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The ramifications for the invasion were significant. The Fanerian ambassador was personally summoned to meet with Caphirian leader [[Galdo Bertocca]] and [[Magasevetus]] on the evening of 13 October, and according to eye witnesses the ambassador was lambasted by both men for nearly four hours. While Caphiria was confident that Faneria could defeat Fiannria alone, the preemptive invasion of the Fanerians would likely have the effect of unifying, rather than further dividing, the large powers within the Holy Levantine Empire. These fears came true nearly immediately on 15 October, when Fiannrian officials submitted a request to [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]] [[Brian IV of Urcea|Brian VIII]] for protection and Urcean intervention. The Emperor and Urcean leaders held an all day conference with Burgoignesc officials on 16 October and reluctantly agreed to offer the support to Fiannria, and the latter signed an agreement with Urcea and Burgundie jointly on 17 October. Fiannria refused to sign the more deeply integrated Istroya Pact, instead opting for a looser military alliance. The Tripartite Agreement would form the basis for the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] that would be signed in the coming years. Urcea, Burgundie, and Fiannria jointly declared war on Faneria on 17 October. Fanerian leaders expected Caphiria to honor their secret alliance, and were extremely disappointed to learn that Caphiria would not join the conflict for several months. | The ramifications for the invasion were significant. The Fanerian ambassador was personally summoned to meet with Caphirian leader [[Galdo Bertocca]] and [[Magasevetus]] on the evening of 13 October, and according to eye witnesses the ambassador was lambasted by both men for nearly four hours. While Caphiria was confident that Faneria could defeat Fiannria alone, the preemptive invasion of the Fanerians would likely have the effect of unifying, rather than further dividing, the large powers within the Holy Levantine Empire. These fears came true nearly immediately on 15 October, when Fiannrian officials submitted a request to [[Emperor of the Levantines|Emperor]] [[Brian IV of Urcea|Brian VIII]] for protection and Urcean intervention. The Emperor and Urcean leaders held an all day conference with Burgoignesc officials on 16 October and reluctantly agreed to offer the support to Fiannria, and the latter signed an agreement with Urcea and Burgundie jointly on 17 October. Fiannria refused to sign the more deeply integrated Istroya Pact, instead opting for a looser military alliance. The Tripartite Agreement would form the basis for the [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] that would be signed in the coming years. Urcea, Burgundie, and Fiannria jointly declared war on Faneria on 17 October. Fanerian leaders expected Caphiria to honor their secret alliance, and were extremely disappointed to learn that Caphiria would not join the conflict for several months. | ||
===Divided attention=== | ===Divided attention=== | ||
Although the war had settled into static lines in [[Dericania]] by the end of December, the situation would not remain static for long. The sudden [[Second_Great_War#Caphiria_makes_its_move|entrance of Caphiria into the war]] on 17 January required a withdrawal of six of Urcea's fifteen deployed corps in Burgundie and Dericania as of the middle of January, greatly weakening the pro-Imperial forces in the region. | Although the war had settled into static lines in [[Dericania]] by the end of December, the situation would not remain static for long. The sudden [[Second_Great_War#Caphiria_makes_its_move|entrance of Caphiria into the war]] on 17 January required a withdrawal of six of Urcea's fifteen deployed corps in Burgundie and Dericania as of the middle of January, greatly weakening the pro-Imperial forces in the region. The diversion of forces led to both conscription in Urcea as well as a shift in focus to more qualitative, rather than quantitative, military approaches for the first half of [[1935]]. The Armored Division, attached to [[XII Corps (Urcea)|XII Corps]] for defense of Burgundie, was once again shifted north to modern day northwestern Lapody, where the Derian nationalists had no real answer for its offensive and counteroffensive capabilities. | ||
The invasion of Talionia would also have unintended consequences on the eastern theater of the conflict. Urcea had been preparing a three-corps sized Oriental Expeditionary Force (OEF) at the request of [[Burgundie]] to help provide enough manpower across [[Alshar]] and [[Audonia]] in order to allow the Burgoignesc to go over into the offensive. The OEF was officially canceled on 6 February and instead slated to redeploy to Urlazio. In order to meet the needs of the Burgoignesc, however, Urcean diplomats [[Second_Great_War#Fiannria_and_Urcea_swap_places|reached a novel solution]]. Urcea induced [[Fiannria]] to deploy its garrison forces in [[Soirwind]], which were considerable, in support of Burgundie. The influx of Fiannrian manpower by March would stabilize the far eastern front. | |||
