Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)

Elbonian Wars
Date 4 March 1624 - 11 November 1815 Location {{{place}}} Result Coalition victory Unification of Weisserstein Proclamation of the Weissersteiner Empire Occupation of Elbonia
Belligerents
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Commanders and leaders
Josef II Vilhemm I Adolp I Conrad von Nassoben Erwin von Bissenne Johannes Bosh Kilian Graf Kurt Berger	Lutvig I Karol I Lutvig II Nomann Hosse Wolfgang Braun Gereon von Sommer Karol von Tossallin Bastian Kapsner
Strength
486,000	524,000
Casualties and losses
82,000 killed 91,000 wounded 111,000 captured	78,000 killed 94,500 wounded

The Elbonian Wars, sometimes referred to as the Great Coalition 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 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.

Upon the unification of Elbonia and the proclamation of the Elbonian Empire, the ambitious Lutvig II wants 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 its eventual ally the Triangular Empire as well as Gianlucaland, which has 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 (1744-1782) would see, for the first time, the war would reach a stalemate, and the later War of the Eastern Hall (1758-1759) 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 war's end would be 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 Y 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.

Hohenlander War (1696-1701)

Main article: Hohenlander War (Pacifica)

Aldenborg Uprising (1785)

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.