Thirty Years War

Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War Gresiye: Kóradnĕ nĕz Kóbzarçelĭkorodna Mesogeian: Velikoslavian:
Date 18 March, 1770 - 9 June, 1802 Location Velikoslavia, Mesogeia, Greznea, Result Rise of Military Government in Greznea Independence of Nurek and Vitachia from the Mesogeian Empire
Belligerents
Velikoslavia	Mesogeia Greznea
Commanders and leaders
	Constantine XVIII Troadinos King Brata IV Naskiovic
Strength
350,000	280,000
Casualties and losses
absolutely not a single man	Heavy losses

Phase I

Gresnaya Campaign

(For details on battles, see: Battle of Bitala, Battle of Srna, Battle of Kosnisgrad, Battle of Kteta, Siege of Novo Sekavgadu)
(For further information, see: Invasion of Gresnaya (1770))

Phase I

The Velikoslavian army would cross the border and enter Vmegorsk in late March of 1770 with several army corps commanded by [PLACEHOLDER], and would immediately meet significant resistance by local Gresiy militiamen that had fortified several roadways, towns and villages and that had put their farmlands to the torch a few days before, knowing the Veliks would be coming. These low-level preparations forced the Velik army to slow down considerably in their march, giving Boyar Artr, the lord of a small strip of territory near the capital of Vmegorsk and the commander of the Vmegorsk garrison, time to prepare.

Artr fortified his star fortress near Starry Sekavgadu and further fortified Novo Sekavgadu, capital of Vmegorsk, in order to prepare them for siege. Furthermore, Artr would garrison 4,000 men, largely veteran soldiers and skilled mercenaries, in the old, decrepit Castle Bitala, only a few days march from the Velik army. The castle was fortified, with cannon placed on the walls and in the towers, and the surrounding land was plundered and put to the torch to further starve the Velik army. A further 500 mounted light hussars, all veterans as well, were sent to harass the Velik supply lines, hoping to encourage them out.

On April 2nd, the Velik army arrived at Bitala. [PLACEHOLDER] underestimated the strength and capability of the old castle, thinking that it was too weak to withstand an assault. He would order an assault, and during the ensuing Battle of Bitala, the Velikoslavian army would be repeatedly driven back from the walls by the garrison, losing thousands of men and only successfully capturing the castle after the defenders ran out of ammunition and gunpowder. Following Bitala's surrender, the Velik army continued their march, however would be met in open battle by Artr at the Battle of Srna just a few days later, being decisively defeated and forced to flee back to captured territory.

After a brief few weeks of respite for both sides, the Velik army would resume the attack on the 9th of May, having been reinforced, and supported by a second front in the east which split the Gresiy army in two, and prevented Artr from getting any professional reinforcements from the Crown. Determined to stop the Veliks, Artr would raise over ten thousand men to resist the invasion, approaching the Velik army and meeting them near Kosnisgrad at the Battle of Kosnisgrad.