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| caption    = Clockwise from the top: Soldiers of the [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] Sartoux Division march through occupied [[s'Holle]], a heavily-damaged [[Negara|Negaran]] armoured war train, a [[Etruria|Etrurian]] artillery gun provides counter fire amidst the war in Coius,  an [[Werania|Weranian]] battle tank laden with soldiers, [[Nematsu|Nematsujin]] armour leaving the depots at [[Haixingwai]], [[Federation of Asteria|Federation]] combined naval-and-air forces prepare for Operation Ruby.
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| date        =  {{start date|df=yes|1926|6|7}} – {{End date|df=yes|1935|2|12}}  ({{Age in years, months and days|1926|6|7|1935|2|12}})
* Kirenian soldiers advancing through [[Wottested]]
| place      =  [[Kylaris]]
* [[Fighting Estmere|Estmerish]] planes on a patrol run
* A Gaullican tank in occupied [[Catherby]]
* Etrurian troops in Rahelia
* Weranian soldiers during the [[Battle of TBD]]
* The destruction of the [[TBD ship]]
* Senrian soldiers during the [[Battle of Ukyou (1927)|First Battle of Ukyou]]
* Satrian soldiers at the [[Battle of Khatan Pass]]
* Soravian cavalry forces marching through [TBD]
* An Ardesian mortar position near [TBD]}}
| date        =  {{start date|df=yes|1927|2|2}} – {{End date|df=yes|1935|2|12}}  ({{Age in years, months and days|1927|2|2|1935|2|12}})<br>{{Collapsible list
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| title = Peace treaties
|[[Treaty of s'Holle]]<br>Signed Month XX, 1934<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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| place      =  [[Euclea]], [[Coius|Southwest Coius]], [[Asteria Superior]] and [[Asteria Inferior|Inferior]], [[Rahelia]], [[Bahia]], [[Satria]], [[Vehemens Ocean|Vehemens]].
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| result      = [[Great War (Kylaris)#Grand Alliance|Grand Alliance]] victory<br />
| result      = '''[[Grand Alliance]] victory'''
* Creation of the [[Community of Nations]]<br />
* Collapse of [[Functionalist Gaullica]]
* Decline of {{wp|New Imperialism|imperialism}}<br />
* Fall of the [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodongese Empire]]
* Formation of the [[Gaullica|Gaullican Republic]]
* Creation of the [[Community of Nations]]
* Reclamation of the [[Negaran Concessions]]
* Decline of {{wp|New Imperialism|imperialism}} and {{wp|monarchism}}
* Beginning of the [[Great Game (Kylaris)|Great Game]]
* Beginning of the [[Great Game (Kylaris)|Great Game]]
([[Aftermath of the Great War (Kylaris)|more...]])
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{{flagicon image|Estmerish Royal Standard.png}} [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmere]]<br>
| {{flagicon|Estmere|kingdom-1801}} [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmere]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Werania.png}} [[Werania]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Werania.png}} [[Werania]]
{{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} [[First Etrurian Republic|Etruria]] <small>(1928-1936)</small><br />
| {{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} [[First Etrurian Republic|Etruria]]
{{flagicon image|Narozalyk Flag.png}} [[Narozalica]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Narozalyk Flag.png}} [[Soravia]]
{{flagicon image|SenriaFlag.png}} [[Senria]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|SenriaFlag.png}} [[Senria]]
{{flagicon image|Eldmark.png}} [[Eldmark]]
| {{flagicon image|AFR Flag.png}} [[Asterian Federative Republic]]
''[[Great War (Kylaris)#Grand Alliance|and others]]''
| {{flag|Valduvia}} {{small|(1931–1935)}}
| combatant2  ='''[[Great War (Kylaris)#Entente|Entente]]'''<br>
| ''[[Grand Alliance|and others]]''
{{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Fascist Gaullica|Gaullica]]<br />
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{{flagicon image|Flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]]<br />
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{{flagicon image|AmthIaPro1.png}} [[Kingdom of Amathia|Amathia]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Functionalist Gaullica|Gaullica]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Marirana under Castello.png}} [[Sotirian State of Marirana|Marirana]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Imperial flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]]
''[[Great War (Kylaris)#Entente|and others]]''
| {{flagicon_image|Flag of Ravnia.png}} [[Ravnia]]
| {{flagicon image|AmathiaF.png}} [[Holy Amathian State|Amathia]]
| ''[[Entente|and others]]''
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| commander1  = '''Main Alliance leaders'''<br>
| commander1  = {{ubl| '''Main Alliance leaders'''
{{flagicon image|Estmerish Royal Standard.png}} [[H. H. Arterbury]]<br />
| {{flagicon|Estmere|kingdom-1801}} [[Richard XIII of Estmere|Richard XIII]]
{{flagicon image|Estmerish Royal Standard.png}} [[Edmund G. Norcross]]<br />
| {{flagicon|Estmere|kingdom-1801}} [[Laurence Montgomery]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Werania.png}} [[Leopold IV of Werania|Leopold IV]]<br />
| {{flagicon|Estmere|fighting-estmere}} [[Wolfgar E.R. Godfredson|Wolfgar Godfredson]]
{{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} [[Fortunato Parlatore]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Werania.png}} [[Leopold IV of Werania|Leopold IV]]
{{flagicon image|Narozalyk Flag.png}} [[Vladislav Pudovkin]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} [[Fortunato Parlatore]]
{{flagicon image|SenriaFlag.png}} [[Katurou Imahara]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Narozalyk Flag.png}} [[Vladislav Pudovkin]]
{{flagicon image|Eldmark.png}} [[Karl I]]
| {{flagicon image|SenriaFlag.png}} [[Katurou Imahara]]
| commander2  = '''Main Entente leaders'''<br>
| {{flagicon image|AFR Flag.png}} [[Alaric Romagosa]]
{{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Rafael Duclerque]]<br />
| {{flagicon|Valduvia}} [[Artūrs Ulmanis]]
{{flagicon image|Flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Zhanxun Emperor|Zhanxun]]<br />
}}
{{flagicon image|AmthIaPro1.png}} [[Ghenadie Isărescu]]<br />
| commander2  = {{ubl| '''Main Entente leaders'''
{{flagicon|Sotirian State of Marirana}} [[Ottaviano Castello]]<br />
| {{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Albert IV of Gaullica|Albert IV]]
| {{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Rafael Duclerque]]
| {{flagicon image|Imperial flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Shanrong Emperor|Shanrong]]
| {{flagicon image|Imperial flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Ren Xilian]]
| {{flagicon_image|Ravnia.png}} [[Alexander IV of Ravnia|Alexander IV]]
| {{flagicon image|AmathiaF.png}} [[Ghenadie Isărescu]]
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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 Kylarite 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|the world]], including all of the world's {{wp|great power|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 also 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 large-scale atrocities such as the [[Senrian Genocide]].
 
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]] - where tensions were already high following the [[Hennehouwe Crisis]] - 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]], [[Soravia]], and Senria - and the [[Entente]] - consisting of Gaullica, [[Ravnia]], [[Holy Amathian State|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, and Xiaodong's and Gaullica's formal declaration of war against 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, satucin, aucuria and nuvania at the minimum] [course of the war worldwide; entente victories mostly from 27 to 30, estmere's collapse]


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 [[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 tides turn in 30-31 or 31-32, with kirenia 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.


As a result of the Great War there were numerous territorial and political changes. The Berseri Empire was conquered and disbanded by the Republic of Negara, 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.
As a result of the Great War, significant changes to the cultural, economic, political, and social climate of global society followed. 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}}. The end of the war saw numerous political and territorial changes, including the collapse of [[Functionalist Gaullica]] 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, Asteria saw the dominance of nations such as [[Nuxica]] and to a lesser extent [[Rizealand]] after the collapse of the Gaullican Empire 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 later.


==Chronology==
==Background==
==Background==
{{Events leading to the Great War (Kylaris)}}
===Political and military alliances===
===Political and military alliances===
[[File:1910 Arthur Henderson.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Estmerish Prime Minister H. H. Arterbury consistently worked to undermine Gaullican authority despite attempts to cool tensions]]
[[File:A.J. Balfour LCCN2014682753 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Prime Minister of Estmere|Prime Minister]] [[Victor Chadbourne]] 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 {{wp|balance of powers}}. The five leading Euclean powers were [[Gaullica]], [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmere]], [[Werania]], [[Etruria]], and [[Marolevia]], 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 Negaran Civil War, and the cooperativist revolution in Marolevia.
In the lead up to the Great War, the Euclean powers attempted to maintain a {{wp|balance of powers}}. The five leading Euclean powers were [[Gaullica]], [[Kingdom of Estmere|Estmere]], [[Werania]], [[Etruria]], and [[Soravia]], 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 Marolevia?


*Anti-Gaullican Pact of Estmere, Werania, and Etruria
After losing its historical ally [[Soravia]] in the 19th century, Gaullica began to shift its focus to its colonies. It established a colonial hegemony over [[Bahia]] and had significant influence in the [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire]]. Gaullican holdings in [[Asteria Superior]] and [[Asteria Inferior|Inferior]] allowed it influence political and economic developments across the [[Vehemens Ocean|Vehemens]]. Tensions with other Euclean nations continued to rise over colonial disputes, with several conflicts erupting over colonial boundaries. Gaullica's status as the leader in global trade was solidified by its large colonial empire. After the collapse of its other main Euclean ally [[Kirenia]], Gaullica continued to further its colonial agenda during the 1920s. This led Estmere and Etruria to rapprochement, which was facilitated by Werania. In 1923, the three nations established the Tripartite Agreement, an anti-Gaullican defensive alliance. While Soravia did not officially join the alliance, it maintained close ties with the signatory powers.


