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The Great War
	File:The Great War Kylaris.jpg; Clockwise from the top: Soldiers of the Gaullican Sartoux Division march through occupied s'Holle, a heavily-damaged Estmerish armoured war train, an Etrurian artillery gun provides counter fire amidst the war in Coius, a Weranian battle tank laden with soldiers, Xiao armour leaving the depots at Bantian, an Allied naval-and-air forces prepare for Operation Ruby.
Date	2 February 1927 – 12 February 1935 (8 years and 10 days); Peace treaties tbd euclean treaty or treaties; Signed Month XX, 193X; (put age here once we have a date) ; Treaty of Keisi; Signed April 23, 1935; (8 years, 2 months and 21 days) ; tbd other coian treaty or treaties; Signed Month XX, 193X; (put age here once we have a date) ; tbd asterian treaty or treaties; Signed Month XX, 193X; (put age here once we have a date) ;
Location	Kylaris
Result	Grand Alliance victory; Collapse of Functionalist Gaullica; Collapse of Sotirian Marirana; Fall of the Xiaodongese Empire; Creation of the Community of Nations; Decline of imperialism; Beginning of the Great Game; (more...)
Belligerents
Grand Alliance; Estmere; Werania; Etruria; Narozalica; Senria; Nuxica; and others	Entente; Gaullica; Xiaodong; Amathia; Marirana; and others
Commanders and leaders
Main Alliance leaders; H. H. Arterbury; Edmund G. Norcross; Leopold IV; Fortunato Parlatore; Vladislav Pudovkin; Katurou Imahara; Alaric Romagosa;	Main Entente leaders; Rafael Duclerque; Zhanxun; Ghenadie Isărescu; Ottaviano Castello;

Revision as of 16:24, 9 January 2020

Template:Region icon Kylaris

The Great War, sometimes known as the World War, was a global total war originating in Coius that lasted from February 2, 1927 to February 12, 1935. The vast majority of the countries in Kylaris, including all of the world's great powers, ultimately joined the conflict, fighting in either the Grand Alliance or the Entente. Sometimes described as "the war to end all wars" due to its scale and devastation, the conflict led to the mobilization of [tbd] million military personnel, making it the largest war in Kylarite history, and saw its major participants throw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort. The Great War was one of the deadliest conflicts in Kylarite history, with an estimated [tbd] million combatants and [tbd] million civilians killed during or as a direct result of the war. The war was marked by the introduction of mechanized armies, the development of chemical weaponry, the first usage of large-scale air combat (including the widespread use of strategic bombing, mass starvation and population displacement, and by large-scale atrocities such as the Senrian Genocide.

The immediate cause of the Great War was the military repatriation of Sakata from Xiaodong by Senria on November 17, 1926, known as the Second Sakata Incident. Senria refused demands from Xiaodong to return the city to Xiaodongese control; in order to bolster their positions, Senria and Xiaodong brought their allies of Estmere and Gaullica, respectively, into the dispute. An interlocking web of alliances within Euclea subsequently turned the dispute into a worldwide crisis. By the start of 1927, Euclea and Coius were divided into two main coalitions, the Grand Alliance - consisting of Estmere, Werania, Etruria, Narozalica, and Senria - and the Entente - consisting of Gaullica, Amathia, and Xiaodong. As countries moved towards a war footing and began to mobilize, the crisis escalated rapidly, eventually breaking into outright war with the Xiaodongese invasion of Senria, following by Xiaodong and Gaullica's declarations of war upon Senria, on February 2, 1927. This, in turn, brought the rest of their allies into the conflict.

The conflict expanded into the Asterias with [something involving marirana or satucin or vilca or whatever, right?] [course of the war; entente victories mostly from 27 to 30, estmere's collapse]

[the tides turn in 30-31, with swetania joining, senria pushing back, etc.; from 31 on it's the alliance doing the pushing; they win in euclea and the asterias, then force senria to end its war with xiao] The war ended as a conclusive victory for the Grand Alliance over the Entente, with the former largely being able to impose terms upon the latter in the subsequent peace treaties.

