Talk:Great War/Old

Events leading up to Great War

Urceo-Caphiriavian conflict

1625-1634 The War of Ecinis, in which Urcea took the beachhead on Ecinis to prevent Caphirian expansion into Levantia. The genesis of the concept of “Levantine Creep”.

1782 Veltorinan independence from Caphiria. Urcea supported the Veltorinan revolutionaries and received Dorhaven as a prize, and as a forward operating base to guarantee the independence of Veltorina against Caphirian reconquest. Caphiria becomes increasingly concerned about “Levantine Creep” into Ixnay. They also reference the presence of the Burgundians in Monteangelo since 1587 and the Crusades in Ixnay, in which the Levantine based pope orders crusades into Ixnay to impose “Levantine rites and dogma” upon the Ixnayans.

1798 various Levantine powers establish the Legatation of Ankivara in Reçêpistan. Caphirian hawks become alarmed at the speed at which Levantine influence crossed the width of Ixnay.

1826, Burgundie seizes the island of Port de Vent and is able to withstand a Kiravian attempt to disestablish the Burgundian presence in the Kindreds Sea. Caphirian nobles become panicked about an Urcean encirclement strategy.

Despite being a seditionist movement, the Sons of Perdition settlement of Monteangelo is considered a great victory for the Ixnayan culture in 1872.

War of the Faskano Strait

Main article: Kiro-Burgundian_Wars § War_of_Faskano_Strait

1911-1916 Part of the Kiro-Burgundian Wars, Kirav trounces the Grand Crona Trade Empire’s navy, stripping Burgundie of its influence in the Cronan Sea.

Global financial market crash

1919-1935

Mega coordinated speculation by major owners in the world’s largest stock exchanges send markets spiraling on “Black Friday”, May 12, 1919. The resulting depression lasted up to 15 years in some locations. Its end is largely attributed to the arms race leading up to the Great War and the drafting of millions of unemployed workers into the armies of the combatants. The resulting economic destitution lead to a collapse in public opinion of capitalism, leading to a massive growth in the spread of communist ideology. Much like the People’s Spring of 1848 in Crona and Levantia, the market crash also saw wide spread, but unorganized, anti-authoritarian protests. Governments reacted in various ways some clamping down, others becoming more liberal.

It also saw a period of rapid advancement in South Punth and Audonia as the forces that stymied their development were no longer solvent. They enjoyed the “greater leveler”, as the collapse was much most prevalent in the Occidental world.

Rise of ethno-nationalism

This is outdated and has lagyars, etc.

Starting with the Northern Levantine Mediatization War and the Kuhlfrosi White Revolution, the Holy Levantine Empire started to become known as the “sick manate” of Levantia. Despite the best efforts of the Imperial Court in Urcea, the Kingdoms of Culfra, Latium, and Kingdom of Ultmar were rapidly liberalizing and eschewing centralized power in favor of various levels of devolution. This started with the Kuhlfrosi White Revolution in 1823 when the Kingdom of Culfra was effectively dissolved and the Republic of Kuhlfros took its place. Previous to this, the territories of the Kingdom of Ultmar were subsumed into the newly independent Grand Principality of Burgundie and the Empire of Kistan, the former establishing a constitutional monarchy.

The disparate ethnicities of the Kingdom of Latium, the most diverse kingdom in the Empire, were not interested to be ruled by the Urceans or the “northern liberals, (Burgundie and Kuhlfros)” and upon reflection found that very few Emperors were elected from the Kingdom of Latium. This increased the number who joined groups to advocate for ethnic states with more self-determination. By the People’s Spring of 1848, formidable groups had formed in 15 states and formed their own protests, revolts, and organized labor actions. These were brutally suppressed by the King of Latium, Wenceslas IV, a Lagyar king, much supported by the Urcean ruled court. The Sinitalian, Levzeish, Ængles, and minor Latins were rarely represented in the Kingdom in which they formed the majorities. The Lagyar minority had long been a favorite of the Imperial court and were used by Urcean backed kings to mute the voices of the other ethnicities of Latium. Throughout the 1850s and 1860s there were minor clashes between ethno-nationalist groups and Imperial forces but the focus shifted to politics as some of the more progressive states adopted parliaments after 1848.

In the 1880s Kistan invaded Kuhlfros and the Emperor enforced a non-engagement order, barring any of the HLE states from coming to Kuhlfros’ defense. This breach of the long standing mutual defense custom of the empire led many to hold the court in Urcea in contempt and sparked the flames of dissent in the Kingdom of Latium. Many had long feared that Urcea would attempt to consume the Kingdom of Latium and its constituent states as a measure to ensure that Caphiria would attempt to foment revolution. The breach of the mutual defense custom flamed these fears as some speculated that Urcea would attempt to keep the “northern liberals” out of “southern politics”.

In 1909, the Grand Duchy of Anivania was gripped by violence as republican forces took control of the ducal palace and declared a republic. By 1911, they concluded a civil war and formalized the Serene Republic of Anivania. Utilization of “Serene” to emphasize the sovereignty of the state was not recognized by most other Imperial states, but its success in achieving and maintaining autonomy sparked other movements later.

In 1921, the Electorate of Aescarata faced a similar revolt. Urcea intervened and soon the intervention became an occupation. In 1922, the Imperial charter was rewritten to include the bulk of the Electorate into the Kingdom of Urcea, validating the fears of an Urcean takeover of the region. By 1925, the region was considered a powder keg waiting for the right spark to explode.

Diamavyan Expansion in Crona

After gaining independence Diamavya was deeply resentful of Burgundie's large thalassocratic empire. After how horribly the people were treated leading up to Diamavya's independence, the government pursued a campaign of creating a road of colonies to the resource rich heart of Crona. The high ranking officials of the Diamavyan government believed that Kelekona was the key to expanding throughout the entirety of the Cronan conflict. It was in a strategic position protected by Titechaxha in the east and Riena Lesva (modern-day Ehemo and part of Kartejya). In the south the Strait of Grenzais, owned by Istrenya (now the Cronan Republic), controls all the flow into Kelekona, and should Diamavya control it, they would be able to have complete control of the resource supply coming in and out of Central Crona.

Diamavya would begin establishing small colonies in the Tainean Sea and around the entrance to Central Crona in order to stifle the economies of Istrenya, Kelekona, the Malentines (now Taz Mahlentinas), and Porlos at will. In order to take out Cartesia (now Anta Carda and Ulaga), Pankara, and Titechaxha, more military force would be needed to actually keep them in place, and so Diamavya annex major settlements in Pankara and large swaths of land in Cartesia and Riena Lesva on their coast.

Pauldustllah began to become concerned that Diamavya would continue expanding without any nation being able to stop it, although they did suffer crushing, embarrassing, and major defeats by Indin Mectang, Pankara, and separatist rebel groups in northern Riena Lesva. While the expanse of Diamavya's colonial holdings seemed formidable, in reality they were militarily incompetent and knew nothing about fighting wars a continent away. Below is the extent of the Diamavyan colonial empire, and while it looks expansive, it was held together the ideas of arrogant generals trying to exploit the worst off countries of the world.

Map of Diamavya's Colonial Empire. In lightest brown is complacent states, in light brown is puppet states, in brown is Diamavya and its colonial holdings, in dark brown is Diamavyan military occupations, and in black are Diamavyan allies.