*Tensions exasperated by the Negaran Civil War and how that impacted the alliance webs
*Tensions exasperated by Senria-Xiaodong and how that impacted the alliance webs


*Four Powers Agreement and attempts to defuse rising tensions
As the threat of war between Senria and Xiaodong loomed, Estmere, Etruria, Gaullica and Werania signed the Four Powers Agreement in 1925. The purpose of the agreement was to prevent armed conflict between the the Tripartite nations and the Gaullican Empire. Estmere was still recovering from the [[Airdale War]] and was skeptical of a war with Gaullica prior to 1930, viewing such a conflict as inevitable. The Four Powers Agreement aimed to reduce competition between Gaullica and its Euclean rivals. The nations agreed to limit their involvement in disputes between Senria and Xiaodong and to officially drop all conflicting colonial claims in Coius. However, the agreement was never fully implemented and the Estmerish and Gaullican governments continued to interfere in Coius. Estmere withdrew from the Four Powers Agreement in 1926 after Gaullica annexed [[Kesselbourg]] and southern [[Hennehouwe]]. While war was avoided, it was the first significant act of aggression by Gaullica in Euclea since the agreement was signed. Etruria and Werania also withdrew from the agreement.


===Euclean arms race===
===Euclean arms race===
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===Political unrest and economic downturn===
===Political unrest and economic downturn===
{{main|Great Collapse}}
====In Euclea====
====In the Asterias====
===Colonial tensions===


===Conflicts in Coius===
===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.
{{main|First Sakata Incident|Senrian Revolution}}
 
The increased pressure of Euclean imperialism, and the unpopularity of the concessions forced by Euclean powers on Senria and Xiaodong during the mid-1800s, had led to the [[Baiqiao Revolution]] in [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]] in 1856 and the [[Keiou Restoration]] in [[Empire of Senria|Senria]] in 1869. The Baiqiao Revolution and Keiou Restoration saw both Xiaodong and Senria come under {{wp|absolute monarchy|absolutist or quasi-absolutist}} monarchies and initiate substantial modernizing reforms. In Xiaodong, the revolution - against the [[Senrian people|ethnically Senrian]] [[Toki Sougunate|Toki dynasty]] - was accompanied by a sharp rise in [[Anti-Senrian sentiment|anti-Senrian sentiment]]. Xiaodong's military and economy modernized substantially as a result of the [[Zhengfeng reforms]] undertaken by the [[Xiyong Emperor]]; while Senria made progress under the [[Monarchy of Senria|Dragon King]] [[Kazuhito of Senria|Keiou]], it was not as fast as Xiaodong's, and these efforts stalled after his death.
[[File:Landing on Nampho.jpg|thumb|250px|Xiaodongese troops landing near [[Sakata]] during the [[First Sakata Incident]].]]
Unable to overturn Euclean concessions in Xiaodong, but nonetheless seeking a victory to underscore the country's growing power and hoping to exploit domestic anti-Senrian sentiment, Xiaodong provoked the [[First Sakata Incident]] in 1909. The Xiaodongese landed troops near the Senrian city of [[Sakata]], capturing the city, simultaneously sending the country's navy to blockade [[Keisi]]. The Xiaodongese government then demanded that Senria offer Sakata to Xiaodong as a concession; Senria, unable to effectively respond due to its stalled modernization, was forced to concede. The incident provoked outrage in Senria, sparking the [[1909 Concession Riots]]; this, combined with frustration over the lack of power accorded to Senria's [[Consultative Assembly (Senria)|Consultative Assembly]] and, later, the turmoil of the [[Great Collapse]], resulted in a sharp uptick in support for republicanism within Senria; several republican groups united to form the [[Kyouwakai]], under the leadership of [[Ryuunosuke Miyamoto]], in 1910.
 
The [[Senrian Revolution]] began in April 1918 following the massacre of republican protesters by soldiers and police in Keisi. The Kyouwakai established a rival republican government, led by Miyamoto as [[Speaker of Senria|Speaker]], in the city of [[Ukyou]]. This republican government was able to seize control of much of [[Tousuu]], [[Gyousuu]], and [[Yuusuu]], with the government retaining control over Senria's main island, [[Kousuu]]. [[National Revolutionary Army|Republican forces]] initially struggled to beat their [[Imperial Senrian Armed Forces|imperial counterparts]], who were better-trained, better-equipped, and better-led; they were able to prevent any substantial imperial advances, however, due to substantial aid from [[Estmere]], which saw the conflict as an opportunity to gain influence in southern Coius. Estmerish support for the republicans, in turn, led to [[Gaullica|Gaullican]] support for the Senrian Empire, turning the conflict into a {{wp|proxy war}}.


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.
The tide of the conflict began to turn with the [[Assassination of Dragon King Hisahito|assassination]] of Dragon King [[Hisahito of Senria|Tenmei]] in 1919. Tenmei's son [[Katuhito of Senria|Souhou]] squandered the advantages held by the imperial army by interfering in its operations, recalling large numbers of troops from the front to guard [[Keisi]], and ordering those troops who remained on the front into battles they could not win. This happened in spite of Miyamoto's retirement and subsequent death, and a rift between Miyamoto's successor, [[Isao Isiyama]], and Isiyama's rival [[Yosito Otuzi]]. The imperial position became wholly untenable with the [[1925 Great Kinkeidou Earthquake]], which destroyed what public backing the monarchy had retained. In 1922, as the tide of the war turned, Gaullica - fearing the growth in Estmerish influence of a republican victory - asked Xiaodong to lease a section of Sakata for use as a Gaullican {{wp|feulling station|coaling station}}; Xiaodong assented, giving Gaullica a fifty-year lease to a section of Sakata's harbor.


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.
Frustrated with Souhou's mismanagement of the war effort, and aware that a republican victory was now imminent, a group of imperial generals and admirals known as the [[First Gang of Six]] and led by [[Katurou Imahara]], launched a military {{wp|coup d'etat}} known as [[The Reaping (Senria)|the Reaping]] in January 1926; forces under Imahara's command captured the Dragon King and forced his abdication. Immediately following the Reaping, Isiyama and Imahara agreed to a cessation of hostilities; shortly thereafter, the two agreed to a power-sharing agreement which entailed the creation of a [[Council of the Senrian State]] filled evenly with allies of Isiyama and Imahara. This government remained heavily aligned towards Estmere, in part due to the Gaullican naval presence in the Sakata concession, and Senrian-Xiaodongese relations increasingly become a proxy for Estmerish-Gaullican relations as a result.


==Prelude==
==Prelude==
===Kelang incident===
===Chyhyryn War===
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.
{{main|Chyhyryn War}}
Ardesia which had considerably expanded its military capabilities and modeled itself on Gaullican military doctrine, had laid claim to [[First Vinalian Republic|Vinalian]] lands south of the Chyhyryn river. These lands had been conquered by the [[Soravian Empire]] in 1721, in the [[Ten Years' War]] and turned over to [[Colony of Vinalia|Vinalia]]. Considerable Etrurian speaking populations remained in the region even in 1910. Ardesian claims to the region, put it on a coalition course with Vinalia, which had not fully recovered from the depression, and suffered as [[Chistovodia]], its primary trading partner entered into [[Chistovodian civil war|civil war]]. Vinalian attempts at improving its military, and economy succeeded in some regards between 1921-1925, but Vinalia was severely unprepared for a conflict with Ardesia, which outmatched it in almost all regards.
 
Following a military buildup by both sides between June and July 1925. Ardesia invaded Vinalia, on July 19 1925. Vinalian forces were quickly overwhelmed, and suffered grave losses. Vinalia was able to stop Ardesian troops on the northern bank of the Chyhyryn river, utilizing the cities of Catherinsk, and Velkarichka the evacuated Vinalian capital as defensive positions. Heavy urban fighting in both cities would leave them mostly destroyed. Velkarichka was abandoned by Vinalian forces on November 10, as Ardesia prepared a major offensive which routed Vinalian forces in December, although Ardesia could only capture the encircled Catherinsk at the end of January. Ardesian forces would cross the Shyroniy river in Apil, and the Bin river in September, following a failed September Vinalian counter-offensive.
 
Vinalia entered into terms with Ardesia in October 1926. Establishing a region of military occupation south of the Shyroniy river, and establishing a {{wp|Puppet_state|collaborationist state}} in the [[Vinalian Salvation Government]]. Ardesia would annex its military occupation in 1929, and obtain material and military aid from the friendly regime of [[Eric Hodza]]. The invasion and defeat of Vinalia, invigorated [[Asterian Federal Republic|AFR]] and [[Soravia]]n foreign policy. Vinalian troops would serve on both sides of the conflict, with collaborationist troops serving in the Ardesian military, while Free Vinalian troops under the AFR based [[Vinalian Government-in-exile]] served in both the Asterias and Euclea.
===Hennehouwe Crisis===
{{main|Hennehouwe Crisis}}
[[File:Refugees from Belgium in Paris, 1914.jpg|thumb|left|215px|{{wp|Dutch people|Hennish}} refugees in Morwall, 1927.]]
The functionalist government of Gaullica used {{wp|Revanchism|revanchist}} rhetoric as a means of building and consolidating support among the Gaullican public. Gaullica became more aggressive in Europe. In September 1926, it annexed [[Kesselbourg]] and provoked little response from other Euclean powers. Members of the Tripartite Agreement were reluctant to escalate tensions over the small principality. Encouraged by the lack of response, Duclerque began to press Gaullican claims to the ethnically {{wp|Walloon|Petois}} regions in the south of [[Hennehouwe]]. Despite requests from the Hennish government, Arterbury declined to defend Hennehouwe in the event of a Gaullican occupation of the Petois regions. He would only commit Estmere to war if all of Hennehouwe was annexed, as it would violate the Congress of Torrazza, which establish Hennish independence. Estmere was not prepared for a war with Gaullica in 1926 and despite his own maneuvering, Arterbury hoped to avoid conflict until 1930. Gaullica annexed southern Hennehouwe in December 1926 with little resistance. Fighting lasted for just two days before the Hennish forces were overrun. Estmere issued a diplomatic protest, warning Ducluerque that he was still bound to the terms of the Congress of Torrazza. After brief negotiations between Estmerish and Gaullican diplomats, Ducluerque promised that no additional territorial demands would be made. A new independent government led by functionalists and Gaullican sympathizers was installed by the Gaullicans in order to uphold the terms of Torrazza. The Hennish government fled s'Holle for the northern counties, bringing the country's gold reserves with them. Later, the government went into exile in Morwall after fleeing north into Estmere in January 1927.
 
