History of Urcea (1902-1955): Difference between revisions

With the presence of large [[Derian people|Derian]] nationalist armies present in eastern [[Dericania]], the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]]'s top priority was the defense of eastern [[Burgundie]] and preventing civil bloodshed between Derians and [[Bergendii]], as had occurred in the [[First Fratricide]]. The Royal and Imperial Army garrisons aimed at intervention in the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] were ill-prepared to mount a defense in Burgundie's east, and by the end of April, 1927, the province of [[Marves]] had been overrun by the Derian nationalists. The Royal and Imperial Army arrived in force by May, but it was too little, too late. The Derian advance into [[Estia]] was halted with the advent of trench warfare by the hastily raised [[Burgundian Security Forces#Tropes%20della%20Metropol%20.28Mainland%20Troops.29|Tropes della Metropol]], whose access to machine guns meant that the Derians were severely outgunned and had to dig in opposite the Burgoignesc lines. With the war bogged down in the east, the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] was gradually able to disengage in metropolitan [[Burgundie]] and focus elsewhere. In June, the Royal and Imperial Army successfully defended [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] and drove the nationalists back east. The victory was short-lived, however, as Drusla - a state near [[Burgundie]] - fell to the nationalists. Drusla severely compromised the existing lines of trenches and defenses in [[Burgundie]], requiring another infusion of Urcean forces into the country. In July, the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] announced it would begin actively interdicting any supply ships or convoys sailing into Levantine ports not bearing a national flag. This policy was expanded in November 1927 to be a full blockade of eastern Dericania. Though the lines had solidified in the west and allied navies held firm in the east, supplies and implicit support from [[Fiannria]] kept the "Legions" on their feet through the end of 1927 and all of 1928. The war continued through 1928 without clear result, as campaigns from the Royal and Imperial Navy in Dericania were successful in the north but continued to give ground in the south, further putting the still-mobilizing [[Burgundie]] at risk. By August of 1928, every principality in the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] not directly occupied by allied forces had been overthrown and established as a free state. In November, the various Legion-occupied and revolutionary states - many of them with drastically different political and ideological programs - announced the formation of a provisional [[Deric Republic]] to prosecute the war effort. In 1928, an international incident known as the "Order Affair" proved Caphirian involvement in the war in [[Kingdom of Dericania|Dericania]], nearly drawing Urcea into a war with Caphiria, but leadership of the [[Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]] did not believe Urcea ready, so the Emperor allowed the matter to drop. Also in 1928, a series of allied states in [[Audonia]] began a war with [[Burgundie]], which they perceived as weak due to the invasion of the country by the Derian nationalists. The [[Government of Urcea]] reluctantly promised to enter the war in Audonia by 1930 if Burgundie did not have the matter settled. Small portions of the armed forces were diverted to [[Antilles]], drawing criticism from the National Pact.