Great War events

Seeking to capitalize on the internal strife in the HLE following the Northern Levantine Mediatization War, the People’s Spring of 1848, and the Great RIXcession, and to stem "Levantine creep", Caphiria sends agents to foment unrest in the HLE. Levantine Latium’s nationalists, deposed and lesser nobles took meetings and money from the Caphirians. The political unrest allows for previously silenced communists, syndicalists, and anarchists to rise up and create street armies across the various kingdoms of the HLE.

Levantine Civil War (as originally written by Burg et al)

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The 1925 election in the Republic of Lutsana saw the majority of seats in the legislature go to the Lutsana Worker’s Party and the appointment of a communist Prime Minister. Pope Sixtus VII and Emperor James VI Augustus suppressed the results and called for a new election with more “acceptable” results. A movement, that had long been simmering across the Latin States, of seeking more self-determination erupted. The Lutsana Worker’s Party refused to heed the demands of the Pope and the Emperor. The Army of Lutsana’s high command sided with the emperor and announced they would arrest any member of the Worker’s Party who attempted to enter the parliamentary chambers. The Worker’s Party formed an army of workers and stormed the parliament building, challenging the will of the soldiers to shoot upon their countrymen. The soldiers retreated, and the matter was dropped. In February 1926, a syndicalist government was elected in the Federal Republic of Geneseo. Again, the Pope and Emperor demanded a recount and the Pope sent two regiments of Sparrow Zouaves to enforce the demand. They arrived at the border of Urcea and the Margrave of Novaustramark and were fired upon when they refused to stop. The incident sparked a border conflict between Urcea and Novaustramark, in which Urcea insisted that Papal troops could not be barred from passage in any territory in the Holy Levantine Empire. Several Latin States pushed back declaring that they maintained the right to control their own borders and admit and deny who they chose. Pope Sixtus VII asked Emperor James VI Augustus to reign in his temporal charges and to remind them of their subservience to the church. The Army of Urcea was seconded by Emperor James VI Augustus as King of Urcea to himself as the Holy Levantine Emperor. Its mobilization was enough to quell the disquiet for the moment. The Army was stationed along the border of Urcea and the Burgundian territories of Adtaran-Faramount. Additionally, the dissenting states were leveled with the price of the mobilization and billeting as punishment for their recalcitrance. As the price tag grew so too did the discontentment. The Imperial Diet erupted into fist fights almost daily as the smaller states vied to get out from under the new Imperial tax.

In July the Grand Duchy of Loreseia exploded with a rash of violence towards the Imperial tax collectors. 13 of them were killed and 4 more were beaten heavily. The Imperial Bank branches were robbed and set of fire in 3 cities. In the Duchy of Upper Verecundia a mob attacked the Ducal Palace and burned one of its wings to the ground. August saw an escalation of violence across the region. Violent street brawls became common in the streets of major cities as political parties and anti-monarchists attempted to control important sectors and pieces of infrastructure.

Caphiria hosted a congress of nationalists Levantine Latium nationalist to strategize how to break the Levantine Imperial system. Under Caphirian guidance the nationalist groups formed two field armies which were to be trained and supplied by Caphirian Imperial Legion attachés. Having chased out the Grand Duke, the Loreseia Free State Alliance volunteered as the landing point for the armies and to host the joint headquarters. On March 12, 1927 a massive flotilla of the Caphirian Imperial Naval Fleet landed the newly named Allied Armies of Levantine Latium. The field armies, the Caesarean Legion (northern theater), and the Army of the Latins (southern theater), set out to southern Loreseia where they would divide and move to their respective theaters to encourage other state armies to join them and stand up against the Imperial Government and seek national sovereignty and autonomy. A minority of the leaders also sought the total dissolution of the Kingdom of Latium or the entire Holy Levantine Empire.

While numerically superior the Ceasarean Legion was technologically inferior. They numbered several hundred thousand infantry soldiers and officers and an impressive amount cavalrymen. They lacked any consistent form of mechanization and comprised of only a sparse number of artillery pieces. Their cavalry units were primarily armed with 19th century carbine patterns like the Mannlicher M1888 and the Berthier rifle. Artillery support was limited to light and medium field guns as most large bore artillery pieces were built into forts and city fortifications and they lacked the logistical train to move and support them. The Legion was supported by a machine gun corps that focused its power around its Tachankas to remain mobile with its infantry.

The Army of the Latins, a paltry 42,000 infantrymen and a corps of 8,000 cavalry included 6 squadrons of armored cars and a well-defined artillery element. A system of land trains supported them to keep their logistical needs met. The variation in infantry weapons was vast and kept the supply trains busy as the quartermasters tried to keep the 14 different small arms caliber ammunition in stock. Machine guns from the venerated Army of Anivania and the Balloon Corps from the Army Air Service of Lesser Cannella rounded out the southern army.

Upon hearing of the landing the Imperial High Command demanded that all parties lay down their arms and that all of the Latinic States muster their armies and gendarmeries to quell any dissent. A few weeks of awkward mobilizations and posturing started to see battle lines being drawn across the Latinic States. On March 29th, the Allied Armies of Levantine Latium declared war on the Holy Levantine Empire and the Caesarean Legion marched on Drusla. The Duchy of Drusla, a strong ally in the region of Burgundie, called upon the Empire for aid. Urcea concerned about move troops off its own border ordered the Army of Burgundie to deploy to Drusla. A division of its untested militiamen were dispatched but a telegram from Kuhlfros informing them that they would not be allowed passage at the border scuttled plans for a quick train journey. The abstention of Kuhlfros from formally joining the Imperial army and refusing to allow the passage of troops across its territory was catastrophic and viewed as a tacit support for the nationalist movement in Levantine Latium. Imperial diplomats were sent to Adenborough to negotiate a deal and the Burgundian troops were diverted to a port to be shipped around Kuhlfros.

When the Caesarean Legion arrived before Hadua, the capital of Drusla, the Burgundian reinforcements were only just embarking. The city fell without a fight and the Army of Drusla was disbanded. The Free State of Drusla joined Loreseia as the first two self-declared independent countries in Levantine Latium.

It was the last "Napoleonic war" ever. Line formations, cavalry charges, bayonet charges, open warfare on a "battle field".

In 1929, Kistan invades Burgundian Levantia, heeding the cry of Feinii separatists. Burgundie withdraws from southern Levantia to focus on its war with Kistan. Kuhlfros stops supporting the nationalists in Levantine Latium to protect its border from a perceived Kistani threat and builds a government of unity internally.

1935, HLE collapses and the Latinic States are formed as independent ethnic states. Burgundie and Urcea try to maintain the Imperial court but its fruitless. Kuhlfros backs out of the Empire and it formally dies. Burgundie sues Kistan for peace and as part of the negotiations is forced to sign a separate peace with the various Latinic States. Urcea fights on for a few more months but then also signs peace with the states, recognizing their sovereignty, and reorganizing the HLE as only inclusive of Urcea.

In 1929, Kistan invades Burgundian Levantia, heeding the cry of Feinii separatists. Burgundie withdraws from southern Levantia to focus on its war with Kistan. Kuhlfros stops supporting the nationalists in Levantine Latium to protect its border from a perceived Kistani threat and builds a government of unity internally.

