Warden Coastal Offensive
| Warden Coastal Offensive | |||||||
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| Part of the Refusal War | |||||||
 HMS Natalia Barberi fires on Royalist positions along the Galanian coast | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Wardens Cacerta |
 Royalists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Nenad Jakovac Hovsep Galstyan |
Vitomir Gavrilov Varbanov | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Army of Danjusha Army of Thanor | 3rd Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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250,000 (initial) 400,000 (May) |
160,000 (initial) 275,000 (May) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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35,000 killed or missing 80,000 wounded |
26,000 killed 65,000 wounded | ||||||
The Warden Coastal Offensive was a series of offensive operations carried out by the Wardens during the Refusal War. The objective of the offensive was to link up Warden forces in Scitaria and Hayreniky by capturing the major cites along the coast of Galania.
The Wardens launched the offensive in March 1985 with the Army of Danjusha attacking from Sciatria towards Kopvy while the Army of Thanor in Hayreniky moved against Fralonta. The two armies hoped to meet south-east of Zorad between the Malonrana and Amant Rivers. The Wardens were able to capture Fralont and Kopvy by early April but Royalists resistance at Vyerzhany halted their advance. Warden forces managed to cross the Amant River in several locations despite heavy air attack, but Royalist reinforcements from Kromorovo nearly reversed the Warden gains by nearly splitting off the Warden forces already across the Amant.
With support from the Cacertian Royal Navy the Wardens successfully captured Vyerzhany in May and crossed the Malonrana River. The two Warden armies linked up in June before moving north to secure Zorad, which was captured by mid-June. The Wardens would remain in control of the Galanian coast until the end of the war.
The success of the offensive demonstrated the capability of the Warden armies and their intent to continue fighting against the Royalists, which by 1984 seemed to be holding the advantage. The Wardens would follow up their success with further offensives in Scitaria and Hayreniky, and would end the year in good form.