Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)

Elbonian Wars
(clockwise) Battle of Rankrau Siege of Saltzemarkt Battle of Ammel Battle of Heckel Proclamation of the Weissersteiner Empire Fourth Battle of Sundasval Battle of Marianna Siege of Zwei Konig
Date 4 March 1568 - 11 November 1815 Location Cordilia Central Islands Result Coalition victory Unification of Weisserstein Proclamation of the Weissersteiner Empire Dissolution of the Elbonian Empire Sundasfall Peace Accords Occupation of Elbonia by Algaria, Riverion-Armonia, Sunland, and Weisserstein Beginning of the Elbonian conflict Overthrow of the Theoproprides Dynasty in Thalapadis Reestablished independence of Yttria, the Moellian states, and the Sugovian states Reestablishment of Stoinian Cordilia
Main belligerents
Continental allies: Algaria Riverion-Armonia Sunland Saltzemarkt Aldental Lichtenburg-Prussia Stoinia Triangular Empire Ateemara Yttrian Liberation Corps Major Rhaynan state (name pending) Anti-piracy operations: Frost Empire	Elbonian Empire Elbonian allies: Tzara Qaweritoyu Elbonian vassals: Yttrian Empire Theoproprides Dynasty Easten Free State Union of Sunland
Commanders and leaders
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Strength
320,000	900,000 220,000
Casualties and losses
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The Elbonian Wars, sometimes referred to as the Coalition Wars, the Wars of the Elbonian Empire, or the Two Hundred Years' War, was a series of military conflicts fought between the Elbonian Empire and its allies against various nations in Pacifica. The roots of the conflict were laid down following Hecklian victory in the Heckel-Cleves War (1564–1568), in which the victorious Lœtviek I proclaimed the formation Elbonian Empire and beginning the period of Elbonian domination, which would last until 1815 with the signing of the Treaty of Rodenne which ended hostilities between all warring parties. The wars lasted 247 years, 8 months, and 7 days, making the Elbonian Wars one of the longest conflicts in history.

Upon the unification of Elbonia and the proclamation of the Elbonian Empire, the ambitious Lœtviek I wanted to expand the fledgling empire into a regional power player. This expansionist attitude saw the Elbonian Empire invade and annex many of its neighbors, securing its position in the region, as well as saw rivalries develop with several other regional powers, including the Triangular Empire, the Gianlucian Empire in their province of Almannia, and the Stoinians with their holdings in Cordilia.

Elbonian victories were decisive in cementing Elbonia's regional power, and early on in the war, Elbonia remained undefeated thanks to its early adoption of the arquebus and other gunpowder-based weapons for the infamous Dødskall shock troopers, added with cunning tactics and strategies. At its height, the Elbonian Empire controlled large portions of Central Cordilia, spanning from Moellia to Castemura. However, entering the 17th and 18th century, Elbonian grip on power slowly fell apart as the cost of the wars slowly mounted, burdening the Elbonian economy. Its use of mercenaries and pirates also heavily increased the cost of maintaining the Storhære (Grand Army).

The nail to the coffin of the Elbonian Empire would come in 1806, when it declared war on Lichtenburg-Prussia as retaliation for the latter's involvement and support towards Sunland in the Seventeenth Sunlandic War. This declaration of war would see other nations who were former Gianlucian province of Almannia join the war in support of Lichtenburg-Prussia, sparking the Weissersteiner-Elbonian War. While the forces of the former Almannian states didn't change the frontlines at the beginning, the pressure became much worse for the Elbonians with their defeats at Karlsdorf, Kurzweise, and Wien.

The Elbonian Wars would come to an end on 11 November 1815, when the Treaty of Rodenne was signed between the coalition forces and the Elbonian Empire, ending hostilities in the frontlines. The Sundasfall Peace Accords, signed in 1 December 1815, would dismantled the Elbonian Empire completely, reducing Heckel to its pre-1564 borders. The map of the Elbonian-occupied territories were redrawn by the victorious coalition powers. The end of the war saw the reestablished independence of Yttria, independence of the Moellian and Sugovian states, the unification of Weisserstein, the overthrow of the Theoproprides Dynasty in Thalapadis, the reestablishment of Stoinian control over Castemura, among others. Elbonia would be occupied by a joint coalition of Weisserstein, Riverion-Armonia, Sunland, and Algaria, which established Congress Elbonia.

The wars had major consequences to the balance of power in the Cordilian continent. The unification of Weisserstein under the House of Lichtenburg-Hohenzollern established a new empire which would play a major part in central Cordilian politics, the beginning of the Concert of Sugovia, the rise of the Shataran Dynasty in Thalapadis, and the long-running Elbonian conflict.

Belligerents

Coalition forces

The term "Coalition" is often used as an umbrella designation for belligerents who fought the Elbonian Empire.

League of Guldenkap

The League of Guldenkap was one of the primary coalitions during the Elbonian Wars. It was founded by the remaining Sugovian states as a reaction to the Elbonian siege of Saltzemarkt. It was later joined by the Almannian states which would eventually form Weisserstein.