1935, HLE collapses and the Latinic States are formed as independent ethnic states. Burgundie and Urcea try to maintain the Imperial court but its fruitless. Kuhlfros backs out of the Empire and it formally dies. Burgundie sues Kistan for peace and as part of the negotiations is forced to sign a separate peace with the various Latinic States. Urcea fights on for a few more months but then also signs peace with the states, recognizing their sovereignty, and reorganizing the HLE as only inclusive of Urcea.

Kuhlfros

You are pro-Republican and vaguely anti-Imperial and support the Levantine states who seek to gain home rule but maybe not that full on seperatist states. As I've written you don't put boots on the ground as thats an Imperialist overstep in your book, but that can be easily amended. You eventually lose interest in the Latin States theater when Kistan invades me and you come to my defense mostly out of concern for your own borders. You put lots of boots on muh clay but Kistan eventually takes southern Ultmar as my power is naval and your army isn't very keen on dying for Burg clay after a few years. Things get worse when I basically send my whole army to New Burgundie to fight that secession war and troops to the latin states to aid Urc leaving you holding the bag to protect mainland Burg. You sue Kistan for peace, handing over southern Ultmar because you won't and I can't defend it. Burg gets nasty towards you and as an F YOU to Burg you create a political coalition to dismantle the HLE. In 6 months of political dealings you are able to do what years of fighting have failed to accomplish and you host the talks that dismantle the empire.

Response I like it for the most part. I think it's safe to say that at the beginning, "You are pro-Republican and vaguely anti-Imperial and support the Levantine states who seek to gain home rule but maybe not that full on seperatist states."- this stands true "you don't put boots on the ground as thats an Imperialist overstep in your book" -as would this

Sentiments against the HLE would grow back home which contribute to the disinterest in the defense of Burg as well as the likely escalation of combat between Kistan and Kuhlfros to in the borders between the two countries would contribute to the war exhaustion as well. As the things escalate, while boots don't go on the ground in the Latin States for the above reasons, subsidies, lend-leases, PMC's, foriegn officers to train troops, military bases, and the like from Kuhlfros to those fighting for home rule and to near the end, complete dismantling of the Empire would occur

This eventually leading to what you said about dismantling that, I like it. The impact of this war to Kuhlfros during and then in the after will be huge...I am going to have to write down what all might happen some time soon

Invasion of the Ankivara Plateau

1 April, 1932 – 9 April, 1932

Reçêpistan, seizing on the chaos in the Levantine Civil War sought help from Caphiria in establishing a military force to capture the Legatation of Ankivara and rid southern Ixnay of Levantine presence. Gaining material support and attachés from Caphiria in 1930 the Republican Army of Reçêpistan set about a rapid course of modernization. The Caphirian military-industrial complex encouraged the army to divest its arms to the Reçêpi Army to gain new contracts. The Imperial Legion obliged them and sent tens of thousands of tons of materiel to Reçêpistan. They constructed new train lines and roads just to facilitate the transfer.

In the spring of 1931 the Republican Army of Reçêpistan’s high command was pressured by Caphiria to test its newly trained and equipped army on the colonial troops of the Legatation of Ankivara. As the garrison had recently transitioned from the Urceans to the Burgundians the hope was to attack while they had not been acclimatized to the southern hemisphere’s summer months. The invasion was planned for January, but was pushed back due to logistics constraints and the need to build additional rail roads. Finally, on April 1, 1932 the Republican Army of Reçêpistan commenced its attack on the outlying villages of the Legatation of Ankivara. The surprised and ill-informed Burgundian and Ankivara Legatation Police Forces were stymied by the advanced weaponry and tactics exhibited by the Reçêpi soldiers and their defense fell back to the city walls almost immediately. Outnumbered 2:1 in the first three days of fighting, and then almost 5:1 for the rest of the week, the defense quickly deteriorated to the a house to house melee in the streets. The recently completed neo-classical city beautiful, lay in ruins.

On April 9th, Gen. Abel Çáimakoğlou accepted the surrender of the city from the Burgundie Governor-General Hercule St. Joulard and the [Legatation of Ankivara|Legatation]] was formally dissolved. A transitional government was originally formed that would allow for the evacuation of the colonial citizens and to make the transition of power easier. The cooperative government was dissolved the next day, April 10th when news of the Ankivara killings at Arredón and Püratli was released. A temporary halt was call on the killings on April 15th, and the government was reconvened, however the killings resumed on the 19th and the government was dissolved for the last time. The Ankivara killings continued through the rest of April and it is estimated that the death toll was close to 12,000 people.

New Burgundie Secession War

Main article: New Burgundie Secession War

5 January 1936 – 23 December 1939

Following news of the failure of HLE and Burgundie’s weak position, New Burgundie nationalists start a separatist war. The Burgundian Grand Crona Trading Company sides with the separatists seeking to co-opt the movement and get political and tax concessions. Things get out of hand and the Burgundian military goes up against the Burgundian Grand Crona Trading Company’s private military and eventually crushing it. Then follows a period of forced Burgundification of the Germo-Protestant local traditions of the New Burgundians. Dissatisfied Equatorial Burgundians seek outside help to create a protectorate for Germo-Protestants.

Pohrank Revolution

1937: After a long period of success and peace and Cronzcovina, the government became ignorant to the problems facing the Pohrank region, such as poverty, starvation, homelessness, and more. Innovation and business opportunity had come to a halt in the region due to inconsiderate and poorly planned legislation. The provinces in the Pohrank region agreed to form a singular independent country to stand up against the uncaring government. They declared themselves an independent communist country, which immediately brought backlash from Cronzcovina.

Caphiro-Insuian War

1940-1948 the HLE collapses, Urcea is busy internally, Burgundie is licking its wounds from the New Burgundie Secession War

without its guarantor Veltorina is wide open, Caphiria attacks to bring them back into the fold Urcea is helpless but Insui and Palmeria, fearing Caphiria will turn around and do the same to them jumps to Veltorina's aid the two front war bogs down into trench warfare the technology is more advanced with tanks and aircraft so it's not as static, but the battlefronts are not known for daily breakouts that drags on with increasing frustration until Vachena takes a bite out of Equitorial Burgundie, dragging the Levantines back into it

Burgundie does Liberty ships in a big way kickstarting its rise in global shipping.

Great Cronan War

Main article: Great Cronan War

4 April 1948 – 19 May 1953

The war began when the forces of Vachena invaded and occupied the territories of Equitorial Burgundie in response to the Equatorial Burgundians seeking outside help to create a protectorate for Germo-Protestants. This invasion was backed by Caphiria who had long feared a Urcean ally building a “ring of colonies and concession states to ensnare Caphirian interests”. Reçêpistan joins Caphiria, hoping to lose the chains of the Legatation of Ankivara that now has a monopoly on most of Reçêpistan’s trade. Burgundie called upon its ally in the region, Pauldustllah to defend the newly created New Burgundian successor state, Flordeterra. The Levantine nations seeing the invasion as a Caphiria attempts to limit Levantine influence in the world joined in support of Burgundie and Pauldustllah. Due to the communist secessionist state of Pohrank going to its southern neighbour, Pauldustllah, for aid, Cronzcovina joined the Auxilium Alliance in response to this. Cronzcovina declares war on Pauldustllah and Burgundie as part of the alliance. The resulting mobilization spiral unraveled a web of alliances that eventually led to the participation of most of the world's Great Powers. LOTA is engaged (Urcea, Burgundie, Insui, other Levantines) Battles battles battles Caphiria is particularly pissed at Pauldustllah for bringing the Levantines /back/ to Ixnay after all that, the war ends

