Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)

Elbonian Wars
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The Elbonian Wars, sometimes referred to as the Great Coalition War or the Two Hundred Years' War, was a series of military conflicts fought between the Elbonian Empire and its allies, namely the Triangular Empire, against various military alliances formed to end Elbonian, and to a lesser extent Triangular, domination in the region. The roots of the conflict were laid down following Hecklian victory in the Heckel-Cleves War (1624-1688), in which the victorious Lutvig II proclaimed the formation Elbonian Empire and beginning the period of Elbonian domination, which would last until 1815, when the coalition would put an end to the Elbonian Empire. The war lasted 191 years, 8 months, and 8 days.

Upon the unification of Elbonia and the proclamation of the Elbonian Empire, the ambitious Lutvig II 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 regional powers, including the Triangular Empire, as well as the Gianlucian Empire, which had interest in the region.

Elbonian victories were decisive in cementing Elbonia's regional power, and early on in the war, Elbonia remained undefeated thanks to its use of cunning tactics and strategies. However, the Second Algarian War (1728-1751) would end in a stalemate, the first war to wield such results, and the later War of the Eastern Hall (1754-1759) would see Elbonia for the first time be defeated in combat. Its defeat in the War of the Eastern Hall would prove decisive in shattering the image of Elbonian invincibility, as well as the later victories of the coalition in the war.

The nail to the coffin of the Elbonian Empire would come in 1806, when it, with the backing of the Triangular Empire, declared war on Lichtenburg-Rhineland as retaliation for the latter's involvement and support towards Sunland in the Seventeenth Sunlandic War (1762-1815). This declaration of war would see other nations within the Weissersteiner Commonwealth, a commonwealth of nations who were in personal union with the Gianlucian Empire, join the war in support of Lichtenburg-Rhineland, sparking the Weissersteiner War of Unification.

The Elbonian Wars would come to an end on 11 November 1815, when the treaties of X and Y were signed between the coalition forces, the Elbonian Empire, and the Triangular Empire. These treaties ended both nations' domination in the region and hailed the beginning of Weisserstein's domination. The Treaty of X dismantled the Elbonian Empire, reducing it to the pre-1624 borders. The Treaty of Y saw the Triangular Empire be forced to pay a $150,000,000 war reparation, which would be divided among the victorious allies and nearly bankrupted the Triangular Empire. The treaty also proved vital in the rise to power of the Father States in Ikaranara, which saw the treaty as a humiliation and uses it to justify overthrowing the Triangular Empire's ruling monarchies of Ikarn, Narus, and Ranaras in 1895.

Series of Wars

Heckel-Cleves War (1624-1688)

Main article: Heckel-Cleves War (Pacifica)

Tensions between the two Elbonian kingdoms of Heckel and Cleves, not helped by their growing rivalry, turned into a 64-year long war between them. After both sides mobilized their forces and negotiations broke down, the Kingdom of Heckel declared war and invaded Cleves. The war would see constant back-and-forth between Heckel and Cleves, as both are of similar strength. The tides of war would shift for the first time following the Battle of Aldenborg (1634), where the Clevian army would use much lighter cavalry and infantrymen to charge and route Hecklian forces. The next few years saw the favor of the war turn towards the Clevians until the Second Battle of Rodenne (1638) and the rise of Normann Hosse into the chain of command of the Hecklian army.

Hosse's campaign proved decisive in shifting the war's favor to the Hecklian side, exploiting key weaknesses in Clevian strategy. However, his exploits would meet its end when he was killed by an arrow to the neck during the Battle of Nassoben (1655), which was a Clevian victory. After the battle, Vilhemm I became king of Cleves and began what is now known as the Seven Years, which saw Cleves dominate with near impunity throughout the war. [Placeholder lore].

The forces of King Adolp I would face the Hecklian forces under Lutvig II in Bissenne (1688), where the former was resupplying. Caught off-guard by the Hecklians, king Adolp and his men made a valiant last stand before being captured en masse by the Hecklian army. Lutvig II proudly proclaimed victory and both sides signed the Treaty of Rodenne, which saw Cleves annexed into Heckel. After the treaty, Lutvig II proclaimed the Elbonian Empire and styled himself as Lutvig I/II. Remaining loyalists rallied under prince Erwin, who was the son of King Adolp I, and made their way to Hohenland, where they would continue their struggles against the Elbonian Empire via guerilla warfare. This decision to hold out in Hohenland would be the clause of an Elbonian invasion 8 years later.

