Harrisopian-Traldonian Oil Conflict

Harrisopian-Traldonian Oil Conflict
Date November 22, 2022 - present Location Disputed territory between Harrisopia and Traldonia Status Ongoing
Belligerents
The Kingdom of Harrisopia Supported by: The Republic of Alexiandra The Empire of Upper Magica	The Empire of Traldonia Supported by: The Empire of Riomler
Commanders and leaders
King Theon Jadeous of Harrisopia General James Davenport President Harper Montferrat of Alexiandra General Leon Baden
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

On 22 November 2022, a diplomatic crisis erupted between Harrisopia and Traldonia over access rights to a disputed set of oil fields. Despite a Harrisopian offer to grant Traldonia a portion of the proceeds to be obtained from harvesting the oil, the Traldonian Empire insisted that the area concerned was within its territorial waters and, as such, reserved for Traldonian exploitation. Soon, Harrisopian and Alexiandran forces began mobilising in an apparent attempt to seize the oil fields and deny them to Traldonia. The first shots of the ensuing war were fired on the morning of 24 November, with a Traldonian fleet engaging the Allied navies in and around the disputed archipelago. Both sides suffered casualties, but by the afternoon of November 25 the Traldonian fleet had been effectively neutralised.

On land, fighting did not break out until the early hours of November 26. Traldonia, having failed to win a decisive victory at sea, dispatched forces across its border with Harrisopia in a marked escalation of the conflict. Supported by Alexiandran rapid response units, Harrisopian troops managed to check the Traldonian advance on a front several hundred miles in length, with the two sides exchanging heavy air, artillery and small-arms fire.

By December 1, Allied forces had begun to push Imperial troops back from the border. The Traldonian Emperor, Louis Rien II, retaliated by ordering the execution of Harrisopian ambassador Delia Campbell, prompting international outrage and condemnations from both of the Allied nations. A marked escalation of the war ensued, with Alexiandran and Harrisopian forces pushing deep into enemy territory and seizing key strategic locations in rural Traldonia. Allied naval and air assets also commenced a wide-ranging and immensely destructive campaign of aerial strikes against military targets and critical infrastructure on the Traldonian mainland.