The fight begins.
- "... An ugly fight. With lives lost."
- ―Carlisle, on the event.[src]
The Newborn army battle was a battle between the Cullen family, the Seattle newborn army, and the Uley pack that took place in Eclipse.
The battle took place on June 15, 2006, with the Cullens and the Uley pack as the victors.
The vampire Victoria created an army of newborn vampires to destroy the Cullen family and Bella Swan to avenge her dead mate, James, after they killed him in Twilight. In order to avoid being seen by Alice Cullen's visions of the future, she allowed another newborn, Riley Biers, to select and take care of the members while she remained in the dark.
The wolves emerge.
The army's careless murders in Seattle caught Alice's attention, which allowed her to see the moment they decide to confront them in Forks. After the Cullens were denied the Denali coven's help, the Quileute wolves agreed to join forces in order to protect their town as well as Bella. Jasper Hale, having knowledge with how to defeat newborns, agreed to train the wolves and his family to face the army as well as formulate strategies to ease the fight. One of their strategies involved the newborns' ignorance of the wolves' existence, which gave them an edge in the confrontation.
Edward and Victoria fight.
While most of the battle took place in a clearing, Victoria, Riley Biers, Bella Swan, Seth Clearwater and Edward Cullen fought on a mountain top after Riley and Victoria discovered their location. Edward managed to destroy Victoria while Seth killed Riley.
Victoria dies.
The army split in two groups to surprise the Cullens, but they were caught off guard by the wolves. The war ended with the Cullens and the wolves as the winners, with only Jasper getting bitten and Jacob getting injured after saving Leah Clearwater from a newborn in hiding. After the army was destroyed, their remains were burned. The last survivor from the army was a young newborn named Bree Tanner, who surrendered herself. The Volturi arrived immediately after the battle to interrogate and destroy Bree.
Participants
The Cullen family
The Uley pack
- Jacob Black
- Sam Uley
- Jared Cameron
- Paul Lahote
- Embry Call
- Quil Ateara V
- Leah Clearwater
- Seth Clearwater
The Seattle newborn army
- Victoria
- Riley Biers
- Bree Tanner
- Kristie
- Raoul
- Kevin
- Casey (killed seconds before the battle)
- Sara
- Jim
- Warren
- Jen
- Heather
- Logan
- Dean
- 6 more unnamed members
Human
Volturi
Note
While Edward only describes the battle as he reads the wolves' thoughts in the novel, it is seen in the film.