Battle of Ayermer (1936)

Battle of Ayermer
Part of Second Great War
Burgundie's soldiers surrendering
Date August - November 1937 Location Ayermer Result Corummese victory
Belligerents
Corumm	Burgundie
Commanders and leaders
General Qiu Heng Admiral Hong Ming	Medulla Oblongata
Units involved
Corummese Armed Forces	Army of Burgundie
Strength
70,000	40,000
Casualties and losses
3,543 killed 6,855 wounded	2,654 killed 37,000+ captured

The Battle of Ayermer, also known as the Siege of Ayermer took place in the Alshar theater of the Second Great War. Long a point of contention between the two empires and a dangerous impediment to Corummese naval forces in the area, the island was captured after four months of heavy fighting both in land and in the surrounding waters. The surprise assault on the island marked Corummese entry into the war, after a secret protocol was signed with Caphiria in which the empire agreed to open another front to draw Burgundie's resources thin. The loss of Ayermer and its garrison was a heavy blow to Burgundie's armed forces and its capture allowed the Harmonious Flotilla Invincible to move into the western Taizi Sea and threaten Burgundie's colonies.

Background

See Also: Rusana Levantine Exploration, Alshar Quasi-Wars

Administered as part of the Ayermer Colony from 1616 - 1725 by the Ularien Trading Company, which was renamed the Marialanii Ularien Trading Company in 1705. The company maintained the island of Ayermer as a trading post and as a part of La Garrote to control trade and fight piracy in the Pukhtun Sea. This primarily impacted Corummese trading traversing westerly.

Later Modern Period

In this period Corumm and Burgundie sparred over the island a number of times.