Gaullica's annexation of the Petois regions was met with diplomatic resistance by Estmere and the other anti-Gaullican powers. Estmere withdrew from the Four Powers Agreement in protest. Ducluerque was irritated by Estmerish interference in Hennehouwe and felt betrayed by Arterbury's decision to pull out of the Four Powers Agreement after Gaullica promised it would not annex any additional Hennish territory.The Etrurian and Weranian governments also ended their participation in the agreement and Narozalica joined the anti-Gaullican Tripartite Agreement. The collapse of the Four Power Agreement left Gaullica isolated among the main Euclean powers.
 
The Hennehouwe Crisis had a lasting impact on the Hennish population. The Gaullican occupation in south of the country was brutal. Atrocities were committed against ethnic Hennish and many became displaced after being forced out of their homes. Thousands of Hennish refugees crossed the border and fled to neighboring Estmere. The Estmerish press was outraged by Gaullican treatment of the Hennish and anti-Gaullican sentiments rose significantly.
 
===Second Sakata Incident===
 
Following the end of the [[Senrian Revolution]], the Republic of Senria had been governed by a body known as the [[Council of the Senrian State]], established as a compromise between revolutionary leader [[Isao Isiyama]] and General [[Katurou Imahara]]. This body was divided evenly between members of Isiyama's [[Kyouwakai]] and Imahara's [[Aikokutou]] as a power-sharing agreement between the two men; most administrative bodies and local authorities established by the Council had a similar even split, due to politicking between the Kyouwakai and Aikokutou at the national level. These ideological divisions quickly became a serious obstacle for the government, which often found itself paralyzed along party lines on even basic issues. As a result, the government became impotent, and public faith in the young republic began to fall.
 
In late July 1926, Senrian intelligence forces loyal to Isiyama obtained a Xiaodongese military report which stated that the Xiaodongese regime did not consider the Senrian republic to be a threat, and there was only a skeletal military presence in [[Sakata]] as a result, with the city's defense largely handled by the mostly-Senrian municipal police force. Isiyama relayed this information to the other members of the Council, including Imahara. Imahara proposed that Senria launch an operation, under his command, to reclaim the city as a means to restore popular support; Isiyama agreed, on the condition that he or another member of the Kyouwakai would be the one to publicly announce the operation if it succeeded, a demand to which Imahara assented. While there were concerns raised about how Gaullica, which had been leased a part of Sakata harbor by Xiaodong, might react, the Council came to the conclusion that Gaullica would most likely move its naval assets to nearby [[Jindao]] rather than further escalate the situation.
[[File:Shanghai1937KMT luodian.jpg|215px|right|thumb|Senrian troops during the [[Second Sakata Incident]].]]
The operation was launched in the pre-dawn hours of November 17, 1926, following several weeks of clandestine troop movements; Senrian forces entered Xiaodongese-controlled territory at 7:22 AM. News of Senrian troops entering Sakata spread quickly among the city's population; as Senrian troops entered the city proper, they were met by crowds of local civilians waving makeshift Senrian flags and assisted by the municipal police. The Xiaodongese garrison in the city attempted to respond, but was vastly outnumbered, and surrendered at 11:12 AM.
 
Isiyama announced the repatriation of Sakata that afternoon, and proclaimed both the concession of Sakata to Xiaodong and the harbor lease provided to Gaullica null and void, demanding that Gaullican forces vacate the city. [gaullica refuses; senria seizes the base on december 2; senria calls in estmere, negotiations are tried; negotiations break down as gaullica and xiaodong leave, putting the world on the warpath]


==Combatants==
==Combatants==
===Grand Alliance===
===Grand Alliance===
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*{{flagicon image|Azmaran Flag.png}} [[Azmara|Commonwealth of Azmara]] (1933-1935)
*{{flagicon|Alsland}} [[Alsland]]
*{{flagicon image|Yocatullic_flag.png}} [[Ik' Ka' Ek' Akai|Celestial Isles]] (1929-1935)
*{{flagicon image|AFR Flag.png}} [[Asterian Federative Republic]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Chervolesia.svg}} [[Chervolesia]]
*{{flagicon image|Free Ardesian Army flag.png}} [[Ardesian Resistance]]
*{{flagicon image|Duquesne Flag.png}} [[The Republic of Duquesne|Duquesne]]
**{{flagicon image|Armed Workers Brigade flag.png}} [[Workers Council Party|Armed Workers Brigade]]
*{{flagicon image|Estmere.png}} [[Kingdom of Estmere]]
*{{flagicon|Aucuria}} [[Aucuria|Aucurian Republic]] <small>(1928)</small>
**{{flagicon|BucklandKingdom}} [[Kingdom of Buckland|Buckland]]
**[[File:Aucuria Lorraine cross.png|22px|border]] [[Aucuria|National Redoubt Government]] <small>(1928-1934)</small>
**{{flagicon image|Estmere.png}} Estmerish Colonies
*{{flagicon image|Azmaran Flag.png}} [[Azmara]] <small>(1933-1935)</small>
*{{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} [[First Etrurian Republic|Etruria]] (1928-1935)
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Belarus (government in exile, 1919-1925).svg}} [[Amathian Resistance]] <small>(1932-1935)</small>
**{{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} Etrurian Colonies
**{{flagicon image|Flag of Belarus (government in exile, 1919-1925).svg}} [[Kingdom of Amathia|National Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy]]
*{{flagicon image|Asterian Flag.jpg}} [[Federation of Asteria|Federation]] (1929-1935)
**{{flagicon image|ACRF2.png}} [[Amathian Council Republic|Revolutionary Liberation Front]]
*{{flagicon image|Florena.png}} [[Florena]]
*{{flagicon image|Eldmark.png}} [[Eldmark]]
**{{flagicon image|Florena.png}} [[Kingdom of Florena]] (1927)
*{{flagicon|Estmere|kingdom-1801}} [[Kingdom of Estmere]] <small>(1928-1929)</small>
**{{flagicon image|Florena.png}} [[Floren Underground Resistance]] (1927-1935)
**{{flagicon|Estmere|fighting-estmere}} [[Fighting Estmere]] <small>(1929-1935)</small>
*Gaullican Resistance (1929-1935)
**{{flagicon|Dominion of Satavia}} [[Dominion of Satavia]]
*{{flagicon image|FlagoftheEtrurianFirstRepublic.png}} [[Second Etrurian Republic|Etruria]] <small>(1928-1935)</small>
**{{flagicon_image|Amir_Kabir_Flag.svg}} [[Shahdom of Pardaran|Pardaran]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Brabantine_Revolution.svg}} [[Gaullican Resistance]] <small>(1929-1935)</small>
**{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Brabantine_Revolution.svg}} [[Gaullica|Gaullican Free Army]]  
**{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Brabantine_Revolution.svg}} [[Gaullica|Gaullican Free Army]]  
**{{flagicon image|socialist gaullica.jpg}} [[Social Democratic Party (Gaullica)|Commune of Gaullica]]  
**{{flagicon image|socialist gaullica.jpg}} [[Social Democratic Party (Gaullica)|Gaullican DR]]  
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Flamia.png}} [[Hennehouwe]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Hennehouwe.png}} [[Hennehouwe]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_Kesselbourg.png}} [[Kesselbourg]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag Mahayala.png}} [[Mahayala]] <small>(1933-1935)</small>
*{{flagicon image|Narozalyk Flag.png}} [[Narozalica]]
*{{flagicon image|Maracao Flag (1884-1930).png}} [[Maracao]]
** [[Svobinsk]]
*{{flagicon|Montecara}} [[Montecaran independence movement]] <small>(1933-1935)</small>
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Moreira.png}} [[Moreira]] (1931-1935)
*{{flagicon image|Narozalyk Flag.png}} [[Soravia]]
*{{flagicon image|negaraflag.png}} [[Negara|Republic of Negara]]
*{{flagicon image|ParetianRepublicFlag.png}} [[Paretian Resistance]]
*{{flagicon image|Eldmark.png}} [[Eldmark]]
**{{flagicon image|ParetianRepublicFlag.png}} [[Republic of Paretia|Democrat Freedom Orgnization]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Valentir.png}} [[Valentir]]
**{{flagicon image|CommParetia.png}} [[Paretian Section of the Workers' International|Paretian People's Army]]
*{{flagicon image|Paradal Republics.png}} [[Pardal Republics]] <small>(1933-1935)</small>
**{{flagicon image|Paradal Republics.png}} [[West Shalegho Commandery]]
*{{flagicon|Rizealand}} [[Rizealand]]
*{{flagicon image|SenriaFlag.png}} [[Senria]]
** [[File:Senrian Resistance flag.png||22px|border]] [[Senrian Resistance]] <small>(1927-1932)</small>
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Greek_Orthodox_Church.svg}} [[Empire of Tengaria]] <small>(1927-1930)</small>
**{{flagicon image|TengariaFlag.png}} [[Tengarian National Army]] <small>(1930-1935)</small>
*{{flag|Valduvia}} {{small|(1931–1935)}}
*{{flagicon image|FirstRepofVinFlag.png}} [[Vinalian government-in-exile]] <small>(1927-1933)</small>
*{{flagicon image|FirstRepofVinFlag.png}} [[South Vinalia|Vinalian Second Republic]] <small>(1933-1935)</small>
**{{flagicon image|FirstRepofVinFlag.png}} [[Vinalia|Vinalian resistance]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Werania.png}} [[Werania]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Werania.png}} [[Werania]]
**{{flagicon image|Edelweiss Flag2.png}} [[Eisenkuste]]
 
