Duquesne War of Independence: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 50: | Line 50: | ||
January 2nd-March 4th: Mass influx of volunteers and new recruits to military recruitment centers and batteries. Training begins, and troops are organized into units. The [[Auvernian Federation]] responds to the list of demands refusing to back down, and promising retaliation to any “futile acts” | January 2nd-March 4th: Mass influx of volunteers and new recruits to military recruitment centers and batteries. Training begins, and troops are organized into units. The [[Auvernian Federation]] responds to the list of demands refusing to back down, and promising retaliation to any “futile acts” | ||
March 5th: [[General Thomas Dubois]] ([[Duquesne National Army]]) orders an attack on a Auvernian | March 5th: [[General Thomas Dubois]] of the ([[Duquesne National Army]]) orders an attack on a Auvernian operated coastal battery and naval base in southern [[Envale]]. The surprise attack is a success for Duquesne, who suffer limited casualties, and successfully capture the military installation in a matter of hours and the Auvernian garrison is forced to rout into south-western [[Envale]]. | ||
March 6th: The Auvernian Government learns of the attack, | March 6th: The Auvernian Government learns of the attack and formally declares war on Duquesne, sending the 4th Army Corps consisting of 60,000 men to [[Isle d’ Auguste]] | ||
March 10th: | March 10th: 60,000 Auvernian troops arrive at [[Isle d’ Auguste]], take the island with little resistance | ||
March 13th: | March 13th: Gen. Jean M. Lavale oversees an operation in which the !Carribean Fleet bolstered by a detachment of the Home Fleet escorts transport ships carrying the 4th Army Corps to Marquette harbor, the Auvernian mainland sends the 6th Army core with its 40,000 men to bolster the defenses of [[Isle d’ Auguste]] | ||
March 14th: The | March 14th: The !Caribbean Fleet begins bombarding the coast of Duquesne, met with no return fire as Duquesne lacked functional coastal batteries. Due to this, the President, his cabinet, the [[Duquesne National Assembly]], and other government officials were evacuated from [[Marquette]] into Northern [[Aureliana]]. Shortly thereafter, Auvernian forces land in Marquette. | ||
March 19th: After about a week of fighting off small | March 15th: The Auvernian Revolution begins with an uprising in Marcay and quickly spreads to major cities and rural areas in the next few days. | ||
March 19th: After about a week of fighting off small partisan groups consisting of a mixture of Duquesne troops and civilian militiamen, the Auvernian flag is raised above the [[Duquesne National Assembly]] building and the city is captured. | |||
March 20th: The Auvernian Revolution picks up speed as several military units either refuse to fight the revolutionary force of mostly Great War veterans and workers. Other units defect and pledge loyalty to the revolution. | |||
March 21st: [[Admiral Johannes Christopsen]] ([[Duquesne National Navy]]), [[Brigadier General Samuel Yohannesy]] ([[Duquesne Provincial Guard]]), and [[General Thomas Dubois]] ([[Duquesne National Army]]) meet with President Dufour and other military officials, as well as with civilian militia leaders, to develop the battle plan for “[[Operation Marquette Freedom]]” | March 21st: [[Admiral Johannes Christopsen]] ([[Duquesne National Navy]]), [[Brigadier General Samuel Yohannesy]] ([[Duquesne Provincial Guard]]), and [[General Thomas Dubois]] ([[Duquesne National Army]]) meet with President Dufour and other military officials, as well as with civilian militia leaders, to develop the battle plan for “[[Operation Marquette Freedom]]” | ||
| Line 70: | Line 74: | ||
March 28th: [[Operation Marquette Freedom]] Takes effect | March 28th: [[Operation Marquette Freedom]] Takes effect | ||
3am, [[Duquesne Provincial Guard]] begin artillery bombardment of the Auvernian armada | 3am, [[Duquesne Provincial Guard]] begin artillery bombardment of the Auvernian armada on the coast of Marquette | ||
6am, [[Duquesne National Navy]] engages | 6am, [[Duquesne National Navy]] engages the !Caribbean Fleet from the rear in a surprise attack | ||
7:30 am, [[Duquesne National Army]], numbering around 100,000, begin to attack Auvernian defenses along the outskirts of [[Marquette]] from all sides | 7:30 am, [[Duquesne National Army]], numbering around 100,000, begin to attack Auvernian defenses along the outskirts of [[Marquette]] from all sides rushing the city and utilizing guerilla style warfare. Partisans in the city receive messages to resume militant activities disrupting public order and attacking Auvernian supplies within the city. | ||
