First Cross-Strait War

Cross-Strait War
Top to bottom: Daoan and Tsurushiman warships bombard the Kra Naval blockade Kra armies attack villages at Bautroi
Date 6 July 1897 - 4 February 1898 Location Anachak Kang Daobac Tsurushima Result Daoan-Tsurushiman Victory Treaty of Viangchan Payment of indemnity by Anachak to Daobac & Tsurushima Demilitarization of Anachak Kang's southern coast Significant domestic political, social & economic consequences for Anachak Kang
Factions
Daobac Tsurushima	Anachak Kang
Commanders and leaders
Commander A Commander B	Commander C Commander D
Strength
- TBD Troops - TBD Troops	TBD Troops
Casualties and losses
Daoan Casualties TBD Killed TBD Wounded TBD Missing Tsurushiman Casualties TBD Killed TBD Wounded TBD Missing	Kra Casualties TBD Killed TBD Wounded TBD Missing
XXX civilians killed

The Cross-Strait War, also commonly referred to as the Daoan-Kra War, was an intense armed conflict fought between Anachak Kang and an alliance between Daobac and Tsurushima from 6 July 1897 until 4 February 1898. The war was borne out of Anachak Kang's, commonly referred to as the Kra, expansionist and hegemonic policy to dominate the Kayatman and east Ochran regions through political and economic means. The Kra government viewed the subjugation and annexation of Daobac as a stepping stone to achieve Kra hegemony over the region, while at the same time control a strategic port of entry for international trade. The independence of Daobac in 1845 presented a new entry point for goods to enter and exist the Ozerosi and Kayatman seas. As a result many nations, Tsurushima and Anachak Kang among them, sought to establish friendly relations with Daobac in order to cement access to trade with the new nation. Initially, the Kra had the upper hand in the war, to the point of being able to invade and occupy parts of Bautroi island in Daobac. However their decision to simultaneously attack, what they perceived to be a weakened nation in the wake of a revolution, Tsurushima proved to be a major factor in their defeat. The involvement of Tsurushima as an ally of Daobac has been largely credited with single handedly turning the tide of the war. On July 1897 all Kra armies that occupied Bautroi island had been routed, and by January 1898 Daobac and Tsurushima launched a concentrated amphibious landing at Anachak Kang and eventually forced the Kra to surrender by occupying the Kra's capital city: Viangchan.

Background

Daobac's independence in 1845 resulted in a sudden geopolitical shift in the area as the island nation opened a new entry point into the Ozeros ocean through the Kayatman sea as it had been previously been controlled exclusively by Kajera. Many nations sought to establish friendly relations with Daobac in the hopes of allowing their goods to enter the diverse and rich Ozerosi market. Both Tsurushima and Anachak were quick to establish trade relations with Daobac and invested heavily in Daobac’s public infrastructure projects in the hopes to gain a favorable standing with the Daoan government. Tsurushima in particular helped develop not only Daobac’s infrastructure but also its armed forces. During this time, Daobac’s foreign policy was divided into three major factions within the Daoan Congress between those who wished closer relations with either: Tsurushima, Anachak Kang or the Ozerosi countries. While Tsurushima, Ozerosi nations and Anachak engaged in covert lobbying to achieve favorable trade deals, those from Anachak wished to install pro-Anachak politicians in the Daoan Congress to engage in subversion. Their ultimate goal was to initiate a general referendum within Daobac to become a province/colony of Anachak. Various pro-Anachak political parties were funded by Anachak throughout 1850 - 1897 and were able to gain a foothold in the Daoan Congress. However on 3 July 1897, a meeting between Anachak agents and pro-Anachak Daoan congressmen and businessmen was interrupted by Daoan Law Enforcement agents. Documents and other evidence recovered from the meeting revealed that the Daoan congressmen and businessmen were offered various financial rewards to propose pro-Anachak legislation in Congress. Both the Daoan congressmen and Anachak agents were charged with espionage and imprisoned, an action which the Kra government strongly condemned and demanded the immediate release of their agents, claiming that they were not civilians, but ambassadors who have the rights of diplomatic immunity. Daobac rejected these claims and did not release the Anachak agents.

Factions

Anachak Kang

See also: Anachak Kang

Daobac

See also: Daobac

Daobac is an island nation comprised of the islands of Bautroi and Dammay and is located in the geopolitically strategic location of the Kayatman archipelago. The chain of islands that comprise the archipelago stretches all the way from Malaio to Ochran and, in a sense, forms a natural geographic barrier of sorts between the Ozerosi and Makrian oceans. In the ancient era the Kayatman archipelago has allowed archaic humanss to island hope between the two continents, spreading their population and culture. In the modern era, nation states who governed the archipelago are able to levy taxes from ships that enter their territorial waters and transform their ports and cities into major hubs of international, regional and local trade. In the classical era the Tahamajan Empire had complete hegemony over the archipelago, in the modern era this control was previously held by Kajera. However the independence of Daobac created a new entry point for goods and international trade. Daobac's strategic geopolitical location meant that many foreign powers attempted to exert their influence over the nascent nation in order to either gain access or control the strategic port and cities in Daobac. However this also meant that Daobac found itself in a position where it could leverage its location to extract concessions and various other favorable deals from foreign nations, in exchange for the goodwill of the Daoan government. As a result Daobac has done its best to maintain a free and active foreign policy, maintaining friendly relations with enough great powers but at the same time doing its best to not be anchored to one or more particular geopolitical bloc. The Daoan government was able to initiate and complete various public infrastructure construction projects and build up its armed forces from the assistance from many nations, though Tsurushima in particular invested heavily in both public infrastructure and defense of Daobac. The war was a major trial by fire of the nation's armed forces. It had only been independent for less than half a decade and the Daoan government was more primarily concerned with spending government funds on public infrastructure and social programs to stimulate economic development. While the armed forces received a decent amount of funding, it was not enough to the point that it met minimum essential force requirements to defend all of Daobac's territory. The armed forces, the navy especially, fielded equipment considered modern in the late 20th century provided primarily by Tsurushima. However they lacked the necessary manpower to defend both Bautroi and Dammay islands, in-depth defense analysis conducted by the armed forces consistently show that in the event of a war the armed forces would be unable to effectively defend both islands.

Tsurushima

See also: Tsurushima