Battle of Maretra

Battle of Maretra
Part of the 1913–14 winter offensive of the Three Years' War
Date December 30, 1913 – May 21, 1914 Location Maretra Result Eico-Swastrian victory
Belligerents
Bataigne	Swastrey Eicony
Commanders and leaders
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 1913 and May 1914 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, representing a shift in momentum to the Swastrian coalition.

Prelude

• Bluster War
  • Attack on Roilau (1913)
• Winter offensive (1913–1914)
  • Capture of Gornan

Aftermath

• Battle of Tintagon
• Sudland campaign
  • Battle of the Boulders
  • First Battle of the Ummer
  • Second Battle of the Ummer
  • Invasion of Pomia (1915)
  • March Upriver
    • Third Battle of the Ummer
• Tilly Mountains campaign