2021-22 Anglian War

Anglian War
Date 10 April 2021 – present (3 years, 7 months, 1 week and 4 days) Location Occident, Amutia Status Ongoing
Main Belligerents
Great Anglia Suverina Supported by: Occidental-Azanian Pact	Social Democratic Confederation  Qubdi Supported by: Unaligned States of Azania Entente of Oriental States Dragonryders
Commanders and leaders
King Creighton I Queen Eva I	Radomir Aemilianus Rami Yacoub Ghali Amoun Boutros Supported by: Grand Vizier Mamadou bin Sambo
Units involved
	Qubdian Armed Forces

The Anglian War is an ongoing conflict on Eurth. In April 2021 the Kingdom of Great Anglia initiated the conflict with the Battle of Broerland by moving its armed forces across the bridges spanning the gap between Great Anglia and the Social Democratic Confederation. The conflict is motivated by Anglian imperialism. The international community has condemned the Anglian aggression.

Background

The reasons that led to this conflict were many years in the making. In Great Anglia, the ruling monarch King Creighton I was a proponent of expansionist annexation of the rich Occidental neighbouring states. Evenly inspired and intimidated by the country of Adaptus, another militaristic neighbours, the Creighton directed the military to target other countries which would be less likely to retaliate. This included Social Democratic Confederation and Suverina. Another factor in this decision was the pacifist political stance of these countries, viewed by the Anglians as weak and negligent.

Across the Raga Sea, over in Amutia, a long-running dispute of the exact border location between Suverina and Qubdi had festered for many years. The lands in question had been in dispute ever since $year, when Suverina annexed the non-declared area without official negotiation between the two states. Tensions increased in early 2021 when Qubdi unilaterally pressed on with its own version of the border claim.

Timeline

Original Occidental theatre

• 10 April: Battle of Broerland where the Anglian Army crossed the bridges spanning the gap between Great Anglia and the Social Democratic Confederation (SDC).
• 16 April: Treaty of Tarentum was signed, where SDC formally surrendered to the occupying Anglian Forces.
• 22 April: Suverina requested Anglian support in their ongoing border dispute with Qubdi.

Amutian theatre included

• 26 April: Battle of Allaena where Qubdi launched an invasion of the disputed border zone between themselves and Suverina.
• 26 April: Treaty of Chisinau signed between Anglia and Suverina.
• 30 April: Battle of Hamama where Anglia forces assaulted Qubdian positions across a disputed zone.
• 15 May: Battle of Antakya resulted in the collapse and retreat of Qubdian forces in Suverina.

Azanian theatre included

• 15 May: Occidental-Azanian Pact signed between Great Anglia, Suverina, Jilderen, Bulungi, Afropa, Sa Hara, Mahdah, Hakenium, and Alshamal.
• 15 May: Coup in Alshamal removed Grand Vizier Mamadou bin Sambo, replacing him with a figurehead King.
• 26 May: The Anglian warship ANS Javelin sank off the coast of Dragonryders.
• 26 May: Throughout Argis and Alharu the Anglians launched a diplomatic offensive to sway public perception.
• 16 June: Anglian Naval forces opened fire on Ryderian positions.
• 16 June: Border conflicts were observed in Azania between OCA and non-aligned nations, such as Mawlika and Arrif.
• 29 June: OCA invaded much of northern Azania, including Dragonryders, Cabarria, Mawlika and Alshamal.

Adlantic theatre included

• 11 August: Seylosian First Fleet intercepted the fleeing Ryderian fleet, saving it, and the Ryderian government-in-exile, from destruction by pursuing Anglians.
• 17 September: Anglia and their OCA allies completed the capture of nearly all of Western Europa. However, resistance fighters continued to wage guerilla wars.
• 16 June: Anglian and Shendaoan officials meet, establishing Anglian influence in Southern Alharu. Both Fulgistan, and Rhava condemned the leader of Shendao, Zhu Dongguan.

Aftermath

The conflict is still ongoing.

International reaction

LAANN on May 1st imposed a stop and search embargo on all shipping to and from Great Anglia. Neighbouring countries also responded. Tagmatium imposed their own sanctions the very next day. Haruspex deployed troops along their southern border with Tagmatium. By May 12th the EOS publicly announced their own sanctions.

On July 13th President Deborah Van Roose of Delamaria announced a series of sanctions on Great Anglia and other members of the Occidental-Azanian Pact, as well as a stop and search embargo on any ships or aircraft in Delamarian jurisdiction.