The History of the Imperial War (OOC, TWI only)

[Jeriga]

-Tsunters invade San Montagna in 1941, causing Aizcona to declare war against the Tsunterlands and United Partitions. Naval war wages around Jeriga, which stays neutral.
-In 1943, Aizcona overtures to return Varl to Jeriga as well as the effect of the war on the Jerigan economy spurs Jeriga to join the war, completely destroying the Tsunter navy in a series of battles which turn the naval tide against The Tsunterlands.
- Joint offensive into The Tsunterlands with Aizcona shows ineffectiveness of the Jerigan Army, but the allied expeditionary force is able to progress into the Tsunterlands, forcing Neo-Imperialists to divert forces south and west to support them.
-The Tsunter Capital falls and the allied force continues into San Montagna to continue the fight. Jerigan forces continue to improve at the art of war, learning through painful experience the depth of their ineptitude, but changing and modernizing as they advance.
-In 1948, The Tsunterlands surrender and Jeriga occupies the Big and Small Hook Peninsulas. Jeriga used it's position to foster the rise of Cooperatism in Tsunterland throughout the next decade.

Footnotes of my involvement in IW1 as agreed in a group TG between the Argus players

[The Tsunterlands]

Thought i posted this a week ago but apparently not, here's what i'm writing for my history overview on the Imperial War

For the Tsunterlands the Imperial War began on the 16 of March 1941 when the nation, along with the Empire of Magarat invaded and portioned San Montagna between them. Utilising a newform of warfare called “Hurricane Warfare” which pioneered the use of aircraft carriers, bombers and parachute regiments The Tsunterlands would then spend the next 8 years locked in a bloody war in Aizcona. Following Jeriga’s joining of the opposing Free Power alliance in 1943 and with its navy overstretched in the North Mesder to assist its Magarati ally, the tide of war turned against the Tsunterlands.
A Free Power offensive in 1945 plunged deep in Tsunter territory while the majority of its forces were trapped in Estral cities without any hope of relief. In order the halt the Free Power advance the allied Magarati and Partitioner armies would become heavily involved in the fighting in the Tsunterlands. The true end of Tsunter war effort came the following year when the Partitioner army, led by the insane Jacob Zastere who dreamed of rebuilding the Chah-Chajd Empire, betrayed its ally and massacred what remained of the Tsunter army. It blitzed across the nation in a few weeks and captured Wolfeld’s government in Libertalia before engaging the Free Powers over the corpse of the Tsunter nation.Wolfeld and his government would find themselves at the mercy of Zastere, who had them ritualistically sacrificed in the manner of the Chah-Chajd empire – by cutting out their hearts. Much of the Tsunter population rose up against their occupiers – including a large and successful Free-Power sponsored ipachi insurrection in the Interior – and while some were aided by the Jerigan military they found little mercy in the Estrals who often rounded up and shot both civilians and resistance fighters as retribution against the previous invasion. The Partitioner occupation would only end following a coup de’tat against Zastere’s government and the Free Power army’s took full control of the Tsunterlands. They would divide the nation up: most of the south, where a significant minority of Estrals were present, would be annexed by Aizcona while the north would be split into an Ipachi dominant state in the interior and an Jerigan puppet state on the Hook Peninsula. Many of the socialists and union leaders who’d fled to Jeriga in the early days of Wolffeld’s reign and would work with the occupying authorities to build a republican form of the same government they had encountered there. In the Ipachi Free State, as the Interior became called, an agricultural ecologically-minded society emerged amidst the ruins of Tsunter industry as political power became divided among the five tribes while the national government focused its attentions on the politics and turmoil of the northern Ipachi state that had broken away from Khas-Kirati republic, the successor of the Empire of Magarat. In the South the ethnic Tsunters found themselves subjected to the harsh retributionist rule of the Estrals, forced into the role of second-class citizens. Divided into the three nations the identity of the Tsunter’s remained as shattered as the nation the dream of Tsunter greatness having died in the Imperial War.

[Dormill and Stiura]

Ahoy IW1 thread, I'm back with yet another change to how Dormill and Stiura will interact with the Imperial War. I've thought this over for the past few weeks and there are some key things I feel are hard or impossible to reconcile with how the Imperial War went and the role Dormill and Stiura played within it.