By 15 February, Urcea was without an overriding strategic vision. Although it was now gearing up for total war, as principal allied combatant in [[Urlazio]] and [[Dericania]] it presently had insufficient resources to achieve victory on either front, and for a month Urcean military leaders had been fighting just to preserve status quo in both theaters. [[Brian IV of Urcea|King Brian IV]] and leaders in the [[Concilium Daoni]] intervened, calling senior military leaders to [[Castle Welute]] on 15 February. At the "Castle Conference," it was decided that Urcean forces must secure victory in Dericania first before engaging with Caphiria in a broader global conflict. A Dericania-first strategy necessarily required a status quo, defensive strategy to be fought in [[Talionia]]. Dericania first was adopted, in part, because of Urcea's diplomatic obligations to its [[Holy Levantine Empire|Imperial colleagues]], but also due to the calculus that the [[Deric Republic]] could be vanquished first. Accordingly, the Conference determined that the canceled Oriental Expeditionary Force would be sent to Urlazio, but no additional major reinforcements to that theater of the war would be forthcoming. Until fully mobilization was achieved, the size of the Army tripled, and victory appeared likely in Levantia, Talionia would largely be on its own. The Oriental Expeditionary Force would arrive in mid March, just in time for the upcoming Caphirian offensive there. | |||
===Early "diplomatic war" and continued fighting=== | |||
The success of the Armored Division led to major pro-Imperial gains by late February, repulsing a Republican Front drive on [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] and retaking most of northern [[Rhotia]]. Other armored divisions were entering combat around this time, but the Derians had also begun to develop effective anti-armor techniques, decreasing their overall utility. Extensive fighting also meant these early tanks broke down more often, also decreasing their use. Off the battlefield, Urcean and Burgoignesc diplomats began to open back channel negotiations with individual component states of the [[Deric Republic]]. The negotiations centered around recognition of local revolutionary authorities combined with the previous ruling lord dropping their claims to the territory in exchange for an end of hostilities. Both Urcean and Burgoignesc negotiators insisted on the continued existence of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], in some form, as the basis for these negotiations, and due to this insistence these early proposals all failed. | |||
=Sarpedonian Theater= | =Sarpedonian Theater= | ||
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With its forces in place and decisions made, Caphiria formally declared war on the Kingdom of [[Talionia]] - but not [[Urcea]] - on 17 January 1935, beginning its invasion the same day. This declaration was considered a diplomatic ruse in order to portray Urcea and Burgundie, who would clearly declare war on Caphiria in response, as the aggressors in the coming conflict. Urcea and Burgundie obliged on 18 January, and Caphiria declared war on both on 20 January. The entrance of Caphiria into the conflict precipitated the beginning of commitment to total war and mass mobilization in Urcea, including conscription; these measures had been implemented in Burgundie a month previously. After significant internal political debate, [[Cartadania]] and [[Pelaxia]] jointly declared war on Caphiria on 25 January, honoring their treaty obligations. This declaration caught Caphiria by surprise, requiring the offensive operations in Talionia to halt after a week as portions of its offensive force would be diverted to Caphiria's western border, precipitating a total reorganization of forces. On 27 January, [[Vachena]] joined Caphiria and declared war on all the allies, expanding the northwestern front of the war in Sarpedon. | With its forces in place and decisions made, Caphiria formally declared war on the Kingdom of [[Talionia]] - but not [[Urcea]] - on 17 January 1935, beginning its invasion the same day. This declaration was considered a diplomatic ruse in order to portray Urcea and Burgundie, who would clearly declare war on Caphiria in response, as the aggressors in the coming conflict. Urcea and Burgundie obliged on 18 January, and Caphiria declared war on both on 20 January. The entrance of Caphiria into the