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 ICly and OOCly, Heky has a fixation on Talionia. Manipulating the internal affairs of the Derians in order to distract the Urceans to the point where taking Dorhaven is achievable is realistic ICly and OOCly.
+====Caergwynn====
+Caergwynn has been eying the lands the Fanerians stole in (early 19th century war that undermined the old Republic) and is also worried by Caphirian aggression. The country begins serious war preparations after the invasion of Taliona, and joins the war outright in June of that year, negotiating entry to the alliance from May as Fiannria is desperate for reinforcements-desperate enough to not object to Dol Awraidd taking those lands in compensation for its efforts.
 ====Vithinja====
 Need to suffer a major (probably naval) defeat to cause internal crisis causing republic to be overthrown. Current idea is for Caergwynn and Vithinja to have mutual defense pact which is violated (probably either by Faneria or Fiannria that drags Vithinja into the war. Vithinja will likely exit the war early just to reenter late taking little part.
+(Idea, altering or possibly replacing the above):
+Instead of the original plan for a Caeric-Vithinjan defense pact that draws Vithinja into the war when Caergwynn is attacked, perhaps instead it could be a situation where Vithinja isn't technically obligated to enter (as Caergwynn hasn't been attacked). However, Vithinja follows its Caeric ally in anyway after a few days of indecision, as Caergwynn is still a valued ally, neutrality would not be enough to satisfy the NatCons if they win, and a Faneria that rules all the southern straits would be "a dagger pointed eternally northwards", in the words of the Vithinjan Foreign Minister.
+Vithinja doesn't do all that much-maybe this caution is in the wake of the naval disaster mooted above-but it denies Kilikas-access to Caergwynn's enemies and helps them and the rest of the alliance a bit out navally otherwise.
 ===Participants by theater===
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 ====Audonia====
+[[File:30th and 20th Punjabis, Lovett 1910.jpg|Peshabi-Burgoignesc infantry of the Foreign Legion|150px|right]]
 **[[Burgundie]] (and [[Urcea]]) supporting [[Bulkh]] against [[Puhktunkhwa]]
 **[[Burgundie]] (and [[Urcea]]) vs anti-occidentalists on [[Salarive]]
 **[[Burgundie]] (and [[Urcea]]) supporting [[Umardwal]] against [[Caphiria]]n-backed [[Zaclaria]] (potentially the catalyst for them becoming a crown protectorate?)
 ====Alshar====
 *Alshari Western Theater: [[Burgundie]] (and [[Urcea]]) supporting [[Jalqolak]] vs [[Corumm]]ese invasion (includes the Corummese occupation of [[Ayermer]] for a time)
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 # With battle lines being drawn in Western Sarpedon, @Aciria is induced by the allies to join the war on April 6th, 1935. Aciria is promised the @Burgundie controlled island of Port Arleau and the Caphirian held island of Lides, with Port Arleau being ceded by 1940 and Lides going to Aciria in hypothetical post-war peace deal.
 # Fiannria informs Urcea and Burgundie on March 13th 1935 that its intended deployment of resources to the east in defense of Burgundie possessions may no longer be feasible given Fanerian progress and essentially issues an ultimatum to the southern Levantine allies to give it some relief. Faced with these tough choices, Urcea ultimately diverts some forces from Dericania as well as the intended reinforcements from Talionia for a nothern campaign designed to open overland supply routes and more readily contest the Vandarch, as well as opening the Carolina-Grand Canal for wartime business. The Northern Campaign is launched on April 14th by Urcea from the south and a limited Fiannrian force from the north. Urcea first violates Anglei's neutrality, but occupies its capitol rapidly and says it intends to respect the country's non-involvement so long as transport and trade through it is accepted. The two allies then launch a joint offensive into what is today Hollona and Diorisia on April 17th. The area, occupied by the Derian Republic's Autonomous Vandarch Area (essentially a local warlord controlled territory), is quickly dispatched by pressure from both fronts. Based on their earlier backchannel negotiation attempts, Urcea has a somewhat novel idea: rather than restoring the Elector of Diorisia or the multitude of small princes and prince-bishoprics, Urcea reaches an agrerment with the Church and Elector for later compensation and consolidates the area into the Provisional Republic of Hollona and Diorisia. The Republic, called collaborators by some, empowers some local revolutionaries sympathetic to the allied cause, and propaganda campaigns begin regarding the "inherent differences" of the Hol/Dio people who have always fit awkwardly into Derian national identity. The Republic's creation comes with an intentionally ambiguous relationship to the HLE, non-participating in its institutions but final status to be determined after the war.
