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* An Ochoccolan tactical operations center is hit in a Cuthish airstrike during the early stages of the conflict
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* Cuthish soldiers prepare to storm the [[Presidential Palace (Ochoccola)|Presidential Palace]] during the [[Battle of Socapatoy]], 14 May 1994
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* An Ochoccolan tactical operations center is hit in a Cutho-Waldish airstrike during the early stages of the conflict
* Cutho-Waldish soldiers prepare to storm the [[Presidential Palace (Ochoccola)|Presidential Palace]] during the [[Battle of Socapatoy]], 8 June 1994
* An ONF insurgent takes cover behind a disabled Ochoccolan armored vehicle in Socapatoy
* An ONF insurgent takes cover behind a disabled Ochoccolan armored vehicle in Socapatoy
* MSS ''Paul Martinsen'' patrols the waters of [[X]] near Ochoccola during the [[X crisis]], 1 June 1994
* Mascyllary 2nd Carrier Group centered around MSS ''Hermann von Martinsen'' patrols the waters of [[Akawhk]] near Ochoccola during the [[Akawhk Crisis]], 1 May 1994
* A Cutho-Waldish howitzer provides fire support during combat operations near [[Willishaven]]
* A Cuthish howitzer provides fire support during combat operations near [[Cahulga]]
* Ochoccolan soldiers take up defensive positions outside of [[Cahulga]], 12 May 1994
* [[Ochoccolan National Guard|Ochoccolan National Guardsmen]] take up defensive positions during the [[Battle of Lyndon Ridge]], 20 April 1994
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| date        = 20 April – 15 June 1994 ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=4|day1=20|year1=1994|month2=06|day2=15|year2=1994}})
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* [[Ochoccola Republic]] overthrown
* [[Second Ochoccolan Republic]] overthrown
* Establishment of the [[Ochoccolan State]]
* Establishment of the [[Ochoccola|Ochoccolan State]]
* [[Ochoccola]] joins the [[Mageiros League]]
* Ochoccola joins the [[Mageiros League]]
* [[Assembly of Nations]] enacts sanctions on Cuthland via [[AN Security Council Resolution 710]]
* [[Assembly of Nations]] enacts sanctions on Cuthland via [[AN Security Council Resolution 710]]
* Rekindled [[Cuthish–Mascyllary enmity]] and [[Great Game (Aurorum)|Great Game]] tensions
* Rekindled [[Cuthish–Mascyllary enmity]]
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* Beginning of the [[Third Phase of the Great Game]]
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* {{flag|Albeinland}}
| combatant2  = {{flagicon|Ochoccola}} [[Second Ochoccolan Republic|Ochoccola]]<br>{{flag|Mascylla}}<ref>Mascylla provided financial and material aid to Ochoccola during the initial stages of the war, and was an unofficial belligerent during the [[Akawhk Crisis]]</ref><br>'''Supported by:'''<br>{{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_BDTA.png}} [[BDTA]]<br>
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* {{flag|Lavaria}}
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* {{flag|Sarrac}}
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| commander1  = {{flagicon|Cuthland}} '''[[Edwin IV]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Cuthland}} '''[[Harold Repton]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Cuthland}} [[Dunstan Newey]]<br>{{flagicon|Ochoccola}} '''[[Kikikwawason]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Ochoccola}} [[Cocheta]]
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| commander2  = {{flagicon|Ochoccola}} '''[[Lamochattee]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Ochoccola}} [[Tomochichi]]<br>{{flagicon|Mascylla}} '''[[Prime Minister of Mascylla|Michael Meilke]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Mascylla}} Alexander Schuman<br>{{flagicon|Mascylla}} Norbert Rüdt<br>{{flagicon|Mascylla}} Karl Friedrich Maiberd
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The '''Ochoccola War''', also known as the '''Cutho-Waldish invasion of Ochoccola''' (codenamed '''Operation X''') and the '''Ochoccola Crisis''', was an armed conflict fought by [[Royal Cutho-Waldish Armed Forces|military forces]] of [[Cuthland-Waldrich]] supporting the [[Ochoccolan National Front]] (ONF) and the [[Ochoccola Republic]] aided by the [[Berean Defence Treaty Association]] (BDTA) during the spring of 1994. The war was fought primarily in [[Ochoccola]] and the surrounding ocean and airspace, with spillovers involving the [[Mascylla|Mascyllary]] territory of [[X]] during the [[X crisis]]. The war was initiated with the dwindling of power by the socialist regime of Ochoccola following the collapse of the [[!Warsaw Pact]] in 1989 and re-instituted Cuthish political and economic ambitions in [[Alvinia]], exploiting the rising insurgency and civil unrest in Ochoccola to introduce a government friendly to the [[Mageiros League]].
The '''Ochoccola War''', also known as the '''Cuthish invasion of Ochoccola''' and the '''Ochoccola Crisis''', was an armed conflict fought between [[Cuthland]] and the [[Second Ochoccolan Republic]] during the spring of 1994.  Fighting occured primarily in [[Ochoccola]] and the surrounding ocean and airspace, with a [[Akawhk Crisis|localized spillover]] to [[Akawhk]] briefly bringing [[Mascylla]] into the conflict.  A major turning point in the [[Great Game (Aurorum)|Great Game]], the Ochoccola War renewed tensions between Cuthland and Mascylla and led to a realignment of the [[Aurorum|Auroran]] world order, with the [[Mageiros League]] usurping the [[!Warsaw Pact]] as the primary geopolitical adversary for the [[Berean Defense Treaty Association]] (BDTA).
 
