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| caption = [[Matthew, 7th Viscount Rachdale|Lord Rachdale]] leading [[Third Corps (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|3rd Corps]] meets Brigadier [[Colum McManaman|McManaman]] on the outskirts of Oliv. | | caption = [[Matthew, 7th Viscount Rachdale|Lord Rachdale]] leading [[Third Corps (Vionna-Frankenlisch)|3rd Corps]] meets Brigadier [[Colum McManaman|McManaman]] on the outskirts of Oliv. | ||
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Heavy damage to the eastern half of Oliv | |||
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The '''Battle of Oliv''' was an engagement of the [[Prodavan War]] occuring during the Prodavan [[Oliv Offensive]]. The battle was fought over three days from 3rd to 6th April 1991 between Imperial forces under the [[Matthew, 7th Viscount Rachdale|Viscount Rachdale]] and Brigadier [[Colum McManaman]] and 19,000 Prodavans under the command of General [[Rasseed Salahe]]. | The '''Battle of Oliv''' was an engagement of the [[Prodavan War]] occuring during the Prodavan [[Oliv Offensive]]. It took place within the city of [[Oliv]] in [[Agrea]], [[Vionna-Frankenlisch]], and around the [[River Achola]]. The battle was fought over three days from 3rd to 6th April 1991 between Imperial forces under the [[Matthew, 7th Viscount Rachdale|Viscount Rachdale]] and Brigadier [[Colum McManaman]] and 19,000 Prodavans under the command of General [[Rasseed Salahe]]. The Prodavans were in the midst of a counter-offensive in the region of Agrea, intended to seize the city of Oliv and destroy a significant portion of the Imperial Army in southeastern Vionna. Operation-Group Oliv was made up of forces from Prodavan [[2 Corps (Prodava)|2nd Corps]] and, at the begining of the battle, vastly outnumbered the 4,000 defenders of the city. | ||
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| Battle of Oliv | |||||||
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| Part of Prodavan War | |||||||
 Lord Rachdale leading 3rd Corps meets Brigadier McManaman on the outskirts of Oliv. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Vionna-Frankenlisch |
 Prodava | ||||||
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General Lord Rachdale |
General Rasseed Salahe | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Third Corps | 2 Corps | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 28,000 | 19,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,671 killed, 3,512 wounded |
4,910 killed and wounded | ||||||
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Between 1,000 and 2,500 civilians killed | |||||||
The Battle of Oliv was an engagement of the Prodavan War occuring during the Prodavan Oliv Offensive. It took place within the city of Oliv in Agrea, Vionna-Frankenlisch, and around the River Achola. The battle was fought over three days from 3rd to 6th April 1991 between Imperial forces under the Viscount Rachdale and Brigadier Colum McManaman and 19,000 Prodavans under the command of General Rasseed Salahe. The Prodavans were in the midst of a counter-offensive in the region of Agrea, intended to seize the city of Oliv and destroy a significant portion of the Imperial Army in southeastern Vionna. Operation-Group Oliv was made up of forces from Prodavan 2nd Corps and, at the begining of the battle, vastly outnumbered the 4,000 defenders of the city.