First Battle of the Mesa

The First Battle of the Mesa was a battle in the Union Civil War.

Background
Tensions between the Union and Rebel Guerrillas had been building ever since the installation of the Jungeori Labor Camp in the Spawn Plains. The First Ceasefire led to the creation of the Plains-Mesa Wall to help decrease the tide of rebels infiltrating the Spawn Plains.

Battle
This didn't work, however, and when two Union soldiers noticed a rebel defacing the wall they pursued into the rebel Mesa, breaking the First Ceasefire. When the two arrived at the Rebel HQ, they pinned down the rebel inside for multiple minutes. When one Union solder broke down the doors, the rebel fled into the connected mine.

At the mine the Union soldiers pinned the rebel down until friendly fire allowed the rebel to retreat to the depths of the mine, a maze the rebel knew well. He had also called for backup at this time. The remaining Union soldier called for backup and held the line inside the mine. However, rebel reinforcements arrived and quickly ended the trapped soldier.

Retaliatory Mortaring
In retaliation for the loss, the Union openly mortared the Rebel HQ, killing one Phantom Flying Rat in the process. This action was heavily criticised by the Server UN, to the point where the Union ceased most offensive weapons programs and negotiated the Second Ceasefire, as well as the removal of the Plains-Mesa wall.

Casualties & Losses
Union:


 * 3 Union Servicemen

Rebels:


 * 1 Phantom Flying Rat