Combat bug (Version 851)

Summary:
Soldiers dont attack an enemy (green lizard guy)
Steps to reproduce:

  1. green lizard guy goes an attacks me over the hill
  2. comes down the hill
  3. put my units down on defend the bottom of the staircase

Expected Results:
they fight off the intruder
Actual Results:
they stand still at their defense spot, then i attack move them onto that guy. they proceed to continue patrolling
Notes:

You can see my soldiers attack flag towards the mob, and also the same soldiers running away from said mob.

notibly, i received some error msges (2 on loadup of the savefile, 1 when i tried placing a stone chest in the blacksmith porch area, i can try to copy those error msges but i doubt they have anything to do with this issue)
Attachments:

Version Number and Mods in use:
851 version number
Templates (Town center)
Green Mesa Biome
Hearthlings of Many Faces
Locks of Many Hair
Miner Profession

Note 2.0: Reloading the save file DOES resolve the issue upon loading they immediatly run back to attack the mob.