+# On June 2nd, 1935, Caergwynn enters the War after negotiations with first Fiannria and then the rest of the Levantine coalition, being promised Fanerian lands it has revanchist claims on in exchange for its assistance. Though not formally obliged to, Caergwynn's ally Vithinja joins its southern neighbor in anti-Faneria belligerency on the 6th of that month.
 # The lack of reinforcements leads to Talionian defense forces adopting a national redoubt strategy, retreating to the southeastern tip of the country for the most part by April 10th and "turtling", essentially, behind pre-constructed defensive perimeters. WIth Urcean naval ability, it is anticipated that these forces will be able to be resupplied for some time. Some delaying efforts are made to stop the Caphirian advance, and the Caphirians had not been ready for another offensive until around May 1st, and accordingly their occupation of the lightly contested areas does not fully occur until April 23rd. Caphiria maintains a "siege" force but redeploys the bulk of its Talionian-facing forces to western Urlazio and the western front of Sarpedon in order to coincide with a general offensive on the western front to begin in June. While Caphiria had intended to take the entire Kingdom and use it as a springboard to launch raids into Crotona and potentially Urcea proper in order to induce them to leave the war, Aciria joining the war has heightened the priority of the western theater for the Caphirians and accordingly the besieged position in Talionia will suffice.
 # Caphirian Legions begin their general western offensive on May 15th following weeks of light skirmishing. At this time, Caphirian borders reach to the sea and Pelaxia and Cartadania are both isolated from each other. Naval linking efforts are partly successful as Burgundie navy is involved in the Kindreds, but the Caphirian navy is still at full strength and the area is hotly contested. Caphiria basically intends to push on Alahuela rapidly to knock them out of the war and create a puppet government allowing them to isolate Aciria and Pelaxia in the Kindreds. By this point, however, Vachena is pretty much overrun and Cart has forces (and ports) to spare. Caphirian forces feint into Pelaxia but launch essentially a combined arms blitzkrieg into Cartadania with the beginning of the offensive, opening up a major hole in the Cartadanian lines that isn’t closed until they’ve advanced 75 miles in the first four days. Despite being overcommitted basically everywhere else, Cartadania requests Burgoinac marines from nearby colonies as reinforcements and they are granted. Most Allies (correctly) suspect Vallos will not be a major theater of combat
 # General campaigning in Sarpedon occurs from May to October 1935, primarily involving Caphirian breakthrough efforts in southeastern Cartadania. Caphiria loses the initiative by June and a new stalemate occurs, though the intended effect of giving Vachena some room to breathe is acheieved. In Levantia, Burgundie's borders are now largely secured and allied forces, especially the R&IA with limited Fiannrian support, shift priority to continually widening the northern corridor, believe that to be the best path to success. Allied forces spent the summer subduing modern Kronenia, which is accomplished by the end of this period and allied forces are threatening Corcra. In the east, Corummese forces begin the siege of Ayermer and spent the summer fighting in Rusana, having successfully ejected Burgundie coastal forts and trade factories. Pukhgundi area's "confederation of princes", the Corummese-funded organization leading the war effort, splinters on 18 October with a contingent of local princes returning to their alliance with Burgundie, leading to a massive and bloody civil war which lays the groundwork for the later ethnic divisions which would establish Peshabiwar as independent.