*{{flagicon image|SenriaFlag.png}} [[Senria]] (1927-1935)
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===Entente===
===Entente===
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*{{flagicon image|AmthIaPro1.png}} [[Kingdom of Amathia|Amathia]]
*{{flagicon image|AmathiaF.png}} [[Kingdom of Amathia#Holy Amathian State|Amurgist Amathia]]
*{{flagicon image|Azmaran Flag.png}} [[Azmara|Commonwealth of Azmara]] (1926-1932)
** {{flagicon image|TengariaFlag.png}} [[Tengaria|Occupied Tengaria]] <small>(1930-1935)</small>
*[[File:AucuriaCollabFlag.png|22px|border]] [[Aucuria|Second Aucurian State]] <small>(1928-1934)</small>
*{{flagicon_image|ArdesianState flag.png}} [[Ardesian State]]
**{{flagicon image|VinalianSalvationGovernmentFlag.png}} [[Vinalia|Vinalian Salvation Government]] <small>(1927-1934)</small>
*{{flagicon image|Azmaran Flag.png}} [[Azmara]] <small>(1927-1932)</small>
*{{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Fascist Gaullica|Gaullica]]
*{{flagicon image|Fascist Flag of Gaullcia.png}} [[Fascist Gaullica|Gaullica]]
**{{flagicon image|Flag of the Sultanate of Mataram.svg}} [[Berseri Empire]]
**{{flagicon|Empire of Beheira}} [[Empire of Beheira]]
**{{flagicon image|BahiaFlag1.png}} [[Gaullican Bahia]]
**{{flagicon image|BahiaFlag1.png}} [[Bahia|Gaullican Bahia]]
**{{flagicon image|FunctionalistSatucin.png}} [[Satucin]]
**{{flagicon image|FunctionalistSatucin.png}} [[Satucin]]
**{{flagicon image|Sanslumiere Colonial.png}} [[Sanslumière]]
**{{flagicon image|Sccolonialflag.svg}} [[Colony of Sainte-Chloé|Sainte-Chloé]]
*{{flag|Sotirian State of Marirana}}
**{{flagicon image|EmeraldIsles flag.png}} [[Viceroyalty of the Emerald Isles|Emerald Isles]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]] (1927-1935)
*{{flagicon image|Voortrekker_flag.svg}} [[Nuvania]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag1925-1925.png}} [[Functionalist Paretia|Paretia]]
*{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Kingdom_of_Piraea.png}} [[Kingdom of Piraea|Piraea]]
*{{flagicon_image|Ravnia.png}} [[Ravnia]]
*{{flagicon image|Imperial flag of Xiaodong.png}} [[Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire|Xiaodong]]
**{{flagicon image|Occupied Senria flag.png}} [[Imperial Authority of Senrian Territories|Collaborationist Senria]] <small>(1927-1932)</small>
*{{flagicon_image|Gibanzrevolution.png}} [[Galetian Second Republic|Galenia]] <small>(1928-1931)</small>
**{{Flagicon_image|Urtflag.png}} [[URT|Galetian Republican Army]]
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==Progress of the war==
==Progress of the war==
===Euclean theatre===
===Euclean Theatre===
 
====Northern Euclean Front====
'''Azmaran Realignment and General Strike'''<br>
23 February 1932: Miners in Kyningsmer, Ostlaak go on strike over overworking and bread rationing, put down harshly by government.<br>
1 March 1932: Armament factory workers in Aalmsted strike over similar issues, similarly put down harshly.<br>
5 March 1932: Labour unions, socialist parties and liberal opposition agree on collective action against pro-Entente government.<br>
7-28 March 1932: Industrial workers across the country, from Ostlaak miners to Heuthenberg dockworkers, go on strike and bring industry to a halt, rendering the Azmaran war machine unusable.<br>
29 March 1932: Prime Minister and President both resign from their positions as government MPs defect and defeat the government in a no-confidence motion.<br>
31 March 1932: A transitional coalition of social democrats/Sotirian socialists, council communists, liberals and moderate conservatives comes to power and sues for peace.<br>
27 November 1932: After a period of internal restructuring, reform and new elections, Azmara re-enters the war as part of the Grand Alliance.
 