The Great War was a significant turning point in the political, economic, cultural, and social climate of the Kylaris. It is considered the end of the tbd 1800s-1920s historiographic period; its end, meanwhile, is held to mark the start of the Great Game and of decolonization in Kylaris. The end of the war saw numerous political and territorial changes, including the collapse of Functionalist Gaullica, Sotirian Marirana, and the Xiaodongese Empire; the devastation of the conflict also led to the collapse of the Kingdom of Estmere shortly after the war's end. Meanwhile, the balance of power in the Asterias shifted [somehow] and Senria emerged as the foremost power in southern Coius after centuries of Xiaodongese preeminence. In spite of the creation of the Community of Nations in order to prevent future conflict, rifts between the Euclean Allies would lead to the Solarian War only a decade years later.

Background

Political and military alliances

Estmerish Prime Minister H. H. Arterbury consistently worked to undermine Gaullican authority despite attempts to cool tensions

In the lead up to the Great War, the Euclean powers attempted to maintain a balance of powers. The five leading Euclean powers were Gaullica, Estmere, Werania, Etruria, and Narozalica, with all but the latter being among the foremost global powers. Among these states emerged a complicated network of alliances, between these powers and other states, most often in Euclea. The balance was threatened by Gaullican attempts to establish a global hegemony, the rising tensions between Senria and Xiaodong, and the collapse of the global economic system.

Gaullican attempts to establish colonial hegemony, semi-result of collapse of its traditional ally in Narozalica?

Anti-Gaullican Pact of Estmere, Werania, and Etruria

Tensions exasperated by Senria-Xiaodong and how that impacted the alliance webs

Four Powers Agreement and attempts to defuse rising tensions

Euclean arms race

everyone, build boats
!Washington Agreement limits the capacity for the Four Powers
most everyone ignores it

Political unrest and economic downturn

Conflicts in Coius

Senrian troops during the Second Sakata Incident.

[tbd rework pending]

Prelude

Second Sakata Incident

Combatants

Grand Alliance

Azmara (1933-1935)
Celestial Isles (1929-1935)
Chervolesia
Duquesne
File:Eldmark.png Eldmark
Kingdom of Estmere
- Buckland
- Estmerish Colonies
Etruria (1928-1935)
- Etrurian Colonies
Florena
- Kingdom of Florena (1927)
- Floren Underground Resistance (1927-1935)
Gaullican Resistance (1929-1935)
- Gaullican Free Army
- Gaullican DR
Hennehouwe
Kesselbourg
Lorcania
Narozalica
- Svobinsk
Nuxica
Vilcasuamanas (1927-1933)
Werania
Senria (1927-1935)

Entente

Progress of the war

Euclean theatre

Coian theatre

Asterian theatre

Aftermath

Legacy

Propaganda

United, an iconic late Grand Alliance propaganda piece
Stop the Spread, an Asterian Alliance propaganda piece

