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{{Infobox military conflict | |||
|conflict = First Battle of Helsena | |||
|partof = [[Second Great War]] | |||
|image = | |||
|image_size = 300px | |||
|caption = | |||
|date = 15-22 December, 1929 | |||
|place = Helsena, Lutsana, Deric Republic | |||
|result = Burgoignesc victory | |||
|combatant1 = [[Burgundie]] | |||
|combatant2 = [[Deric Republic]] | |||
|commander1 = Richard de Tassigny | |||
|commander2 = Cornelius Marenle | |||
|units1 = Burgoignesc Foreign Legion | |||
*3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment | |||
*Raulie Bushrangers | |||
|units2 = 2nd Infantry Division | |||
|strength1 = 8,000 | |||
|strength2 = 7,500 | |||
|casualties1 = 1,500+ casualties | |||
*412 killed | |||
|casualties2 = 2,800+ casualties | |||
*583 killed | |||
*834 POW | |||
}} | |||
The '''First Battle of Helsena''' was a pivotal battle fought between Burgoignesc and Derian forces in and around the Derian town of Helsena during the Matavista Campaign of the Great War. The battle, which saw the Derians routed from the strategically valuable crossroad-town, proved to be pivotal in the Matavista Campaign and was a major contributor to the eventual Burgoignesc victory in the campaign. | The '''First Battle of Helsena''' was a pivotal battle fought between Burgoignesc and Derian forces in and around the Derian town of Helsena during the Matavista Campaign of the Great War. The battle, which saw the Derians routed from the strategically valuable crossroad-town, proved to be pivotal in the Matavista Campaign and was a major contributor to the eventual Burgoignesc victory in the campaign. | ||
A combined force of Yonderian Chasseurs and Raulie Bushrangers from the Burgoignesc Foreign Legion began their assault on the town on the 15th of December, 1929, led by Brigadier General Richard de Tassigny. Facing the Burgoignesc Legionnaires were elements of the Derian 2nd Infantry Division under General Cornelius Marenle, who offered fierce recistance but ultimately were forced to retreat from the town. The battle, which lasted seven days, would claim more than four thousand casualties of which around a thousand were killed. | A combined force of Yonderian Chasseurs and Raulie Bushrangers from the Burgoignesc Foreign Legion began their assault on the town on the 15th of December, 1929, led by Brigadier General Richard de Tassigny. Facing the Burgoignesc Legionnaires were elements of the Derian 2nd Infantry Division under General Cornelius Marenle, who offered fierce recistance but ultimately were forced to retreat from the town. The battle, which lasted seven days, would claim more than four thousand casualties of which around a thousand were killed. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||