Imperial Beverage

Main article: Imperial Beverage

In the summer of 1948, with the Vachenan invasion of Equitorial Burgundie going poorly for the Burgundians they sought help from Pauldustllah. The August 7th Accord brought Pauldustllah into the war and as part of the accord the Imperial Beverage company would supply the Pauldustllahstani and Flordeterran troops with soft drinks. This rider was signed when after hours of negotiating the terms and fears that a deal couldn't be reached, an intern offered Burgundian Foreign Secretary Hester deBedecq, Countess Valsoix an Imperial Cola. Refreshed and riding the sugar high, Hester concluded the deal shortly thereafter. She remarked, "If we give just one can of these to our troops the Vachenans will never know what hit them!" In September 1948 the rider was added to the August 7th Accord, and the Burgundian Foreign Legion requesting shipment of materials for 10 bottling plants across its bases. During the war, many people enjoyed their first taste of the drink, and when peace finally came, the foundations had been laid for Imperial Cola to do business overseas.

Audonian Theater

Just spitballing ideas right now.

Audonian League (AL)

Founded: 2 December 1927

Dissolved: 1949 - 1958

Mission:

Remove colonial powers from the Audonian continent.

Conditions:

Centuries of colonial dominance in Audonia have harmed both the prosperity and the rights of numerous peoples. The Çyr, seeking a geopolitical advantage in the "central hemisphere," forms a coalition with a number of local independence movements and independent nations to evict the colonial powers of Levantia and Sarpedon as the Great War embroils them in larger conflicts.

Incentives:

Economic control, local balance of power, right to self-determination, Pan-Audonianism

Result:

While the independence of many nations is secured during the Great War, the movement collapses in the late-1940s with the Samadhi Civil War and the military failures of the Umard Republic. The Çyr becomes dominant in Western Audonia but the dream of Pan-Audonianism fails.

Membership:

Second Çyrine Republic

Umard Republic (Umardwal)

Samadh Sultanate (Yanuban)

United Audonian Emirates

...more...

Opponents:

Burgundie

Urcea

Battganuur

Timeline:

1927 - founding of the AL

1929 - Umard Republic successfully invades Salarive

Sometime in between here probably - major naval engagement between Burg and Çyr

1932 - Kingdom of the UAE is founded

1934 - Kiravian protectorate over Arzanshahr contested

Other stuff probably

1945 - Pro-Kirav gov in Arzanshahr is coup'd

1948 - Umard Republic loses Ayermer

1949 - Samadhi Civil War, Çyr leaves, sectarian violence in Arzanshahr

1950 - Umard Republic fails to retake Salarive

1953 - End of the GW, though most Audonian belligerents are already out of the war for various reasons

1958 - Battganuur invades the Umard Republic with Burgundian support

Post Great war events

• HLE collapses
• Equitorial Burgundie is greatly diminished
• Nine Year Terror in Kistan
• League of Nations created
• Fascism fails in Palmeria
• Foundation of the Burgundian Great Tumult
• Pohrank is forced to rejoin Cronzcovina, although socialism continues to be a promenant force in the region to this date, and the Provintse of Pohrankraj is given more autonomy.
• Veltorina is annexed by Caphiria
• Vachena annexed by Insui? Great Cronan War or in the 2030s?

Talk:Great Cronan War

Super-outdated

Timeline of Events

Here's the timeline of events as was discussed in January:

PRE WAR (1932-1948)

• The Pohrank region declares its independence from Cronzcovina in 1942.
• Cronzcovina denies independence to the Pohrank region despite the region having an independent government, distinct culture, and linguistic differences.
• Cronzcovina presents the Pohrank People’s Socialist Republic with an ultimatum after the infamous Nepekun Riots. They rejoin with Cronzcovina or they will be forcefully invaded. The Pohrank People’s Socialist Republic reassures it is an independent territory and goes to war with Cronzcovina in 1943.
• The Pohrank Civil War begins in Cronzcovina in 1943.
• Pohrank asks Pauldustllah for aid, as it is Pohrank’s southern neighbour.

GREAT WAR (1948-1953)

Auxilium Alliance: Syxx, Heku, Vahltunskh, Amerigo, Damnian, Cronzcovina Western Coalition: Horholme, Kronata, Pauldustllah, Kiravia, Insui, Pohrank

• Syxx controls southern Horholme after Kiro-Fakolan War.
• Eorl invades to retake land.
• Heku intervenes on Syxx's side to protect his sphere. {Auxilium Alliance}
• Kron intervenes on Hor's side to protect the former Fakolan sphere. {Western Coalition}
• Paul joins in with Western Coalition due to post-secession treaty w/ Kron.
• Vahl attempts to invade Escal from Paul, is pulled into war alongside Auxilium.
• Heku makes deal with Amerigo, Paul intervenes with invasion of Amerigo.
• Syxx pushed out of Horholme, Kron attempts invasion of Syxx directly.

Two front lines: Syxx/Insui & Rigo

• Stalemate until Kirav joins on West Coalition's side.
• West Coalition starts making gains in Syxx and Rigo
• Kron takes Syxx's capital
• Heku finishes development of the atomic bomb

Atomic Bomb used on a Paul port city

• Paul and Heku strike a deal to end the war:

Hor gets Syxx territory, Heku gets Escal

• Kron/Paul no longer superpowers, Kirav & Heku rise as new superpowers.

70 years later, Kron/Paul re-emerging as superpowers alongside Kirav/Heku.

• Escal later sold to Yytuskia

Players

These are meant as approximations for comparative technology and equipment. This is not meant to pigeon hole anyone just to give each other (User:Burgundie specifically) an idea of what we are wortking with and how to write up this thing. There are allowed to be duplicated, but preferably not everyone is the same nation at the same level. Think critically about your nation, unreasonably NERFED and OP nations will be changed by the Burgermeister. You are allowed to mix tech, like if you wanted Soviet army tech but Japanese Naval tech, I am cool with that. N.B. because the war is so long I would /generally/ recommend a minor handicap at the beginning because we didn't have a great war. But since it drags on for so long I imagine we'd most all of us hit the jet age hard at 1945ish.

Burgundie

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Main article: Burgundian Security Forces

