Kenlongese War

Kenlongese War
Part of the Great Game
Clockwise, from top left: Melasian brigadier general Ernst Keitel after the Song Lo Bay landings Melasian marines landing during Operation Blue Moon in Gi Lang Melasian aircrew replenishing the ammunition of a J 49 fighter Kenlongese royalist troops posing after the victory at La Tho MS Jurgenshafen bombarding the coastal city of Phong My during the April Offensive
Date 19 September 1944 (1944-09-19) – 3 March 1951 (1951-03-03) (6 years, 5 months and 12 days) Establishment of diplomatic mission between Melasia and the Kingdom of Kenlong on 3 March 1951 Location Kenlong, Melasia Result Royalist-led victory Liquidation of the puppet regime in Kenlong Establishment of the Kingdom of Kenlong Departure of the Melasians from Kenlong Territorial changes Coast of Song Lo and the Northern Caroline islands ceded to Kenlong
Belligerents
State of Kenlong Melasia Supported by: Cuthland Rovina	Kingdom of Kenlong Supported by: Mascylla Falland Lavaria	People's Liberation Front of Kenlong Mèo Insurgency Supported by: Dulebia Note: The various communist factions often participated in hostile actions between each-other.
Commanders and leaders
Nguyễn Phúc Ưng Đăng Wilhelm Keller Gustaf von Baumann	King Hồ Hoàng Thái Maximilian I Ernest Rähner	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
Strength
State of Kenlong Regulars: 185,000 Town militia: 68,000 Police and other law enforcement: 16,000 Republic of Melasia Melasian marine corps: 25,000 Melasian Home Guard: 46,000 Total: c. 340,000	Kingdom of Kenlong Regulars: 250,000 (1948) Irregulars: c. 268,000 Mascyllary Empire Colonial troops: c. 7,200 Total: c. 525,200	People's Liberation Front Irregulars: 45,000 (peak) Mèo Insurgency Irregulars: c. 17,200 Total: c. 62,200
Casualties and losses
100,000 - 150,000 killed, wounded or missing 53,863 military killed, wounded or missing	190,000 - 210,000 killed, wounded or captured 25,000 imprisoned in Melasian labour camps 95 colonial troops wounded or missing	unknown number killed or wounded 14,000-29,000 captured by both sides
345,000–450,000 total killed, wounded or missing 200,000 - 350,000 civilians killed