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| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Estmerish Royal Standard.png}} [[Edgar William Rose]] {{KIA}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Dominion of Satavia.png}} [[ | | commander1 = {{flagicon image|Estmerish Royal Standard.png}} [[Edgar William Rose]] {{KIA}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Dominion of Satavia.png}} [[Jonty Evans-Scott]] {{wpl|POW|(POW)}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Dominion of Satavia.png}} [[Oscar Harrison]] {{wpl|POW|(POW)}}<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Dominion of Satavia.png}} [[Richard de Vit]]{{KIA}} | ||
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| casualties1 = | | casualties1 = 7,281 killed or missing <br> 9,144 wounded <br> 20,000 captured <br> 1 destroyer sunk <br> | ||
| casualties2 = | | casualties2 = 3,882 killed or missing <br> 7,599 wounded <br> 1 plane damaged <br> 1 gunboat sunk <br> 1 gunboat damaged | ||
| casualties3 = | | casualties3 = ~3,500 Civilians Killed <br> 6,000 wounded | ||
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The '''Defence of Port Hope''', also known as the '''Fall of Port Hope''' and the '''Battle of Port Hope''', was a week-long military engagement that took place in February 1928. The battle began on the morning of the 3rd February, when a primarily [[Nuvania|Nuvanian]] force of [[Entente]] troops landed unopposed three miles north of [[Port Hope]]. Satavia was the last major [[Grand Alliance]] military base and the last major [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmerish]] colony in the Asterias, and, despite this, was poorly defended. The Estmerish Navy had transfered the Satavian Division to the [[Royal Satavian Navy]], which was lead by relatively inexperienced commanders, and much of the Estmerish Port Hope Garrison had also left to defend Estmere in [[Euclea]]. | |||
The remaining garrison consisted of a small contingent of Estmerish Troops and Satavian Forces, along with a cruiser and three destroyers (much of the Royal Satavian Navy were stationed further north, at [[Port Arthur]]), and no air support. | |||
Satavian and Estmerish forces were numerically outnumbered, and stood little chance against the larger and better equiped Entente force, and resisted for a week untill they were over-run and surrendered. | |||
The fall of Port Hope also lead to the fall of the Satavian Government, and was the last military engagement on the island of Satavia untill the [[Liberation of Satavia|Liberation]] in 1934. The loss of Satavia was a significant propaganda victory for the Entente, who portrayed it as the "beginning of the end" for the Estmerish colonial empire. | |||
==Background== | |||
===Outbreak of War=== | |||
Upon the outbreak of war in February, 1927, the Dominion joined Estmere in declaring war on the Entente Powers. | |||
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| Part of the Asterian Theatre of the The Great War | |||||||||
 Estmerish troops, 1928 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Estmere •  Dominion of Satavia |
 Nuvania  Satucin | ||||||||
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Edgar William Rose † Jonty Evans-Scott (POW) Oscar Harrison (POW) Richard de Vit † |
TBD TBD | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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27,339 troops 1 cruiser 3 destroyers |
51,300 troops 66 planes 4 cruisers 4 destroyers 3 gunboats | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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7,281 killed or missing 9,144 wounded 20,000 captured 1 destroyer sunk |
3,882 killed or missing 7,599 wounded 1 plane damaged 1 gunboat sunk 1 gunboat damaged | ||||||||
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~3,500 Civilians Killed 6,000 wounded | |||||||||
The Defence of Port Hope, also known as the Fall of Port Hope and the Battle of Port Hope, was a week-long military engagement that took place in February 1928. The battle began on the morning of the 3rd February, when a primarily Nuvanian force of Entente troops landed unopposed three miles north of Port Hope. Satavia was the last major Grand Alliance military base and the last major Estmerish colony in the Asterias, and, despite this, was poorly defended. The Estmerish Navy had transfered the Satavian Division to the Royal Satavian Navy, which was lead by relatively inexperienced commanders, and much of the Estmerish Port Hope Garrison had also left to defend Estmere in Euclea.
The remaining garrison consisted of a small contingent of Estmerish Troops and Satavian Forces, along with a cruiser and three destroyers (much of the Royal Satavian Navy were stationed further north, at Port Arthur), and no air support.
Satavian and Estmerish forces were numerically outnumbered, and stood little chance against the larger and better equiped Entente force, and resisted for a week untill they were over-run and surrendered.
The fall of Port Hope also lead to the fall of the Satavian Government, and was the last military engagement on the island of Satavia untill the Liberation in 1934. The loss of Satavia was a significant propaganda victory for the Entente, who portrayed it as the "beginning of the end" for the Estmerish colonial empire.
Background
Outbreak of War
Upon the outbreak of war in February, 1927, the Dominion joined Estmere in declaring war on the Entente Powers.