====Southern Euclean Front====
 
====Western Euclean Front====
 
===Coian theatre===
===Coian theatre===
[[File:Entering sakata.jpg|225px|left|thumb|Xiaodongese troops marching through [[Sakata]].]]
====Southern Coian Front====
February 2, 1927: Xiaodongese forces land at Sakata, Oue, Urasoe, and Mutumura in a large-scale assault on Senria (and, alongside Gaullican forces, launch an attack on the Far Isotamas in the hopes of crippling any Estmerish response); Senria assumed that any assault would be much smaller, and was vastly overconfident in the ability of terrain to slow a Xiaodongese assault, and ends up in a full-scale retreat; Estmere holds on longer but eventually is pushed out of the Isotamas
March '27: Xiaodong sets up a collaborationist regime in Senria (a senrian prince tries to convince them to let him head it, but they instead pick ex-republican yosito otuzi); the Senrian response remains in deep sh!t because units and officials loyal to Imahara and Isiyama are reticent to cooperate with each other, and the gov't remains gridlocked
Late May/very early June '27: the offensive beginning to slow, Xiao tries to get the front moving again by launching new amphibious assaults on Kurosawa and Kunigami prefectures; the assault on Kunigami freaks Senria the f*ck out because that's only a few short mountain passes away from Keisi, so they're forced to shift resources from Tousuu to Kousuu lest the capital fall
June 10, 1927: with widespread panic and the fall of Senria seemingly imminent, the Council of the Senrian State approves the creation of a "Government of National Preservation", giving Imahara absolute power and relegating Kyouwakai politicians to subsidiary, ministerial, or advisory positions; Imahara coins the term "total war" and unveils his three-point plan
By December 1927: on Tousuu, only parts of Hisakawa and Ukyou remain under Senrian control; Xiaodongese forces on Kousuu begin to push into Iwase prefecture
July-August 1928: Ukyou and Hisakawa fall to Xiaodongese forces; Tousuu is entirely under Xiaodongese control. On Kousuu, Xiaodongese troops push into Koriyama, Hanae, and Ueda prefectures.
By January 1929: Xiaodong controls all of Tousuu, plus part or all of Kunigami, Ueda, Itihara, Simomoto, Koriyama, Iwase, hanae, and Kurosawa prefectures. The front is held to have stagnated by this point, however, as Xiao forces prove unable to take the city of Ueda and to keep the city of Itihara.
During 1929: the Senrian Resistance, with the backing of the Senrian gov't, begins to properly organize into decentralized, larger-scale, well-armed clandestine cells. Senria's terrain now comes in handy, as guerrillas use the rough terrain as a refuge and as a way to capture Xiao convoys in narrow mountain passes.
September to December 1929: First major Senrian offensive. Senria removes the Xiao presence in Kunigawa prefecture (uncovering its first evidence of the Senrian Genocide) and pushes the other Xiaodongese forces in Kousuu back to Koriyama pref. and Sugisima island (part of Kurosawa pref.), also reestablishing a foothold in Tousuu by seizing part of Aisi prefecture.
January to June 1930: Xiao forces launch their second major offensive; guerrilla issues make this one far less effective than the first. Xiaodong pushes, to some effect in the south, but is unable to take Iwase, or Itihara, or Ueda. At the end of this offensive, Xiaodongese generals agree to focus on stamping out resistance and preparing for an April-May 1931 offensive; Senria uses the opportunity to focus on building up militarily, with particular emphasis on the Senrian navy.
[[File:PLA Troops entered to Nanjing Road, Shanghai.jpg|225px|right|thumb|Senrian guerrillas during the [[Ukyou Uprising]].]]
February 1931-March 1932: Ukyou Uprising. Senrian Resistance forces in several prefectures launch a massive joint assault aimed at liberating the city of Ukyou, and for a time succeed vastly as Xiao loses a major general and is caught wholly off-guard; Imahara sends guns and supplies but, controversially, doesn't try to push to meet up with these forces, instead opting for some minor distraction operations in Koriyama and Aisi prefs.; the rebellion is eventually brutally and slowly crushed, with the city destroyed and its population massacred, a pyrrhic victory for Xiaodong.
March 1932-May 1932: with Xiaodongese forces tired, worn down by guerrillas, and cut off from reinforcements and supplies by Senrian sea victories, Senria launches a massive offensive, retaking more and more and more of Tousuu and the Isotamas. On June 10, Senria launches an offense to retake Sakata, the last part of Senria under Xiaodongese control; Xiaodong, desperate, traps civilians in the suburbs as human shields and then *lights the suburbs on fire*, one final massacre of Senrian civilians
June 16, 1932: Senrian forces liberate Sakata. Xiaodong has been fully driven from Senria.
June 1932-May 1933: Senria subjects Xiaodong to a naval blockade and aerial bombardment for months on end, showing no distinction between military and civilian targets, preparing for its invasion of Xiaodong.
May 1933: Senria invades Xiaodong and Gaullican Jindao.
August 1934: [[Nakagawa Plan]] leaks; Xiao resistance intensifies
October 1934: Senria hits its high-water point in Xiaodong; from here on the front stagnates.
Late January-Early February 1935: Senria remains dead-set on obtaining the total and unmitigated surrender of Xiaodong, but its Euclean allies- sick of the war- force it to offer a more conditional surrender/cessation of hostilities to Xiaodong. Xiaodong, devasted, accepts. The first, and last, front of the Great War ends.
====Bahian Front====
====Badiwayan-Pardarian front====
====Satrian Front====
-March 1927: Siege of Tchandipour<br>
-July 1928: Entry of Ajahadya into war, formation of the Azad Fauj in Ajahadya from Satrians living in Gaullica/Sangte + PoWs + pre-war independence, arrival of first Xiaodongese forces on the frontline and arrival of Gaullican forces and officers from Sangte assume command over the Raja’s army<br>
-August 1928: Grand Offensive into Subarna by Xiao/Aja/Gaullican forces, initial gains are massively amplified as Estmerish troops rapidly withdrawn to defend the homeland and uprisings from the AF draw forces away from the frontlines across -Satria, mass desertions from colonial conscripts bolster the AF’s numbers along with vast quantities of captured weaponry<br>
-September 1928: Grand Offensive ends with withdrawal of ‘spearheads’ of Xiaodongese troops to fight on the Senrian Front in anticipation of a planned offensive in 1929, advisors and some second-line Xiaodongese units remain as occupation forces.<br>
-November 1928: Etrurian-Estmerish counter-offensive reverses many of the gains achieved in the Grand Offensive, many AF units encircled in pockets behind enemy lines, resort to guerilla warfare<br>
-January 1929: Winter Offensive into Subarna, commanded by Gaullican forces, makes limited gains but leaves the Satrian front in a precarious position for Estmere and Etruria<br>
-Spring 1929: Gradual withdrawal of Estmerish forces to defend the homeland results in rapid collapse of the front in Satria<br>
-Summer 1929: Etrurian forces + Free Estmerish forces stall any further offensive gains, front line stabilises<br>
-Winter 1929: Consolidation of forces, probing attacks, last front-line Xiaodongese forces recalled, only garrison troops and advisors remain<br>
-Spring 1930: Yearly spring offensive begins, makes some gains into (former) Mathra, unable to push deeper into Etrurian Satria owing to withdrawal of last Gaullican troops, high-water mark of the front line’s advance<br>
-Rest of Year 1930: Minimal front-line movement, start of high command disputes between AF and the Raja over the course of action to be taken <br>
-Summer 1931: Etrurian offensive to liberate Satria makes brief gains, stalls in the jungle<br>
-Winter 1931: Xiao garrison forces and advisors withdrawn to fight in Senria, AF and Raja left to own devices<br>
-Spring 1932: Cooperation between AF and Raja starts to break down over differences in preferred courses of action<br>
-Summer 1932: Several aborted offensives by both the AF and Raja launched without coordination, easily halted by Etrurians. Occasional fighting between the AF and the Raja’s forces breaks out, but military discipline is maintained and it remains extremely isolated<br>
-Autumn 1932: Large-scale Etrurian counter-attack forces AF and Raja to cooperate once again out of desperation, barely halted. Supply line of arms from Xiao ends, forced to use scavenged/captured enemy weaponry + limited domestic production<br>
-Summer 1933: Final combined counter-attack by AF and Raja, plan is a compromise that neither is happy with, reverts gains of counter-offensive, halted by monsoon rains. Both sides blame each other for failure of operation<br>
-Autumn 1933: All cooperation between AF and Raja’s forces cease, undertake separate defensive planning. Guerrilla forces in Etrurian rear areas prevent an offensive until 1934, giving the AF and Raja’s forces time to recover and re-arm <br>
-Spring 1934: Raja gambles everything on a last desperate offensive to reverse the course of the war. Etrurians halt offensive, AF opportunistic follow-up poorly planned and led, also halted<br>
-Summer 1934: Etrurian counter-attack throws Raja and AF out of former Mathra completely but for guerrilla forces. Civil war between Raja and AF breaks out<br>
-Autumn 1934: Etrurian forces reclaim Subarna, attempted offensive into Aja proper stalls<br>
-Winter 1934: Raja secretly enters into negotiations for peace terms with Etruria<br>
-Spring 1935: Raja signs Peace of Vadavarja, agrees to unconditional surrender to Etruria. Terms never enacted, army mutinies on hearing of signing, Raja and family executed, Aja enters civil war. War de facto over, Ajan factions remain a continual problem for Satrian colonies, launching cross-border raids and funding/supplying post-war nationalist groups + holdout guerrilla groups<br>
===Asterian theatre===
===Asterian theatre===
{{main|Asterian Theatre}}
====Asteria Superior Front====
-1927 Ardesia, with Entente blessing and assistance, declares war on Eldmark. It gives assurances to Nuxica that it only intends to reclaim a small amount of lost territory, peace in our time?<br>
-1928 Eldmark suffers badly in the war, holding out only in a few states. Volunteerism from Nuxica, and aid from the GA, allow it a few victories<br>
-1929 Ardesia, occupying most of Eldmark and confident of non-interference, declares war on ''Moreira''. Nuxica, Chervolesia, and Rizealand deliver Ardesia an ultimatum to withdraw from both countries. Ardesia is given assurances of Entente assistance, and refuses. <br>
-1930 Aftera build-up of Entente forces, Ardesia launches an invasion of Nuxica. The invasion is successful, able to encircle and destroy numerous Nuxican divisions. Eldmark is able to stave off defeat, and uses the absence of Ardesian reinforcements to reclaim some lost territory.<br>
-1931 The height of Entente control of Asteria is reached in this year. Entente forces capture Nuxica's capital temporarily (?), but are soon forced to withdraw. War reaches Chervolesia's borders as ''Moreira is near fully occupied''<br>
-1932 Entente offensives begin to decline, as aid and material from Gaullica begins to dry up. The GA reclaims some territory, and Chervolesia pushes into ''Moreira''. <br>
-1933 The Entente ends its strategy of offence and attempts to construct a defensive line. The GA break through the line and begin rapidly retaking land as the Ardesian army begins to crumble.<br>
-Early 1934 The GA breaches the second defensive line and begins advancing into Ardesia. ''Moreira'' and Eldmark are largely liberated in this period
-Late 1934 The Ardesian state and army collapses as the GA rapidly press on. Ardesia surrenders, and Gaullica's surrender ends the war.
====Asteria Inferior Front====
-(1927?) Outbreak of war in Euclea sees Vilca declare war on Satucin, intent on reclaiming lost land. A secret alliance between Satucin and Nuvania sees it unexpectedly face war on two fronts, and it is swiftly occupied<br>
-20-11 February 1928 -  Nuvanian Navy wins (sort-of/Inconclusive) Battle of Cape Devon against Satavian Navy, leaving Satavia open to naval invasion<br>
-9 April 1928 - Nuvania takes control of Port Hope; Satavia surrendered by military high command, govt. flees to Estmere.<br>
-10 April 1928 - Satavian Navy inflicts decisive defeat on Nuvanian navy at naval battle off the coast of the Orange Province, allowing Satavia to evacuate material from the west of the country by sea.<br>
-27 August 1928 - Victoriaburg is the final Satavian city to fall to Nuvanian forces, guerrilla campaign in full swing<br>
-1929 Suspicions of Belmontese assistance to the GA and intentions to join the war are confirmed, the Entente declares war and invades the country, occupying most of it<br>
-Early 1934 Nuvania reaches an agreement with the GA to exit the war. The areas it garrisons are occupied by Satucin, Satavia is abandoned and liberated by internal guerrilla forces<br>
-Late 1934 Satucin abandons Belmonte and most of Vilca after losing territory to invasions and uprisings, and facing an invasion at home. Chervolesia leads naval operations in the Arucian. Plans for an invasion of Satucin are scrapped after Gaullica surrenders.
===The War At Sea===
====Solarian Sea and Gulf of Assonaire====
====Mazdan Sea====
====Honghai Sea, Bay of Bashurat and Coral Sea====
February 1927-September 1931: Senria actively avoids naval engagement wherever possible, focusing only on defending its core inland seas, and does okay at best when it has to engage navally. Most naval combat is likely Gaullican-Estmerish or Gaullican-Etrurian?
[[File:Torpedoed Japanese destroyer Yamakaze sinking on 25 June 1942.jpg|225px|left|thumb|A sinking Xiaodongese destroyer seen from the periscope of a Senrian submarine during the [[Battle of tbd rename Strait]].]]
October to December 1931: Senria's new modern navy is sent out to challenge Xiaodong, and scores a string of victories. In December 1931, Xiaodong- now seriously struggling to supply its troops in Senria, between the naval issues and the guerrillas- opts on an "all or nothing" gamble, a massive convoy fleet guarded by almost all of the Xiaodongese navy; two Senrian fleets catch the Xiao fleet in transit and score a devastating strategic victory, sinking or capturing every enemy vessel involved in the battle.
December 1931-Feburary 1935: Rule Senria, Senria rules the waves
====Coast of Bahia and Banfura Sea====
====Vehemens Ocean and Arucian Sea====
====Lumine Ocean====
[[File:SaqueRifles.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Men of the 2nd Battalion, Saque Rifles, pose for a photograph with a Nuxican flag taken as a souvenir, March 1930]]
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
[peace treaties, decolonization, related subsequent conflicts go here]
==Impact==
===Casualties===
===War crimes and genocide===
[[File:Chinese killed by Japanese Army in a ditch, Hsuchow.jpg|thumb|left|150px|The corpses of Senrian civilians killed by Xiaodongese forces as part of the [[Senrian Genocide]].]]
===Production and the home front===
===Advances in technology and warfare===
==Legacy==
==Legacy==
[[Category:Great War (Kylaris)]]
===Memorials and cultural memory===
[[Victory Day (Kylaris)|Victory Day]] is commemorated in the nations of the Grand Alliance as a public holiday.
 
