Battle of the Bloody Ridge (IC)

Battle of the Bloody Ridge (IC)
Part of the Bethausian Civil War of the Imperial Crisis
Estharian Troops from the Princess Ellone's Own Fusillero's engaging Bethausian Rebels with a GESCOD APC supporting them.
Date 31 May 2017 - 25 February 2018 Location South Bethausia Result Allied victory; Failure of Socialist Forces to expel Dalmascan, Estharian, and Galbadians from the conflict Entry of more Dalmascan, Estharian, and Galbadian troops into Bethausia
Belligerents
Dalmasca and Nabradia Esthar and Balamb Holy Galbadian Empire	Socialist Republic of Burmia Sorepatmadaw
Commanders and leaders
Basch fon Ronsenburg Horris Janseen Zell Van de Dincht Jonatane Lanco Emilio Yague Theodor Von Bock Walter Kronck	Kaung Thura Kan Than Aye Thura Thiha Myo Thet Arkar Khaing Tun Soe Thu Zarni Pyay Arkar Saw
Strength
95,000	55,000
Casualties and losses
approx. 2,753 troops 25 tanks 55 APCs	15,000 troops 77 tanks 105 APCs

The Battle of the Bloody Ridge was fought primarily between the combined Dalmascan, Estharian, and Galbadian troops under the command of Dalmascan Field Marshal Basch fon Ronsenburg and the Socialist Burmian troops under Kaung Thura Kan. The objective was aimed primarily at expelling the Dalmascan, Estharian, and Galbadian troops located in the South of Bethausia after allied lines were split into two fronts between the Commonwealth and Asianna Forces to the East and the former to the West. However, fon Ronsenburg's strategies had helped the three nation armies to combine and repulse massive communist and socialist attacks. Despite the use of numerous napalm and various other strikes, the Socialists failed to expel the Dalmascan, Estharian, and Galbadian formations in Asianna, which caused disastrous results after the battle. It was also the longest battle that took place in the civil war, being that the Burmian Army refused to cease attacks until February 25 the following year when the army had exhausted all of its resources on its repeated attacks on the ridge.

Later, fon Ronsenburg, along with Generals Zell Van de Dincht, and Theodor Von Bock were given a Bethausian Knighthood by William Edwardius III.