Prince Erwin's War (1688-1715)

Following the occupation of his kingdom, Prince Erwin and what remained of the Clevian army snuck into Hohenlander territory in the cover of night, just days after the signing of the Treaty of Rodenne. The loyalist force would begin conducting cross-border raids against the Elbonian Empire from their bases in Hohenland.

Hohenlander authority had attempted to quell these holdouts, which is in part because Hohenland's own rivalry with Cleves, the fact that the Clevian loyalist are pillaging and scouring Hohenlander villages for food, and fear of possible Elbonian retaliation, which would come in the form of an invasion in 1696.

After he and his men were kicked out of Hohenland, the loyalists established a new base of operations in neighboring Bitteborg. Unlike in Hohenland, the loyalists were hesitant to attack and provoke Elbonia into invading Bitteborg for fear of heavy retaliation. Nevertheless, this hesitancy didn't stop Elbonian forces from marching into Bitteborg and Noordemaarke, which would spark the Seventeen Years' War.

Prince Erwin would be killed during the Battle of X (1715), when he and his men were surrounded by Elbonian forces.

Hohenlander War (1696-1701)

Main article: Hohenlander War (Pacifica)

Great Alanian War (1700-1701)

Main article: Great Alanian War (Pacifica)

The weakened First Alanian Hetmanate had been relegated to the sidelines of regional politics, as new kingdoms came to dominate the region and stripping the Hetmanate from what relevance it had. The weak state of the Hetmanate was viewed opportunistically by the Elbonian emperor Lutvig I/II, who wanted to consolidate Elbonian control over the lands of Alania.

Seventeen Years' War (1701-1718)

Main article: Seventeen Years' War (Pacifica)

First Algarian War (1702-1718)

Main article: First Algarian War (Pacifica)

First Underground War (1702-1705)

Main article: First Underground War (Pacifica)

Following the invasion and annexation of Hohenland into the Elbonian Empire, the Hohenlanders were subjected to a heavy occupation. However, the First Algarian War saw Elbonia pour vast amounts of resources for the frontlines, which emboldened local Hohenlander loyalists to take up arms and attempt to restore the rule of the House of Hohenstaufen into the Hohenlander throne. In 1701, locals would rise up, beginning the First Underground War.

First Eastern Coalition War (1720-1722)

Main article: First Eastern Coalition War (Pacifica)

War in Armonia (1722-1731)

Main article: War in Armonia (Pacifica)

Elbonian-Spaninol War (1723-1727)

Main article: Elbonian-Spaninol War (Pacifica)

The end of the First Eastern Coalition War saw the annexation of Morhaven into Elbonia, making the Elbonian Empire the first and only Elbonian state to have had sea access. However, Morhaven also had another significance, that being the Spaninol-controlled Cadiz to the north. In order to expand its influence and project its powers further, the Elbonians invaded Spanolian Cadiz, beginning the Elbonian-Spaninol War.

The war ended with the Treaty of Huelva (1757), which saw control of Cadiz transferred over to the Elbonian Empire, as well as having the Spanolian armada stationed in Cadiz transferred into Elbonian hands. This would greatly expand Elbonia's naval and maritime capabilities, as it now has a sizeable fleet.