+# October 27, 1935. The Battle of Vonein sees a Fanerian taskforce surprise an underprepared Vithinjan fleet stationed off that island (the Caeric detachment that was supposed to be patrolling between Vonein and Sorhaithe had recently been withdrawn to aid Fiannrian forces farther south). Surprise and miscommunication between the Vithinjan ships lead to a lopsided Fanerian victory, with the Vithinjan flagship sunk and the fleet scattered. Though wintry sea conditions and mounting distractions elsewhere prevent Faneria from fully taking advantage of its victory, the debacle severely hampers Vithinjan operations for the rest of the war, and ultimately helps to undermine the Vithinjan government after the war. However, this is overshadowed by events in the Adonaire a few days later.
+# November 2, 1935. At the battle of the Adonaire Strait - the Urcean term for the opening between Talionia and former Veltorina which provides access to the Urlazian Sea - most of Caphiria's best and biggest capital ships are sunk or heavily damaged in the major naval turning point of the war. Though Urcea's capital ships were outnumbered, the fleet sent to stop the Caphirians included a small number of aircraft carriers diverted from elsehwere. The carriers had mostly scout planes and a few planes with ground attack capabilities. As the Urceans began to lose the battle, quick thinking pilots used the attack planes to bomb the Caphirian ships, which only had limited anti-air complements. This only really worked as it was a crystal clear day wherein otherwise pilots untrained in naval navigation would have had significant difficulty in their task. As it was, it was clear that naval air power was the future at the end of the day, with the Caphirian ships either sent scurrying back to port where they would remain for most of the rest of the war or sitting at the bottom of the Urlazian Sea. The battle, simply known in Caphiria as the "Naval Disaster", was kept from the public for decades; the ships that were destroyed were gradually reported as losses throughout the next few months, depicting them as replacable attrition rather than a devestating loss. '''(To be totally revised)'''
+# November 10, 1935. In response to its loss at the Adonaire Strait, Caphirian high command authorizes the use of unrestricted submarine warfare. Current naval construction is halted, and in the years to come submarines will be the primary construction of the Caphirian navy.
+# November 14, 1935. Caphirian submarine based out of new pens in the Cape sinks an Arcerion cargo ship bound for Urcea, which explodes upon being hit. Arco government confirms it was delivering weapons to Levantia; Caphirians insist this was an unfortunate military necessity while Arcos argue that commerce is perfectly legal. After two weeks of negotiations between the two sides, Arcerion unilaterally cuts off negotiations and begins Operation Lightfoot, the invasion of the Cape. Capetian and Caphirian governments maintain that Arco government was negotiating in bad faith and was buying time to begin the invasion. Arco government claims that Caphiria was stringing it along until they could provide reinforcements to the Cape.
 # 1935 ends with two major military operations. After fighting to a successfulish impasse against Cartadania and Pelaxia, Caphiria has also completed an impressive defensive line facing Aciria, which Caphirian command believes may exit the war if the other Western allies are defeated, viewing them as a potential client in the decades to come. In Urlazio, December sees a three week attempt by the Legions to break into the Talionia redoubt, which fails and is called off by December 18 following 25,000 casualties. In the east, @Metzetta launches its invasion of the largest island in the southern sea, "XXX", which is inhabited by ethnic Metzettans but occupied by Tanhai, a Corummese tributary state. The invasion establishes a beachhead but grinds to a stalemate as sea control in the area remains heavily contested.
 # On January 4th, 1936, the various anti-Levantine co belligerents sign an official alliance and treaty of cooperation known as the National-Continental Co-Belligerency League. This alliance would be disbanded at the end of the war and includes a wide variety of interests and ideologies ranging from national independence in Levantia and Audonia to Marxist revolution in Crona to continental domination in Sarpedon. The alliance ends up largely being a failure globally but a relative success in some localized areas, in particular leading to better coordination between Faneria/DericRepublic in Levantia. In Alshar it is extremely successful in bringing about greater coordination, though the Alshar-Audonia branch of the alliance in time comes to be little more than a Corummese sphere organization
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 # Beginning of 1938: Urlazio is retaken in force by Acirio-Urcean joint operation, stunning Caphirian military leadership. Total sea control aided in the task. Caphirians maintain a small number of forts facing Venceia across the Urlazian Sea. Loss there complicates supply picture for them and makes Urcea-to-Aciria supply fairly easy. Caphiria begins being subject to strategic air bombing. While still doing well in mainland Sarpedon, Caphirian leaders consider these factors - as well as the failure of the timeline of the ten year plan and their assumptions - in focusing a lot of development on extremely experimental weapons, increasingly believing that they will win the war as R&IA Deployments in Sarpedon theater grow significantly every month. Nuclear research breakthroughs happen in 1938 but are still a long, long way from a viable weapon.
