Sarria War

Sarria War
Noravian infantry charge in the Battle of Remmes, April 1914
Date 2 January - 19 November, 1914 (10 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) Location Northwest Euronia, Kasuum Sea
Belligerents
Gladysynthian Empire	Noravia Sontre Thetlia Supported by Allieu Caspiaa Elbresia

The Sarria War was fought in 1914 between the Gladysynthian Empire and its rebelling northwest territories, Noravia, Sontre, Leisea (South Thetlia), and Allieu, and nations who sided with the rebellion such as Elbresia and Caspiaa. The Gladysynthian empire controlled much of northwest Euronia from the 15th-19th century, but emergence of democracies throughout Nortua, the increasing abolition of monarchies throughout the world, and Gladysynthia's oppressive policies on its colonies drove nationalist movements in the occupied territories.

After the 1913 D'Olonne massacre, secessionist sentiment erupted and on 2 January 1914, the Gladysynthian governor's residence in Santara was burned by rebels, officially marking the beginning of the war. Within weeks, rebellions broke out across northwest Euronia and eventually a full-fledged multi-front war of independence was underway. Sontre and Noravia allied their various militias against Gladysynthia, while the already independent North Thetlia rallied to liberate its ancestral south, Leisea. The independent Porte-Lyon aligned with the autonomous Elbresian territory of United Allieu to liberate occupied Allieu, and their involvement in the war brought the support of the Elbresian military and Royal Caspiaan Armed Forces. Gradually these factions aligned in common purpose under the Kasuum Alliance, and their coordination allowed for complex military campaigns which resulted in Gladysynthia withdrawing the majority of its military by November of 1914 amid major losses. Gladysynthian emperor Sawin Ardinia signed the Treaty of Sables on 19 November, officially ending the conflict and granting independence to the Kasuum Alliance members.

An estimated 200,000 soldiers and 50,000 civilians died in the war, with the introduction of modern weaponry contributing to high casualties in the clashing of large armies and in the bombardment of cities. The Battle of Sintra was particularly vicious for the use of naval artillery and the introduction of airplanes, the first time aircraft was used in war. The war drastically changed the course of northwest Euronia, as the sudden collapse of Gladysynthia's imperial holdings in the region led to internal conflict within Gladysynthia and its remaining holdings and severely weakened its prominence as a major power in Euronia, emphasized by the First Danaska War and the Gladysynthia Civil War and its withdrawal from the World War. The full independence of Noravia, Sontre, and Thetlia, combined with the unification of Allieu and its eventual full-independence a few decades later, pushed a democratic movement throughout the region even as Thetlia maintained its monarchy.

Prelude

The Thetlian Revolution

Main article: History of Thetlia

Also known as the 1904 revolution, it was an insurrection fought between the Thetlian people and the Gladysynthian empire. The conflict lasted from 5th of May to the 10th of November 1904, which ended when a treaty was signed between the two parties, granting independence to the Kingdom of Thetlia, whilst Gladysynthia maintained control over the Leisea region. The aftermath of this conflict left nationalist sentiment high in Thetlia, and calls for the liberation of the south were widespread amongst the populace. Ultimately, when the Sarria war began, Thetlia was eager to assist the rebels in liberating Leisea, and the decision was made to join the conflict.

A map of Gladysynthian territories in 1913

Progress of the war

Formation of the Kasuum Alliance

Battleships of the Royal Caspiaan Navy blockading Gladysynthia's Bay Hess ports

Alliance offensive and Gladysynthian withdrawal

Artist's rendition of Sontre troops at the Battle of Sintra