Battle of Ma River

The First Battle of the Ma River was fought between the United Nations (Sol Defense Corps and Avalon Defense Front) and Tamariki a Anahera on 11 September 2115 along the strategically important Ma River just west of the New Mesa Research Center near Whakatiri. The battle was followed a few months later by a second battle in the same location.

The battle was centered around a 130 mechanized troop detachment from the 3rd Army Infantry Regiment supported by armored elements from the 8th Armored Brigade and the Whakatiri Cell, a terrorist cell that comprise of around 500 troops that serves as one of the largest cells in the Anahera network. The SDC forces were further supported by an artillery regiment and members of the Emissary expedition as well as forces from the 1st and 2nd Whakatiri Guards. The battle became notable for being the largest battle in the Avalonian Civil War up until the Battle of the 40th Parallel with over 800 combatants involved in the battle.