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The [[Battle of Westchester]] was the largest armoured engagement in South Crona since [[Operation Lightfoot]], with two Arco brigades smashing into the flank of the Kelekonan Army on the night of 12 October. Arco advancements in modern GPS systems, night fighting equipment, thermal imaging systems, and blue force tracking allowed the first two phases of the counter attack to be conducted entirely at night, one of the first of its kind. The technological advantage favoured Arcerion, and by dawn the 48th and 50th Mechanized Brigades had begun a hasty retreat towards Bambara. Poor road conditions and autumn rains however had made road moves difficult, and special forces activities by the Special Arcerion Service Regiment had continued to degrade their ability to move freely. With their forces in shambles and retreating, the Kelekonan junta announced that they wished to negotiate a ceasefire. Arcerion declined, and continued offensive actions in a series of running battles for the rest of October, and on the 5th of November once again asked the United Republic of Alstin to negotiate an armistice, as Arcer forces had placed the 4 Southern Kelekonan brigades in a cauldron near Bambara, and believed they had the necessary leverage. The resulting armistice created a demilitarized zone (DMZ) along the Kelekonan side of the Arcer border. Concurrent to that, reparation payments for repairs to Arco infrastructure were to be paid, and Arcerion demanded compensation for the families of civilians killed in the fighting. In Arcerion, resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) took until 1993 as the government had to reconstruct homes, especially around Westchester and Oakham.
The Battle of Westchester (12-13 October 1991) was one of the final engagement of the [[Telekonese Conflict#1991 Conflict|1991 Telekonese Conflict]] between [[Arcerion]] and [[Kelekona]]. Part of the larger Operation Corbray, the Battle of Westchester was a large mechanized counter-offensive to relieve the beleaguered 4 Mechanized Brigade Group defending the town after which the battle is named.

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Battle of Westchester
Part of Telekonese Conflict

Photos from the Battle of Westchester (clockwise form Top Left): A tank from the Royal Arcerion Dragoons engages a Kelekonese target; a destroyed Kelekonese main battle tank on a road outside Bambara, Infantrymen from the Arcerion Parachute Regiment load up to reinforce the airhead at Tallyibumbera Airfield; Two soldiers from the Northlea Rifle Regiment pose for a photo outside of Bambara, Kelekona.
Date12-13 October 1991
Location
Westchester, Northlea Governorate, Arcerion
Result Decisive Arcer Victory
Belligerents
 Arcerion  Kelekona
Commanders and leaders
Colonel Dean Griffith Major-General Molor T't-yrosha
Units involved
4 Mechanized Brigade
5 Mechanized Brigade
6 Mechanized Brigade
Arcerion Special Operations Command (various)		 48th Mechanized Brigade (NG)
50th Mechanized Brigade (NG)
14th Motor Rifle Brigade
25th Motor Rifle Brigade
Strength
3 Mechanized Brigades (-), est. ~9,900 2 Mechanized Brigades, 2 Motorized Brigades, est. +14,000
Casualties and losses
22 KIA
78 WIA
~53 armoured vehicles damaged/destroyed		 Unknown, estimated ~1,000 KIA
+400 armoured vehicles destroyed

The Battle of Westchester (12-13 October 1991) was one of the final engagement of the 1991 Telekonese Conflict between Arcerion and Kelekona. Part of the larger Operation Corbray, the Battle of Westchester was a large mechanized counter-offensive to relieve the beleaguered 4 Mechanized Brigade Group defending the town after which the battle is named.

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