Sixteenth Sunlandic War (1725-1729)

Main article: Sixteenth Sunlandic War (Pacifica)

Second Algarian War (1728-1751)

Main article: Second Algarian War (Pacifica)

Drunk Man's War (1739)

Main article: Drunk Man's War (Pacifica)

War of the Eastern Hall (1754-1759)

Main article: War of the Eastern Hall (Pacifica)

First Clevian War of Independence (1760-1774)

Main article: First Clevian War of Independence (Pacifica)

Second Underground War (1760-1768)

Main article: Second Underground War (Pacifica)

Alanian War of Liberation (1761-1815)

Main article: Alanian War of Liberation (Pacifica)

Second Eastern Coalition War (1762-1815)

Main article: Second Eastern Coalition War (Pacifica)

Seventeenth Sunlandic War (1762-1815)

Main article: Seventeenth Sunlandic War (Pacifica)

Elbonian-Riverian War (1762-1815)

Main article: Elbonian-Riverian War (Pacifica)

Third Algarian War (1762-1815)

Main article: Third Algarian War (Pacifica)

Zokkerkonn Revolution (1772)

Main article: Siege of Zokkerkonn (Pacifica)

In the midst of heavy fighting in the frontlines, several local revolutionaries, led by republican advocate Ebbe Seidel, stormed the city of Zokkerkonn, capital of the baronetcy of Zokkerkonn-Aalstaadt, in March of 1772. The revolution established the People's State of Zokkerkonn, an unrecognized quasi-state in and around the city of Zokkerkonn, promising to create a new, democratic state in the areas of the former Bitteborg. Elements of the Elbonian Army of the Northeast were sent to quell the uprising, beginning the lengthy siege of Zokkerkonn, which lasted until the fall of the People's State in September 1772.

The revolutionaries stormed several key buildings during their takeover of the city, namely the local police headquarters and a small army barracks north of the city. The city's 14th century defenses were used to its maximum extent, setting up cannons and firing positions, turning the city into a fortress. Seidel became the first Lord-Minister of Zokkerkonn when the recently established People's State Congress voted him for the office unilaterally, while local sympathetic police chief, Gerrit Vogt, became Head of the People's Militia. Vogt began training the militia, a force barely 600 men strong, into a capable fighting force, while Seidel focused on rallying the people to join the militia and managing day-to-day legislation. By early April, the 600 men force had doubled to 1,200, all of which had mixed fighting capabilities.

The Elbonian Army would arrive and set up camp around the city in late April, where the commander demanded Seidel to surrender the city, but he refused. Following the refusal, the Elbonian Army began firing cannons into the city's medieval walls, which were answered by the militia's own sets of cannons. The ferocity of the militia inspired many locals in Zokkerkonn to fight against the Elbonian Army and liberate their city. Vogt continues to manage the defenses, despite being outnumbered by the 7,500 men strong Elbonian force. This also saw the sudden influx of locals into the militia helped fill the defenses of the city.

Despite their determination, Elbonian reinforcements would eventually break the siege, and ending the People' State after 6 months of it being established. Local leaders such as Vogt and Seidel were executed for treason. The city itself would be looted by Elbonian forces, damaging large parts of the city's infrastructure.

Aldenborg Uprising (1785)

Main article: Aldenborg Uprising (Pacifica)

The Aldenborg Uprising, also called the Second Battle of Aldenborg, occured when Clevian loyalists stormed the city and proclaimed it free from the claws of the Heckel-led Elbonia. The uprising was inspired by the relative success of the Alanian War of Liberation and inspired others within the Elbonian Empire to revolt. Unfortunately for the Loyalists, Elbonian forces would besiege the city for the next 3 months. The siege saw Elbonia deploy heavy cannons against the city's defenders, which caused nearly 40% of all buildings in the city to be destroyed or damaged, and 1/3 of the city's defender dead or wounded. The siege ended the uprising, with the total death toll being 1,200 from the loyalists and around 340 from the Elbonians. However, the uprising had caused several other rebellions, all vying for independence from Elbonia. The massive rebellions would prove decisive in the later years of the wars, as a good amount of the Elbonian army's resources were used to quell rebellions and uprisings in their occupied territories.

Leiyernian War of Independence (1785-1815)

Main article: Leiyernian War of Independence (Pacifica)

Morhavenian War of Independence (1787-1815)

Main article: Morhavenian War of Independence (Pacifica)

Second Clevian War of Independence (1789-1815)

Main article: Second Clevian War of Independence (Pacifica)

Third Underground War (1791-1815)

Main article: Third Underground War (Pacifica)

Weissersteiner War of Unification (1806-1815)

Main article: Weissersteiner War of Unification (Pacifica)