Battle of Merkenthal

PRELUDE
In 360 Zavan of Joraje ended the 4 years of peace between Jehnidy Lord Mattheas the Magnificent and himself by attacking the West Marches in an attempt to subjugate the rogue Jehnidy family. Mattheas, keen to prove himself in battle and fulfill his late father's ambitions assembled his army.
BATTLE
Zavan approached the small village of Merkenthal 11 miles south of Mibram. There his force of 6.5K soldiers gathered from Karred met Mattheas's force of 2.2K. Zavan ordered his flanks to attack and to form a semicircle around the Jehnidy force. Mattheas succesfully pushed the cavalry back and held ground until Zavan's centre pushed forward with the Loren Knights leading a charge to split the Jehnidy lines. After releasing that the Jehnidy lines were compromised Mattheas succesfully organised a retreat to the woods north of Merkenthal. The Jehnidy had lost 450 men whereas the Loren army had lost 620.
PEACE
Zavan sent a peace proposal in the following days ordering Mattheas to renounce his father, Hejnrik I's authority and become a vassal once again for the Loren. Mattheas refused to accept the proposal and Zavan returned the next year at the Battle of Cunderf where he would be defeated.