 # More fighting in Sarpedon in 1938. Capetian forces are making gains by this point (?). Faneria reaches its greatest point of advance (?) before newly available R&IA troops and Urcean military as well as improved Fiannrian army jointly push back Fanerians and surround their breakthrough. General fighting everywhere.
-# November 2, 1938. At the battle of the Adonaire Strait - the Urcean term for the opening between Talionia and former Veltorina which provides access to the Urlazian Sea - most of Caphiria's best and biggest capital ships are sunk or heavily damaged in the major naval turning point of the war. Though Urcea's capital ships were outnumbered, the fleet sent to stop the Caphirians included a small number of aircraft carriers diverted from elsehwere. The carriers had mostly scout planes and a few planes with ground attack capabilities. As the Urceans began to lose the battle, quick thinking pilots used the attack planes to bomb the Caphirian ships, which only had limited anti-air complements. This only really worked as it was a crystal clear day wherein otherwise pilots untrained in naval navigation would have had significant difficulty in their task. As it was, it was clear that naval air power was the future at the end of the day, with the Caphirian ships either sent scurrying back to port where they would remain for most of the rest of the war or sitting at the bottom of the Urlazian Sea. The battle, simply known in Caphiria as the "Naval Disaster", was kept from the public for decades; the ships that were destroyed were gradually reported as losses throughout the next few months, depicting them as replacable attrition rather than a devestating loss. '''(To be totally revised)'''
-# November 10, 1938. In response to its loss at the Adonaire Strait, Caphirian high command authorizes the use of unrestricted submarine warfare. Current naval construction is halted, and in the years to come submarines will be the primary construction of the Caphirian navy.
-# November 14, 1938. Caphirian submarine based out of new pens in the Cape sinks an Arcerion cargo ship bound for Urcea, which explodes upon being hit. Arco government confirms it was delivering weapons to Levantia; Caphirians insist this was an unfortunate military necessity while Arcos argue that commerce is perfectly legal. After two weeks of negotiations between the two sides, Arcerion unilaterally cuts off negotiations and begins Operation Lightfoot, the invasion of the Cape. Capetian and Caphirian governments maintain that Arco government was negotiating in bad faith and was buying time to begin the invasion. Arco government claims that Caphiria was stringing it along until they could provide reinforcements to the Cape.
 # 1939. Major contacts made in Volonia by Acirian forces (GC Lorenzo). Allied production and military availability means modern, larger units are finally arriving in Alshar, with older dreadnaughts and shit finally taken out of service and modern naval assets being used. The war begins to turn steadily in the allies favor in Alshar. Meanwhile, after years of offensives and counter offensives, the Caphirian Legion is finally driven out of the pre-war territorial borders of Aciria. The worst years of fighting in terms of bloodshed are about to begin as both sides will spend significant amount of time trying to achieve supremacy in the western mountain ranges of Sarpedon. While the allies are beginning to have the edge in the air war, it's not guaranteed they'll hold it every time. More stuff happens in Northern Levantia, which becomes the short-term priority of allied forces through 1939 and 1940.