After the [[Ochoccolan Revolution|fall of communism]] in 1990, Ochoccola transitioned into a nascent liberal democracy under the administration of [[Paramount Chief of Ochoccola|Paramount Chief]] [[Lamochattee]].  Lamochattee's government began to strengthen ties with the BDTA powers, signing a [[Trans-Agric Free Trade Agreement|free trade agreement]] with Mascylla, [[Lavaria]], [[Falland]], and [[Sarrac]] in 1992.  Cuthland had previously enjoyed warm diplomatic and economic ties with communist Ochoccola and was a major importer of Ochoccolan uranium, raising concerns that a possible Ochoccolan accession to the BDTA would jeopardize Cuthish interests in Alvinia.  Cuthland subsequently began sending covert support to the [[Ochoccolan National Front]] (ONF), a far-right political party that had emerged as the primary opposition to Lamochattee's administration.  Backed by Cuthish funding, the ONF's [[Kikikwawason]] challenged Lamochattee for Paramount Chief in the [[1993 Ochoccolan general election]], losing by a slim margin.  Both the ONF and Cuthish government alleged widespread voter fraud and rejected the results of the election, resulting in a wave of [[1993-4 unrest in Ochoccola|unrest]] as protests and violence broke out in major cities across the country.  Ochoccolan and BDTA officials accused the Cuthish government of orchestrating the protests, and in early February of 1994, tensions escalated significantly when Cuthish forces began a naval build-up near the Ochoccolan coast.  On 25 February, the Cuthish government [[Socapatoy Memorandum|demanded]] that the Ochoccolan government nullify the results of the election and allow Cuthish peacekeepers and election observers to enter the country.  Lamochattee refused, calling on the BDTA to immediately allow Ochoccola's accession to the organization and intervene militarily in the crisis.
 
The invasion began with an incursion into Ochoccolan territorial waters during the early morning hours of 4 March.  Cuthish forces engaged the [[Ochoccolan Navy (1990-1994)|Ochoccolan Navy]] on multiple fronts, with fighting in the [[Godrican Sea]] producing one of the [[Battle of the Godrican Sea|largest naval battles]] since the [[Great War (Aurorum)|Great War]]. The Cuthish Navy quickly achieved naval supremacy and [[Blockade of Ochoccola|blockaded]] Ochoccolan ports, prefacing a 15 day long air and naval bombardment of the nation's military and civilian infrastructure.  On 19 March, Cuthish ground forces launched a [[Middelton Islands campaign|coordinated assault]] on [[South Middelton Island|South]] and [[North Middelton Island|North]] [[Middelton Islands|Middelton Island]], capturing both on 23 March after four days of fighting against the vastly outnumbered Ochoccolan defenders.  The capture of the Middeltons provided Cuthland with a foothold from which to stage air and ground forces for an assault on mainland Ochoccola, which proceeded on 8 April with a [[Oktamulke Beach landings|major amphibious operation]] at [[Oktamulke Beach]].  Cuthish forces quickly established a beachhead and pushed south towards [[Socapatoy]], while Ochoccolan forces consolidated around [[Cahulga]].  The ensuing [[Battle of Cahulga|battle]] for the city resulted in heavy casualties for the Cuths, slowing their advance almost to a halt.  Cuthland attempted to draw Ochoccolan forces away from Cahulga by seizing the northwestern port city of [[Pinhoti]] on 20 April, but poor planning and intelligence led to a [[Battle of Lyndon Ridge|stunning defeat]] at [[Lyndon Ridge]] on the outskirts of the city.
 
