Battle of Thorsby

Truthful Buildup
Following the massacre of the Battle of Gloeckner's Charge the Truthful High Command almost unanimously decided that a retaliatory strike was needed. The following night after the battle a group of over a hundred and sixty Kingdom Defenders and veteran Crusaders were dispatched to the Alliance held town of Thorsby.

The plan was to utterly destroy the town and the Alliances forces there. Under cover of oncoming darkness the Truthful forces moved to the town. The Truthful forces were split into two groups, one under command of Lieutenant Jesseriah McHalf and the other simply given one order; cause mayhem.

Frontal Assault
The first assault on the town consisted of the Truthful's veteran crusaders, meant more as a distraction force. The crusaders marched down the main road into the town before engaging in battle with forces of the Coalition. Most notable of these forces were the men and women of the Shadowtalon Company.

The battle raged for over an hour before the Truthful were given an order to fall back from Lieutenant McHalf.

Flank Assault
The main assault on the town began several minutes after the frontal attack by the Truthful's crusaders. The Kingdom Defenders raced over the hills to the south of the town under cover of musket and mortar fire. Almost immediatly Death Knights of The Ebon Onslaught rushed to meet them, lead by Commander Johnathan Beredric himself. Several dozen Kingdom Defenders were cut down in the first wave before the ones that remained fighting organized themselves into a shield wall. This allowed enough time for musketmen to form ranks on the hill and unleash several volleys into the defending Alliance forces.

It was also during this time that Lieutenant Mchalf ordered the three mortars he brought with him to initiate their bombardment. Due to relativity untrained mortar crews only several shells managed to drop on the enemy. Several overshot the Alliance lines and landed in town, causing very light damage to roads and fences. After the mortar bombardment the Truthful lines were utterly shattered as Commander Beredric tossed a Dwarven Death Knight into the Truthful phalanx, utterly braking it. Not wishing to lose more men then necessary Lieutenant McHalf ordered an immediate tactical retreat of all Truthful forces.

Aftermath
The Battle of Thorsby was the second battle within the Truthful Purification Campaign and the second Truthful loss. In the battle close to seventy Kingdom Defenders were slain and around thirty Grand Alliance forces. Truthful forces retreated to the nearby Truthful held town of Dathrohan's Charge.