8:15 am, 54th and 68th infantry divisions of the [[Duquesne National Army]] are the first to breach the | 8:15 am, 54th and 68th infantry divisions of the [[Duquesne National Army]] are the first to breach the eastern defenses, and begin rushing into Marquette in order to hit the central defenses | ||
9am, Auvernian troops on the central outskirt defenses are forced to retreat into the city, | 9am, Auvernian troops on the central outskirt defenses are forced to retreat into the city, allowing military vehicles and tens of thousands of troops to pour into [[Marquette]]. | ||
10am, Civilian | 10am, Civilian partisans within the city harass the Auvernian troops as they pull back towards the city center, followed by the [[Duquesne National Army]]. | ||
12pm, The [[Duquesne National Army]] with Civilian Militias retake half of [[Marquette]], begin moving on the government and shipping districts. | 12pm, The [[Duquesne National Army]] with Civilian Militias retake half of [[Marquette]], begin moving on the government and shipping districts. | ||
3pm, [[Duquesne Special Forces]] commanded by [[General Marques Nelson]] push Auvernian | 3pm, [[Duquesne Special Forces]] commanded by [[General Marques Nelson]] push heavily on Auvernian forces in the central government district. Due to miscommunication, Auvernian forces conduct a tactical retreat to the harbour, cutting off all supply lines to the 38th Division in Western Marquette leading to them becoming encircled. | ||
4pm, About 2,000 Auvernian troops in the Western encirclement surrender and are captured by the [[Duquesne National Army]], others hold out for relief, however news of the surrenders reaches the 4th Army Corps leading to their commander believing they had all surrendered. | |||
March 29th-March 30th: The [[Duquesne National Army]] sweeps through controlled zones of [[Marquette]] and the battle slows down as Auvernian forces begin a slow tactical withdrawal from the city with heavy air and naval support. | |||
March 31st: News of the Auvernian Revolution reaches the 4th Army Corps and General Lavale receives orders from the new revolutionary government to immediately desist from engaging the forces of Duquesne any further, however General Lavale disregards the order as being from an illegitimate government and orders the Army Corps to disband. The 98th division complies and totally disbands laying down arms and surrendering to the Republic of Duquesne, however other division commanders manage to secure permission from the government to return to Auvernia and are allowed temporary stay quartered at the harbor. As the news reaches Augustin Isle, the 6th Army Corps commander Marc Olivier and [[Admiral Ernest LaRoche]] are split on the issue of surrendering as high command back in Auvernia had by now surrendered to the revolutionaries. The two establish a temporary military junta over the island. | |||
President [[Jacques Dufour]] and heroes from the “[[Operation Marquette Freedom]]” fly the Duquesne flag once again above the National Assembly building and the Presidential Mansion | |||
May 1st: Casualties are counted numbering: | May 1st: Casualties are counted numbering: | ||
Auvernian Federation: 15,000 killed, 20,000 injured, 10,000 captured or missing | Auvernian Federation: 15,000 killed, 20,000 injured, 10,000 captured or missing | ||
| Line 99: | Line 107: | ||
[[Duquesne Special Forces]]: 604 killed, 395 injured, 10 missing | [[Duquesne Special Forces]]: 604 killed, 395 injured, 10 missing | ||
May | May 10th: The [[Duquesne National Assembly]] meets to write an official declaration of independence | ||
May 12th: News of the Auvernian revolution devolving into a civil war arrives leading to confusion over the fate of the 4th Army Corps. As the news reaches [[Isle d’ Auguste]], [[ Admiral Ernest LaRoche]] and Commander Olivier become split over how to proceed. Both are unwilling to return the 6th Army Corps to a dysfunctional failed state, but while [[Admiral Ernest LaRoche]] wishes to submit to Duquesne authorities, Commander Olivier wishes to declare the Island an independent state that is loyal to the old government of Auvernia. | |||
May | May 15th: [[Admiral Ernest LaRoche]] along with Commander Vincent Masson depart from [[Isle d’ Auguste]] during the night and surrenders the entire !Caribbean Fleet to the Duquesne Navy the following morning. | ||
May | May 16th: Commander Olivier proclaims the “State of Augistinia” and forms a more permanent junta with several trusted commanders. They begin fortifying naval batteries and preparing for a prolonged blockade. Civilians on the island have mixed reactions, many wishing to stay out of a conflict but some becoming supporters of an independent state. | ||
