Tagmatine Gaellician Relations

(Not yet canon, WIP) The relationship between Aromania and Gaellicia has seen much change throughout the nation's histories.

Genesis

• The modern nation state of Gaellicia can credit a significant portion of its origin to the Aroman Empire. The first Gelts were brought from Argis to Axaemenia, the northern portion of the island of Vanarambaium, in the early centuries of the common era.
• The first Gelts were brought as slaves and as cheap labor.
• Over time, Gelts mixed with the Axaemenid lower class.
• A series of revolts led to the involvement of Aurivizht mercenaries, concentrated heavily in the Southern highlands and the island of Ilwyn. Over time, the Aurivizht mercenaries became a managerial class in these regions, below Aroman elites but equal and above to Axaemenid elites.
• Independence from Aroman rule as the Aroman empire fell.
• Conquest by Thelarike. Eventual division between Thelarike and Tagmatium.
• Unified Gaels revolted against and won independence from Thelarike and Tagmatium around the early 1400s.

Early Modern Period

Ascendent Gaellicia, Declining Tagmatium

• Standing Gaellician Navy formed with Gotneskan assistance in the late 1400s.
• Gaellicia defeats invasion attempted by the Anglian Armada.
• During Tagmatine decline in the 1600s, Gaellicia conquers Vrygia.
• Gaellicia conquers and incorporates the important central Europan seas stronghold of Adrarus.

Coalition Wars

• Gaellicia is completely expelled from Vrygia by 1788.
• The Occident is embroiled in a series of Coalition Wars from the 1780s to 1815.

Modern Period

Industrial Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution is spurred in Gaellicia following the end of the Coalition wars.
• Gaellicia incorporates the island of Yaran.
• Latter half of the 19th century sees the Gaellician policy of decolonization. Both in its own colonial holdings, and eventually in other Europan powers by force.
• Conflict between Tagmatium and Gaellicia in the 1880s-1890s during Tagmatine re-expansion.

Pre war

• Gaellicia maintains policy of "armed neutrality and anti colonialism". No direct conflict with other nations, but aggressive posturing for the maintenance of its own neutrality.
• Gaellicia is dragged into the Long War.

The Long War

• Gaellicia forms an alliance with Tagmatium after being dragged into the Long War.
• During this time, Gaellicia is granted drilling and resource rights withing Tagmatium's EEZ.
• Alliance turns into anger/dislike upon Tagmatine withdrawal from the war.

Post War

• The new Holy Aroman Emperor revokes Gaellician usage rights of the Tagmatine EEZ.
• Southern Vanarambaium remains in limbo as a result of Aroman withdrawal from the war and the offensive to retake it.
• Certain elements within Gaellicia lend covert support to the Admirals Coup.
• The Admirals and Gaellicia initially have good relations. Both nations provide mutual support in economic reconstruction after the war.
• The matter of Gaellician usage of the Tagmatine EEZ is continuously put off and deferred by the Admirals.

First Oinops War

• In the 1970s, following increasing Gaellician impatience for resolution of EEZ usage rights, inter nation conflict in the Oinops channel occurs over several summers.
• Begins with the unauthorized incursion of Gaellician fishing vessels in Tagmatine waters. The depth of incursions becomes progressively larger.
• Matters escalate when an oil rig of the Gaellician corporation Octan is towed into and begins drilling for oil in the Tagmatine EEZ.
• Conflict increases with civilian vessels antagonizing and meddling with each other.
• The involvement of the Tagmatine Navy leads to Gaellician concessions and withdrawal.
• In the aftermath, Gaellicia closes its own EEZ to Tagmatine fishermen.

Second Oinops War

• Isolde MacTurf elected Taoiseach in 1979, beginning the Gaellician era of Isoldist government.