Second Imperial-Balionic War

Second Imperial-Balionic War
Date 12th April 1871 - 9th April 1875 Location Balion and the Southern Seas. Result Treaty of Marienberg (Imperial-Balionic) Both sides claim overall victory Official status quo ante bellum Some Imperial war-goals achieved Unionist Victory (Balionic Civil)
Belligerents
Vionna-Frankenlisch	United States of Balion Republic of Urat	Confederate States of Balion
Commanders and leaders
Caroline Lord Heatheridge Lord Lynwood Lord Richmond	Abraham Larkinge Odysseus H. Hampdon John P. Merriweather Thaddeus Whittaker	James S. Davis Isiah Buchanan Robert F. Cameron William P. Gardener
Strength
400,000	2,100,000 60,000	1,600,000

The Second Imperial-Balionic War was a war fought from April 1871 to April 1875 between Vionna-Frankenlisch and the United States of Balion. It was the greater of two Imperial-Balionic 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 Balionic practice of slavery, protection of Imperial trade against improving Balionic exports and increasing Imperial-Balionic tensions which culminated in the Balionic attack on Fort Edward, starting the war. Importantly, the war coincided with the Balionic Civil War, which started only a few months later in a similar fashion with the Battle of Fort Sommerville. The Balionic Civil War is considered a separate conflict to the Second Imperial-Balionic War, although there was significant overlap. The Imperial Government never officially endorsed the Confederate States against the Union and at times fought against them, including alongside Union forces at the Battle of Moore's Mill.