May | May 17th: Civilian governing bodies that existed on the island prior to the [[Duquesne War of Independence]] are integrated into the new State of Augistinia. | ||
May 21st, 1925: President Jacques Dufour signs the [[Duquesne Declaration of Independence]], officially making [[The Republic of Duquesne]] an Independent nation | May 21st, 1925: President Jacques Dufour signs the [[Duquesne Declaration of Independence]], officially making [[The Republic of Duquesne]] an Independent nation. | ||
Revision as of 13:39, 16 August 2019
| Duquesne War of Independence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:8Jj5l63i-1280.jpg The Duquesne National Army attacks Auvernian Defenses outside Marquette during Operation Marquette Freedom | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
 Duquesne | File:Auvernian.Flag.png The Auvernian Federation | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Admiral Johannes Christopsen |
File:Auvernian.flag.png General Henrique Shasuel File:Auvernian.flag.png Admiral David Aquesta | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 14,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
|
Civilian | |||||||
Timeline of the Duquesne War of Independence:
January 1st, 1925: President Jacques Dufour, in his New Year’s address, announces a list of demands to the Auvernian Federation, launches an independence campaign
January 2nd-March 4th: Mass influx of volunteers and new recruits to military recruitment centers and batteries. Training begins, and troops are organized into units. The Auvernian Federation responds to the list of demands refusing to back down, and promising retaliation to any “futile acts”
March 5th: General Thomas Dubois of the (Duquesne National Army) orders an attack on a Auvernian operated coastal battery and naval base in southern Envale. The surprise attack is a success for Duquesne, who suffer limited casualties, and successfully capture the military installation in a matter of hours and the Auvernian garrison is forced to rout into south-western Envale.
March 6th: The Auvernian Government learns of the attack and formally declares war on Duquesne, sending the 4th Army Corps consisting of 60,000 men to Isle d’ Auguste
March 10th: 60,000 Auvernian troops arrive at Isle d’ Auguste, take the island with little resistance
March 13th: Gen. Jean M. Lavale oversees an operation in which the !Carribean Fleet bolstered by a detachment of the Home Fleet escorts transport ships carrying the 4th Army Corps to Marquette harbor, the Auvernian mainland sends the 6th Army core with its 40,000 men to bolster the defenses of Isle d’ Auguste
March 14th: The !Caribbean Fleet begins bombarding the coast of Duquesne, met with no return fire as Duquesne lacked functional coastal batteries. Due to this, the President, his cabinet, the Duquesne National Assembly, and other government officials were evacuated from Marquette into Northern Aureliana. Shortly thereafter, Auvernian forces land in Marquette.
March 15th: The Auvernian Revolution begins with an uprising in Marcay and quickly spreads to major cities and rural areas in the next few days.
March 19th: After about a week of fighting off small partisan groups consisting of a mixture of Duquesne troops and civilian militiamen, the Auvernian flag is raised above the Duquesne National Assembly building and the city is captured.
March 20th: The Auvernian Revolution picks up speed as several military units either refuse to fight the revolutionary force of mostly Great War veterans and workers. Other units defect and pledge loyalty to the revolution.
March 21st: Admiral Johannes Christopsen (Duquesne National Navy), Brigadier General Samuel Yohannesy (Duquesne Provincial Guard), and General Thomas Dubois (Duquesne National Army) meet with President Dufour and other military officials, as well as with civilian militia leaders, to develop the battle plan for “Operation Marquette Freedom”
March 28th: Operation Marquette Freedom Takes effect
3am, Duquesne Provincial Guard begin artillery bombardment of the Auvernian armada on the coast of Marquette
6am, Duquesne National Navy engages the !Caribbean Fleet from the rear in a surprise attack
7:30 am, Duquesne National Army, numbering around 100,000, begin to attack Auvernian defenses along the outskirts of Marquette from all sides rushing the city and utilizing guerilla style warfare. Partisans in the city receive messages to resume militant activities disrupting public order and attacking Auvernian supplies within the city.
