Battle of Grasok Run

The Battle of Grasok Run was a three-way engagement between the , , and a coalition of various groups. The battle was the culmination of the conflict between the and the so-called 'free' groups, the latter of whom had formed a clandestine alliance with the , with the hopes of keeping those illegal settlements on the frontier independent.
On May 2nd, Lieutenant Colonel contacted the commander of the , Colonel Robert Nichols, and laid out a plan to destroy the on this planet. The plan was to lure the majority of the Alliance's forces into a trap, using the forces as bait, after which the would destroy the , hopefully dealing them a crippling blow.
Nichols accepted the plan, and mobilized the entirety of his forces, numbering about 1,000 fighters, and brought them to Grasok Run, a river that marked the border that settlers were supposed to not go beyond, making it conspicuous as possible, so as to arouse the suspicion of the . The ploy worked, and on May 8th, , despite the objections of Colonel Karl Afeld, ordered the forces to Grasok Run, hoping to completely eliminate the .
In a savage three day battle, both sides took heavy casualties, and finally on May 11th, forces arrived, completely wiping out the already weakened forces, proceeding to renege on their alliance, and destroying what was left of the force as well. With no more resistance, the brought the independent settlements under the control of the planetary government.
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