The Battle of Dale was the second battle in which the Men of Dale and the Dwarves of Erebor were pitted against Easterlings under Sauron's rule.

Dáin II Ironfoot and Brand of Dale were killed, but their forces withstood the Easterlings' onslaught. Their sons, Thorin III Stonehelm and Bard II later drove the attackers away from Dale.