On 24 April, the [[Royal Cuthish Air Force]] carried out an airstrike on a Mascyllary supply convoy operating near the Cahulga.  The strike ignited a [[Akawhk Crisis#24 April naval and aerial engagement|brief clash]] between Mascyllary and Cuthish forces, the first instance of direct warfare between the two nations since the [[Melasian Crisis]] and the only such instance between two nuclear powers in [[Aurorum (region)|Auroran]] history. The clashes led to an [[Akawhk Crisis|intense standoff]] around the Mascyllary overseas territory of [[Akawhk]], with both nations deploying nuclear weapons to the region and threatening retaliation.  Nevertheless, the military situation on the ground had swung decisively in favor of Cuthland.  After the defeat at Lyndon Ridge, Cuthish ground commanders refocused their efforts on Cahulga, launching a final assault on the city on 25 April and seizing it three days later.  A [[Battle of Pinhoti|second attempt]] to capture Pinhoti on 1 May proved successful, and Ochoccolan forces had retreated to the outskirts of Socapatoy by 4 May.  The imminent fall of Lamochattee's government prompted Mascyllary [[Prime Minister of Mascylla|Prime Minister]] [[Michael Meilke]] to seek a diplomatic resolution to the situation in Akawhk, which resulted in the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the region on 5 May.  Cuthish forces [[Battle of Socapatoy|reached downtown Socapatoy]] and seized the [[Presidential Palace (Ochoccola)|Presidential Palace]] on 14 May, and Cuthish [[Foresitter of Cuthland|Foresitter]] [[Harold Repton]] declared the end of combat operations in a televised address to the [[Wittenmoot]] the next day.
 
The Cuthish military occupied Ochoccola for 16 months after the invasion, working closely with ONF-aligned militias to arrest hundreds of members of Lamochattee's administration.  Lamochattee himself was [[Operation Back Nine|killed]] by Cuthish troops on 19 June under disputed circumstances, with sources differing on whether the killing occured during a shootout or as a {{wp|Summary execution|summary execution}}.  ONF leader [[Kikikwawason]] helped draft a [[1995 Constitution of Ochoccola|new constitution]] that led to a return of civilian governance in September of 1995, and was installed as Paramount Chief upon the withdrawal of Cuthish forces from the country.  Kikikwawason has remained in office continuously since taking power, and many political scientists regard modern day Ochoccola as an {{wp|Authoritarianism|authoritarian}} {{wp|Dictatorship|dictatorship}} and Cuthish {{wp|Client state|client state}}.


Generally considered to be a major turning point in or after the [[Great Game (Aurorum)|Great Game]], the Ochoccola War renewed tensions between Cuthland-Waldrich and Mascylla and led to a realignment of the geopolitical world order as the [[Mageiros League]] reemerged as the primary adversary for the [[Berean Defense Treaty Association]].
The international community widely condemned the invasion as a {{wp|War of aggression|war of aggression}}.  The [[Assembly of Nations Securty Council]] placed [[AN Securtity Council Resolution 710|economic sanctions]] on Cuthland in response, resulting in a brief but sharp [[Mid-1990s recession in Cuthland|recession]].  Cuthish forces were widely accused of war crimes, including the intentional targeting of civilians during the Battle of Cahulga.  As the first major offensive military action carried out by the [[Royal Cuthish Armed Forces]] since the Melasian Crisis, the war was viewed by many international relations experts as marking Cuthland's return to great power status after undergoing substantial internal turmoil following the [[Recession of 1967]].  The BDTA powers, which had focused on countering the threat from the now-defunct [[!Warsaw Pact]] during the 70s and 80s, now turned their attention towards the resurgent Mageiros League.  A watershed moment in international politics, the invasion is generally considered to mark the start of the [[Third Phase of the Great Game|third phase]] of the Great Game.


