Long troubled by the ongoing conflict in the adjoining Satrapy of
Kondoo, the Prussian Governor-General, Victor von Schimmelpfennning
(brother to the famous Franz von Schimmelpfenning of Deustches Ost
Daftrica fame) decided to intervene to stop feckless bloodshed. Backing
the late-departed (or as others might claim, recently murdered) Satrap
Iben Dunnin's, oldest son Muuhvin Onup the Governor-General sent his
troops into the field to protect commerce and missionaries in the
surrounding territories.
Effective native intelligence helped
identify the location of the main rebel army and the Prussian forces,
assisted by loyal Malagassian units, took to the field. A swift march
hoping to catch the rebels in their encampments was foiled by the horrid
state of the local roads and instead of catching the enemy napping the
Prussians were forced to fight past the enemy's advance guard and engage
the rebels in an open battle. The results was a close run fight as you
will see below.
the initial deployments, most of the Prussian forces were still stuck on the muddy roads
as the cavalry and spearmen guided the artillery into position