8:15 am, 54th and 68th infantry divisions of the Duquesne National Army are the first to breach the eastern defenses, and begin rushing into Marquette in order to hit the central defenses
9am, Auvernian troops on the central outskirt defenses are forced to retreat into the city, allowing military vehicles and tens of thousands of troops to pour into Marquette.
10am, Civilian partisans within the city harass the Auvernian troops as they pull back towards the city center, followed by the Duquesne National Army.
12pm, The Duquesne National Army with Civilian Militias retake half of Marquette, begin moving on the government and shipping districts.
3pm, Duquesne Special Forces commanded by General Marques Nelson push heavily on Auvernian forces in the central government district. Due to miscommunication, Auvernian forces conduct a tactical retreat to the harbour, cutting off all supply lines to the 38th Division in Western Marquette leading to them becoming encircled.
4pm, About 2,000 Auvernian troops in the Western encirclement surrender and are captured by the Duquesne National Army, others hold out for relief, however news of the surrenders reaches the 4th Army Corps leading to their commander believing they had all surrendered.
March 29th-March 30th: The Duquesne National Army sweeps through controlled zones of Marquette and the battle slows down as Auvernian forces begin a slow tactical withdrawal from the city with heavy air and naval support.
March 31st: News of the Auvernian Revolution reaches the 4th Army Corps and General Lavale receives orders from the new revolutionary government to immediately desist from engaging the forces of Duquesne any further, however General Lavale disregards the order as being from an illegitimate government and orders the Army Corps to disband. The 98th division complies and totally disbands laying down arms and surrendering to the Republic of Duquesne, however other division commanders manage to secure permission from the government to return to Auvernia and are allowed temporary stay quartered at the harbor. As the news reaches Augustin Isle, the 6th Army Corps commander Marc Olivier and Admiral Ernest LaRoche are split on the issue of surrendering as high command back in Auvernia had by now surrendered to the revolutionaries. The two establish a temporary military junta over the island.
President Jacques Dufour and heroes from the “Operation Marquette Freedom” fly the Duquesne flag once again above the National Assembly building and the Presidential Mansion
May 1st: Casualties are counted numbering: Auvernian Federation: 15,000 killed, 20,000 injured, 10,000 captured or missing Duquesne Combined Forces: Duquesne National Navy: 399 killed, 438 injured, 48 missing Duquesne National Army: 9,784 killed, 25,320 injured, 68 missing [[Duquesne Provincial Guard: 30 killed, 4 injured, no missing Duquesne Civilian Militias: 3,000 killed, 5,328 injured, 39 missing Duquesne Special Forces: 604 killed, 395 injured, 10 missing
May 10th: The Duquesne National Assembly meets to write an official declaration of independence
May 12th: News of the Auvernian revolution devolving into a civil war arrives leading to confusion over the fate of the 4th Army Corps. As the news reaches Isle d’ Auguste, Admiral Ernest LaRoche and Commander Olivier become split over how to proceed. Both are unwilling to return the 6th Army Corps to a dysfunctional failed state, but while Admiral Ernest LaRoche wishes to submit to Duquesne authorities, Commander Olivier wishes to declare the Island an independent state that is loyal to the old government of Auvernia.
May 15th: Admiral Ernest LaRoche along with Commander Vincent Masson depart from Isle d’ Auguste during the night and surrenders the entire !Caribbean Fleet to the Duquesne Navy the following morning.
May 16th: Commander Olivier proclaims the “State of Augistinia” and forms a more permanent junta with several trusted commanders. They begin fortifying naval batteries and preparing for a prolonged blockade. Civilians on the island have mixed reactions, many wishing to stay out of a conflict but some becoming supporters of an independent state.
May 17th: Civilian governing bodies that existed on the island prior to the Duquesne War of Independence are integrated into the new State of Augistinia.
May 21st, 1925: President Jacques Dufour signs the Duquesne Declaration of Independence, officially making The Republic of Duquesne an Independent nation.