Battle of Calistt Bank

The Battle of Calistt Bank was fought off the coast of Hearthrune on 23 Wintertide 1876 as the first naval battle between Augustinian and Hearthrunean forces of The Great War. An Augustinian task force, while supporting combat operations in Northern Korasha, was engaged by vessels of the Hearthrunean Sea Guard and the Caliantene Empire.

The Augustinian task force, commanded by Rear Admiral Siegbert Arnold, had sailed into the Paravantene Sea in Embersend, a month prior. For 3 weeks, the task force both supported Blue combat operations in Northern Korasha and served as a deterrent for Red naval forces.

Looking to break the Caliantene frigate CRN Vaillante out of the Paravantene Sea, the Hearthrunean and Caliantene forces planned to briefly engage the Augustinian forces and either cripple the task force with support from other assets in the area or break chase the Augustinian forces away from Hearthrunean waters.

In the ensuing battle, various blunders on both the operational and tactical levels lead to what is widely considered one of the worst naval losses in modern military history. The Hearthrunean and Caliantene forces faced unprecedented losses.