conflict precipitated the beginning of commitment to total war and mass mobilization in Urcea, including conscription; these measures had been implemented in Burgundie a month previously. After significant internal political debate, [[Cartadania]] and [[Pelaxia]] jointly declared war on Caphiria on 25 January, honoring their treaty obligations. This declaration caught Caphiria by surprise, requiring the offensive operations in Talionia to halt after a week as portions of its offensive force would be diverted to Caphiria's western border, precipitating a total reorganization of forces. On 27 January, [[Vachena]] joined Caphiria and declared war on all the allies, expanding the northwestern front of the war in Sarpedon. | ||
The first week of advances had seen the [[Imperial Legion (Caphiria)|Imperial Legion]] destroy twelve of the forty divisions of the Talionian Royal Army, taking roughly a third of the Kingdom's pre-war borders and much of its economic base. Six corps of the [[Urcea]]n [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] were pulled from [[Dericania]], but the first units would not arrive for a week and a half from the date of the invasion. Accordingly, the Talionian Army conceded further territory to pull back into defensive positions closer to the [[Sea of Canete]]. The Caphirian advance halted on 25 January to reorganize its forces following the entrance of Pelaxia and Cartadania, allowing the Talionians precious time to reorganize themselves, entrench, and provide time for the Royal and Imperial Army to arrive. | The first week of advances had seen the [[Imperial Legion (Caphiria)|Imperial Legion]] destroy twelve of the forty divisions of the Talionian Royal Army, taking roughly a third of the Kingdom's pre-war borders and much of its economic base. Six corps of the [[Urcea]]n [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] were pulled from [[Dericania]], but the first units would not arrive for a week and a half from the date of the invasion. Accordingly, the Talionian Army conceded further territory to pull back into defensive positions closer to the [[Sea of Canete]]. The Caphirian advance halted on 25 January to reorganize its forces following the entrance of Pelaxia and Cartadania, allowing the Talionians precious time to reorganize themselves, entrench, and provide time for the Royal and Imperial Army to arrive. Caphirian forces resumed their advance by 29 January but faced stiff resistance, bolstered by additional divisions of the Royal and Imperial Army which arrived daily. By 7 February, the Imperial Legion was functionally halted and lost its initiative. The initial invasion of Talionia had destroyed around a quarter of the Talionian Army and conquered two thirds of the country but failed to deliver a "knock out blow" to the Talionian defenders, now supplemented by Royal and Imperial Army forces. | ||
===The western front opens=== | |||
===War at Sea=== | ===War at Sea=== | ||
{{Further|Urlazio Strait campaign}} | {{Further|Urlazio Strait campaign}} | ||
===Cavosia and end of the war=== | ===Cavosia and end of the war=== | ||
{{Further|Atomic bombing of Cavosia}} | {{Further|Atomic bombing of Cavosia}} | ||
=Eastern Theater= | =Eastern Theater= | ||
==The war expands== | ==The war expands== | ||
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The "main" powers of the Nationalist Association, chiefly [[Corumm]], spent the early months preparing for a full offensive in December, the peak of campaign season in Alshar and Audonia. Although relatively inactive in the first months of the war in the east, Corumm began shelling [[Ayermer]] forty five minutes after the declaration of war was proclaimed. Local concentration of forces essentially allowed the Corummese to blockade the island, putting it under a state of siege. Lifting this early siege became the top priority of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] in early October 1934. | The "main" powers of the Nationalist Association, chiefly [[Corumm]], spent the early months preparing for a full offensive in December, the peak of campaign season in Alshar and Audonia. Although relatively inactive in the first months of the war in the east, Corumm began shelling [[Ayermer]] forty five minutes after the declaration of war was proclaimed. Local concentration of forces essentially allowed the Corummese to blockade the island, putting it under a state of siege. Lifting this early siege became the top priority of the [[Navy of Burgundie]] in early October 1934. | ||
===Beginning of the naval campaign=== | ===Beginning of the naval campaign=== | ||