===Historiography===
==Propaganda==
<gallery>
Grand Alliance propaganda.svg.png|''United'', an iconic late Grand Alliance propaganda piece
Asteria GW Propaganda Poster.svg.png|''Stop the Spread'', an Asterian Alliance propaganda piece
Senrian Great War poster.png|A famous Senrian propaganda poster, commonly known as ''the Samurai''
File:All Senria United for Victory.png|''All Senria United for Victory'', a 1928 Senrian poster.
Senria - first to fight.png|''Senria - first to fight!'', a Weranian-made Alliance poster
File:On Our Side - the Senrian Soldier.png|''On Our Side - the Senrian Soldier'', an Estmerish-language Alliance poster.
SBIO_Chiennois_Poster,_1930.png|''Les Chiennois'', a poster encouraging Bahians to revolt against colonial rule
Destroy the Barbarians.jpeg|''Destroy the Barbarians'', a Xiaodongese poster made during Operation Grey Viper.
File:To Freedom - Redoubt poster.png|''To Freedom'', a poster produced by Aucuria's National Redoubt Government.
File:Alsland Resistance Poster.png|''Fergees Aalslân'', a poster produced by the Alslandic Resistance during the occupation of Alsland.
File:Scovern kusines propaganda.png|''Kusines'', a Scovernois propaganda poster mocking [[Blostland]]'s [[Karl Åberg]].
File:Satavians, Arise! (PNG).png|''Satavians, Arise!'', a 1927 Satavian recruitment poster warning of Gaullican invasion.
File:Satavia - Fighting For Asteria!.png|''Satavia - Fighting for Asteria!'', a 1931 Rizealander poster.
</gallery>
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The Great War
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Date2 February 1927 (1927-02-02) – 12 February 1935 (1935-02-12) (8 years and 10 days)
Peace treaties
Location
Result

Grand Alliance victory

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Belligerents
Commanders and leaders

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 the world, 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 also 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 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 - where tensions were already high following the Hennehouwe Crisis - 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, Soravia, and Senria - and the Entente - consisting of Gaullica, Ravnia, 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, and Xiaodong's and Gaullica's formal declaration of war against 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, satucin, aucuria and nuvania at the minimum] [course of the war worldwide; entente victories mostly from 27 to 30, estmere's collapse]

[the tides turn in 30-31 or 31-32, with kirenia 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.

As a result of the Great War, significant changes to the cultural, economic, political, and social climate of global society followed. 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. The end of the war saw numerous political and territorial changes, including the collapse of Functionalist Gaullica 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, Asteria saw the dominance of nations such as Nuxica and to a lesser extent Rizealand after the collapse of the Gaullican Empire 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 later.

Chronology

Background

Template:Events leading to the Great War (Kylaris)

Political and military alliances

Prime Minister Victor Chadbourne 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 Soravia, 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.

After losing its historical ally Soravia in the 19th century, Gaullica began to shift its focus to its colonies. It established a colonial hegemony over Bahia and had significant influence in the Heavenly Xiaodongese Empire. Gaullican holdings in Asteria Superior and Inferior allowed it influence political and economic developments across the Vehemens. Tensions with other Euclean nations continued to rise over colonial disputes, with several conflicts erupting over colonial boundaries. Gaullica's status as the leader in global trade was solidified by its large colonial empire. After the collapse of its other main Euclean ally Kirenia, Gaullica continued to further its colonial agenda during the 1920s. This led Estmere and Etruria to rapprochement, which was facilitated by Werania. In 1923, the three nations established the Tripartite Agreement, an anti-Gaullican defensive alliance. While Soravia did not officially join the alliance, it maintained close ties with the signatory powers.

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

As the threat of war between Senria and Xiaodong loomed, Estmere, Etruria, Gaullica and Werania signed the Four Powers Agreement in 1925. The purpose of the agreement was to prevent armed conflict between the the Tripartite nations and the Gaullican Empire. Estmere was still recovering from the Airdale War and was skeptical of a war with Gaullica prior to 1930, viewing such a conflict as inevitable. The Four Powers Agreement aimed to reduce competition between Gaullica and its Euclean rivals. The nations agreed to limit their involvement in disputes between Senria and Xiaodong and to officially drop all conflicting colonial claims in Coius. However, the agreement was never fully implemented and the Estmerish and Gaullican governments continued to interfere in Coius. Estmere withdrew from the Four Powers Agreement in 1926 after Gaullica annexed Kesselbourg and southern Hennehouwe. While war was avoided, it was the first significant act of aggression by Gaullica in Euclea since the agreement was signed. Etruria and Werania also withdrew from the agreement.

Euclean arms race

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

Political unrest and economic downturn

In Euclea

In the Asterias

Colonial tensions

Conflicts in Coius

The increased pressure of Euclean imperialism, and the unpopularity of the concessions forced by Euclean powers on Senria and Xiaodong during the mid-1800s, had led to the Baiqiao Revolution in Xiaodong in 1856 and the Keiou Restoration in Senria in 1869. The Baiqiao Revolution and Keiou Restoration saw both Xiaodong and Senria come under absolutist or quasi-absolutist monarchies and initiate substantial modernizing reforms. In Xiaodong, the revolution - against the ethnically Senrian Toki dynasty - was accompanied by a sharp rise in anti-Senrian sentiment. Xiaodong's military and economy modernized substantially as a result of the Zhengfeng reforms undertaken by the Xiyong Emperor; while Senria made progress under the Dragon King Keiou, it was not as fast as Xiaodong's, and these efforts stalled after his death.

Xiaodongese troops landing near Sakata during the First Sakata Incident.

Unable to overturn Euclean concessions in Xiaodong, but nonetheless seeking a victory to underscore the country's growing power and hoping to exploit domestic anti-Senrian sentiment, Xiaodong provoked the First Sakata Incident in 1909. The Xiaodongese landed troops near the Senrian city of Sakata, capturing the city, simultaneously sending the country's navy to blockade Keisi. The Xiaodongese government then demanded that Senria offer Sakata to Xiaodong as a concession; Senria, unable to effectively respond due to its stalled modernization, was forced to concede. The incident provoked outrage in Senria, sparking the 1909 Concession Riots; this, combined with frustration over the lack of power accorded to Senria's Consultative Assembly and, later, the turmoil of the Great Collapse, resulted in a sharp uptick in support for republicanism within Senria; several republican groups united to form the Kyouwakai, under the leadership of Ryuunosuke Miyamoto, in 1910.

The Senrian Revolution began in April 1918 following the massacre of republican protesters by soldiers and police in Keisi. The Kyouwakai established a rival republican government, led by Miyamoto as Speaker, in the city of Ukyou. This republican government was able to seize control of much of Tousuu, Gyousuu, and Yuusuu, with the government retaining control over Senria's main island, Kousuu. Republican forces initially struggled to beat their imperial counterparts, who were better-trained, better-equipped, and better-led; they were able to prevent any substantial imperial advances, however, due to substantial aid from Estmere, which saw the conflict as an opportunity to gain influence in southern Coius. Estmerish support for the republicans, in turn, led to Gaullican support for the Senrian Empire, turning the conflict into a proxy war.

The tide of the conflict began to turn with the assassination of Dragon King Tenmei in 1919. Tenmei's son Souhou squandered the advantages held by the imperial army by interfering in its operations, recalling large numbers of troops from the front to guard Keisi, and ordering those troops who remained on the front into battles they could not win. This happened in spite of Miyamoto's retirement and subsequent death, and a rift between Miyamoto's successor, Isao Isiyama, and Isiyama's rival Yosito Otuzi. The imperial position became wholly untenable with the 1925 Great Kinkeidou Earthquake, which destroyed what public backing the monarchy had retained. In 1922, as the tide of the war turned, Gaullica - fearing the growth in Estmerish influence of a republican victory - asked Xiaodong to lease a section of Sakata for use as a Gaullican coaling station; Xiaodong assented, giving Gaullica a fifty-year lease to a section of Sakata's harbor.

Frustrated with Souhou's mismanagement of the war effort, and aware that a republican victory was now imminent, a group of imperial generals and admirals known as the First Gang of Six and led by Katurou Imahara, launched a military coup d'etat known as the Reaping in January 1926; forces under Imahara's command captured the Dragon King and forced his abdication. Immediately following the Reaping, Isiyama and Imahara agreed to a cessation of hostilities; shortly thereafter, the two agreed to a power-sharing agreement which entailed the creation of a Council of the Senrian State filled evenly with allies of Isiyama and Imahara. This government remained heavily aligned towards Estmere, in part due to the Gaullican naval presence in the Sakata concession, and Senrian-Xiaodongese relations increasingly become a proxy for Estmerish-Gaullican relations as a result.

Prelude

Chyhyryn War

Ardesia which had considerably expanded its military capabilities and modeled itself on Gaullican military doctrine, had laid claim to Vinalian lands south of the Chyhyryn river. These lands had been conquered by the Soravian Empire in 1721, in the Ten Years' War and turned over to Vinalia. Considerable Etrurian speaking populations remained in the region even in 1910. Ardesian claims to the region, put it on a coalition course with Vinalia, which had not fully recovered from the depression, and suffered as Chistovodia, its primary trading partner entered into civil war. Vinalian attempts at improving its military, and economy succeeded in some regards between 1921-1925, but Vinalia was severely unprepared for a conflict with Ardesia, which outmatched it in almost all regards.

Following a military buildup by both sides between June and July 1925. Ardesia invaded Vinalia, on July 19 1925. Vinalian forces were quickly overwhelmed, and suffered grave losses. Vinalia was able to stop Ardesian troops on the northern bank of the Chyhyryn river, utilizing the cities of Catherinsk, and Velkarichka the evacuated Vinalian capital as defensive positions. Heavy urban fighting in both cities would leave them mostly destroyed. Velkarichka was abandoned by Vinalian forces on November 10, as Ardesia prepared a major offensive which routed Vinalian forces in December, although Ardesia could only capture the encircled Catherinsk at the end of January. Ardesian forces would cross the Shyroniy river in Apil, and the Bin river in September, following a failed September Vinalian counter-offensive.

Vinalia entered into terms with Ardesia in October 1926. Establishing a region of military occupation south of the Shyroniy river, and establishing a collaborationist state in the Vinalian Salvation Government. Ardesia would annex its military occupation in 1929, and obtain material and military aid from the friendly regime of Eric Hodza. The invasion and defeat of Vinalia, invigorated AFR and Soravian foreign policy. Vinalian troops would serve on both sides of the conflict, with collaborationist troops serving in the Ardesian military, while Free Vinalian troops under the AFR based Vinalian Government-in-exile served in both the Asterias and Euclea.