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	France -5yrs	France -5yrs	France -5yrs	Command Staff car: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Field Staff cars: Ulysses Patron 1913 Salon/Soleil Funcionair 24 1926+ Tanks: Saint-Chamond (tank), Renault FT, Entrenching tank but with treads Line Infantry rifle: Berthier Fusil Modele 1916 Assualt troop rifle Mle 1918 RSC Armored Trains: 2 Aircraft: flying boats, zepplins, etc. Artillery:tbd
1930-1935	France -3yrs	France -3yrs	France -3yrs	Command Staff car: Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Field Staff cars: Soleil Funcionair 28 Tanks: Char 2C, Renault FT, Entrenching tank but with treads Armored cars: AMC Schneider P 16 1929+, AMD 80 1934+ Line Infantry rifle: Berthier Fusil Modele 1916/Mle 1918 RSC Assualt troop rifle Mle 1918 RSC Armored Trains: 4 Aircraft: flying boats, zepplins, etc. Artillery:tbd
1935-1940	France -0	France -0	France -0	Command/Field Staff car: Soleil Funcionair 28 Tanks: Char 2C, Char B1, Hotchkiss H35, Entrenching tank but with treads Armored cars: Panhard 178 1937+, AMC Schneider P 16, AmP 38 1938+, AMD 80 Line Infantry rifle: Berthier Fusil Modele 1916/Mle 1918 RSC/MAS-36/MAS-38/39 1938+ Assualt troop rifle Mle 1918 RSC, MAS-38 1938+ Armored Trains: 4 Aircraft: flying boats, zepplins, etc. Artillery:tbd
1940-1945	France -0	France -0	UK -0	Line Infantry rifle: MAS-36/MAS-38/39 Assault troop rifle: Mle 1918 RSC, MAS-38 Tanks: Char 2C, Char B1, Hotchkiss H35, Entrenching tank but with treads Armored cars: Panhard 178, AMC Schneider P 16, AmP 38
1945-1950	France +5yrs	France +5yrs	France/UK +5yrs	Line Infantry rifle: MAS-38/39/FN FAL 1948+ Assault troop rifle: MAS-38, MAT-49 1946+ US cargo planes Panhard EBR
1950-1955	France +5yrs	France +5yrs	France/UK +5yrs	Line/Assault Infantry rifle: FN FAL/MAT-49 Assualt troop rifle: MAS-38/39/MAT-49 US cargo planes

Caphiria

Main article: Imperial Armed Forces of Caphiria

WIP

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	Italy -0	Italy -0	Italy -0	N/A
1930-1935	Italy -0	Italy -0	Italy -0	N/A
1935-1940	Italy -0	Italy -0	Italy -0	N/A
1940-1945	Italy -0	Italy -0	Italy -0	N/A
1945-1950	Italy -0	Italy -0	Italy -0	N/A
1950-1955	Italy -0	Italy -0	Italy -0	N/A

Cronzcovina

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	German -8	German -8	German -8	N/A
1930-1935	German -5	German -5	German -5	N/A
1935-1940	German -3	German -3	German -3	N/A
1940-1945	German +0	German +0	German +0	N/A
1945-1950	German +3	German +3	German +3	N/A
1950-1955	German +5	German +5	German +5	N/A

Çyr

Main article: Development_of_firearms_in_the_Çyr § Great_War

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	Austria -20yrs	Japan -5yrs	Russia -10yrs	Straight-pull bolt-action rifles are standard
1930-1935	Austria/US -0	Japan -0	Russia -5yrs	First machine pistol, Semi-autos rifles standard, No armoured units
1935-1940	US -0yrs	Japan +5yrs	Russia -0	Emphasis of battleships over carriers
1940-1945	US/Russia +5yrs	Japan +5yrs	Russia -0	Investigation into assault rifles
1945-1950	Russia +5yrs	Japan +5yrs	Russia -0	Late adoption of effective armoured units
1950-1955	Russia +0yrs	Japan +10yrs	Russia -0	Adoption of jet aircraft

Insui

Main article: Insuian Armed Forces

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	France -5	British -5	British/US -3	N/A
1930-1935	France -5	British -5	British/US -3	N/A
1935-1940	France -3	British -3	British/US -0	N/A
1940-1945	France +3	British -0	British/US +5	N/A
1945-1950	France +5	British +3	British/US +5	N/A
1950-1955	France +5	British +5	British/US +5	N/A

Kiravia

Main article: Kiravian Armed Forces

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	France -5	British -3	US +1	N/A
1930-1935	France -5	British -2	US +1	N/A
1935-1940	France -3	British -0	US -0	N/A
1940-1945	France +0	British -0	US +2	N/A
1945-1950	France +0	British +3	US +3	N/A
1950-1955	France +1	British +5	US +4	N/A

Kistan

Forsca Armtha an Imperach Fhainnin

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	French -2yrs	French -6yrs	Russian -5yrs	offensive doctrine, invades HLE 1929, enters allies 1930
1930-1935	French -2yrs	French -5yrs	Russian -3yrs	offensive doctrines, HLE war 'ends' 1935
1935-1940	French +1yrs	French -3yrs	Russian -0	leaves allies 1936, continued war with now-independent Kuhl ends 1939
1940-1945	Russian/French +1yrs	French -1yr	Russian/French -0	slow reorganization attempts, joins Coalition 1941
1945-1950	Russian/French +2yrs	French +0yrs	Russian/French +1yrs	N/A
1950-1955	Russian/German +5yrs	Russian +1yrs	Russian/French +3yrs	mobile mass fighting doctrines, forced out of war by internal unrest 1953

Kingdom of Latium/Latin States

Main article: Latium Royal Armed Forces

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	USSR/Czech -0	USSR/Czech -0	USSR -0	No heavy tanks
1930-1935	USSR/Czech -0	USSR/Czech -0	USSR -0	N/A
1935-1940	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1940-1945	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1945-1950	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
1950-1955	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Pauldustllah

Main article: Pauldustllahani Armed Forces

Pohrank

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	Finnish +0	Finnish +11	Finnish -5	N/A
1930-1935	Finnish +0	Finnish +8	Finnish -5	N/A
1935-1940	Finnish +0	Finnish +5	Finnish -5	N/A
1940-1945	Finnish +0	Finnish +3	Finnish -5	N/A
1945-1950	Finnish +0	Finnish +0	Finnish -5	N/A
1950-1955	Finnish +0	Finnish -3	Finnish -5	N/A

United Kingdom

Main article: UK Armed Forces

W.I.P

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	British -5	British/US -3	US -5	N/A
1930-1935	British -3	British/US -2	US -3	N/A
1935-1940	British 0	British/US +1	US 0	N/A
1940-1945	British 0	British/US +1	US 0	N/A
1945-1950	British +3	British/US +4	US +3	N/A
1950-1955	British +5	British/US +5	US +5	N/A

Urcea

Main article: Armed Forces of the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea

Year	Army tech	Navy tech	Airforce tech	Notes
1925-1930	Germany -5	British -3	British -5	N/A
1930-1935	Germany -3	British -2	British -3	N/A
1935-1940	Germany -0	British -0	British -0	N/A
1940-1945	Germany +1	US +1	British/US -0	N/A
1945-1950	Germany/US +3	US +3	British/US +3	N/A
1950-1955	US +5	US +5	US +5	N/A

Levantia events - a Urcean counterproposal

The following is my counterproposal for an overview of the Levantine theater, which I think is not only contradictory to the original, more coherent version of the war but also betrays something of a weak understanding of Catholicism and my history in general. I am open to working on this. Some of these elements are the same as before, just cleaned up grammatically or renamed to be less confusing. Urcea (talk) 15:25, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

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Background

Starting with the Northern Levantine Mediatization War, the Kuhlfrosi White Revolution, and the Third Caroline War the Holy Levantine Empire entered a period of terminal decline in terms of influence over its members and the working of its core institutions. Despite the best efforts of the Imperial Court in Corcra, the Kingdoms of Culfra, Latium, and Kingdom of Ultmar were rapidly liberalizing and eschewing centralized power in favor of various levels of devolution outside of the Imperial power structure. This started with the Kuhlfrosi White Revolution in 1823 when the Kingdom of Culfra was effectively dissolved and the Republic of Kuhlfros took its place. Previous to this, the territories of the Kingdom of Ultmar were subsumed into the newly independent Grand Principality of Burgundie and the Empire of Kistan, the former establishing a constitutional monarchy. In the south, the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea had acted autonomously of the Empire since the Second Caroline War, dramatically reducing the resources and manpower available to the Empire. The Empire, and especially the Latins, tried to isolate Urcea in turn, and most of the Electors greatly resented the Urcean Crown since the War of the Caroline Succession temporarily stripped them of their authority in the later half of the 18th century. Urcea's conquest of Carolina and defeat of most of the Kingdom of Latium in the Third Caroline War proved another body blow to the authority of the Empire and created a generation of veterans in Latium who had been exposed to some of the Crown Liberalism ideas of the Urceans while captive as prisoners of war.

