The Long Patrol

UK 1st Edition Cover
Author	Brian Jacques
Illustrator	Allan Curless
Cover Artist	Chris Baker
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Redwall
Genre(s)	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Hutchinson (UK) & Philomel (US)
Released	1997
Media Type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	384 (UK Hardback) & 352 (US Hardback)
ISBN	ISBN 0-09-176546-3 (UK Hardback) & ISBN 0-399-23165-X (US Hardback)
Preceded by	The Pearls of Lutra
Followed by	Marlfox

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Plot introduction

As young Tammo dreams of joining the Long Patrol, the legendary army of fighting hares that serves the Lady Cregga Rose Eyes, Ruler of Salamandastron, the brutal reality of a battle with Damug Warfang's mighty battalion of savage Rapscallions fast approaches.

Plot summary

The protagonist in this story is Tamello De Fformelo Tussock (or Tammo), a young hare who lives at Camp Tussock. Tammo longs to be part of the Long Patrol at Salamandastron. His father, Cornspurrey De Fformelo Tussock, will not hear of it however. He believes that his son is too young to join up. The Long Patrol is the legion of hares stationed at Salamandastron in Brian Jacquess Redwall series. ... Salamandastron is the fictional fortress of the Badger Lords in Brian Jacquess Redwall series. ...

Against her husband's wishes, Tammo's mother Mem Divinia prepares for him to leave during the night with Russa Nodrey, a wandering squirrel who is a friend of the family. The two then set off to find the Long Patrol. Along the way, they encounter the ferrets Skulka and Gromal. They do eventually meet up with the Long Patrol, but Russa is killed saving a baby badger, who is named Russano by one of the hares, Rockjaw Grang, in Russa's honor. Russano the Wise is a character from the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ...

US cover of The Long Patrol

Meanwhile, Gormad Tunn, the rat leader of the Rapscallion army has been dying from mortal wounds. The Rapscallions are in fear of Cregga Rose Eyes, the ruler of Salamandastron. Tunn's two sons Byral Fleetclaw and Damug Warfang fight to the death to determine who will be the new commander of the Rapscallions. Damug kills Byral and takes over control of the army, which moves inland. Image File history File links LongPatrolUS.jpg The US cover of The Long Patrol This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who drew the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Image File history File links LongPatrolUS.jpg The US cover of The Long Patrol This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who drew the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Cregga Rose Eyes is a character from the Redwall series. ...

At Redwall Abbey, the inhabitants discover that the south wall is mysteriously sinking into the ground! Foremole Diggum and his crew believe the best thing to do is to knock the wall down and re-build it. During the night, a storm brings a tree down on the wall, making the moles job easier but also leaving the Abbey open to attack. The broken wall reveals a well, which turns out to be part of the ancient castle Kotir. Abbess Tansy, Friar Butty, Shad the Gatekeeper, Diggum, and Craklyn the Recorder investigate below. After a harrowing journey, they find the treasure of Verdauga Greeneyes, the long-dead lord of Kotir. Redwall Abbey is the fictional refuge of many of the good forest animals in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... Foremole is a title applying to several characters in the Redwall novels by Brian Jacques. ... In the Redwall novels by author Brian Jacques, Redwall Abbey is ruled by a patriarch or matriarch properly addressed Father Abbot or Mother Abbess. ... In the Redwall novel series by Brian Jacques, several characters exist who are classified as vermin. ...

The Long Patrol goes to Redwall, hoping to inform the denizens about the threat posed by Damug. At the abbey, the spirit of Martin the Warrior appears to Tammo, instructing him to go in the company of the hare Midge Manycoats to Damug's camp. Disguised as a vermin seer, Midge directs Damug not to attack the vulnerable abbey directly, but suggests an alternate place and time instead, buying the defenders precious time to prepare themselves. Martin the Warrior is an important mouse character in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ...

When the hare Rockjaw Grang is killed by the Rapscallions, Cregga's dreams direct her to the ridge where Midge has advised the battle to occur. Meanwhile, the Redwallers have gathered all the allies they can find, and with the Long Patrol, they battle a losing effort against the rat hordes. At a crucial point in the battle when it seems Damug might win, Lady Cregga Rose Eyes appears with the rest of the Salamandastron hares. She seizes Damug and strangles him, but he hacks at her eyes and blinds her in the process. The hares and Redwallers are eventually victorious, and the treasure brought back from Kotir by the Abbess Tansy is melted down into necklaces for the creatures that fought in battle.

In the end, Tammo marries the beautiful Pasque Valerian, the healer of the Long Patrol, and travels to Salamandastron. Cregga remains at Redwall Abbey as the new Badger Mother, and Russano, later on, journeys to Salamandastron, with Russa's hardwood stick as his weapon. He will turn out to be the only Badger Lord never to be possessed by the Bloodwrath. Cregga Rose Eyes is a character from the Redwall series. ... Badger Mother is a fictional office in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... A Badger Lord is the ruler of Salamandastron in the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ...

Characters in "The Long Patrol"

• Tamello De Fformelo Tussock (Tammo)
• Cornspurrey De Fformelo Tussock
• Mem Divinia
• Russa Nodrey
• Russano the Wise
• Rockjaw Grang
• Gormad Tunn
• Byral Fleetclaw
• Damug Warfang
• Cregga Rose Eyes
• Diggum
• Abbess Tansy
• Friar Butty
• Shad the Gatekeeper
• Craklyn the Recorder
• Midge Manycoats
• Pasque Valerian

Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Russano the Wise is a character from the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. ... Cregga Rose Eyes is a character from the Redwall series. ... Foremole is a title applying to several characters in the Redwall novels by Brian Jacques. ... In the Redwall novels by author Brian Jacques, Redwall Abbey is ruled by a patriarch or matriarch properly addressed Father Abbot or Mother Abbess. ...

Book Divisions (English)

• Book 1: The Runaway Recruit
• Book 2: A Gathering of Warriors
• Book 3: The Ridge

Translations

• (Finnish) Jänisten kaukopartio
• (French) Rougemuraille : La Patrouille
  • Tome 1 : La Fugue de Tammo
  • Tome 2 : Les Pièges de Mousseray
  • Tome 3 : Sous les remparts de Rougemuraille
  • Tome 4 : La Crête des mille
• (Italian) La Pattuglia Delle Dune
• (Swedish) Långa Patrullen

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• Plot summary

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