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 | caption     = Clockwise from the top: Soldiers of the [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] Sartoux Division march through occupied [[s'Holle]], a heavily-damaged [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmerish]] armoured war train, an [[Etruria|Etrurian]] artillery gun provides counter fire amidst the war in Coius, a [[Werania|Weranian]] battle tank laden with soldiers, [[Xiaodong|Xiao]] armour leaving the depots at [[Bantian]], an Allied naval-and-air forces prepare for Operation Ruby.
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+| bullets = yes
+| title = Peace treaties
+|[[tbd euclean treaty or treaties]]<br>Signed Month XX, 193X<br>(put age here once we have a date)
+|[[Treaty of Keisi]]<br>Signed April 23, 1935<br>({{Age in years, months and days|1927|2|2|1935|4|23}})
+|[[tbd other coian treaty or treaties]]<br>Signed Month XX, 193X<br>(put age here once we have a date)
+|[[tbd asterian treaty or treaties]]<br>Signed Month XX, 193X<br>(put age here once we have a date)
+}}
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-| result      = [[Great War (Kylaris)#Grand Alliance|Grand Alliance]] victory<br />
+| result      = '''[[Great War (Kylaris)#Grand Alliance|Grand Alliance]] victory<br />'''
-* Creation of the [[Community of Nations]]<br />
+* Collapse of [[Functionalist Gaullica]]
-* Decline of {{wp|New Imperialism|imperialism}}<br />
+* Collapse of [[Sotirian State of Marirana|Sotirian Marirana]]
-* Formation of the [[Gaullica|Gaullican Republic]]
+* Fall of the [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodongese Empire]]
+* Creation of the [[Community of Nations]]
+* Decline of {{wp|New Imperialism|imperialism}}
 * Beginning of the [[Great Game (Kylaris)|Great Game]]
+([[Aftermath of the Great War (Kylaris)|more...]])
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-{{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Fascist Gaullica|Gaullica]]<br />
+{{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Functionalist Gaullica|Gaullica]]<br />
 {{flagicon image|Flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]]<br />
 {{flagicon image|AmthIaPro1.png}} [[Kingdom of Amathia|Amathia]]<br />
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-'''The Great War''', also known as the '''Negaran Emergency''', was a global conflict centred on [[Euclea]] that began on the 7th of June, 1926 and lasted until the 12th of February, 1935. More than 37 million combatants and civilians died as a result of the war, worsened by the rapid pace of technological development employed by the belligerents in seeking an end to the conflict. The Great War saw the introduction of {{wp|Armoured Warfare|mechanised armies}}, {{wp|Nuclear weapon|atomic armaments}}, and {{wp|Aerial warfare|air combat}}, and it remains the deadliest and largest conflict in [[Kylaris|world]] history to date.
+The '''Great War''', sometimes known as the '''World War''', was a {{wp|world war|global}} {{wp|total war}} originating in [[Coius]] that lasted from February 2, 1927 to February 12, 1935. The vast majority of the countries in [[Kylaris]], including all of the world's {{wp|great power|great powers}}, ultimately joined the conflict, fighting in either the [[Grand Alliance (Kylaris)|Grand Alliance]] or the [[Entente (Kylaris)|Entente]]. Sometimes described as "the war to end all wars" due to its scale and devastation, the conflict led to the mobilization of [tbd] million military personnel, making it the largest war in Kylarite history, and saw its major participants throw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort. The Great War was one of the deadliest conflicts in Kylarite history, with an estimated [tbd] million combatants and [tbd] million civilians killed during or as a direct result of the war. The war was marked by the introduction of {{wp|Armoured Warfare|mechanized armies}}, the development of {{wp|Chemical weapons|chemical weaponry}}, the first usage of large-scale {{wp|Aerial warfare|air combat}} (including the widespread use of {{wp|strategic bombing}}, mass {{wp|starvation}} and {{wp|Forced displacement|population displacement}}, and by large-scale atrocities such as the [[Senrian Genocide]].
-The immediate cause of the war was the repatriation of [[Berseri Concessions|international concessions]] by the [[Negara|Republic of Negara]] in the latter stages of the [[Negaran Revolution]] with the tacit backing of [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmere]]. A number of Euclean states issued protests to Negara, but [[Functionalist Gaullica|Gaullican]] attempts to form an international coalition to destroy Negara drew them into a war with Estmere. A complicated system of alliances and Euclean colonial territories allowed the conflict to expand into a global war.
+The immediate cause of the Great War was the military repatriation of [[Sakata]] from [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]] by [[Senria]] on November 17, 1926, known as the [[Second Sakata Incident]]. Senria refused demands from Xiaodong to return the city to Xiaodongese control; in order to bolster their positions, Senria and Xiaodong brought their allies of [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmere]] and [[Functionalist Gaullica|Gaullica]], respectively, into the dispute. An interlocking web of alliances within [[Euclea]] subsequently turned the dispute into a worldwide crisis. By the start of 1927, Euclea and Coius were divided into two main coalitions, the [[Grand Alliance (Kylaris)|Grand Alliance]] - consisting of Estmere, [[Werania]], [[Etruria]], [[Narozalica]], and Senria - and the [[Entente (Kylaris)|Entente]] - consisting of Gaullica, [[Kingdom of Amathia|Amathia]], and Xiaodong. As countries moved towards a war footing and began to mobilize, the crisis escalated rapidly, eventually breaking into outright war with the Xiaodongese invasion of Senria, following by Xiaodong and Gaullica's declarations of war upon Senria, on February 2, 1927. This, in turn, brought the rest of their allies into the conflict.