==Background==
==Background==
==Prelude==
==Prelude==
==Course of the war==
==Course of the war==
===X crisis===
===Akawhk crisis===
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
==Impact==
==Impact==
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Ochoccola War
Part of the Great Game
Ochoccola War montage.png
Clockwise from top left:
  • An Ochoccolan tactical operations center is hit in a Cuthish airstrike during the early stages of the conflict
  • Cuthish soldiers prepare to storm the Presidential Palace during the Battle of Socapatoy, 14 May 1994
  • An ONF insurgent takes cover behind a disabled Ochoccolan armored vehicle in Socapatoy
  • Mascyllary 2nd Carrier Group centered around MSS Hermann von Martinsen patrols the waters of Akawhk near Ochoccola during the Akawhk Crisis, 1 May 1994
  • A Cuthish howitzer provides fire support during combat operations near Cahulga
  • Ochoccolan National Guardsmen take up defensive positions during the Battle of Lyndon Ridge, 20 April 1994
Location
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Result

Cuthish and ONF victory

Belligerents

 Cuthland
Ochoccola ONF
Supported by:
Mageiros League

Ochoccola Ochoccola
 Mascylla[1]
Supported by:
BDTA

Commanders and leaders
Cuthland Edwin IV
Cuthland Harold Repton
Cuthland Dunstan Newey
Ochoccola Kikikwawason
Ochoccola Cocheta
Ochoccola Lamochattee
Ochoccola Tomochichi
Mascylla Michael Meilke
Mascylla Alexander Schuman
Mascylla Norbert Rüdt
Mascylla Karl Friedrich Maiberd
Casualties and losses
Cuthland 1,860 killed
15,203 wounded
1,424 captured
Ochoccola ~300 killed
Ochoccola 4,534 killed
32,142 wounded
115,839 captured
Mascylla 26 killed
~2,500 civilians killed

The Ochoccola War, also known as the Cuthish invasion of Ochoccola and the Ochoccola Crisis, was an armed conflict fought between Cuthland and the Second Ochoccolan Republic during the spring of 1994. Fighting occured primarily in Ochoccola and the surrounding ocean and airspace, with a localized spillover to Akawhk briefly bringing Mascylla into the conflict. A major turning point in the Great Game, the Ochoccola War renewed tensions between Cuthland and Mascylla and led to a realignment of the Auroran world order, with the Mageiros League usurping the !Warsaw Pact as the primary geopolitical adversary for the Berean Defense Treaty Association (BDTA).

After the fall of communism in 1990, Ochoccola transitioned into a nascent liberal democracy under the administration of Paramount Chief Lamochattee. Lamochattee's government began to strengthen ties with the BDTA powers, signing a free trade agreement with Mascylla, Lavaria, Falland, and Sarrac in 1992. Cuthland had previously enjoyed warm diplomatic and economic ties with communist Ochoccola and was a major importer of Ochoccolan uranium, raising concerns that a possible Ochoccolan accession to the BDTA would jeopardize Cuthish interests in Alvinia. Cuthland subsequently began sending covert support to the Ochoccolan National Front (ONF), a far-right political party that had emerged as the primary opposition to Lamochattee's administration. Backed by Cuthish funding, the ONF's Kikikwawason challenged Lamochattee for Paramount Chief in the 1993 Ochoccolan general election, losing by a slim margin. Both the ONF and Cuthish government alleged widespread voter fraud and rejected the results of the election, resulting in a wave of unrest as protests and violence broke out in major cities across the country. Ochoccolan and BDTA officials accused the Cuthish government of orchestrating the protests, and in early February of 1994, tensions escalated significantly when Cuthish forces began a naval build-up near the Ochoccolan coast. On 25 February, the Cuthish government demanded that the Ochoccolan government nullify the results of the election and allow Cuthish peacekeepers and election observers to enter the country. Lamochattee refused, calling on the BDTA to immediately allow Ochoccola's accession to the organization and intervene militarily in the crisis.

