dead went on to subjugate the entire mainland of the north, before moving southwards to conquer the rest of Westeros.