Battle of Laflin

Battle of Laflin
Part of Imperial Civil War
Leftist troops during an assault
Date 28th June 1966 Location Laflin, Saxondale Result Leftist Victory
Belligerents
Leftists	Imperials
Commanders and leaders
Davey Muircanon	Lord Yates †
Units involved
Ballaeter Group	Saxondale Division Laflin Militia
Strength
8,000	15,000
Casualties and losses
681	804

The Battle of Laflin was the first battle of the Imperial Civil War and also marked the begining of the Saxondale Campaign. The battle was a victory for the Leftists of the Ballaeter Group under the command of Davey Muircanon, the local Labour Party candidate in Ballaeter. The Imperials suffered a minor defeat when the Saxondale Division and the remnants of the town's militia were pushed out of the town by a sudden and aggressive Leftist attack. Lord Yates, who commanded the defence, was killed in the fighting. This battle was very quickly followed by the Battle of Innstein.