Battle for the Bridge on the Yaruga

Battle for the Bridge on the Jaruga is one of the many battles during the second war with Nilfgaard. Queen Meve of Lyria and Rivia, after loss of her army, she led a guerrilla fight against Nilfgaardians in Angren. The army rescued peasants, captured by Nilfgaard and forced to work, and destroyed some of Nilfgaard's battalions. When Lyria's troops significantly grew in strength, thanks to many volunteers and mercenaries form Mahakam, Meve decided to corss Yaruga and move the fight to Sodden.

On the bridge, near Red Binduga, Meve left some troops to secure their retreat. Unfortunately, guerrillas encountered, in great number and strength, Nilfgaardian troops. The Nilfgaardians chased them mercilessly until Yaruga. Lyrians made it to the ferry on Yaruga river, in order to transport at least Meve to the other shore. Meanwhile, on the opposite shore, the Daerlans, which were fighting in Angren, made it to the ferry at the same time as Meve. However, ironically, the ferry was in hands of Geralt of Rivia and his companions. They wanted to get to the shore where Meve was but seeing both armies, they decided to flee down the river. Meve's troops were attacked by Nilfgaardians on the other shore and fought bitterly to defend themselves. Thanks to Meve, she was fighting in the first line and was wounded in the face, the troops were not broken and was retreating slowly towards the bridge. Nilfgaardians managed to get there first and attacked Lyria's infantry and shattered it and forced it to retreat. Geralt and Cahir and the rest of the companions landed not on any of the shores, but on the bridge. Geralt and Cahir gathered the remaining Lyria's infantry and led them to attack. They pushed Nilfgaard away from the bridge and recaptured Red Binduga and thus, secured the Lyria's flank. Niflgaard wanted to counterattack but Meve came from the south. Nilfgaardians, seeing the enemy's superiority, retreated from Yaruga. Meve and her troops crossed the bridge and destroyed it and fled from Nilfgaardian army. After the battle, Geralt was knighted by Meve and was to be known as Geralt of Rivia.

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