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| conflict    = First Battle of Willishaven
|native_name = ''Forbundskongeriket Kosjaka'' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Kürskäringan}})
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|leader_name2 = [[Rolf Simonsen]]
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The '''First Battle of Willishaven''' was the first of two assaults by [[Cuthland-Waldrich]] on the [[Ochoccola]]n held town of [[Willishaven]] during the [[Ochoccola War]]. Although relatively minor in terms of equipment and personnel involved, the battle was one of the most widely publicized engagements of the war due to its intensity, as well as its status as one of Ochoccola's few military victories against Cuthland-Waldrich during the conflict.
'''Coshaqua''' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Kürskäringan}}: ''Kosjaka''), officially the '''Federated Kingdom of Coshaqua''' ({{wp|Norwegian language|Kürskäringan}}: ''Forbundskongeriket Kosjaka''), is a {{wp|Sovereign state|sovereign state}} in [[Marceaunia Major]]. The nation shares land borders with [[Albrennia]], [[Rosalia]], and [[Wapisqua]], and a maritime border with [[Surrow]]. Geographically, Coshaqua lies between [[William's Bay]] to the south, the [[Lamont Range]] to the east, and the [[Breuvician Ocean]] to the north. The nation is divided into 10 [[States of Coshaqua|states]], which have a combined population of 44.7 million and a total area of X square kilometers. The nation's capital and largest city is [[Mariesfjord]], with other major cities including [[Nachaquatuck]], [[Haakonstad]], [[Kolhavn]], and [[Ogsadago]].


The battle occurred during the early stages of the Cutho-Waldish ground offensive that followed the [[Battle of Pinhoti Beach|landings at Pinhoti Beach]].  Ground commanders within the Cutho-Waldish task force believed that capturing the inland town of Willishaven, which intelligence reports indicated was only lightly defended, would serve as a diversion to draw Ochoccolan forces away from the main effort of the offensive that was currently engaged in a protracted [[Seige of Cahulga|seige]] of the port city of [[Cahulga]].  However,
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Controversy arose when it became clear that Cutho-Waldish commanders had received new intelligence just prior to the assault indicating the presence of Ochoccolan armor, but had withheld this intel from the operation's commander and proceeded with the operation anyway.
 
 
 
 
Intelligence reports indicated that Willishaven was only lightly defended, and the Cutho-Waldish task force commander, General XXXXXX, believed that its seizure would help draw Ochoccolan forces away from the strategic port city of [[Cahulga]].  Given what was expected to be extremely light resistance, as well as the commitment of most of Cuthland-Waldrich's fire support and maneuver assets to the much larger [[Seige of Cahulga|assault on Cahulga]], General XXXXXX committed only one light infantry regiment, the [[Royal Wynndale Rifles]], to attack Willishaven on the morning of 12 May with no air support and a single battery of field artillery in direct support of the operation. 
New intelligence gathered several hours before the assault indicated that Ochoccolan armored units had been moved into Willishaven in advance of the attack.  However, General XXXXXX ordered the attack to begin as scheduled,
 
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The battle occurred on 12 May 1994, when Cutho-Waldish forces launched an assault on the small coastal town of [[Willishaven]].  Intelligence reports leading up to the battle vastly underestimated the strength of the defending forces, leading Cutho-Waldish ground commanders to commit only a lightly armed battalion sized task force, [[Task Force Orange]], to the town's capture.  The assault proved disastrous, as Task Force Orange was quickly suppressed, encircled, and overrun at the outskirts of the city by the heavily armed Ochoccolan defenders.  The task force sustained over 80% casualties, with many of the attackers fleeing the advancing Ochoccolan forces on foot across the vast fields which lay to the north of the town.  A [[Second Battle of Willishaven|second Cutho-Waldish assault]] resulted in the town's successful capture two days later, which ended with the [[Willishaven massacre|summary execution]] of several hundred Ochoccolan soldiers and civilians by Cutho-Waldish forces.
 
The battle, as well as the second assault and subsequent massacre, attracted substantial attention from the international media, and was deemed one of the greatest Cutho-Waldish military disasters in contemporary history.  The battle led King XXXXX to relieve General XXXXX, the commanding general of all Cutho-Waldish forces in Ochoccola.  Resulting discussions on Cutho-Waldish military doctrine led to substantial changes regarding the availability to intelligence to ground commanders, as well as the training received by maneuver commanders on fire support capabilities.  In contrast, the Ochoccolan defenders were lionized by media outlets in the [[Berean Defense Treaty Organization|BDTA]], many of whom considered Willishaven to be emblematic of a a greater struggle by democratic nations against resurgent Cuthish imperialism.
 
==Background==
 
==Prelude==
 
==The Battle==
 
==Aftermath==
 
===Reactions===
 
==Legacy==
 
===Military analysis===
 
====Cuthland-Waldrich====
 
====Ochoccola====
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Although relatively minor in terms of personnel and equipment involved, Willishaven is notable both for its intensity and its status as one of the few military defeats for Cutho-Waldish forces during the war.  The battle received significant international media attention, with many media outlets in [[Berean Defence Treaty Organization|BDTA]] countries deeming Willishaven to be the "martyr city of democracy" in Ochoccola.  In Cuthland-Waldrich, the defeat led King XXXXXX to relieve GEN XXXXX of command and spurred major doctrinal changes within the military establishment regarding the familiarity of maneuver commanders with fire support capabilities and the effective dissemination of intelligence to decision makers.
 
