First Battle of Trunly-Verne

First Battle of Trunly-Verne
Part of the Northern Front of the Great Europan War
Illustration of Germanan troops storming the town of Verne.
Date 2nd-3rd August, 1914 Location Around the towns of Verne and Trunly, Belvania Result Germanan Victory
Belligerents
Belvania	Germana
Commanders and leaders
Sir Bertram Howard	Frederick von Deffelstaber
Units involved
First Army	First Army
Strength
120,000 men deployed	90,000 men deployed
Casualties and losses
8,500	11,000

The First Battle of Trunly-Verne was a major early battle of the Great Europan War, perhaps one of the most important battles of the early war. The Germanan First Army under General Frederick, Graf von Deffelstaber broke through Belvanian defences around the towns of Trunly and Verne, taking eleven-thousand casualties in the attempt. The Belvanian First Army under Sir Bertram Howard was pushed back at the loss of 8,500 men, abandoning the forts surrounding the towns and allowing the Meier Plan to continue unhindered.

The town of Trunly, photographed in 1908. Some of the town's fortifications are visible to the right. The river can be seen running between the main town and the fortifications, this proved a costly obstacle during the assault.