1. Doraltic Fascism, as it stands now, is too convoluted to work: The whole idea of a random Doraltic showing up in the 30s and entirely inverting the state of Doraltic politics, only for the nation to (quite rightly) resist and fall into a civil war as a result, and then for the rest of the Imperial War to happen, just doesn't work. While the idea of Dormill and Stiura struggling with fascism in this era makes sense, falling head-first to it and everything that comes with it just does not make sense for me. I will have to alter it in order for everything else that comes after to make sense.
2. The Doraltic-Roendavarian War is impossible to lose: Now I know there's a plethora of ways for the war to turn against Dormill and Stiura as is, but they rely on yet more contrivances that it just makes a bad story in the middle of what the Imperial War already is, which is amazing. While I intend to preserve most of the war, its context within the Imperial War and its broader outcomes are going to have to change.

So, what changes?

In short; Ludvoic Denis remains in power, and utilizes a pan-European approach instead of a French Nationalist approach to convince the vast majority of the European population of Dormill and Stiura to adopt fascism. The Doraltic-Roendavarian War is not a total war by any stretch, and most of the conflict is fought between the HEI and Doraltic proxies since Roendavar becomes protected by a major Free Power in the course of the conflict (Segentova perhaps) and Denis does not want to risk that kind of war. He is still captured and killed as in the current timeline, but these result in him becoming a martyr and setting Dormill and Stiura down a path of anti-Islander sentiment that motivates (what I hope to become) a Cold War with another major Isles power.

The Long Part; All this avoids a nation-splitting Civil War and the consequences thereof (namely the decimation of the Doraltic economy and the sudden reliance on a growing military-industrial complex to sustain it, which partially motivated the Roendavarian War). In its place, Ardeda (which is the largest non-European group within the United Republics) becomes a target for all the nastiness of fascism as Dormill and Stiura attempt to create a Gael Utopia. The "war" between Doraltia and Roendavar becomes an underground conflict as the HEI and Bureau (or more specifically, brownshirt proxy groups) battle for Roendavar's soul in the midst of Dormill and Stiura attempting to impose its will without going to war outright. This also means that Dormill and Stiura doesn't outright join the Neo-Imperialists but would aid them in the same way Altera does in the west until the war starts to turn sour and D&S, seeking to get some distance, disavows the Neo-Imperialists. This comes too little, too late as Denis is captured by the HEI and is executed in Roendavar for his crimes. Dormill and Stiura, in turn, does not split apart at the end of the Imperial War but instead has to contend with a specter of fascism for the remainder of the 20th Century (and possibly beyond), setting the stage for a new version of De Strijd that will consume the Doraltic nation.

[Dothrakia]

is anyone in this thread active and interested in hashing out a couple big battles for the war?

[North Oscotia]

Probably reviving a dead thread, but keen to build and develop Oscotia's involvement in the IW. Judging by Gael's minimal involvement, it's likely Oscotia acts independently on the Free Powers side.

[Alteran Republics]

So, it's been a while since I moved and I have a lot of my basic lore in place; so I'll begin outlining and addressing Altera's new role:

What's changed?
The major change is down largely to our location. No longer in Argus, bordering Athara Magarati territory, the majority of our war effort will not be focused on repelling invaders from our own lands and retaking the canal. In our new location in Raedlon/Mesder, we're fairly isolated from direct conflict; thus on the outbreak of war there would be - as far as I'm aware - no direct threat to Altera.

Secondly, no longer a colony nation - but the head of a respectable coalition of nations (the Alteran Republican Commonwealth) - we are no longer at the whim of a colonial overlord. This would give Altera greater access to resources and additional forces.

Imperial War - the Initial Fight
No longer sharing a land border with a direct adversary does mean that Altera would likely (for now at least) mean we won't be having the bulk of our forces in position to face off against enemies. Whilst I contemplated having forces in Keverai on the outbreak of war - Ainslie has rightly pointed out earlier that this would not seem practical or likely, as Altera has no real military interest or investment in the small republic. Therefore, on the outbreak of war, Altera would have forces based in:
> Atolla (token colonial forces)
> Aprosia (mixed of colonial forces and locally raised, poorly equipped 'native' regiments)

This may expand as more nations join the Commonwealth.