 
Initial Cutho-Waldish intelligence reports suggested that the town was defended by no more than two lightly armed Ochoccolan platoons, and was not expected to pose significant resistance to advancing forces.  As a result, the vast majority of Cutho-Waldish fire support assets within the Ochoccolan area of operations were allocated to support the much larger [[Battle of Cahulga]], which was ongoing at the time of the assault and comprised the main effort of the Cutho-Waldish ground offensive.  Although new satellite imagery gathered immediately prior to the assault suggested that Willishaven was much more well defended than Cutho-Waldish intelligence sources initially estimated, including the presence of {{wp|T-72}} main battle tanks, ground commanders decided to proceed with the operation as planned.
 
The assault began during the early morning when B Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Wynndale Engineers attempted to breach the outer defenses of Willishaven.  The engineers were quickly pinned down by the unexpectedly well armed defenders, sustaining heavy casualties as Ochoccolan armored units attempted to overrun their positions on the outskirts of the town.  Realizing that the town was significantly more well defended than expected, the commander of the Cutho-Waldish task force, LTC XXX XXXXXXXX, attempted to abandon the assault and use mortar fire to provide cover for a retrograde from the town.  However, the commanding general of the Ochoccolan area of operations, GEN XXX XXXXXX, ordered him to proceed with the operation.  LTC XXXXXXXX decided to begin the main effort of the assault and engage the Ochoccolan tanks using the task force's organic mortars and a single artillery battery that had been reallocated from the operation in nearby Cahulga.  However, XXXXXXXX overestimated the effectiveness of mortar and artillery fire against armored vehicles.  The two infantry companies that had been designated as the operation's assault force quickly became pinned down alongside the breaching engineers, and the Ochoccolan T-72s began to overrun the Cutho-Waldish positions.  Realizing the severity of the situation in Willishaven, Cutho-Waldish theatre command began reallocating air assets to Task Force XXX to cover their retrograde.  By nightfall, all Cutho-Waldish forces had been withdrawn from Willishaven.  Cutho-Waldish forces successfully captured the town two days later in a [[Second Battle of Willishaven|second assault]] using significantly greater numbers and fire support assets, which ended in the controversial [[Willishaven massacre|massacre and summary executions]] of many captured Ochoccolan soldiers and civilians in the town.
 
 
* Intel failures
** No T-72s believed to still be present in Ochoccolan hands
** No armor initially believed to be in Willishaven, but new reports just hours before the battle indicated that at least two platoons of T-72s had been moved into the AO
** New reports were written off as inaccurate due to it contradicting previous intel
** Planning was in the late stages and it was believed that it was too late to make major changes
* Unrealistic expectations for fire support capabilities
** Maneuver commanders expected artillery and mortars to be able to destroy enemy armor, proved ineffective
* Lessons learned
** Greater emphasis on fire support in maneuver schools
** Fire Support Officer position established at the company level
** Changes to intelligence gathering procedures allowing new intelligence to flow more rapidly to ground commanders

Latest revision as of 05:05, 30 August 2024

Federated Kingdom of Coshaqua
Forbundskongeriket Kosjaka (Kürskäringan)
Flag of Coshaqua
Flag
Coat of arms of Coshaqua
Coat of arms
Capital
and largest city
Mariesfjord
Official languagesKürskäringan
Recognised national languagesOnkadiskona
Meshodack
Ethnic groups
(2020)
72.5% Auressian
15.2% Indigenous
4.9% Songhese
7.3% Other
Religion
(2020)
81.9% Perendist
11.7% Irreligious
6.5% Other
Demonym(s)Coshaquan
GovernmentFederal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• King
Mats II
Rolf Simonsen
LegislatureBundsdag
• Upper house
Landsting
• Lower house
Folksting
Independence from Tyrnica
• Declared
19 June 1901
13 September 1903
Population
• 2020 census
44,735,800
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $2.825 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $63,148
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $2.254 trillion
• Per capita
Increase $50,390
Gini (2023)Positive decrease 37.3
medium
HDI (2023)Increase 0.935
very high
CurrencyPund (KSP)
Driving sideright
Calling code+17
Internet TLD.ks

Coshaqua (Kürskäringan: Kosjaka), officially the Federated Kingdom of Coshaqua (Kürskäringan: Forbundskongeriket Kosjaka), is a sovereign state in Marceaunia Major. The nation shares land borders with Albrennia, Rosalia, and Wapisqua, and a maritime border with Surrow. Geographically, Coshaqua lies between William's Bay to the south, the Lamont Range to the east, and the Breuvician Ocean to the north. The nation is divided into 10 states, which have a combined population of 44.7 million and a total area of X square kilometers. The nation's capital and largest city is Mariesfjord, with other major cities including Nachaquatuck, Haakonstad, Kolhavn, and Ogsadago.

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