The invasion began with an incursion into Ochoccolan territorial waters during the early morning hours of 4 March.  Cuthish forces engaged the Ochoccolan Navy on multiple fronts, with fighting in the Godrican Sea producing one of the largest naval battles since the Great War. The Cuthish Navy quickly achieved naval supremacy and blockaded Ochoccolan ports, prefacing a 15 day long air and naval bombardment of the nation's military and civilian infrastructure. On 19 March, Cuthish ground forces launched a coordinated assault on South and North Middelton Island, capturing both on 23 March after four days of fighting against the vastly outnumbered Ochoccolan defenders. The capture of the Middeltons provided Cuthland with a foothold from which to stage air and ground forces for an assault on mainland Ochoccola, which proceeded on 8 April with a major amphibious operation at Oktamulke Beach. Cuthish forces quickly established a beachhead and pushed south towards Socapatoy, while Ochoccolan forces consolidated around Cahulga. The ensuing battle for the city resulted in heavy casualties for the Cuths, slowing their advance almost to a halt. Cuthland attempted to draw Ochoccolan forces away from Cahulga by seizing the northwestern port city of Pinhoti on 20 April, but poor planning and intelligence led to a stunning defeat at Lyndon Ridge on the outskirts of the city.

On 24 April, the Royal Cuthish Air Force carried out an airstrike on a Mascyllary supply convoy operating near the Cahulga. The strike ignited a brief clash between Mascyllary and Cuthish forces, the first instance of direct warfare between the two nations since the Melasian Crisis and the only such instance between two nuclear powers in Auroran history. The clashes led to an intense standoff around the Mascyllary overseas territory of Akawhk, with both nations deploying nuclear weapons to the region and threatening retaliation. Nevertheless, the military situation on the ground had swung decisively in favor of Cuthland.  After the defeat at Lyndon Ridge, Cuthish ground commanders refocused their efforts on Cahulga, launching a final assault on the city on 25 April and seizing it three days later.  A second attempt to capture Pinhoti on 1 May proved successful, and Ochoccolan forces had retreated to the outskirts of Socapatoy by 4 May.  The imminent fall of Lamochattee's government prompted Mascyllary Prime Minister Michael Meilke to seek a diplomatic resolution to the situation in Akawhk, which resulted in the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the region on 5 May.  Cuthish forces reached downtown Socapatoy and seized the Presidential Palace on 14 May, and Cuthish Foresitter Harold Repton declared the end of combat operations in a televised address to the Wittenmoot the next day.

The Cuthish military occupied Ochoccola for 16 months after the invasion, working closely with ONF-aligned militias to arrest hundreds of members of Lamochattee's administration. Lamochattee himself was killed by Cuthish troops on 19 June under disputed circumstances, with sources differing on whether the killing occured during a shootout or as a summary execution. ONF leader Kikikwawason helped draft a new constitution that led to a return of civilian governance in September of 1995, and was installed as Paramount Chief upon the withdrawal of Cuthish forces from the country. Kikikwawason has remained in office continuously since taking power, and many political scientists regard modern day Ochoccola as an authoritarian dictatorship and Cuthish client state.

The international community widely condemned the invasion as a war of aggression. The Assembly of Nations Securty Council placed economic sanctions on Cuthland in response, resulting in a brief but sharp recession. Cuthish forces were widely accused of war crimes, including the intentional targeting of civilians during the Battle of Cahulga. As the first major offensive military action carried out by the Royal Cuthish Armed Forces since the Melasian Crisis, the war was viewed by many international relations experts as marking Cuthland's return to great power status after undergoing substantial internal turmoil following the Recession of 1967. The BDTA powers, which had focused on countering the threat from the now-defunct !Warsaw Pact during the 70s and 80s, now turned their attention towards the resurgent Mageiros League. A watershed moment in international politics, the invasion is generally considered to mark the start of the third phase of the Great Game.

Background

Prelude

Course of the war

Akawhk crisis

Aftermath

Impact

  1. Mascylla provided financial and material aid to Ochoccola during the initial stages of the war, and was an unofficial belligerent during the Akawhk Crisis