In which case, Altera would be somewhat prepared for conflict - but would struggle to launch support and counter-invasions as the nation gears up for war.

Our ultimate role
If possible, Altera's ultimate role within the Imperial War could be largely supportive in the early days - maintaining maritime trade routes, producing munitions and arms for allies, whilst employing small commando-style attacks on enemy positions and infrastructure. Being an aerospace 'superpower' naturally I'd like to have the Alteran Air Defence Force carrying out bombing raids - in increasing capacity and destruction - as the war rages on; using a mixture of our own air bases, and those in allied nations.

Later on in the war, we can join in naval landings, other counter-invasions and liberations of Free Power nations; but for most of the war I think we could be the "Arsenal of the Free World".

If everyone is still okay with this, we'll continue to be the arsenal of the free world for the majority of the war; joining in various fronts from the middle/latter half of the war.

Our naval forces will be pretty active in Mesder and, to an extent, Argus; with a focus on maintaining the flow of goods and supplies to Aprosia and Keomora - as they have now joined the Free Powers.

Aside for Atolla and Aprosia; would there be any other nations in the Commonwealth? Not sure of the former Noronican colonies would like to consider being members of the Alteran "Commonwealth of Republics" (CoRe)

[Athara Magarat]

Probably reviving a dead thread, but keen to build and develop Oscotia's involvement in the IW. Judging by Gael's minimal involvement, it's likely Oscotia acts independently on the Free Powers side.

Sorry for late reply but yeah, I had added you on Free Powers side already.

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=ath ... id=1555574

[Athara Magarat]

If everyone is still okay with this, we'll continue to be the arsenal of the free world for the majority of the war; joining in various fronts from the middle/latter half of the war.

Our naval forces will be pretty active in Mesder and, to an extent, Argus; with a focus on maintaining the flow of goods and supplies to Aprosia and Keomora - as they have now joined the Free Powers.

Aside for Atolla and Aprosia; would there be any other nations in the Commonwealth? Not sure of the former Noronican colonies would like to consider being members of the Alteran "Commonwealth of Republics" (CoRe)

I mean, that is your role since neither Miklania or Noronica are here.

I will also be working on Imperial War dispatch now in a new way. Week by week basis.

[Wimberlisk]

1941

Wimberlisk, at the time, the Elsiczk Monarchy or Elsiow, has recently sided with the Neo-Imperialists, in hopes of restoring the glory of the old empire. King Aederoun announces his choice to the public and selects the help of General Gaunsevei, Ateleia, Lvaenfurdt and Hiermunsen to hopefully turn the tides of the war.

Elsiow is strong in support systems such as artillery and will therefore be using artillery strategically placed in areas of advantage such as islands and hills. Elsiczk Infantry is practically useless unless significantly outnumbering the enemy or with artillery support. As of 1941 Elsiczk soldiers are demoralised and underprepared for a war of this size. Infantrymen often carry W-R11s equipped with bayonets.

[Dormill and Stiura]

1937

Wimberlisk, at the time, the Elsiczk Monarchy or Elsiow, has recently sided with the Neo-Imperialists, in hopes of restoring the glory of the old empire. King Aederoun announces his choice to the public and selects the help of General Gaunsevei, Ateleia, Lvaenfurdt and Hiermunsen to hopefully turn the tides of the war.

Elsiow is strong in missile systems and artillery and will therefore be using Napalm Warheads launched from various silos across the country and artillery strategically placed in areas of advantage such as islands and hills. Elsiczk Infantry is practically useless unless significantly outnumbering the enemy or with artillery and missile support

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There's a few things we need to correct here.

1) There is no current intention to do a full RP of the Imperial War, double-check the OOC tag in the title.
2) The Imperial War began in 1941, not 1939 or earlier, so this announcement while it would be mostly valid doesn't make sense in the current historical timeline.
3) There is zero way I would believe Elsiow was capable of producing viable missiles, let alone what you seem to describe as post-War ballistic missiles, by 1937.

The Neo-Imperialists would be welcome to have another member but you should really think through why Elsiow would get involved in the war with Segentova and Altera as your neighbors and the political conditions of the country at that time.

