2nd Imperial-Balonic War
| Second Imperial-Balonic War | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 Vionna-Frankenlisch |
 Republic of Urat |
 Confederate States of Balion | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Lord Richmond |
Thaddeus Whittaker |
James S. Davis | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
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1,100,000 |
60,000 |
1,600,000 | ||||||
The Second Imperial-Balonic War was a war fought between April 1871 and April 1875 between Vionna-Frankenlisch and the United States of Balion. It was the greater of two Imperial-Balonic conflicts fought in the mid-late 19th century and outnumbered its predecessor in size, casualties and fallout. There were multiple causes for the war, the continued Balonic practice of slavery, protection of Imperial trade against improving Balonic exports and continued Imperial-Balonic tensions which culminated in the Balonic attack on Fort Edward, starting the war. Despite recent disagreement by historians, the general consensus is that neither side prosecuted the war for legal or legitimate reasons and, in fact, the conflict is often used as an example of a non-just war.
In the first year of the conflict, many of the eastern states of Balion voted to secede from the Union and, a month later, went to war with the Union. This further confused the conflict and has led it to be referred to by many as the Balonic Civil War, however, in Balion it is often considered a separate conflict. Many historians also divide the two conflicts, Vionna-Frankenlisch never sided fully with either faction and, in fact, fought both on different occasions. However, there were cases of Imperial troops supporting one side against the other temporarily, such as at the Battle of Moore's Mill.
The Republic of Urat acted as an ally for the United States of Balion, mainly due to the age-old Uratic dislike of Vionna-Frankenlisch. Sixty-thousand Uratic men served in the conflict with around forty-thousand being sent to Balion. They saw action against the Confederates and the Vionna-Frankenlischians, most famously at the Battle of Williamsburg where the Uratic First Division was severely mauled and the other two divisions of the Uratic Expeditionary Force were broken against the Imperial lines.