Besmenian-Tinegardian War

Besmenian-Tinegardian War
Battle of Laitstadt
Date October 28th, 1844 - July 11th, 1850 Location Nortua Result Besmenian victory - Annexation of Heulania to the Kingdom of Besmenia
Belligerents
Kingdom of Besmenia	Nortuan Union
Commanders and leaders
Wilhelm Friedrich General Franz von Römerstein	King Gustaf I General Markus Nyhus

The Besmenian-Tinegardian War was a war that began on October 28th, 1844 with the Besmenian invasion of Heulania.

Background

Between the years 1830 and 1840, the Nortuan Union created an eastern Nortuan empire which occupied the Heulania.

Heulania with his provinces

1850: Laitstadt

See also: Battle of Laitstadt

In early February of 1850 the Royal Besmenian Armed Forces marched towards the Heulania territorial capital of Laitstadt, meeting resistance from Tinegardian militias. Gustaf I had became severely ill in late February of 1850, delegating military leadership to his son, Gustaf II. Gustaf II did not receive word of his military appointment until the Royal Besmenian Armed Forces reached Laitstadt. The defending militias (who were volunteers or conscripts at this point) in Laitstadt were poorly equipped and inadequately supplied to mount a defense against the Royal Besmenian Armed Forces. General Markus Nyhus was routed a year prior and unable to stage a breakout or counter offensive to relieve the city. The siege of Laitstadt lasted for two weeks until Gustaf II opened discussions for a peace treaty.

Aftermath

See also: Besmenian-Tinegardian Treaty of 1850

The passing of Gustaf I marked the end of the Besmenian-Tinegardian War. Gustaf II signed the Besmenian-Tinegardian Treaty of 1850, ceding Heulania to the Kingdom of Besmenia.