As a consequence of the Imperial Court in Corcra, many Latins in the Kingdom of Latium found themselves chafing under what Imperial authority remained, and particularly, the Latin bourgeois found that their Kingdom was falling behind the rest of the crumbling Empire in terms of liberalization. By the People’s Spring of 1848, formidable groups had formed in 15 states and formed their own protests, revolts, and organized labor actions. These were brutally suppressed by the Emperor, Louis XII. The People's Spring of 1848 saw several principalities in the Kingdom of Latium taken over by pseudo-revolutionary groups who first aimed at reform but later focused on toppling the Imperial Court as the Emperor proved intractable. These groups and Imperial forces fought several battles in 1848 and early 1849, but the focus shifted to politics as some of the more moderate states adopted parliaments after 1848, which the Emperor accepted as a necessary concession.

In the 1880s Kistan invaded Kuhlfros and the Emperor enforced a non-engagement order, barring any of the HLE states from coming to Kuhlfros’ defense. This breach of the long standing mutual defense custom of the empire led many to hold the court in Corcra in contempt and once again sparked the flames of dissent in the Kingdom of Latium. As a result of the Third Caroline War, many Latins had long feared that Urcea would attempt to consume the Kingdom of Latium and its constituent states, and Latins now felt that the only thing keeping the Urceans away - the Imperial Court - would no longer protect them. The breach of the mutual defense custom flamed these fears as some speculated that Corcra would attempt to keep the “northern liberals” out of “southern politics”.

In 1909, the Grand Duchy of Anivania was gripped by violence as republican forces took control of the ducal palace and declared a republic. By 1911, they concluded a civil war and formalized the Serene Republic of Anivania. Utilization of “Serene” to emphasize the sovereignty of the state was not recognized by most other Imperial states, but its success in achieving and maintaining autonomy sparked other movements later.

In 1920, as it became clear violence and instability was gripping the Empire, the Collegial Electorate did what would have been unthinkable a century before and elected King James VI as Holy Levantine Emperor in a last ditch effort to stabilize the Empire. It was thought that Urcea's muscle behind the Empire may give it the resources needed to hold itself together.

In 1921, the Electorate of Aescarata faced a socialist revolt. Urcea intervened and soon the intervention became an occupation. In 1922, the Imperial charter was rewritten to include the bulk of the Electorate into the Kingdom of Urcea, validating the fears of an Urcean takeover of the region. By 1925, the region was considered a powder keg waiting for the right spark to explode.

Seeking to capitalize on the internal strife in the Empire and to stem "Levantine Creep", in 1922, Caphiria began to send agents to foment unrest in the Holy Levantine Empire.

Levantine Theater (1927-35)

Error creating thumbnail: File missing Map of the HLE in 1925 The 1925 election in the Republic of Lutsana saw the majority of seats in the legislature go to the Lutsana Worker’s Party and the appointment of a communist Prime Minister. Pope Pius XI and Emperor James VI Augustus suppressed the results and called for a new election with more “acceptable” results. A movement, that had long been simmering across the Latin States, of seeking more self-determination erupted. The Lutsana Worker’s Party refused to heed the demands of the Pope and the Emperor. The Army of Lutsana’s high command sided with the emperor and announced they would arrest any member of the Worker’s Party who attempted to enter the parliamentary chambers. The Worker’s Party formed an army of workers and stormed the parliament building, challenging the will of the soldiers to shoot upon their countrymen. The soldiers retreated, and the matter was dropped. In February 1926, a syndicalist government was elected in the Federal Republic of Geneseo. Again, the Emperor demanded a recount and sent detachment of the Royal and Imperial Army. They arrived at the border of Urcea and the Margrave of Novaustramark and were fired upon when they refused to stop. The incident sparked a border conflict between Urcea and Novaustramark, in which Urcea insisted that Imperial troops could not be barred from passage in any territory in the Holy Levantine Empire. Several Latin States pushed back declaring that they maintained the right to control their own borders and admit and deny who they chose. In turn, the Emperor began to mobilize the entirety of the Royal and Imperial Army. The mobilization was enough to quell the disquiet for the moment. The Army was stationed along the border of Urcea and the Burgundian territories of Adtaran-Faramount. Additionally, the dissenting states were leveled with the price of the mobilization and billeting as punishment for their recalcitrance. As the price tag grew so too did the discontentment. The Imperial Diet erupted into fist fights almost daily as the smaller states vied to get out from under the new Imperial tax.

In July the Grand Duchy of Loreseia exploded with a rash of violence towards the Imperial tax collectors. 13 of them were killed and 4 more were beaten heavily. The Imperial Bank branches were robbed and set of fire in 3 cities. In the Duchy of Upper Verecundia a mob attacked the Ducal Palace and burned one of its wings to the ground. August saw an escalation of violence across the region. Violent street brawls became common in the streets of major cities as political parties and anti-monarchists attempted to control important sectors and pieces of infrastructure. The Emperor declared his intention to restore order, but acted hesitantly in order to avoid further conflagration in Latium. By August, the Grand Duke had fled to Urceopolis and a provisional government was established.

Meanwhile, Caphiria hosted a secret meeting of Latin nationalists in order to strategize how to break the Levantine Imperial system. Under Caphirian guidance, the nationalist groups formed two field armies which were to be trained and supplied by Caphirian Imperial Legion attachés. The Loreseian provisional government volunteered as the landing point for the armies and to host the joint headquarters. On March 12, 1927 a massive flotilla of the Caphirian Imperial Naval Fleet landed the newly named Allied Armies of Latium. The field armies, the Northern and Southern Liberation Legions, set out to southern Loreseia where they would divide and move to their respective theaters to encourage other state armies to join them and stand up against the Imperial Government and seek national sovereignty and autonomy. A minority of the leaders also sought the total dissolution of the Kingdom of Latium or the entire Holy Levantine Empire.

While numerically superior, the Northern Legion was technologically inferior and relatively untrained compared to the forces they would face. They numbered several hundred thousand infantry soldiers and officers and an impressive amount of cavalrymen, and lacked any consistent form of mechanization and comprised of only a sparse number of artillery pieces, as it was hoped local forces may defect and provide the heavy artillery necessary for a campaign. Their cavalry units were primarily armed with 19th century carbine patterns like the Mannlicher M1888 and the Berthier rifle. Artillery support was limited to light and medium field guns as most large bore artillery pieces were built into forts and city fortifications and they lacked the logistical train to move and support them. The Northern Legion was supported by a machine gun corps that focused its power around its Tachankas to remain mobile with its infantry.

