Elbonian Wars (Pacifica)
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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 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 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 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 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.
Background
Elbonian ambitions
Series of Wars
Heckel-Cleves War (1624-1688)
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.
Hohenlander War (1696-1701)
Great Alanian War (1698-1713)
Seventeen Years' War (1699-1716)
First Algarian War (1701-1738)
First Underground War (1701-1705)
The First Algarian War saw Elbonia pour vast amounts of resources for the frontlines, which emboldened local Hohenlander loyalists. In 1701, locals would rise up, beginning the First Underground War.
First Eastern Coalition War (1716-1752)
Elbonian-Spaninol War (1753-1757)
War in Armonia (1722-1731)
Sixteenth Sunlandic War (1725-1729)
Second Algarian War (1744-1782)
Drunk Man's War (1751-1755)
War of the Eastern Hall (1758-1759)
First Clevian War of Independence (1760-1774)
Second Underground War (1760-1788)
Alanian War of Liberation (1761-1815)
Second Eastern Coalition War (1762-1815)
Seventeenth Sunlandic War (1762-1815)
Elbonian-Riverian War (1762-1815)
Third Algarian War (1762-1815)
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.