Battle of Ayermer (1936)

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Battle of Ayermer
Part of Second Great War

Burgundie's soldiers surrendering
DateAugust - November 1937
Location
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

Main article: Rusana#Levantine_Exploration Administered as part of the Ayermer Colony with parts of mainland Rusana from 1616 - ???? by the Ularien Trading Company, which was renamed the Marialanii Ularien Trading Company in 1705. After the Marialanii Ularien Trading Company lost the mainland provinces in the 1800s it maintained the island of Ayermer as a trading post and as a part of La Garrote to control trade and fight piracy in the Puhktun Sea. This primarily impacted Corummese trading traversing westerly.

Alshari-Burgoignesc Quasi-War

Later Modern Period

In this period Corumm and Burgundie spared over the island a number of

Campaign

Battle for naval and air supremacy

Corummese landing

Burgundie's relief attempts

Corummese breakthrough

Surrender

Aftermath

Analysis

Expulsion of Levantian population