Battle of Ljouwert Baai

Battle of Ljouwert Baai
Part of the Frisian Civil War
The Battle of Ljouwert Baai by Comphoto shows the view of the battle from the Yarrsje.
Date 14 December 2021 Location Near Ljouwert Baai, northwest of Skylge Result Fryslân Corp. victory Full defeat of the Eastern Communists Capture of Sytze Boatsma Start of the naval quarantine of Fryslân by the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe Defection of the remaining Eastern Communists to the Abolitionists
Belligerents
Fryslân Corp.	Socialist Republic of Fryslân
Commanders and leaders
supersteef2000	Sytze Boatsma (POW)
Strength
1 ship	1 ship
Casualties and losses
One ship badly damaged	One ship sunk

The Battle of Ljouwert Baai was a small engagement between the Frisian anarcho-capitalist Yarrsje and a Frisian communist ship. This was the first hostile naval action in the server's history. The anarcho-capitalists were victorious and destroyed the communist ship, but took heavy damage themselves in the process. The communist admiral, Sytze Boatsma, was captured and is currently imprisoned.

While the anarcho-capitalists achieved an initial tactical and strategic victory, the ire of the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe were drawn by the engagement initially having taken place near the Amity Isles, a joint condominium of the two powers. Even after the battle relocated, the threat to the Western Canal was deemed too serious. Accordingly, the two powers imposed a quarantine on Ljouwert which only harshened over time, as attempts to relieve Ljouwert by air failed.