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| conflict = [[Battle of Maretra]] | | conflict = [[Battle of Maretra]] | ||
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| partof = the [[ | | partof = the [[1916–17 winter offensive]] of the [[Three Years' War]] | ||
| image = File:Battle at Gorizia.jpg | | image = File:Battle at Gorizia.jpg | ||
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| caption = Bataignen trenches in Maretra under barrage | | caption = Bataignen trenches in Maretra under barrage | ||
| date = December | | date = December 16, 1916 – May 21, 1917 | ||
| place = [[Maretra]] | | place = [[Maretra]], northern [[Swastrey]] | ||
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| combatant1 = [[Bataigne]] | | combatant1 = [[Empire of Bataigne|Bataigne]] | ||
| combatant2 = [[Swastrey]]<br>[[Eicony]] | | combatant2 = [[Kingdom of Swastrey|Swastrey]]<br>[[Kingdom of Eicony|Eicony]] | ||
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| commander1 = [[Remi Gerouin]]<br>[[Donnenand Marvaine|D. T. Marvaine]]<br>[[Libert Faulle]] | | commander1 = [[Remi Gerouin]]<br>[[Donnenand Marvaine|D. T. Marvaine]]<br>[[Libert Faulle]] | ||
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The '''Battle of Maretra''' took place between December | The '''Battle of Maretra''' took place between December 1916 and May 1917 in the [[Maretra]] region of [[Swastrey]], between [[Bataigne]]n and [[Eicony|Eico]]-Swastrian forces. It was a pyrrhic victory for the Eico-Swastrians, who lost 25,000 men, including most of the illustrious [[Scarlet Battalions]], while the Bataignens lost 20,000. The fighting continued into summertime, with the victors' northward advance to [[Battle of Tintagon|Tintagon]]. | ||
Maretra was a turning point in the [[Three Years' War]], | Maretra was a turning point in the [[Three Years' War]], as the momentum shifted in favor of the Swastrian coalition. | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
*[[Bluster War]] | *[[Bluster War]] | ||
**[[Attack on Roilau | **[[Attack on Roilau]] | ||
*[[Winter offensive ( | *[[Winter offensive (1916–17)]] | ||
**[[Capture of Gornan]] | **[[Capture of Gornan]] | ||
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**[[First Battle of the Ummer]] | **[[First Battle of the Ummer]] | ||
**[[Second Battle of the Ummer]] | **[[Second Battle of the Ummer]] | ||
**[[Invasion of Pomia | **[[Invasion of Pomia]] | ||
**[[March Upriver]] | **[[March Upriver]] | ||
***[[Third Battle of the Ummer]] | ***[[Third Battle of the Ummer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:04, 12 September 2023
| Battle of Maretra | |||||||
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| Part of the 1916–17 winter offensive of the Three Years' War | |||||||
 Bataignen trenches in Maretra under barrage | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bataigne |
Swastrey Eicony | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Remi Gerouin D. T. Marvaine Libert Faulle |
Godo Guelse Jaco de Crun Collan Ketter Edeward Tercy | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Scarlet Battalions | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 20,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Maretra took place between December 1916 and May 1917 in the Maretra region of Swastrey, between Bataignen and Eico-Swastrian forces. It was a pyrrhic victory for the Eico-Swastrians, who lost 25,000 men, including most of the illustrious Scarlet Battalions, while the Bataignens lost 20,000. The fighting continued into summertime, with the victors' northward advance to Tintagon.
Maretra was a turning point in the Three Years' War, as the momentum shifted in favor of the Swastrian coalition.