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The '''Battle of the Abronian River''' was an incident during [[Black February]], an intense period of civil violence in Prodava which saw its transition from [[Prodavan Sultanate|monarchy]] to [[Prodavan Republic|republic]]. It is considered by some to be the first engagement of the [[Prodavan War]]. The 3rd Light Squadron of the Vionna-Frankenlischian Imperial Navy, under the command of Commodore [[Sir Arthur Cavendish]], oversaw the evacuation of Prodavan monarchist civilians and troops from Salorka Province in northern Prodava. Three-hundred Imperial marines and 2,500 Prodavan monarchist troops held off an assault by six-thousand republican rebels, ensuring a successful evacuation. | The '''Battle of the Abronian River''' was an incident during [[Black February]], an intense period of civil violence in Prodava which saw its transition from [[Prodavan Sultanate|monarchy]] to [[Prodavan Republic|republic]]. It is considered by some to be the first engagement of the [[Prodavan War]]. The 3rd Light Squadron of the Vionna-Frankenlischian Imperial Navy, under the command of Commodore [[Sir Arthur Cavendish]], oversaw the evacuation of Prodavan monarchist civilians and troops from Salorka Province in northern Prodava. Three-hundred Imperial marines and 2,500 Prodavan monarchist troops held off an assault by six-thousand republican rebels, ensuring a successful evacuation. | ||
==Background== | |||
==Battle== | |||
=Civilian Evacuation== | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
Revision as of 14:39, 16 February 2021
| Battle of the Abronian River | |||||||
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| Part of Black February | |||||||
 Imperial Marines seek cover in rocky ground | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Prodavan Sultanate |
 Prodavan Republicans | ||||||
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Commodore Sir Arthur Cavendish Mehmet Mustafari Pasha | Yusuf Slatir | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
 3rd Light Squadron | |||||||
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2,500 men | 6,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300 casualties | 400 casualties | ||||||
| 3000 civilians were evacuated and 102 killed during the fighting | |||||||
The Battle of the Abronian River was an incident during Black February, an intense period of civil violence in Prodava which saw its transition from monarchy to republic. It is considered by some to be the first engagement of the Prodavan War. The 3rd Light Squadron of the Vionna-Frankenlischian Imperial Navy, under the command of Commodore Sir Arthur Cavendish, oversaw the evacuation of Prodavan monarchist civilians and troops from Salorka Province in northern Prodava. Three-hundred Imperial marines and 2,500 Prodavan monarchist troops held off an assault by six-thousand republican rebels, ensuring a successful evacuation.