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The city of Cana, a key port on the western coast of Urcea, was caught largely unprepared, and the relatively small 67,000 man garrison was soon surrounded by allied armies on land and naval forces at sea. Despite their numerical advantage, allied forces settled into a siege. The siege saw a major use of trench warfare and the employment of machine guns on a wide scale for the first time during the war. Cana held out for nearly four months before it was stormed towards the end of June 1901, at which time most of the defenders surrendered. The loss of the garrison at Cana remains the single largest loss of manpower in a single day in the history of the Urcean army. | The city of Cana, a key port on the western coast of Urcea, was caught largely unprepared, and the relatively small 67,000 man garrison was soon surrounded by allied armies on land and naval forces at sea. Despite their numerical advantage, allied forces settled into a siege. The siege saw a major use of trench warfare and the employment of machine guns on a wide scale for the first time during the war. Cana held out for nearly four months before it was stormed towards the end of June 1901, at which time most of the defenders surrendered. The loss of the garrison at Cana remains the single largest loss of manpower in a single day in the history of the Urcean army. | ||
The capture of the western port city continued the general decline of the Regal Navy's ability to interdict allied forces in the [[Sea of Canete]] region, and opened the western coast to raiding and small scale amphibious assaults by allied troops. It also opened [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] to attacks from the southwest, | The capture of the western port city continued the general decline of the Regal Navy's ability to interdict allied forces in the [[Sea of Canete]] region, and opened the western coast to raiding and small scale amphibious assaults by allied troops. It also opened [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] to attacks from the southwest, beginning the Antonine Campaign. The capture of Cana fundamentally undermined the Regal Army's defensive perimeter it had established in the northern part of the country, and by the end of 1901 the Regency had been reduced to a territory roughly corresponding to the Archduchy. Additionally, Cana's possession by the allies allowed for a strong base of operations from which the remaining Regal territory could be blockaded. | ||
[[Category:Urcea]] | [[Category:Urcea]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts]] | [[Category:Conflicts]] | ||