The Southern Legion, a relatively small force of approximately 42,000 infantrymen and 8,000 cavalry included 6 squadrons of armored cars and a well-armed artillery element. A system of railways supported them to keep their logistical needs met. The Legion's infantry were provided with a great variety of small arms, requiring a complex logistical effort that slowed the Legion significantly, rendering the railways mostly unusable as the army tried to keep its 14 or more different calibers supplied. Machine guns from the Army of Anivania and the Balloon Corps from the Army Air Service of Cannella were provided to the Southern Legion.

Upon hearing of the landing the Royal and Imperial Army demanded that all parties lay down their arms, and the Emperor made a direct appeal to the Latinic States muster their armies and gendarmes to quell any dissent and halt the invasion. A few weeks of awkward mobilizations and posturing started to see battle lines being drawn across Latium. On March 29th, the Allied Armies of Latium declared war on the Holy Levantine Empire and the Northern Legion marched on Drusla. The Duchy of Drusla, a strong ally in the region of Burgundie, called upon the Empire for aid. Upon consultation with the Emperor, the Army of Burgundie was set to deploy a division of freshly recruited militia to Drusla, but a telegram from the Government of Kuhlfros informed Burgundie that their forces would not be allowed passage through Kuhlfrosian territory, scuttled plans for a quick transit via railway. The abstention of Kuhlfros from formally joining the Imperial Army and refusing to allow the passage of troops across its territory was viewed as another fatal blow to Imperial stability and viewed as a tacit support for the nationalist movement in Latium. Imperial diplomats were sent to Adenborough to negotiate a deal and the Burgundian troops were diverted to a port to be shipped around Kuhlfros. The Northern Legion arrived at the capital of Drusla, however, before the Burgundian forces could set sail. The city fell without a fight and the Army of Drusla was disbanded. The Free State of Drusla joined Loreseia as the first two self-declared independent countries in Latium.

In 1928, campaigning throughout Latium without clear result, though many of the remaining principalities of Latium were overthrown by liberals and nationalists groups, who sometimes worked in tandem and in some states opposed each other. A civil war erupted between militant nationalists and liberals in the former Electorate of Aedanica and Caphirian diplomats had to step in to prevent the entire project from dissolving as a consequence. It was in this context that the Urcean government intercepted and decoded telegraph instructions from Venceia for the diplomats. The so-called "Order Affair" nearly led to direct war between Urcea and Caphiria, but Urceopolis ultimately backed down in an attempt to avoid a two-front war it did not believe itself prepared for.

In 1929, the Emperor died, and his son, Brian, was elected Emperor of the Levantines. Many members of the Collegial Electorate, some of whom were now in exile, perceived that the Urcean Crown was acting with some hesitation, leading to disagreement among its members as to whether or not to continue the so-called "Urcean Experiment". In the final meeting of the Collegial Electorate ever, King Brian IV received a plurality of twelve votes among five different candidates chosen by the thirty electors. The new Emperor had to forego the ceremonial coronation due to the emergency gripping the Empire and opted for the Pope to crown him in a small ceremony in Urceopolis. Later that year, Kistan, heeding the cry Feinii separatists, invaded Burgundie. As a consequence, Burgundie was forced to withdraw its forces from the Kingdom of Latium to focus on its war with Kistan. Due to the invasion, Kuhlfros also stopped its diplomatic and alleged materiel support of the Latin nationalists in order to focus on defending itself from a potential Kistani incursion, and formed a national emergency unity government. This largely left the Royal and Imperial Army alone fighting just the two Legions and their Latin allies.

Up through 1930, the conflict took the form of the last Napoleonic War, as soldiers fought in loose formation and cavalry charges were expected to be battle-ending blows, but it was clear from 1928 onward that these tactics were growing more ineffective with each battle, especially as Urcean industry began to roar to life as Emperor Brian recognized this conflict as the beginning of total war. By 1930, the Caphirian government began an effort to ship more machine guns to Levantia in order to prevent the two Legions from losing parity on the battlefield with the better equipped Royal and Imperial Army. By February of 1931, trench warfare had set in as the two Legions formed a very long defensive line surrounding the core region of the Kingdom of Latium.

With the Royal and Imperial Army on the advance, secret meetings began to take place in Urceopolis between delegates of some of the rebelling states and the Urcean Crown. The rift between the Caphirian-supported nationalists and the liberals had grown significantly in the three years since the Order Affair, and many of the liberal Latins were interested in peace, chief among them being the provisional government of Corcra. The Latin delegates argued that their goals and the Urcean ideology of Crown Liberalism were not incompatible, and that the liberals had no desire to find themselves under Caphirian suzerainty. The fears of the Collegial Electors from 1929 were realized when Emperor Brian, seeing a possible end to the war, agreed to terms with the liberal states to recognize their reorganization, have a later settlement on the final state of the Empire and Kingdom of Latium, and agree to peace. Dozens of disaffected princes in exile in Urceopolis began to riot and were promptly arrested. The final phase of the war, following the so-called Liberal Shift, would see fighting between Latins as many of the liberal states joined the Royal and Imperial Army.

By 1935, the Northern and Southern Legions were confined to a territory roughly equaling the Grand Duchy of Loresia. On February 3rd, the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea declared war on the Imperium of Caphiria and began to actively interdict Caphirian supply shipments to Latium. On May 2nd, the Northern and Southern Legions surrendered to the Royal and Imperial Army. Despite his victory, Emperor Brian surveyed Levantia and found a Burgundie undefended by the Empire, a Kuhlfros actively stymieing the Emperor's efforts, and a war-weary Kingdom of Latium. Fearing an attempted resurgence of Imperial power, Kuhlfros announced its secession from the Holy Levantine Empire on May 10th. Accepting the inevitable, the Emperor issued a formal proclamation "forever relinquishing...the responsibilities and administration of Imperial Governance in the Kingdoms of Latium, Culfra, and Ultmar", effectively recognizing the collapse and end of the Holy Levantine Empire. Urcea then forced Kistan to come to the table, threatening to intervene to defend Burgundian sovereignty. Urcea, Kistan, Burgundie, and the states of Latium agreed to the Treaty of Corcra, ending the war. Following the Treaty, hostilities formally ended in Latium as the Latin states acknowledged the end of the Empire and pledged to end any association with Caphiria, though the treaty recognized the Empire's continued existence only inclusive of Urcea. With a separate peace found in Latium, the Royal and Imperial Army was sent west to focus the Kingdom's entire efforts against the war with Caphiria.