+== further backups ==
+This may be re-added, but I wanted a super clean slate in order to begin working on this today
+===Decline of the Holy Levantine Empire===
+====First Fratricide and Fourth Kin War====
+In the Wake of the Third Caroline War, the Peoples Spring of [[1848]] saw the formation of formidable groups in fifteen Imperial states which formed their own protests, revolts, and organized labor actions. These were brutally suppressed by then-Emperor Louis XI, leading to the long-winded violence of the [[First Fratricide]]. Many Derians had long feared that Urcea would attempt to consume the [[Kingdom of Dericania]] and its constituent states, and Derians now felt that the only thing keeping the Urceans away - the Imperial Court - would no longer protect them. Some speculated that Corcra would attempt to keep the “northern liberals” out of “southern politics” - fears which reached new heights in [[1887]], when [[Faneria|The Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran]] [[Fourth Kin War|openly invaded]] Imperial territory through [[Fiannria]]. The Imperial response to this flagrant assault on its being was the Emperor enforcing a non-engagement order, barring any of the other Holy Levantine states from coming to Fiannria’s defense. This breach of the long-standing mutual defense customs the Empire had once held flamed fears of both internal warfare and foreign conquest, shattering much of the remaining goodwill held towards the HLE in Deria. The surprise victory of Fiannria in the war proved bittersweet, as it left many feeling they were better left to their own devices than relying on the Imperial court.
+====Red Interregnum====
+{{Main|Red Interregnum}}
+In Urcea, developments in the government lead to the regency of and consolidation of power by [[Gréagóir FitzRex]], who sought to elevate the military above the traditional nobility and spearhead a number of reforms culminating in an attempt at outright seccession from the Holy Levantine Empire. The resulting [[Red Interregnum|civil war]] involved members of the Empire, and eventually the Empire as a whole, intervening in the war on behalf of [[House de Weluta]] against the Crown Regent. It also resulted in the Depression of 1900, which destabilized the Empire and lead to mass uprisings in the Dericania, as well as reigniting the longstanding feud between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], politically charging the role of the [[Catholic Church]] in Levantia. FitzRex was replaced with the short-lived Urcean Republic, which created a left-wing, idealistic radical socialist state from which Derian revolutionaries were later inspired; the Republic was shortly overturned and the the primacy of the King of Urcea reinstated in [[1902]]. With the de Welutas restored to the Julian Throne, the Recess of the Julii came to an end, temporarily strengthening the Empire despite the severe economic depression and uprisings. During the conflict, there were isolated shooting incidents between the Levantines and Caphirian expeditionaries who supported the Crown Regency. These skirmishes would prove to be a prelude to the coming conflict.
+====The Powder Keg====
+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]], the conclusion of the civil war and declaration of the Serene Republic of Anivania were completed. The new state's use of “Serene” to emphasize its sovereignty was not recognized by most other Imperial states, but its success in achieving and maintaining autonomy sparked other movements across the Empire. 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 of Urcea as Holy Levantine Emperor in a last-ditch effort to stabilize the Empire's internal affairs. It was thought that Urcea's muscle behind the Empire may have given it the resources needed to hold itself together; simultaneously, it eroded the last shreds of serious support for the Empire in Dericania. The next year, in [[1921]], the Electorate of Aescarata faced a socialist revolt. [[Urcea]] intervened, with the intervention evolving into outright occupation. By [[1925]], the region was considered a "powder keg", waiting for the right spark to explode. This was aided along by agents from [[Caphiria]], who since the [[Red Interregnum]] had worked to foment unrest, eliminate charismatic officials and strongmen supporters of the Empire, and undermine Levantine wartime readiness. Caphiria capitalized on the fever-pitch of Derian nationalism, intending to have a Latin-dominated state in the orbit of [[Venceia]] burst from the corpse of the Holy Levantine Empire. This interest was not primarily in Dericania itself per se, but rather eastward, in [[Veltorina]], whose independence was guaranteed by [[Urcea]] and other Imperial states.
+===Republican Revolutions===
+====Capetian Revolution====
+====Fhainnin Revolution and Militarization====
+{{Main|Fhainnin Civil War}}The [[Kingdom of the Fhainn|Kingdom of Fhainnlannachaeran]] had suffered a number of internal issues since its first constitution in 1830, and was forced to put down local nationalist uprisings in [[Culriocha]], [[Namhe]], and [[Leucwar]] during the 1848 Peoples' Spring. In spite of this, it had won in the defensively-fought [[Third Kin War]] against [[Fiannria]], which directly caused the [[White Revolution]], and maintained its new territories on the Nordskan coast and across the Ereglasian Isthmus and stood at the height of its power. Republican and socialist groups, while strong politically, remained marginalized, and the Kingdom appeared to be ascendant enough to compete with the [[Burgundie|Burgundines]] for the title of second among the states of [[Levantia]] after [[Urcea]]. This radically changed with the [[Fourth Kin War]], which ended almost solely due to the personal ineptitude of King [[Rethys V Suthar-Màrtainn|Rethys V]], ceding massive territories along the [[Vandarch]] coast to Fiannria to free himself from imprisonment. Afterwards, the history of Faneria became bloodied with riots, territorial wars with [[Vithinja]], returning exiles from [[the Cape]], [[Fiannria]], and [[Carna]], and eventually the violent overthrow of the monarchy in the [[Fhainnin Civil War|Fhainnin Revolution]] of 1906.