[Wimberlisk]

1937

Wimberlisk, at the time, the Elsiczk Monarchy or Elsiow, has recently sided with the Neo-Imperialists, in hopes of restoring the glory of the old empire. King Aederoun announces his choice to the public and selects the help of General Gaunsevei, Ateleia, Lvaenfurdt and Hiermunsen to hopefully turn the tides of the war.

Elsiow is strong in missile systems and artillery and will therefore be using Napalm Warheads launched from various silos across the country and artillery strategically placed in areas of advantage such as islands and hills. Elsiczk Infantry is practically useless unless significantly outnumbering the enemy or with artillery and missile support

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There's a few things we need to correct here.

1) There is no current intention to do a full RP of the Imperial War, double-check the OOC tag in the title.
2) The Imperial War began in 1941, not 1939 or earlier, so this announcement while it would be mostly valid doesn't make sense in the current historical timeline.
3) There is zero way I would believe Elsiow was capable of producing viable missiles, let alone what you seem to describe as post-War ballistic missiles, by 1937.

The Neo-Imperialists would be welcome to have another member but you should really think through why Elsiow would get involved in the war with Segentova and Altera as your neighbors and the political conditions of the country at that time.

1: I know there will not be a roleplay of the Imperial War, AM told me to introduce my country and strategy.

2: Fixed

3: Fixed, I am stupid

4: I joined the neo-imperialists for a reason for the revolution. If Elsiow wins this war with then the people probably wouldn’t get mad and start a revolution. So I kinda forced myself into the imperialists for the sake of my history. But in all honesty it’s pretty dumb, in a nutshell I just have to lose this one.

[Hintuwan]

I'm thinking of moving Hintuwan's independence date to around 1935 so I can accomodate participation in the Imperial War. Hintuwan is a non-aggressor of course, so I'd be on the side of the Free Powers.

Are there any states which would be able to accommodate an invasion of Hintuwan sometime in early 1942? This invasion should result in the establishment of some sort of fascist collaborationist government, the details of which I can of course provide.

[Dormill and Stiura]

Now that I'm fully back in it, I want to give a true and definitive update to this, and present a full timeline of events that Dormill and Stiura experienced throughout the entire Imperial War.

• 1939, August: The Dutch Republics and Ardeda separately declare independence from the United Republics, citing a large list of abuses levied against them by Ludvoic Denis and his Revolution and Restoration Party. Any remaining Doraltic colonies internationally also assert their independence, the existing governments taking over from former central authority directly.
• 1939, September: Nullifying the Constitution, Ludvoic Denis assumes complete control over the United Republics, directing military and paramilitary forces to invade and retake the seceding Republics. Mutinies across the Army and Navy against Denis undermines initial operations.
• 1940, January: Navy mutiny ends with Adm. Lukas Monet Jr. taking 2 Battleships, a Heavy Cruiser, and an assortment of smaller ships to Swaneeak Atoll. He would eventually join the Free Powers and fight alongside the Osean Navy against Doravo and Collie.
  
  • Army Mutiny ends in an officer purge, most replacements are retired officers from the Great War and the rest are ideologically aligned to Denis.
• 1940, Late January: With the military back under control, Denis orders an invasion of Ardeda through the Van Curan Valley, which is met with limited resistance by an ill-prepared Ardedan force.
  
  • First Van Curan Valley Campaign ends in major victory of Denisian forces, Boissieux and Enoire are captured, Ardedan forces flee to the border or to Temple, where they will hold out for the rest of the war.
• 1940, March: Denisian forces cross the Kapolder for the first time since the initial fighting started, the City of Kapolder remains a major area of fighting, but mobile tank forces encircle the city from South Kapolder. International volunteers from AM, Roendavar, Ostehaar, Doravo, and other coming powers, would begin filtering into the war.
• 1940, April: Tank forces push out from Kapolder, capturing Veldzicht before most of the anti-Denisian government could escape. Merv De Vries, leader of anti-Denisian forces, would escape to Stafford under cover of darkness.
  
  • 28 April: Kapolder surrenders, POWs would be taken to prison camps in the far east while civilians are redistributed from the city. Mass rape and atrocities, paritcularly of a sectariain variety, are committed against the civilian population. The oldest church in Kapolder is also destroyed by Denisian tanks in a show of force.
• 1940, Late April: Infantry reaches Veldzicht, Panzergrenadiers (or the nearest equivalent to early mechanized infantry) are formed and join tank forces in Vroomenstadt and on the approach to Stafford.
• 1940, May: Tank skirmish in central Stiura between Denisian and anti-Denisian forces, Helle becomes the next target for conquest.
  
