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Bulamu War
(Clockwise from top right) Tiwuran soldiers during the initial Crossing Offensive, Tiwuran tank regiment in Sud Magadi, Yemeti troops during the Battle of Buholaux, Yemeti troops marching through recaptued Musaza, Tiwuran infantry in June 1965
Date 1 June 1964-25 April 1966 (1 year, 10 months, 3 weeks and 3 days) Location Bahia Result Yemeti victory Status quo ante bellum Tiwuran President Chinwe assassinated Sets up stage for the First Tiwuran Civil War
Belligerents
Tiwura Supported by: Template:Country data Estmere	Yemet
Commanders and leaders
Obie Chinwe Reese Okparro Ndulu Johnathan Tobechukwu Jules Afani Ijendu Uchechi	Abner Oronge Anwar Motuma Major-General Ezera Biruh
Strength
389,000 soldiers	480,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
Tiwura 78,000 killed 81,000 wounded 15,000 missing and captured	Yemet 55,000 killed 75,000 wounded 19,000 missing and captured

The Bulamu War was a war in Bahia that occured between 1964 and 1966. It was intiated by a the Tiwuran invasion of Yemet within the United Bahian Republic. The war would take place mostly in Northern Yemet and Southern Tiwura, with Tiwura's eventual defeat leading to internal problems that would spark the First Tiwuran Civil War only a few months after.

Names

The name "Bulamu" comes from the name of the river on Tiwura and Yemet's southern border, the Bulamu, which was river Tiwuran troops would cross at the initial start of the war. The term "bulamu" comes from the !Ganda word for life.

Background

Prelude

In 1953 Tiwuran general Obie Chinwe would lead a successful coup against President Derrick Clearmont. This coup was backed by Estmere, who feared another pan-Bahianist takeover after Nhema's victory in Rwizikuru. Chinwe was backed due to his strongman nature, and he made promises of strengthening Tiwura after their losses in the Horo Rebellion. Chinwe's relationship with Obergond was strange, as at times he was apathetic to the minority-rule nation, but at others he would make claims that regions like Sud Magadi and West Ibabochia should be united with Tiwura due for the sake of ethnic unity. In 1958 a small firefight broke out between Obergonder border patrol and Tiwuran soldiers, which led to a small crisis that would get sorted out.

By the 1960s, Chinwe's rule over Tiwura was weakening after three generals were arrested in a busted coup plot against him. This led to increased crackdown on dissent, and the Tiwuran government began putting blame on the unrest and troubling times on pan-Bahianists. In 1963, with Yemet's ascension into the UBR, the Tiwuran government feared that this influence would spark new rebellions by pan-Bahianists in the country. Tiwura would expand its military greatly in the 1960s and built up troops along its southern border. The Tiwurans would amp up the spreading of national unity movement in the country, mainly the belief that all Tiwuran ethnic groups must be united under one flag, and that splitting them would cause the union to fracture and allow foreign influences to disrupt the unity and cause chaos. Chinwe also saw the value of the diamond mines along the border, believing that securing the abundance of Yemeti mines would help boost Tiwura's struggling oil-based economy by providing a secondary income source. Some Tiwurans, namely Solarian Catholics in Ouloumy, also called for uniting the Catholic Ouloumes under Tiwura. These beliefs of unification would become greatly popular as Tiwura's propaganda outlets went to work printing posters and setting up rallies.

The last event before the war was Rwizikuru's coup, and their exit from the UBR. This event caused the UBR's unity to break, and allowed for the disputes between Yemet and Maucha and grow. Seeing this period was the opportune time to strike Yemet while it was down, Tiwuran troops were mobilized along the border.

Events

Initial Offensive

The war was initiated when Tiwuran troops crossed the Bulamu river into Yemet in the morning of June 1st. Caught off guard, Yemet would be unable to form a substantial counterattack. Yemeti troops were forced into retreat due to the swift Tiwuran advance, which led to the Tiwuran forces reaching Musaza within a month. The First Battle of Musaza would take place in August with Tiwura's focus being on pushing towards Lehir. The First Battle of Musaza would bring Tiwura into launching a large offensive in Sud Magadi, which saw the largest and swiftest Tiwuran advance. Obie Chinwe called upon Ouloumes in Yemet to join his effort and raid non-Ouloume towns, which led to around 20,000 Talanzi being murdered during the first seven months of war. Tiwuran forces would defeat a large Yemeti defensive position in TBD in the northwest, leading to Tiwuran forces nearing Lake Hayik, where the resistance began to increase and Tiwuran forces would be brought to a halt in the west.

At the same time in the east, General Uchechi would capture Musaza after a month long battle. This victory would boost Tiwuran morale. Tiwura's newly formed tank divisions would be deployed in the center with the focus on capturing Pumtere. This plan backfired and forces Uchechi to support Afani's tank divisions in the battle, leading to a much longer and deadlier siege than expected. When Pumtere fell, around 40,000 Tiwuran soldiers would move around the port city of Lehir preparing to invade the city.

Stalemate and Guerilla Attacks

Yemeti forces would rebound as the war drew on for months, and utilized Oronge's appeal to the Sotirian population to encourage guerrilla attacks against the Tiwurans in Pumtere, which was successful and led to the Tiwuran center being weakened immensly as supply lines from Tiwura would be sabotaged by Sotirian guerrilla fighters. Chinwe's belief that the Ouloume and Sotirian peoples would join him was overestimated, and was only made worse as reports came out of Tiwuran troops slaughtering Sotirian civilians in their attacks on villages. Tiwuran tanks would be bogged down due to a flood north of Pumtere in October and led to General Afani's forces losing 20 tanks. The Yemeti army would launch counterattacks in the Tiwuran center due to these losses and pushed them back towards Pumtere. In Lehir Tiwurans would launch their offensive in late October and attempt to take the city by brute force, which led to 8,000 Tiwurans and 7,000 Yemetis dying in the attack and resulted in a Tiwuran retreat from the city. The Tiwuran generals would begin internal disputes as they argued over which parts of the front would need more resources. Uchechi claimed Lehir was vital to victory, and Chinwe would agree and press the Tiwuran army to attack the city. General Ndulu, commander of the western forces, would insult Uchechi believing that they should focus on putting pressure on Lake Hayik and the capital.