+Afterwards, Faneria's republic initially focused on repairing its economy and military, but after the death of the Republic's semi-dictatorial figurehead, [[Callac Cananach]], in 1922, parliamentary politics were undermined by the socially dominant revolutionary military. [[Cion Faelhaen]], a military officer pardoned by the Republicans and reinstated as a general, eventually became Director of the Republic after widespread campaign of political terror, including the assassination of one heads of government in 1932 and the imprisonment of another 1934, after which he selected a Taesteach loyal to the militarist faction of the Republican Party. Throughout the lat3 1920s and early 1930s, the civilian government was chilled into silence through threats and occasional violence, and a growing alliance between the perpetual revolutionary doctrine of Faelhaen's faction and the already powerful pan-Gaelic movement formulated a doctrine of Gaelic unification under the perception that Fiannria and the other Gaelic nations were illegitimate states whose people would welcome unity in a single nation.
+In reality, such propaganda was simply an excuse to wage a war against Fiannria intended to prevent its surpassing Faneria, and to capitalize on perceived Imperial weakness to reclaim lost territories, as well as to distract from growing tensions with [[Caergwynn]] over the gains made in the [[Boreal War]], which had been retained even through the Revolution.
+===1GW===
+A massive opportunity presented itself in the 1890s with the rise of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] in [[Urcea]] and beginning of the [[Red Interregnum]]. Caphiria offered its full support to FitzRex, providing materiel and volunteers to fight against the now-hated [[House de Weluta]]. The prospect of a FitzRex victory was promising not only due to the destabilizing nature of regime change but because his desire to destroy socialism and secede from the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] lined up with Caphiria's own goals, and FitzRex indicated that if he was victorious, he may be willing to surrender [[Talionia]] and would not interfere in [[Veltorina]]. The [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] began to actively interdict the [[Navy of Burgundie]], which impeded the Legitimist cause significantly.
+With the Urceans and Burgoignesc absorbed in the fighting in [[Levantia]], Caphiria launched the [[First Great War]], calling on what allies it could to wage war against [[Veltorina]], [[Pelaxia]], and [[Cartadania]], aiming to overrun all its major continental adversaries without Levantine intervention.
+In Levantia, FitzRex began to court socialism in order to gain the support lower class revolutionaries, allowing socialists to win a majority in the [[Concilium Daoni]] in 1900. Caphiria, bitterly disappointed, continued to support the regime with limited vigor, and their gradual withdrawal led to the [[Fall of Cana]]. The collapse of FitzRex's Crown Regency and the rise of the short-lived [[Urcean Republic]] led [[Venceia]] to reluctantly recognize the restoration of [[House de Weluta]], but it had learned lessons during the war. It rushed to end negotiations with the Alliance before Urcea and Burgundie were able to redirect their attentions from recovering from the war against FitzRex, leaving a number of issues unresolved with [[Aciria]], [[Pelaxia]], and [[Veltorina]]. The initial softening of the First Great War and the preparations laid by Caphiria in Levantia would go on to inform its strategy in the Second Great War.
+===Dericanian Front===
+====Lutsanan Elections and Outbreak of War====
+====Matavista Campaign====
+====Second Fratricide====
+===North Levantine Front===
+====Vandarch War and Invasion of Fiannria====
+====Kilikas-Nordskan Campaign and Caergwyne Revolution====
+====Rose Revolution====
+{{Main|Rose Revolution}}