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The '''Battle of Karlania''' was the opening engagement of the [[Okkamidur War of 1866|Okkamidur War]] fought in February 1866 between [[Mufeed al-Asmar|Mufeed al-Asmar's]] | The '''Battle of Karlania''' was the opening engagement of the [[Okkamidur War of 1866|Okkamidur War]] fought in February 1866 between [[Mufeed al-Asmar|Mufeed al-Asmar's]] Okkamiduri invasion force and the garrison of Karlania, commanded by Colonel [[Hiram Barnett]]. In spite of being outnumbered 8:1, Barnett's defence held over three days and successfully stalled the Okkamiduri invasion long enough to evacuate the civilian population of Karlania. The victory also brought time for the defenders of [[Fort Fairweather]] to prepare themselves, though Fort Fairweather still [[Battle of Fort Fairweather|fell]] three days later. | ||
Latest revision as of 23:11, 22 February 2023
| Battle of Karlania | |||||||
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| Part of Okkamidur War | |||||||
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 United States of Balion |
 Sultanate of Okkamidur | ||||||
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Hiram Barnett |
Mufeed al-Asmar | ||||||
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| 520 | 4,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Karlania was the opening engagement of the Okkamidur War fought in February 1866 between Mufeed al-Asmar's Okkamiduri invasion force and the garrison of Karlania, commanded by Colonel Hiram Barnett. In spite of being outnumbered 8:1, Barnett's defence held over three days and successfully stalled the Okkamiduri invasion long enough to evacuate the civilian population of Karlania. The victory also brought time for the defenders of Fort Fairweather to prepare themselves, though Fort Fairweather still fell three days later.