Hennehouwe Crisis

Hennish refugees in Morwall, 1927.

The functionalist government of Gaullica used revanchist rhetoric as a means of building and consolidating support among the Gaullican public. Gaullica became more aggressive in Europe. In September 1926, it annexed Kesselbourg and provoked little response from other Euclean powers. Members of the Tripartite Agreement were reluctant to escalate tensions over the small principality. Encouraged by the lack of response, Duclerque began to press Gaullican claims to the ethnically Petois regions in the south of Hennehouwe. Despite requests from the Hennish government, Arterbury declined to defend Hennehouwe in the event of a Gaullican occupation of the Petois regions. He would only commit Estmere to war if all of Hennehouwe was annexed, as it would violate the Congress of Torrazza, which establish Hennish independence. Estmere was not prepared for a war with Gaullica in 1926 and despite his own maneuvering, Arterbury hoped to avoid conflict until 1930. Gaullica annexed southern Hennehouwe in December 1926 with little resistance. Fighting lasted for just two days before the Hennish forces were overrun. Estmere issued a diplomatic protest, warning Ducluerque that he was still bound to the terms of the Congress of Torrazza. After brief negotiations between Estmerish and Gaullican diplomats, Ducluerque promised that no additional territorial demands would be made. A new independent government led by functionalists and Gaullican sympathizers was installed by the Gaullicans in order to uphold the terms of Torrazza. The Hennish government fled s'Holle for the northern counties, bringing the country's gold reserves with them. Later, the government went into exile in Morwall after fleeing north into Estmere in January 1927.

Gaullica's annexation of the Petois regions was met with diplomatic resistance by Estmere and the other anti-Gaullican powers. Estmere withdrew from the Four Powers Agreement in protest. Ducluerque was irritated by Estmerish interference in Hennehouwe and felt betrayed by Arterbury's decision to pull out of the Four Powers Agreement after Gaullica promised it would not annex any additional Hennish territory.The Etrurian and Weranian governments also ended their participation in the agreement and Narozalica joined the anti-Gaullican Tripartite Agreement. The collapse of the Four Power Agreement left Gaullica isolated among the main Euclean powers.

The Hennehouwe Crisis had a lasting impact on the Hennish population. The Gaullican occupation in south of the country was brutal. Atrocities were committed against ethnic Hennish and many became displaced after being forced out of their homes. Thousands of Hennish refugees crossed the border and fled to neighboring Estmere. The Estmerish press was outraged by Gaullican treatment of the Hennish and anti-Gaullican sentiments rose significantly.

Second Sakata Incident

Following the end of the Senrian Revolution, the Republic of Senria had been governed by a body known as the Council of the Senrian State, established as a compromise between revolutionary leader Isao Isiyama and General Katurou Imahara. This body was divided evenly between members of Isiyama's Kyouwakai and Imahara's Aikokutou as a power-sharing agreement between the two men; most administrative bodies and local authorities established by the Council had a similar even split, due to politicking between the Kyouwakai and Aikokutou at the national level. These ideological divisions quickly became a serious obstacle for the government, which often found itself paralyzed along party lines on even basic issues. As a result, the government became impotent, and public faith in the young republic began to fall.

In late July 1926, Senrian intelligence forces loyal to Isiyama obtained a Xiaodongese military report which stated that the Xiaodongese regime did not consider the Senrian republic to be a threat, and there was only a skeletal military presence in Sakata as a result, with the city's defense largely handled by the mostly-Senrian municipal police force. Isiyama relayed this information to the other members of the Council, including Imahara. Imahara proposed that Senria launch an operation, under his command, to reclaim the city as a means to restore popular support; Isiyama agreed, on the condition that he or another member of the Kyouwakai would be the one to publicly announce the operation if it succeeded, a demand to which Imahara assented. While there were concerns raised about how Gaullica, which had been leased a part of Sakata harbor by Xiaodong, might react, the Council came to the conclusion that Gaullica would most likely move its naval assets to nearby Jindao rather than further escalate the situation.

Senrian troops during the Second Sakata Incident.

The operation was launched in the pre-dawn hours of November 17, 1926, following several weeks of clandestine troop movements; Senrian forces entered Xiaodongese-controlled territory at 7:22 AM. News of Senrian troops entering Sakata spread quickly among the city's population; as Senrian troops entered the city proper, they were met by crowds of local civilians waving makeshift Senrian flags and assisted by the municipal police. The Xiaodongese garrison in the city attempted to respond, but was vastly outnumbered, and surrendered at 11:12 AM.

Isiyama announced the repatriation of Sakata that afternoon, and proclaimed both the concession of Sakata to Xiaodong and the harbor lease provided to Gaullica null and void, demanding that Gaullican forces vacate the city. [gaullica refuses; senria seizes the base on december 2; senria calls in estmere, negotiations are tried; negotiations break down as gaullica and xiaodong leave, putting the world on the warpath]

Combatants

Grand Alliance

Entente

Progress of the war

Euclean Theatre

Northern Euclean Front

Azmaran Realignment and General Strike
23 February 1932: Miners in Kyningsmer, Ostlaak go on strike over overworking and bread rationing, put down harshly by government.
1 March 1932: Armament factory workers in Aalmsted strike over similar issues, similarly put down harshly.
5 March 1932: Labour unions, socialist parties and liberal opposition agree on collective action against pro-Entente government.
7-28 March 1932: Industrial workers across the country, from Ostlaak miners to Heuthenberg dockworkers, go on strike and bring industry to a halt, rendering the Azmaran war machine unusable.
29 March 1932: Prime Minister and President both resign from their positions as government MPs defect and defeat the government in a no-confidence motion.
31 March 1932: A transitional coalition of social democrats/Sotirian socialists, council communists, liberals and moderate conservatives comes to power and sues for peace.
27 November 1932: After a period of internal restructuring, reform and new elections, Azmara re-enters the war as part of the Grand Alliance.

Southern Euclean Front

Western Euclean Front

Coian theatre

Xiaodongese troops marching through Sakata.

Southern Coian Front

February 2, 1927: Xiaodongese forces land at Sakata, Oue, Urasoe, and Mutumura in a large-scale assault on Senria (and, alongside Gaullican forces, launch an attack on the Far Isotamas in the hopes of crippling any Estmerish response); Senria assumed that any assault would be much smaller, and was vastly overconfident in the ability of terrain to slow a Xiaodongese assault, and ends up in a full-scale retreat; Estmere holds on longer but eventually is pushed out of the Isotamas

March '27: Xiaodong sets up a collaborationist regime in Senria (a senrian prince tries to convince them to let him head it, but they instead pick ex-republican yosito otuzi); the Senrian response remains in deep sh!t because units and officials loyal to Imahara and Isiyama are reticent to cooperate with each other, and the gov't remains gridlocked

Late May/very early June '27: the offensive beginning to slow, Xiao tries to get the front moving again by launching new amphibious assaults on Kurosawa and Kunigami prefectures; the assault on Kunigami freaks Senria the f*ck out because that's only a few short mountain passes away from Keisi, so they're forced to shift resources from Tousuu to Kousuu lest the capital fall

June 10, 1927: with widespread panic and the fall of Senria seemingly imminent, the Council of the Senrian State approves the creation of a "Government of National Preservation", giving Imahara absolute power and relegating Kyouwakai politicians to subsidiary, ministerial, or advisory positions; Imahara coins the term "total war" and unveils his three-point plan

By December 1927: on Tousuu, only parts of Hisakawa and Ukyou remain under Senrian control; Xiaodongese forces on Kousuu begin to push into Iwase prefecture

July-August 1928: Ukyou and Hisakawa fall to Xiaodongese forces; Tousuu is entirely under Xiaodongese control. On Kousuu, Xiaodongese troops push into Koriyama, Hanae, and Ueda prefectures.

By January 1929: Xiaodong controls all of Tousuu, plus part or all of Kunigami, Ueda, Itihara, Simomoto, Koriyama, Iwase, hanae, and Kurosawa prefectures. The front is held to have stagnated by this point, however, as Xiao forces prove unable to take the city of Ueda and to keep the city of Itihara.

During 1929: the Senrian Resistance, with the backing of the Senrian gov't, begins to properly organize into decentralized, larger-scale, well-armed clandestine cells. Senria's terrain now comes in handy, as guerrillas use the rough terrain as a refuge and as a way to capture Xiao convoys in narrow mountain passes.

September to December 1929: First major Senrian offensive. Senria removes the Xiao presence in Kunigawa prefecture (uncovering its first evidence of the Senrian Genocide) and pushes the other Xiaodongese forces in Kousuu back to Koriyama pref. and Sugisima island (part of Kurosawa pref.), also reestablishing a foothold in Tousuu by seizing part of Aisi prefecture.

January to June 1930: Xiao forces launch their second major offensive; guerrilla issues make this one far less effective than the first. Xiaodong pushes, to some effect in the south, but is unable to take Iwase, or Itihara, or Ueda. At the end of this offensive, Xiaodongese generals agree to focus on stamping out resistance and preparing for an April-May 1931 offensive; Senria uses the opportunity to focus on building up militarily, with particular emphasis on the Senrian navy.

Senrian guerrillas during the Ukyou Uprising.

February 1931-March 1932: Ukyou Uprising. Senrian Resistance forces in several prefectures launch a massive joint assault aimed at liberating the city of Ukyou, and for a time succeed vastly as Xiao loses a major general and is caught wholly off-guard; Imahara sends guns and supplies but, controversially, doesn't try to push to meet up with these forces, instead opting for some minor distraction operations in Koriyama and Aisi prefs.; the rebellion is eventually brutally and slowly crushed, with the city destroyed and its population massacred, a pyrrhic victory for Xiaodong.

