On the 27th July the first battles in the Great Rutland War began with the taking of towns formally held by the TBA. The main attack on the True British Army base at Rutland Water was due to begin on the 4th August, however due to quick advances the main attack was brought forward to the 2nd August. This was the death knell of the TBA which had been a thorn in the side of the member states of the OBN for many years. The TBA base at Rutland had been built on the Hambleton peninsula in Rutland Water, a large reservoir in the former English county of Rutland.