Ai Chi War

Ai Chi War
Date 3 June 1898 – 12 March 1903 (4 years, 9 months and 9 days) Location Ai Chi Result Quenminese victory Territorial changes Ai Chi is annexed by the Quenminese Empire
Belligerents
Empire of Quenmin Vionna-Frankenlisch	Dynastic Aichi
Commanders and leaders
Bảo Thịnh Mạc Đăng Kinh Nguyễn-Thạch Trương Sáng Thủy Sỹ Vương Kiều Dũng Hiền Lê Đức Mẫn, Baron of Điện Biên Phủ Alexander II William Sandoral Horace Lindegard Gerald Pritchard	Hiệp Thiệu Trang Dinh Huynh Palat Kraiputra Loi Quang Anh Dung
Strength
Empire of Quenmin: 460,000 Vionna-Frankenlisch: 60,000	503,000
Casualties and losses
36,239 killed 22,734 wounded	50,292 killed 40,283 wounded

The Ai Chi War was a conflict fought by Quenmin and Aichi as part of the campaigns for Quenminese expansionism.

Background

After the country became unified and modernized after the Phạm Dynasty ascended the throne, questions have been looming about within Parliament concerning the southern state of Aichi, which broke off from Quenmin in 1816. Weeks have gone by from debating whether to have state included into the nation again or respect its independence, until finally, Bảo Thịnh and most of Parliament, much to their motives on implementing generous terms, agreed on having it be given rights of autonomy.

Emissaries have been sent to the its Parliament and the current ruler of the Ông Dynasty, Hiệp Thiệu, to negotiate those terms since 1879. Although some of the officials within the government agree to have the state be included again, Hiệp Thiệu and the others intend to keep the state existing as it is. The Quenminese government tried and tried again to make their wishes come true, but the Aichian government continued to refuse the offer.

However, as 1893 hit, the peaceful circumstances between the two countries began to deteriorate when the general election of that year enabled Mạc Đăng Kinh as Prime Minister. Known for being an impatient and war-mongering politician, as per his statements on taking the lands of the Khuchai by force, he tried to compromise a way with his fellow cohorts in Parliament to integrate it as quickly as possible, with a declaration of war being their Plan B.

Key Commanders

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  Col. Gen.
  Nguyễn-Thạch Trương Sáng

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  Maj. Gen.
  Kiều Dũng Hiền

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  Adm. Lê Đức Mẫn, Baron of Điện Biên Phủ

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  Marshal
  Palat Kraiputra

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  Gen.
  Loi Quang Anh Dung

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  Lt. Gen. William Sandoral

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  Lt. Gen. Horace Lindegard

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  Commodore. Gerald Pritchard