Crown Company Incident

Crown Company Incident
Part of Bloody Highway during the Second Europan War
Hue Ngãi Village, where the incident of Crown Company happened.
Date 15 June - 1 July 1945 Location Hue Ngãi Village, Quenmin Result Dispute Settled Quách Ngọc Tuyết and Bo Zeyar Thurein's sentences were reduced by the intervention of Lord Mountbatten. 150 troops demoted, including the commanders.
Belligerents
Free Bethausia	Free Quenmin
Commanders and leaders
Bo Zeyar Thurein	Quách Ngọc Tuyết
Strength
at least 150 troops	approx. 120 Free Quenminese troops
Casualties and losses
35 killed or wounded	39 killed or wounded

The Crown Company Incident or the Hue Ngãi Conflict (15 June - 1 July 1945) refers to the series of infighting between the Bethausian and Free Quenminese members of Crown Company. The incident was the result of the controversial Bloody Highway, a series of mass murders committed by the Free Bethausian Army of the East during the Central Highlands Campaign.

The incident at Hue Ngãi is one of the most controversial events that took place in the Allied side during the Second Europan War. It was considered by Major David John Blazkowicz, the commander of Crown Company, as one of the climax of the Summer Strife, the Free Quenminese response to the murders committed by the Free Bethausian forces. A series of skirmishes between the two sides took place between 15 until 23 June.

By the last day of the infighting in the village, Blazkowicz, after exhausting all efforts to calm both sides, decided to take action by sending ERUAC, Gallian, and Jutlander troops of Crown Company to arrest both Bethausians and Free Quenminese, with Blazkowicz personally arresting Zeyar and Tuyết. Blazkowicz had the two of them court-martialed along with 270 who participated in the infighting. The 270 participants, both Quenminese and Bethausian were found guilty. Its leaders, and other NCOs were sentenced to death by firing squad, with Tuyết being the first to be given a death sentence. However, Blazkowicz objected to the sentence and requested the court for a 5 day appeal, which was granted.

To reverse the court's decision, he made an appeal to Lord Mountbatten, who accepted the appeal and intervened. 150 participants, including the two commanders were demoted while the remaining were acquitted on the grounds of medical duties during the events. Both Tuyết and Zeyar were restored to command prior to Crown Company's assignment to Kontin. Both were able to settle their differences after the war.

Chronology of the Incident

Second Skirmish at Hue Ngãi; Erebonians and Rubrumians intervene and arrest both Bethausian and Quenminese personnel; Blazkowicz arrests both Zeyar and Tuyết

On 21 June, another skirmish in the village took place after 2 days of small-scale skirmishes took place in the village. However, the second skirmish was much more heavier than the first that Tuyết had sent over. Zeyar's troops, however, still controlled half of the village and despite Tuyết's best efforts, Zeyar still remained unscathed, but his forces suffered heavy casualties compared to the first. The news of the 2nd skirmish reached Blazkowicz, who still acted as a mediator for both sides to reconcile. Blazkowicz did not want to risk the entire company into the skirmish so he sent both Atsushi and Blumentritt to act as a mediator in the field for both sides. Unfortunately, both refused to accept Blazkowicz's offer, despite him being the overall commander of the company on mutual hostile grounds that both had for each other.

Seeing that all efforts to calm both sides had failed, Blazkowicz decided to take matters into his own hands. On 23 June, Blazkowicz entered the village with troops, tanks, and MPs from the 2nd ERIF. The force that Blazkowicz had sent shocked both Zeyar and Tuyết, whom at this point, were low on ammo. Blazkowicz gave both of them an ultimatum, to lay down their arms and surrender, or be executed on sight. Fearing the worse, the two sides of the village surrendered. Erebonian and Rubrumian MPs arrested the surviving participants while medical personnel tended to the wounded. Both Tuyết and Zeyar were both bought before Blazkowicz, who threw an intense rage in front of the two before being sent to the Hue La Prison. Blazkowicz initially refused to allow both of them to have their defence, stating that both are held accountable for the strife. But ruled out refusing a possible death sentence for the two.