The Trent Affair-Hampton Roads battle thing

"yeah but is such a thing like an airship-on-airship battle feasible?"

what i was kind of thinking was that prior to declared urcea-caphirian war during the first phase of the GW a urcean airship interdicting supplies to Latium comes into contact with a caphirian airship and they begin shooting kind of like a trent affair but with awesome aerial hijinks

neither airship decisively defeats the other, but the Caphirian convoy is turned away after an hour or so of fighting

the spelfen draft

1. The war in Levantia begins; this is well described already.
2. As part of the war, the Derian nationalists invade northeastern Burgundie in 1927 and are not removed for a number of years. In 1928, due to Burgundie's distraction and perceived weakness, elements in Audonia begin convening an agitating to convene an All-Audonia Congress to eject imperialists and pursue their own platform. Part of these demands include an ultimatum for Burgundie's trade interests to leave Audonia and return property as well as the surrender of Salarive and its independence or incorporation into Bulkh. Burgundie refuses to negotiate and the Audonians align themselves into a loose alliance in order to attack colonial outposts. Urcea promises Burgundie that it will enter the war in Audonia by 1930 if the conflict doesn't subside
3. In late 1928, seeing Burgundie and the Holy Levantine Empire as vulnerable, Diamavya recognizes the new Deric Republic, the first nation to do so.
4. In 1929, Diamavya decides to invade Kuhlfros to reclaim its lost territory, betting that the diplomatic row between the Emperor and Kuhlfros would mean Urcea would not intervene; Diamavya bets correctly, beginning the northern theater of the war. Kuhlfros asks Emperor James III for support but, having supplied Urcea's enemies up until now, the Emperor does not reply. Caphiria recognizes Diamavya's claims; Kuhlfros cuts off diplomatic relations with Venceia. Umardwal occupies Burgoignesc island of Ayermer (1929-1948).
5. In 1930 Burgundie's foreign legion is holding the line, sort of, in Audonia, and as promised the NDP-lead government of Urcea enters the war in Audonia after having spent months fortifying Antilles. With control of the Gulf of Kandara secured, Levantine supplies (albeit outdated ones) begin flowing in. The Audonian allies make an appeal to Corumm, the powerhouse of southern Punth, to get involved in the war; Corumm agrees and declares war on Urcea and Burgundie, assuming the mantle of Guardian of All-Orient (a claim that the Audonians themselves reject). Urcea and Burgundie agree to a Latium-first priority for the war given the existential threat the war in Latium causes.
6. In 1931, Caphiria and Diamavya formalize an alliance, called the Bad Guy Entente. Caphirian ships begin sailing up the west side of the Odoneru, giving supplies and support to Diamavya. Despite giving Kuhlfros the cold-shoulder earlier, the prospect of Caphirian influence in Latium and a defeated Kuhlfros was too much to bear, and Urcea began large arms shipments to Kuhlfros with promise of more aid once the war in Latium was complete. Urcea also denounced Diamavya as a rogue state, and Diamavya severed diplomatic relations with Urcea. Also in 1931, Caphiria began shipping arms and supplies to the All-Audonia alliance. Levantine policymakers now believe direct war with Caphiria is probably inevitable, though Urcean government officials wouldn't decisively determine that until 1932.
7. In 1932, sufficiently believing the Levantines bogged down everywhere, Caphiria declares war on Veltorina in March. Urcea makes a secret agreement with Veltorina that it will honor its treaty obligations by 1935 and enter the war. As there is no League of Nations, Emperor Brian VIII makes a pretty deep dive into the legal history books and cites his authority as Emperor of the Levantines - supposedly the highest worldly power in Christianity - to condemn Caphiria as a rogue state. The Emperor announces that Caphirian supply ships will no longer be permitted in the Odoneru, and Pauldustllah agrees to help Urcea enforce it after decades of disagreement with the perceived geopolitical arrogance of the Caphirians. Though Venceia views this as an unacceptable breach of Caphiria's sovereignty, it had just spent the better part of five years trying to distract the Levantines, so engaging them in war while Veltorina still stood was not viewed to be in Caphiria's interests. The Royal Navy begins regular Odoneru patrols joined by Paul ships; Caphiria ends its direct supply chain to Diamavya and replaces it with a smuggling network. Urcea begins smuggling arms and advisers into Veltorina via Dorhaven.
8. In 1933, Antilles is put under siege by the Audonian allies. The initial siege fails in three months due to poor logistics, but the Audonians and Corummese gain valuable insights and plan for a second go. Not much happened in the written history in 1933; this is a good year to get Gibet/Helvi involved in whatever role they will play (Burgo-Urcean vs. Cyr in multiple Battles of the Barbary Straits and the Aab-e-Farus (1933-1938)?)
9. In 1935, the war in Latium finally ends with the Treaty of Corcra, dissolving the HLE as a political entity and ending the Deric Republic and Kingdom of Latium; Urcea declares war on Caphiria and begins prioritizing Sarpedon while Burgundie looks towards Audonia. Given their pact, Diamavya declares war on Urcea, bringing its war with Kuhlfros fully under the scope of the Great War. The Caphirians gain a series of major victories in 1935, but Caphiria's navy is basically rendered inert with the Battle of the Adonáire Strait. Urcea reinforces Dorhaven and its territory in Urlazio and begins the long process of mobilizing and redeploying its armies from Latium to Sarpedon, with a few dozen divisions headed east to Audonia. The Third Fratricide begins in Latium, which is a separate conflict. The war between Diamavya and Kuhl is in its 6th year. Despite the end of the Holy Levantine Empire as a political entity, King Brian IV of Urcea begins organizing corps of defeated Derians, volunteer Urceans and volunteer Bergs into a "Frontier Defense Army of the Holy Levantine Empire". Using mostly phased-out equipment, surplus, and Caphirian arms and vehicles captured from the Deric Republic, the Frontier Defense Army still raises 75,000 men. The King deploys the FDA alongside four divisions of the regular Urcean Royal and Imperial Army to Kuhlfros to aid in the war effort against Diamavya. Despite the inferior equipment, the FDA shines given its ranks are full of veterans from an eight year long war in Latium. Urcea can now actively interdict Caphirian shipping and smuggling, and the Odoneru is entirely closed off of shipping coming from Caphiria entirely.
10. In 1936, New Burgundie Secession War starts pulling Burgundie in opposite global directions Audonia and Crona (1936-1939).
11. In 1938, Urcea begins its full deployment into Veltorina. Caphiria has already advanced deep into the country, but Urcean reinforcements - a full 650,000, including armored divisions - stem the tide for now. Urcea lands a similar sized army in Urlazio and begins a major offensive against Caphiria. Urcea's Operation Boreal includes an overland invasion of Auvia from the east combined with amphibious landings - some of the first of their kind - in northern Auvia. The operation is a success and Caphiria's ports on the north side of Auvia fall into Urcean hands, as Caphiria scrambles to pull some troops off the Veltorina front to reinforce Urlazio.
12. In 1939, the Second Siege, or Long Siege, of Antilles begins. The Corummese have fully mobilized and entered the war, and, though the Audonians cannot fully break the resupply of Antilles by sea given the power of the Levantine navies, supplies are few and far between. Efforts to storm the island fail in mid 1939, but the siege would continue until 1944, denying access to the Gulf of Kandara from the north and complicating the war in Audonia for the Levantines. End of the year Burgundie concludes the New Burgundie Secession War, and focuses on Audonia.

misc end of war

1. In 1952, with the war still grinding on without much progress in Sarpedon, King Lucás IV is assassinated by Derian radicals in July. With interest in continuing the war on Veltorina's behalf fading, Urcean public opinion is outraged. The Government of Urcea announces in August that it will enter the Third Fratricide in Latium.
2. Having been dragged back into Latium after 20 years, the Government of Urcea begins back channel negotiations with Caphiria to end the war and get out of Sarpedon.

still to do

1. Figure out the late war; the basic lines are set but figure out the "action"
2. Figure out if the Xalesia plot is still valid
3. Figure out something for Paul to do other than help Urcea against Caphirian ships in 1932 (1936-1939 New Burgundie Secession War?, also he has a lot of under developed island wars maybe on here?); maybe mix in Indin and other mid-crona powers here
4. Figure out if Insui is getting involved and what's happening with Palm-turf
5. Figure out Kir role
6. Establish if Kistan is getting involved against Kuhl