Although stretched thin on land, the complete lack of a Derian naval force combined with the supremacy of the [[Urcea]]n [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] in and around [[Levantia]] ensured that [[Burgundie]] had a plethora of naval assets to dispose of by the time war in the east broke out in September 1934. Accordingly, a massive share of Burgundie's naval forces were diverted from the Occident and locations abroad to the [[Middle seas region]], with a portion of those committed to keeping sea lanes between [[Levantia]] and the east open for both commerce and military purposes. By late October 1934, sufficient operational strength had been mustered to allow the [[Navy of Burgundie]] to begin offensive operations in various places, as well as stationing small flotillas around its coastal strongpoints to provide heavy artillery support. A major portion of the navy's offensive capacity were sent in the first week of November to [[Ayermer]], where it destroyed a smaller force of [[Corumm]]ese ships and lifted the month-long siege of the island. On 14 November, a Corummese defeated a Burgoignesc force to a draw near Salarive, requiring additional ships to move to the south Middle seas area to ward off the Corummese navy. For the remainder of 1934 and early 1935, the Corummese and Burgoignesc navies largely skirmished without a decisive engagement. The arrival of [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] ships at [[Antilles]] plus additional Urcean ships guarding the sea lanes gradually allowed the Navy of Burgundie to shift more of its ships to the combat theater. | |||
===Corummese offensive=== | ===Corummese offensive=== | ||
On 14 December 1934, the [[Corumm]]ese Army launched an invasion of [[Pukhgundi]], one of the few "loyalist" states in the Burgoignesc eastern sphere. The invasion, launched over land, was initially very successful, with Pukhgundian and Burgoignesc forces pushed back from the border with heavy losses as of 1 January. The Corummese force outnumbered the allied forces nearly 2-to-1, requiring allied command to concede most of the country and pull back to Pukhgundi's southwestern peninsula. There, a strong line of defense combined with naval support fire stopped the advance, and Corummese forces switched over to the defensive. | |||
===Zaclaria enters the war=== | |||
The formal entrance of [[Second_Great_War#Caphiria_makes_its_move|Caphiria into the war]] on 17 and 18 January 1935 necessarily invited action against [[Zaclaria]] by allied forces, although in the initial phase of the conflict the Caphirian protectorate attempted to remain neutral. The end of Caphiric neutrality allowed both the [[Navy of Burgundie]] and [[Urcea]]n [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] to begin interdicting Caphirian trade and supply to the east, seriously disrupting the flow of arms and materiel to the Nationalist Association. Many of these ships were flagged as Zaclarian, and the sudden seizure and occasional sinking of Zaclarian-flagged ships induced the country to issue several formal diplomatic objections before eventually declaring war on Urcea and Burgundie on 10 February 1935. | |||
Zaclaria entering the eastern war essentially amounted to a Caphirian eastern escalation of the conflict. Caphirian military assets stationed in Zaclaria, as well as the native [[Zaclaria#Military|Zaclarian military]] greatly expanded [[Audonia#Daria|Daria]] as a theater of conflict. Together with belligerent [[Umardwal#Modern_period|Umardwal]] which recently seized a Burgoignesc possession, the Caphiro-Zaclarian forces posed a serious threat both to Burgoignesc interests in nominally neutral [[Bulkh]] as well as the Burgoignesc islands of [[Chaukira]]. Despite Daria becoming a warzone, the entrance of Caphiria and Zaclaria into this theater became a net positive for Burgundie, as it induced Urcea to commit a significantly larger portion of the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Royal Navy]] to the eastern theater of the war. By late February 1935, the allies established naval supremacy in the sea lanes between east and west. The large Levantine naval presence in the east, although largely comprised of older ships, required the [[Corumm]]ese navy to end its skirmish policy, instead shifting to a policy of opportunistic engagement with select segments of the Levantine navies. | |||
===Fiannria and Urcea swap places=== | |||
Caphiria entering the war in the Occident significantly complicated Urcea's plans to reinforce Burgoignesc possessions in the east. | |||
=Peripheral Theaters= | |||
==Crona== | |||
{{Main|Cronan Theatre of the Second Great War}} | |||
====Intervention in the Cape==== | |||
[[Operation Lightfoot]] | |||
'''Operation Forefront''' | |||
====War in the Orixtal==== | |||
TBA | |||
==Vallos== | |||
===Invasion of Vespera=== | |||
==Arctic== | |||
==Antarctic== | |||
=Peace Negotiations= | =Peace Negotiations= | ||
====Treaty of Corcra==== | ====Treaty of Corcra==== | ||