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|conflict = First Battle of Helsena
{{Infobox civilian attack
|title = Atomic bombing of Cavosia
|image_size = 250px
|image = Exercise Desert Rock I (Buster-Jangle Dog) 001.jpg
|alt =
|caption = [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] soldiers witness the attack from a distance
|location = Cavosia, modern [[Talionia]]
|date = 17 April 1943
|time = 8:12 AM
|timezone =
|type = {{wp|Nuclear weapon|Atomic bombing}}
|target = [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal and Imperial Army]] (specifically)<br>Cavosia (generally)
|fatalities = 85,000+
|injuries = 300,000+
|perps = {{flag|Caphiria}}
|partof = [[Second Great War]]
|partof = [[Second Great War]]
|numparts =  
|image =  
|image_size = 300px
|caption =
|date =  15-22 December, 1929
|place = Helsena, Lutsana, Deric Republic
|result = Burgoignesc victory
|combatant1 = [[Burgundie]]
|combatant2 = [[Deric Republic]]
|commander1 = Richard de Tassigny
|commander2 = Cornelius Marenle
|units1 = Burgoignesc Foreign Legion
*3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment
*Raulie Bushrangers
|units2 = 2nd Infantry Division
|strength1 = 8,000
|strength2 = 7,500
|casualties1 = 1,500+ casualties
*412 killed
|casualties2 = 2,800+ casualties
*583 killed
*834 POW
}}
}}


The '''Atomic bombing of Cavosia''' was the detonation of an atomic bomb in the city of Cavosia in [[Urlazio]] by the [[Imperial Aerial Defense Force]] of [[Caphiria]] during the [[Second Great War]]. The bombing killed more than 85,000 people, about half of whom were civilians. The bombing was the first use of an {{wp|atomic bomb}} in warfare and the second-ever detonation of a nuclear device.
The '''First Battle of Helsena''' was a pivotal battle fought between Burgoignesc and Derian forces in and around the Derian town of Helsena during the Matavista Campaign of the Great War. The battle, which saw the Derians routed from the strategically valuable crossroad-town, proved to be pivotal in the Matavista Campaign and was a major contributor to the eventual Burgoignesc victory in the campaign.
 
A combined force of Yonderian Chasseurs and Raulie Bushrangers from the Burgoignesc Foreign Legion began their assault on the town on the 15th of December, 1929, led by Brigadier General Richard de Tassigny. Facing the Burgoignesc Legionnaires were elements of the Derian 2nd Infantry Division under General Cornelius Marenle, who offered fierce recistance but ultimately were forced to retreat from the town. The battle, which lasted seven days, would claim more than four thousand casualties of which around a thousand were killed.
 
== Background ==
 
== Comparison of forces ==
 
=== Burgoignesc force ===
<br />Chasseurs of the 3rd JLI fighting from a ruined guardtower on the outskirts of Helsena
The Burgoignesc forces present for the battle were the combined strength of the 3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment and four battalions of the Raulie Bushrangers, fighting as the ad-hoc XXI Provisional Light Infantry Brigade. The overall force commander was Richard de Tassigny, regimental commandant of the 3rd JLI, in lieu of a provisional brigade commander.
 
'''''XXI Provisional Light Infantry Brigade'''''
 
* '''3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment'''
** 3 Light Infantry Regiment Command Staff
*** 3 Light Infantry Regiment Medical Staff
** I/3 Light Infantry Battalion
** II/3 Light Infantry Battalion
** III/3 Light Infantry Battalion
** IV/3 Light Infantry Battalion
** V/3 Light Infantry Battalion
** VI/3 Light Infantry Battalion
** VII/3 Heavy Battalion
*** 1/VII Mortar Company
*** 2/VII Artillery Company
*** 3/VII Anti-Tank Gun Company
*** 4/VII Field Gun Company
*** 5/VII Anti-Air Gun Company
 
* '''Raulie Bushrangers'''
** Raulie Bushrangers Regiment Command Staff
*** Raulie Bushrangers Medical Staff
** I Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
** II Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
** IV Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
** V Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
 
=== Derian force ===
<br />Soldiers from the Derian 2nd Infantry Division pose before the camera
The defending Derian force at Helsena was the slightly-understrength 2nd Infantry Division, a mostly conscripted force of reservists raised only a month before the battle to reconstitute the division after it was largely destroyed in battles around Hefna earlier in September.
 
'''''2nd Infantry Division'''''
 
* Divisional Staff
* 4th Infantry Regiment
* 5th Infantry Regiment
* 6th Infantry Regiment
 
Each Infantry Regiment consisted of three Infantry Battalions and each should in theory have had a heavy company with heavy weapons. It is worth noting, however, that since the division was at the time still being stood up it lacked many of the heavy weapons and some personnel as these were still in transit, effectively leaving the division at 80% strength and with only 20% of their heavy weapons.
 
