1999 Granzerian-Lairean Border War

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1999 Granzerian-Lairean Border War
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From top, left to right: Anti-government rioters in Lairea take cover behind a disabled tank and begin to fire on government forces, anti-Lairean insurgents, A Granzerian SOF recon sniper, Granzerian Paratroopers.
Date14 July 1999 – 7 August 1999
(3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Result

Treaty of Berbest

  • Status quo ante bellum
  • Population exchange of ethnic Granzerians in Lairea
Belligerents
 Granzery
Non-state actors

Supported by:
 Lairea
Other support
Units involved

Granzery RDF

  • 14. Mechanized Infantry Division
    • 49. Infantry Regiment
    • 131. Infantry Regiment
    • 14. Armoured Cavalry Regiment
  • RDF Special Forces Command
    • 5. Airborne Regiment
    • Royal Special Operations Force

Insurgents

Lairea AFL

  • 6th Rifle Division
  • 1st Tank Division
  • Various irregulars
Strength
Total: 23,562 men
Granzery 18,518 - 20,508
1,700 - 3,000 insurgents
Total: 29,691
Lairea 25,691 - 26,128
3,000-5,000 paramilitary and irregular
Casualties and losses
Total dead: 351
Total wounded: 1,490
Total dead: 673 (Lairean claims)
1,094 (Granzerian Claims)

Total wounded: 2,369
  • Total civilians killed/wounded: 1,200 (est.)
  • Granzery: 68 killed/wounded
  • Lairea: 1,100 killed/wounded (est.)
  • did not see combat

The 1999 Granzerian-Lairean Border War began in 1999 following a series of border skirmishes between the Granzery Royal Defence Force and the Armed Forces of Lairea. The war was the culmination of an ongoing ethnic Granzerian insurgency in Lairea.

Background

Anti-government Insurgency in Lairea

Preliminary Skirmishes

Course of the war

Impact

Aftermath