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| commander2 = President | *{{Flagicon image|New Columbia.png|22px}} [[Frederick Calyne]] | ||
*{{Flagicon image|New Columbia.png|22px}} [[Robert Monkfrith]] [[Battle of Robin's Ford|†]] | |||
*{{Flagicon image|New Columbia.png|22px}} [[Sir Lambert Sollin]] | |||
*{{Flagicon image|Flag of Castile-La Mancha.svg|22px}} '''[[Edward II of Vionna-Frankenlisch|Edward II]]''' | |||
*{{Flagicon image|Flag of Castile-La Mancha.svg|22px}} [[William, 5th Marquess of Clarren|Lord Clarren]]}} | |||
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The '''Westmoreland War''' was a conflict in the mid-19th century fought between the [[Vionna-Frankenlisch|Vionna-Frankenlischian]] colony of [[Imperial New Columbia|New Columbia]] and the young [[Mareyland|Republic of Mareyland]] over border disputes. By far the largest in a [[Lannachee River wars|series]] of short border wars between the two, the Westmoreland War finally ended the long-lasting border disputes centered around the [[Lannachee River]] mostly in New Columbia's favour at the [[Treaty of Sirenport]]. | The '''Westmoreland War''' was a conflict in the mid-19th century fought between the [[Vionna-Frankenlisch|Vionna-Frankenlischian]] colony of [[Imperial New Columbia|New Columbia]] and the young [[Mareyland|Republic of Mareyland]] over border disputes. By far the largest in a [[Lannachee River wars|series]] of short border wars between the two, the Westmoreland War finally ended the long-lasting border disputes centered around the [[Lannachee River]] mostly in New Columbia's favour at the [[Treaty of Sirenport]]. | ||
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Diplomatic negotiations between the Imperial administration in New Columbia and the government of Mareyland over the Lannachee River and its surrounding areas had been held sporadically since the late 1820s, however, due to the negligible authority of New Columbian diplomats and the constantly-changing priorities of the Mareylander government, the talks were almost entirely fruitless. Talks broke down entirely with the election of expansionist [[George Clayton]] as Mareylander president in 1840 and the bubbling tension was escalated severely when the Clayton administration declared the incorporation of the entire Lannachee River region as the [[Westmoreland Territory]] at the end of the year. The declaration of the Westmoreland Territory Charter on 12th December 1840 was met with horror in [[New Adeleux]]. The proposed territory included all of the disputed region, even extending into the range of several New Columbian trapping posts. A complaint was lodged with the Mareylander State Department but no response was received. Governor-General the [[Lawrence, 3rd Earl of Casellaine|Earl of Casellaine]] requested instruction from the [[Colonial Office]] and was advised only to open fresh talks with the Mareylander government. The Imperial government did not consider the threat seriously and the number of Imperial forces in New Columbia actually declined over the course of the next month. | |||
At the start of 1841, diplomatic overtures from the New Columbian administration were rebuffed by Clayton's government. Throughout January and February of that year, no less than seven settlement proposals from New Adeleux were rejected as unsuitable and the permanent colonial mission in Leesburg was recalled by Lord Casellaine on 28th February after Clayton refused to meet with the Imperial minister, [[Lady Adelaide Stracken]]. | |||
==Forces== | ==Forces== | ||
''Main article: [[Forces of the Westmoreland War]]'' | ''Main article: [[Forces of the Westmoreland War]]'' | ||
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==Conflict== | ==Conflict== | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
[[Category:Conflicts involving New Columbia]] [[Category:Conflicts involving Mareyland]] [[Category:Conflicts involving Vionna-Frankenlisch]] [[Category:Frankenlischian Colonial Campaigns]] | |||
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The Westmoreland War was a conflict in the mid-19th century fought between the Vionna-Frankenlischian colony of New Columbia and the young Republic of Mareyland over border disputes. By far the largest in a series of short border wars between the two, the Westmoreland War finally ended the long-lasting border disputes centered around the Lannachee River mostly in New Columbia's favour at the Treaty of Sirenport.
Border Disputes
Diplomatic negotiations between the Imperial administration in New Columbia and the government of Mareyland over the Lannachee River and its surrounding areas had been held sporadically since the late 1820s, however, due to the negligible authority of New Columbian diplomats and the constantly-changing priorities of the Mareylander government, the talks were almost entirely fruitless. Talks broke down entirely with the election of expansionist George Clayton as Mareylander president in 1840 and the bubbling tension was escalated severely when the Clayton administration declared the incorporation of the entire Lannachee River region as the Westmoreland Territory at the end of the year. The declaration of the Westmoreland Territory Charter on 12th December 1840 was met with horror in New Adeleux. The proposed territory included all of the disputed region, even extending into the range of several New Columbian trapping posts. A complaint was lodged with the Mareylander State Department but no response was received. Governor-General the Earl of Casellaine requested instruction from the Colonial Office and was advised only to open fresh talks with the Mareylander government. The Imperial government did not consider the threat seriously and the number of Imperial forces in New Columbia actually declined over the course of the next month.
At the start of 1841, diplomatic overtures from the New Columbian administration were rebuffed by Clayton's government. Throughout January and February of that year, no less than seven settlement proposals from New Adeleux were rejected as unsuitable and the permanent colonial mission in Leesburg was recalled by Lord Casellaine on 28th February after Clayton refused to meet with the Imperial minister, Lady Adelaide Stracken.
Forces
Main article: Forces of the Westmoreland War