March 1932-May 1932: with Xiaodongese forces tired, worn down by guerrillas, and cut off from reinforcements and supplies by Senrian sea victories, Senria launches a massive offensive, retaking more and more and more of Tousuu and the Isotamas. On June 10, Senria launches an offense to retake Sakata, the last part of Senria under Xiaodongese control; Xiaodong, desperate, traps civilians in the suburbs as human shields and then *lights the suburbs on fire*, one final massacre of Senrian civilians

June 16, 1932: Senrian forces liberate Sakata. Xiaodong has been fully driven from Senria.

June 1932-May 1933: Senria subjects Xiaodong to a naval blockade and aerial bombardment for months on end, showing no distinction between military and civilian targets, preparing for its invasion of Xiaodong.

May 1933: Senria invades Xiaodong and Gaullican Jindao.

August 1934: Nakagawa Plan leaks; Xiao resistance intensifies

October 1934: Senria hits its high-water point in Xiaodong; from here on the front stagnates.

Late January-Early February 1935: Senria remains dead-set on obtaining the total and unmitigated surrender of Xiaodong, but its Euclean allies- sick of the war- force it to offer a more conditional surrender/cessation of hostilities to Xiaodong. Xiaodong, devasted, accepts. The first, and last, front of the Great War ends.

Bahian Front

Badiwayan-Pardarian front

Satrian Front

-March 1927: Siege of Tchandipour
-July 1928: Entry of Ajahadya into war, formation of the Azad Fauj in Ajahadya from Satrians living in Gaullica/Sangte + PoWs + pre-war independence, arrival of first Xiaodongese forces on the frontline and arrival of Gaullican forces and officers from Sangte assume command over the Raja’s army
-August 1928: Grand Offensive into Subarna by Xiao/Aja/Gaullican forces, initial gains are massively amplified as Estmerish troops rapidly withdrawn to defend the homeland and uprisings from the AF draw forces away from the frontlines across -Satria, mass desertions from colonial conscripts bolster the AF’s numbers along with vast quantities of captured weaponry
-September 1928: Grand Offensive ends with withdrawal of ‘spearheads’ of Xiaodongese troops to fight on the Senrian Front in anticipation of a planned offensive in 1929, advisors and some second-line Xiaodongese units remain as occupation forces.
-November 1928: Etrurian-Estmerish counter-offensive reverses many of the gains achieved in the Grand Offensive, many AF units encircled in pockets behind enemy lines, resort to guerilla warfare
-January 1929: Winter Offensive into Subarna, commanded by Gaullican forces, makes limited gains but leaves the Satrian front in a precarious position for Estmere and Etruria
-Spring 1929: Gradual withdrawal of Estmerish forces to defend the homeland results in rapid collapse of the front in Satria
-Summer 1929: Etrurian forces + Free Estmerish forces stall any further offensive gains, front line stabilises
-Winter 1929: Consolidation of forces, probing attacks, last front-line Xiaodongese forces recalled, only garrison troops and advisors remain
-Spring 1930: Yearly spring offensive begins, makes some gains into (former) Mathra, unable to push deeper into Etrurian Satria owing to withdrawal of last Gaullican troops, high-water mark of the front line’s advance
-Rest of Year 1930: Minimal front-line movement, start of high command disputes between AF and the Raja over the course of action to be taken
-Summer 1931: Etrurian offensive to liberate Satria makes brief gains, stalls in the jungle
-Winter 1931: Xiao garrison forces and advisors withdrawn to fight in Senria, AF and Raja left to own devices
-Spring 1932: Cooperation between AF and Raja starts to break down over differences in preferred courses of action
-Summer 1932: Several aborted offensives by both the AF and Raja launched without coordination, easily halted by Etrurians. Occasional fighting between the AF and the Raja’s forces breaks out, but military discipline is maintained and it remains extremely isolated
-Autumn 1932: Large-scale Etrurian counter-attack forces AF and Raja to cooperate once again out of desperation, barely halted. Supply line of arms from Xiao ends, forced to use scavenged/captured enemy weaponry + limited domestic production
-Summer 1933: Final combined counter-attack by AF and Raja, plan is a compromise that neither is happy with, reverts gains of counter-offensive, halted by monsoon rains. Both sides blame each other for failure of operation
-Autumn 1933: All cooperation between AF and Raja’s forces cease, undertake separate defensive planning. Guerrilla forces in Etrurian rear areas prevent an offensive until 1934, giving the AF and Raja’s forces time to recover and re-arm
-Spring 1934: Raja gambles everything on a last desperate offensive to reverse the course of the war. Etrurians halt offensive, AF opportunistic follow-up poorly planned and led, also halted
-Summer 1934: Etrurian counter-attack throws Raja and AF out of former Mathra completely but for guerrilla forces. Civil war between Raja and AF breaks out
-Autumn 1934: Etrurian forces reclaim Subarna, attempted offensive into Aja proper stalls
-Winter 1934: Raja secretly enters into negotiations for peace terms with Etruria
-Spring 1935: Raja signs Peace of Vadavarja, agrees to unconditional surrender to Etruria. Terms never enacted, army mutinies on hearing of signing, Raja and family executed, Aja enters civil war. War de facto over, Ajan factions remain a continual problem for Satrian colonies, launching cross-border raids and funding/supplying post-war nationalist groups + holdout guerrilla groups

Asterian theatre

Asteria Superior Front

-1927 Ardesia, with Entente blessing and assistance, declares war on Eldmark. It gives assurances to Nuxica that it only intends to reclaim a small amount of lost territory, peace in our time?
-1928 Eldmark suffers badly in the war, holding out only in a few states. Volunteerism from Nuxica, and aid from the GA, allow it a few victories
-1929 Ardesia, occupying most of Eldmark and confident of non-interference, declares war on Moreira. Nuxica, Chervolesia, and Rizealand deliver Ardesia an ultimatum to withdraw from both countries. Ardesia is given assurances of Entente assistance, and refuses.
-1930 Aftera build-up of Entente forces, Ardesia launches an invasion of Nuxica. The invasion is successful, able to encircle and destroy numerous Nuxican divisions. Eldmark is able to stave off defeat, and uses the absence of Ardesian reinforcements to reclaim some lost territory.
-1931 The height of Entente control of Asteria is reached in this year. Entente forces capture Nuxica's capital temporarily (?), but are soon forced to withdraw. War reaches Chervolesia's borders as Moreira is near fully occupied
-1932 Entente offensives begin to decline, as aid and material from Gaullica begins to dry up. The GA reclaims some territory, and Chervolesia pushes into Moreira.
-1933 The Entente ends its strategy of offence and attempts to construct a defensive line. The GA break through the line and begin rapidly retaking land as the Ardesian army begins to crumble.
-Early 1934 The GA breaches the second defensive line and begins advancing into Ardesia. Moreira and Eldmark are largely liberated in this period -Late 1934 The Ardesian state and army collapses as the GA rapidly press on. Ardesia surrenders, and Gaullica's surrender ends the war.

Asteria Inferior Front

-(1927?) Outbreak of war in Euclea sees Vilca declare war on Satucin, intent on reclaiming lost land. A secret alliance between Satucin and Nuvania sees it unexpectedly face war on two fronts, and it is swiftly occupied
-20-11 February 1928 - Nuvanian Navy wins (sort-of/Inconclusive) Battle of Cape Devon against Satavian Navy, leaving Satavia open to naval invasion
-9 April 1928 - Nuvania takes control of Port Hope; Satavia surrendered by military high command, govt. flees to Estmere.
-10 April 1928 - Satavian Navy inflicts decisive defeat on Nuvanian navy at naval battle off the coast of the Orange Province, allowing Satavia to evacuate material from the west of the country by sea.
-27 August 1928 - Victoriaburg is the final Satavian city to fall to Nuvanian forces, guerrilla campaign in full swing
-1929 Suspicions of Belmontese assistance to the GA and intentions to join the war are confirmed, the Entente declares war and invades the country, occupying most of it
-Early 1934 Nuvania reaches an agreement with the GA to exit the war. The areas it garrisons are occupied by Satucin, Satavia is abandoned and liberated by internal guerrilla forces
-Late 1934 Satucin abandons Belmonte and most of Vilca after losing territory to invasions and uprisings, and facing an invasion at home. Chervolesia leads naval operations in the Arucian. Plans for an invasion of Satucin are scrapped after Gaullica surrenders.

The War At Sea

Solarian Sea and Gulf of Assonaire

Mazdan Sea

Honghai Sea, Bay of Bashurat and Coral Sea

February 1927-September 1931: Senria actively avoids naval engagement wherever possible, focusing only on defending its core inland seas, and does okay at best when it has to engage navally. Most naval combat is likely Gaullican-Estmerish or Gaullican-Etrurian?

A sinking Xiaodongese destroyer seen from the periscope of a Senrian submarine during the Battle of tbd rename Strait.

October to December 1931: Senria's new modern navy is sent out to challenge Xiaodong, and scores a string of victories. In December 1931, Xiaodong- now seriously struggling to supply its troops in Senria, between the naval issues and the guerrillas- opts on an "all or nothing" gamble, a massive convoy fleet guarded by almost all of the Xiaodongese navy; two Senrian fleets catch the Xiao fleet in transit and score a devastating strategic victory, sinking or capturing every enemy vessel involved in the battle.

December 1931-Feburary 1935: Rule Senria, Senria rules the waves

Coast of Bahia and Banfura Sea

Vehemens Ocean and Arucian Sea

Lumine Ocean

Men of the 2nd Battalion, Saque Rifles, pose for a photograph with a Nuxican flag taken as a souvenir, March 1930

Aftermath

[peace treaties, decolonization, related subsequent conflicts go here]

Impact

Casualties

War crimes and genocide

The corpses of Senrian civilians killed by Xiaodongese forces as part of the Senrian Genocide.

Production and the home front

Advances in technology and warfare

Legacy

Memorials and cultural memory

Victory Day is commemorated in the nations of the Grand Alliance as a public holiday.

Historiography

Propaganda

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