North's Last Stand

North's Last Stand
Part of The 1991 Bjeorg Conflict
Date July 28th, 1991 Location Northern Strait of St. Peter Result Maximusian Victory
Beligerents
Maximusian Naval Forces	Bjeorgite Revolutionaries
Commanders and leaders
	Admiral William North (KIA)
Units involved
two cruisers, one frigate, one corvette	two frigates, one corvette
Casualties and losses
35 Wounded, 15 Dead Sailors, Extensive Damage to Cruiser	152 Wounded, 84 Dead Sailors, Loss of Frigate, Extensive Damage to Corvette

North's Last Stand was a naval confrontation between Maximusian and Bjeorgite forces and a precursory battle to the 1991 Bjeorg Conflict. It took place in the early morning of July 28th, 1991. It is considered to be the last confrontation before the official start of the war. During the battle one ship was sunk and two were disabled. North's Last Stand was a victory for the Maximusians but proved to be a pyrrhic one as they encountered unexpectedly high resistance.

The Confrontation

Disabling of the BNS Månsten

In order to give the BNS Kiln more maneuvering room, the corvette BNS Månsten veered far to the west side of the battle zone, running in very shallow water. At 7:26 AM a missile detonated after impacting the Månsten's lower bow. The missile's impact and subsequent detonation was sufficient to destroy the vessel's starboard propeller and the ship veered hard to the west. Before the captain could regain control of the ship, the Månsten collided with a sandbar and ran aground. Unable to reverse off the sandbar due to extensive engine damage as a result of an earlier missile, the ship was stranded and unable to further aid its fellow ships after they moved out of range in the following minutes.