-As a result of the Great War there were numerous territorial and political changes. The Gaullican Empire was dissolved and reformed into the [[Gaullica|Gaullican Republic]], the [[Community of Nations]] was established to regulate international affairs, the first [[List of countries with nuclear weapons (Kylaris)|atomic powers]] emerged and the [[Great Game (Kylaris)|Great Game]] began.
+The conflict expanded into the Asterias with [something involving marirana or satucin or vilca or whatever, right?] [course of the war; entente victories mostly from 27 to 30, estmere's collapse]
+[the tides turn in 30-31, with swetania joining, senria pushing back, etc.; from 31 on it's the alliance doing the pushing; they win in euclea and the asterias, then force senria to end its war with xiao] The war ended as a conclusive victory for the Grand Alliance over the Entente, with the former largely being able to impose terms upon the latter in the subsequent peace treaties.
+The Great War was a significant turning point in the political, economic, cultural, and social climate of the Kylaris. It is considered the end of the [[tbd 1800s-1920s historiographic period]]; its end, meanwhile, is held to mark the start of the [[Great Game (Kylaris)|Great Game]] and of {{wp|decolonization}} in Kylaris. The end of the war saw numerous political and territorial changes, including the collapse of [[Functionalist Gaullica]], [[Sotirian State of Marirana|Sotirian Marirana]], and the [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodongese Empire]]; the devastation of the conflict also led to the collapse of the [[Kingdom of Estmere]] shortly after the war's end. Meanwhile, the balance of power in the Asterias shifted [somehow] and Senria emerged as the foremost power in southern Coius after centuries of Xiaodongese preeminence. In spite of the creation of the [[Community of Nations]] in order to prevent future conflict, rifts between the Euclean Allies would lead to the [[Solarian War]] only a decade years later.
 ==Background==
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 ===Conflicts in Coius===
-Tensions in Negara had already been building since the [[Negaran Civil War]] of 1919-1921, which itself came as a result of the devastating defeat of the Berseri Empire at the hands of the [[Euclea|Euclean]] Powers in the [[Berseri War]] of 1862, with conflict between modernising and reformist forces both in the general population and the Imperial government leading to a general rebellion in the southern provinces which coalesced into the [[Negara|Republic of Negara]]. While Negara enjoyed widespread popular support in Euclea and among anticolonial elements in [[Coius]], its ideological basis was centered around making Negara increasingly independent from the Euclean colonial powers, which soured relations with the imperialist Euclean powers. Relations were most notably impacted with Gaullica, who enjoyed significant influence over the Berseri imperial family and imperial court.
+[[File:Shanghai1937KMT luodian.jpg|215px|right|thumb|Senrian troops during the [[Second Sakata Incident]].]]
+[tbd rework pending]
-Gaullica also sought to support the Berseri in the face of the threat of a modernized Negara, and as a result contributed to the gradual modernization of the Berseri state. In order to gain a new ally in Negara and to retain the balance of power, the Estmere and Werania forged an alliance with Negaran and supplied it with armaments. Euclean arms sales to Negara and Berseri were ultimately limited by the [[Four Powers Agreement]], which led to Negara seeking supplies from [[Valentir]], who had not entered the alliance system and could thus be regarded as neutral despite broad support for the Grand Alliance.
-By 1926 Berseri efforts to suppress domestic support for the anti-Gaullican Republican movement had resulted in a near breakdown of relations with Estmere, which sought to maintain the careful balance of powers between the [[Four Powers]]. The [[H. H. Arterbury|Arterbury]] government, aware that the Republic of Negara had a serious military advantage over Berseri, and fearful of reprisals against Estmerish concessions which bordered Republican territories negotiated a secret agreement with the Negaran government whereby Estmere would provide tacit support to Negara in the case of another civil war, and would also openly support Negaran reclamations of the concessions of foreign powers, in return for an extension of the loans on certain key concessions, to which the Negaran government agreed.
 ==Prelude==
-===Kelang incident===
+===Second Sakata Incident===
-The immediate cause of the war was the [[Kelang Incident]], which on the 15th of May led to the resumption of hostilities between it and the Berseri Empire. By the 22nd of May negotiations between the Imperial and Republican government had broken down, and as a result by the 30th Negara seized control of Gaullican territorial concessions along the coast. The Gaullican government delivered an ultimatum to Negara on the 31st on the condition of withdrawal from the coastal territories, and declared war on the 6th of June, leading to a Estmerish declaration of war on the 7th and triggering the Euclean alliance system.
 ==Combatants==

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