Red Dead Redemption 2 The Battle of Shady Belle Walkthrough

The Battle of Shady Belle is the 42nd main story mission in Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2). This walkthrough will guide you through all objectives of The Battle of Shady Belle Main Quest including all Gold Medals for 100% completion.

The Battle of Shady Belle automatically begins after completing Blood Feuds, Ancient and Modern.

Quest Giver: Dutch
Chapter: 3
Region: Lemoyne

Gold Medal Requirements:

• Kill all the Lemoyne Raiders in Shady Belle
• Clear two bodies from Shady Belle within 1 minute 40 seconds
• Complete within 11 minutes

Starting Location: Clemens Point, Lemoyne

This mission will begin automatically at the end of the last mission.

Ride to Shady Belle

• GOLD MEDAL: Complete within 11 minutes

(Skip this cinematic) Dutch is reassuring John that Jack is probably okay, and that they’ll do whatever it takes to get him back. A moment later, the camp has some unwelcome visitors in the form of Pinkerton agents who have been after Dutch and the other members of the Van der Linde Gang since Blackwater.

You have to move the camp, and fast. Arthur suggests the old mansion at Shady Belle that he and Lenny had been cleared out, so Dutch sends him to scout it out, along with John to keep his mind occupied. Get on your horse and ride to Shady Belle.

When you arrive in the yellow objective area, get off your horse and head to the door.

• GOLD MEDAL: Kill all the Lemoyne Raiders in Shady Belle

Since time is a factor and you don’t need to worry about headshots or accuracy, a pump-action shotgun is ideal in this mission, because aiming is for suckers.

There are two outside the front door of the mansion. Throughout this mission just keep moving, and keep firing on any Lemoyne Raiders you encounter until they drop.

Search the Rooms for any Lemoyne Stragglers

Head inside, and clear out the three rooms on the first floor marked in yellow. There will be one raider in the southeast room behind a desk. Again, speed is more important than accuracy.

When you clear out the first floor, move upstairs to check the marked rooms upstairs.

There will be one raider in the room with the broken wall to the southwest, but its tough to get a clear shot without going into the room…

…or getting him to rush out. Once he is dead, the room will register as cleared. Move on to the remaining two rooms.

There is nothing in the corner room. Kicking in the double doors to the larger room will reveal the leader of the Lemoyne Raiders. If you wait, he will talk for a bit and then blow his own brains out. And while that might save you some ammo, it doesn’t do anything for your time limit. Blow him away as soon as you bust through the door.

Immediately turn around and go back downstairs.

Pick up the Dead Bodies

• Clear two bodies from Shady Belle within 1 minute 40 seconds

Meet John at the door, and pick up the body on the floor in the room.

Run to the northeast until you see the drop off point for the bodies in the swamp around the jetty.

Toss the body, and immediately run back to pick up a second one from the southeast room behind the desk.

Pick it up and run back to the jetty, tossing it in the water.

A cinematic will play showing the arrival of the rest of the camp.

Dutch will take you for a ride into Saint Denis, ending the mission and the chapter.

This finishes The Battle of Shady Belle main mission in Red Dead Redemption 2. Now the next quest The Joys of Civilization starts.

Next Up: The Joys of Civilization.

For more Walkthroughs with all gold medals, check out the complete Red Dead Redemption 2 Story Walkthrough.