Frozen North Offensive

The Frozen North Offensive was a military operation conducted by the Equestrian Armed Forces in the Frozen North. The purpose of the operation was to displace and/or kill two hostile dragons threatening the safety of Equestrian settlements in the Frozen North. The mission is still classified, and was deemed a strategic victory, but a tactical failure, as every soldier was pronounced killed in action.

Summary
After receiving numerous reports of dragons attacking ponies around Equestrian settlements in the Frozen North, Princess Celestia sent an emissary to the dragons to discuss terms of maintaining a safe distance from the towns in exchange for treasury compensation. The dragons responded by eating the emissary and returning her armor to Canterlot as a threat. After consulting her military cabinet, Celestia appointed Captains Phalanx and Stratagem to create a joint task force between the branches of the Armed Forces of the best ponies suited for the task of driving the dragons out of the area by force. After deliberating for a week, a team of thirty ponies was selected and summoned to Canterlot, where they were then sent to the Frozen North.

The task force engaged the dragons approximately 100 miles north of Icicle Glen. The dragons refused to relinquish their territory and a vicious battle broke out between two sides. The fighting lasted for over four hours, waging through into a raging blizzard. The dragons were ultimately killed with Equestrian casualties numbering in the twenties according to an unofficial source. The remaining survivors were forced to take shelter from the storm and wait for Celestia to send aid. However, aid never came, and the remaining survivors succumbed to the elements.

Notable participants

 * Captain Phalanx
 * Captain Stratagem
 * Nightingale
 * Night Shade