== Battle ==


During the final year of the [[Second Great War]], the conflict was not going well for [[Caphiria]]. Facing severe setbacks on the ground in the [[Volonia|southern]], [[Pelaxia|Pelaxian]], and [[Aciria|Acirian]] fronts, and with [[Urlazio]] largely lost to [[Urcea]], an invasion of the Caphirian core region and attack on [[Venceia]] no longer appeared improbable. After the [[Battle of the Adonáire Strait]] and beginning of active Urcean military presence in [[Sarpedon]], Caphiria had begun to commit increasingly significant resources to super weapons including the atomic bomb. While military leaders had hoped to use the weapons massed in tactical uses across multiple fronts, by 1943 only one device was ready for use. It was hoped that the shock value of one detonation would cause the allies to sue for peace, preserving the Caphirian state.
=== Initial assault ===
<br />3rd JLI field gun in position outside Helsena, 15th of December 1929


On 12 April, Caphiria issued an ultimatum demanding Urcea withdraw its forces from [[Urlazio]] and detatch from allied forces throughout the rest of [[Sarpedon]], a request that was denied. Caphiria marshaled most of its remaining air forces to temporarily reestablish air supremacy over southern Urlazio by 15 April, creating a window for the bomb to be dropped. The target, largely military in nature but with significant civilian presence as well, was the city of Cavosia, an important rail hub and supply depot. at 8:12 in the morning on 17 April, the device detonated, creating widespread destruction.
=== Battle in the town square ===


The bombing was the last major military action in [[Sarpedon]]. [[Levantia and Odoneru Treaty Association]] forces agreed to a ceasefire that began negotiations for the [[Treaty of Kartika]] which would end the war.
=== Aftermath ===
[[Category:Levantia]]


==Background==
[[File:Wyborg._Zniszczony_teatr_miejski._%282-1792%29.jpg|thumb]]
==Detonation==
[[File:Gefechtsuebung_in_den_Resten_der_zerstörten_Theodulhütte_-_CH-BAR_-_3238938.tif|thumb]]
==Aftermath==
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[[File:Finnish-artillery-76k02-1902-winterwar.png|thumb]]
[[File:Kanonen_werden_durch_Schnee_den_Berg_hinaufgezogen_-_CH-BAR_-_3239241.tif|thumb]]


[[Category:Sarpedon]]
[[Category:Urlazio]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:History]]
[[Category:Military History of Burgundie]]
[[Category:History of Burgundie]]
[[Category:Conflicts]]
[[Category:Second Great War]]
[[Category:Second Great War]]

Revision as of 17:11, 1 February 2023

First Battle of Helsena
Part of Second Great War
Date15-22 December, 1929
Location
Helsena, Lutsana, Deric Republic
Result Burgoignesc victory
Belligerents
Burgundie Deric Republic
Commanders and leaders
Richard de Tassigny Cornelius Marenle
Units involved

Burgoignesc Foreign Legion

  • 3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment
  • Raulie Bushrangers
 2nd Infantry Division
Strength
8,000 7,500
Casualties and losses

1,500+ casualties

  • 412 killed

2,800+ casualties

  • 583 killed
  • 834 POW

The First Battle of Helsena was a pivotal battle fought between Burgoignesc and Derian forces in and around the Derian town of Helsena during the Matavista Campaign of the Great War. The battle, which saw the Derians routed from the strategically valuable crossroad-town, proved to be pivotal in the Matavista Campaign and was a major contributor to the eventual Burgoignesc victory in the campaign.

A combined force of Yonderian Chasseurs and Raulie Bushrangers from the Burgoignesc Foreign Legion began their assault on the town on the 15th of December, 1929, led by Brigadier General Richard de Tassigny. Facing the Burgoignesc Legionnaires were elements of the Derian 2nd Infantry Division under General Cornelius Marenle, who offered fierce recistance but ultimately were forced to retreat from the town. The battle, which lasted seven days, would claim more than four thousand casualties of which around a thousand were killed.

Background

Comparison of forces

Burgoignesc force


Chasseurs of the 3rd JLI fighting from a ruined guardtower on the outskirts of Helsena The Burgoignesc forces present for the battle were the combined strength of the 3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment and four battalions of the Raulie Bushrangers, fighting as the ad-hoc XXI Provisional Light Infantry Brigade. The overall force commander was Richard de Tassigny, regimental commandant of the 3rd JLI, in lieu of a provisional brigade commander.

XXI Provisional Light Infantry Brigade

  • 3rd Joanusterrien Light Infantry Regiment
    • 3 Light Infantry Regiment Command Staff
      • 3 Light Infantry Regiment Medical Staff
    • I/3 Light Infantry Battalion
    • II/3 Light Infantry Battalion
    • III/3 Light Infantry Battalion
    • IV/3 Light Infantry Battalion
    • V/3 Light Infantry Battalion
    • VI/3 Light Infantry Battalion
    • VII/3 Heavy Battalion
      • 1/VII Mortar Company
      • 2/VII Artillery Company
      • 3/VII Anti-Tank Gun Company
      • 4/VII Field Gun Company
      • 5/VII Anti-Air Gun Company
  • Raulie Bushrangers
    • Raulie Bushrangers Regiment Command Staff
      • Raulie Bushrangers Medical Staff
    • I Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
    • II Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
    • IV Battalion Raulie Bushrangers
    • V Battalion Raulie Bushrangers

Derian force


Soldiers from the Derian 2nd Infantry Division pose before the camera The defending Derian force at Helsena was the slightly-understrength 2nd Infantry Division, a mostly conscripted force of reservists raised only a month before the battle to reconstitute the division after it was largely destroyed in battles around Hefna earlier in September.

2nd Infantry Division

  • Divisional Staff
  • 4th Infantry Regiment
  • 5th Infantry Regiment
  • 6th Infantry Regiment

Each Infantry Regiment consisted of three Infantry Battalions and each should in theory have had a heavy company with heavy weapons. It is worth noting, however, that since the division was at the time still being stood up it lacked many of the heavy weapons and some personnel as these were still in transit, effectively leaving the division at 80% strength and with only 20% of their heavy weapons.

Battle

Initial assault


3rd JLI field gun in position outside Helsena, 15th of December 1929

Battle in the town square

Aftermath

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