Great War (Anteria)

The Great War
Gadori troops entrenched in central Qazhshava
Date 4 June 1905 - 11 November 1911 (6 years, 5 months and 7 days) Location Slavic Belt of Thuadia Kasian Peninsula of Thuadia Western Thrismari Hagalaz Ocean Result Alliance victory New Sebronia established Zhoushi Union formed Troubles in Zhousheng Krenya's isolationism Qazhshava united Multiple border agreements Haldenian Summer
Belligerents
The Alliance: Gadorien Bogmia Zhengia Kandhën Kistolia Tiskaiya Bretislavia Blechingia Nicersdah Vultesia Latvia and Saaremaa Yodivenis Bisveni Co-belligerent: Neuewland Neuewland proper Colony of Prei Meas Colony of Storvan Kentalis Torvon (From 1907)	Iron Pact: Sebric Empire Krenya Krenya proper Colony of Aleman Colony of Abjekia Colony of Étaín Dutchy Empire Velharia Fallooplesburg Lyonheimer Jirgadas Haldenia Arcadia Torvon (Until 1907) Co-belligerent: Velnotia Ereska

The Great War was a first (and as of now the biggest) global conflict, fought mostly in southern and eastern Thuadia and western Thrismari.

Situation before the war

Multiple imperialist countries in central Thuadia created a so called "Iron Pact", which aimed as a cooperative offensive alliance, which hoped to strenghten its members by expanding into non-member's territory. With the historical colonial empires such as Krenya on board, but also centralised empires such as the Sebric Empire, the alliance aimed to capture multiple neighboring countries and scramble Thuadia and Thrismari and split it among themselves.
The countermovement to this military force, the so-called "Alliance" was a hesitant group of mostly pacifist democratic nations trying to counter the imperialist union. Its members were mostly smaller non-imperial countries with only defensive ambitions, with some exceptions of disunited countries (such as Kandhën in Qazshava)
Although the Alliance was mostly non-imperialist, it de facto had multiple members which used to have a colonial empire at the time (Kentalis, Gadorien). Those countries, however, adopted more democratic principles and supported the self-determination of countries in their respective empires.

War begins

Sometimes in early May 1905, Jigradas launched a series of provocative strikes on Kandhën, hoping to reunite Qazhshava under imperial government. On May 21st, about a brigade of Jigradan troops crossed the border into Kandhën and slaughtered three villages of people they deemed unworthy to live. This caused Kandhën to quickly mobilize and declare war on June 4th.
Krenya, hoping to get southern areas of Kandhën for itself, joined the war and crossed border into Kandhën. This action caused a domino effect, in which countries from both sides started declaring war on each other. By mid July 1905, the Sebric Empire, Jigradas, Krenya and Velharia were at war with Gadorien, Kandhën, Bogmia and Zhengia and more countries joined in.

War in central Thuadia

Qash front

Shortly after the war was declared, Kandhën forces quickly established a frontline and pushed against Jigradan provocations. By mid summer, they managed to push up to 300km into Jigradan territory and established a strong army in the region. Kandhën diplomats established a special Rishic-run local government in the areas originally captured during the advance, securing some legitimacy of the advance. Jigradan forces were eventually given orders to dig in and stop retreating, discontinuing the maneuver warfare. The later trench warfare battles in central Qazhshava were the most bloody front of the Thuadian campaigns.
In September 1905, Krenyan armies entered southern Qazhshava, forcing Gadori forces to establish a second front to defend their territory (the first one being shared with Bogmia against Velharia). Around the same time, multiple clashes happened in the Hagalaz Ocean between Gadori and Torvonese ships, pushing Torvonese Empire to join the war on Iron Pact's side.

Tiskai front

Krenyan leader gave order on the strategic advance into bordering Tiskai territories, hoping to take bordering areas and establish bridgeheads in a possible future advance into Kandhën. This advance was not approved by the Tiskai government and local forces were swiftly given orders to act, forcing Jigradan to divert resources from the central front to establish a secondary front in Tiskaiya. At that time, the Dutchy Empire joined the conflict and send its forces to the Tiskai front, which despite the implementation of the trench warfare was slowly moving deeper into Tiskai territory.

Velharian front

The Kingdom of Velharia hoped to take control of more territory and hopefully reclaim former eastern border lost after the Second Western Imperial War with the Empire of Three Kings in late 18th century as well to take up Gadorien into its sphere of influence as the result of the war.
The Velharian monarchy quickly joined the war and opened multiple advances into Bogmian and Gadori territories, expecting Krenya to send a stronger support later that year. This help, however, never arrived, as Krenyan colonies were attacked and the unexpected war in Tiskaiya drained the Krenyan army potential. Quickly, in the jungles of southern Gadorien as well as in multiple river mudlands of the western parts of the New Bogmian March became a deadly trap to the unprepared and underequiped Velharian forces.

War in Thrismari

War of Krenyan colonies

Kingdom of Blechingia, hoping to take advantage of Krenya being at war in Thuadia attempted to take the Krenyan colony of Aleman and crossed the Blechingian-Krenyan (Aleman) border in December 1905. The quick advance from the first week of the war eventually went to a halt when Lyonheimer, former Krenyan colony and a country with strong ties to Krenya, went to the front to defend Krenyan interest in the region.

Falloopin imperial war

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War in Kasia

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War in the east

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Fall of colonial empires

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New weapons in use

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The turning point

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The War to end all wars

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New World Order

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