  • Air and Naval bombardment of Stafford, Port Orange, and New Leeuwarden begin in earnest, crippling anti-Denisian morale.
• 1940, June: Helle falls in late May, tank forces directly threaten Eppendorf and Zwolle. Bombardment of Port Orange, Stafford, and New Leeuwarden intensifies, Denis starts demanding the surrender of De Vries and the end of the conflict.
• 1940, July: De Vries escapes to Roendavar alongside a core group of supporters, orders remaining forces in Stiura to surrender. Most would, excluding leftist forces, who escape to Kettingwier, and then Vlagberg, to continue the fight.
• 1940, August: Denis declares victory in the Doraltic Civil War, uses the war as pretense for maintaining power and mobilizing the economy and population.
  
  • Naval Plan "CURTAIN CALL” is enacted, United Republics begins massive shipbuilding program in direct violation of the Nolon (or replacement) Naval Treaty, it would produce 5 battleships, 8 light carriers, 6 fleet carriers, 8 battlecruisers, 5 heavy cruisers, and a plethora of other ships over the course of the Imperial War.
• 1940, September: Manhunt for De Vries begins in earnest, secret police are deployed en masse to hunt for him, his cabal, or any sympathizers. The secret police would also use this as an excuse to hunt and imprison people contrary to Denis’ vision of the nation, starting with non-Europeans.
• 1940, November: The Foreign Intelligence Directorate confirms that Merv De Vries has resettled in Docaria, Roendavar, under protection of the Roendavarian government as “President of the Interim National Congress of Dormill and Stiura”.
  
  • 6 November: Denis would issue an ultimatum to the Roendavarian government to surrender De Vries and his collaborators to Dormill and Stiura for crimes against the state and people. It is set for two weeks.
• 1940, 14 November: The Roendavarian response is not forthcoming, Denis arranges forces near Roendavarian-Doraltic border, including reusing the old star fort near the Malis River.
• 1940, 20 November: With no response from Roendavar, Dormill and Stiura declares war and invades, sweeping aside initial forces at Faerin and Relanthir.
  
  • Both cities would suffer greatly during the war, becoming the main points where Roendavarian civilians and POWs are sent before being brought into D&S, or as the war drew to a close, were killed en masse.
• 1941, January: Vastaros is entirely overrun by Denisian forces, Lantaroci holds out with naval aid provided by the Roendavarian Navy. Mieras falls in mid-January, opening the door to Docaria.
• 1941, 16 March: Simultaneous attacks across the Isles by Magarati, Doravan, Colliean, Martenykian, and Doraltic forces marks the official start of the Imperial War, with the Neo-Imperialist representatives meeting in Concordia to establish their alliance.
• 1941, April: Althoros falls, Doraltic forces begin to invade the outskirts of Docaria. De Vries and Roendavarian leadership remain in the city to organize the defense.
• 1941, April - 1944, October: The Battle of Roendavar persists for three long years, as Neo-Imperialist and Free Power forces trade blows and territory until, finally, Doraltic forces are dislodged from their dug-in positions across Docaria.
  
  • During this time, Doraltic forces would participate, on a limited basis, in the war across the Isles, including defending points of interest in Collie, Martneykia, and Doravo, assisting in the Keverai Campaign, and fighting in the Eterna.
  • Ostehaar would also join the war in 1941, though fighting in the east is limited thanks to limited forces and effective defenses.
  • On the Naval front, the new Doraltic Navy would focus its attention on convoy raiding in the Argean, attempting to undermine shipments to Segentova and Altera in support of their war effort.
• 1945, January: Doraltic forces are driven entirely out of Docaria, and increased pressure is put on northern forces at Caenera, they will be dislodged from their positions by the end of the month.
• 1946, February: Free Powers forces invade Dormill and Stiura through Roendavar, New Leeuwarden is declared a frontline city and intense fighting consumes the area. Vlagberg is also attacked around the same time, and forces are diverted there to defend.
• 1946, June: New Leeuwarden and Vlagberg are overwhelmed, Port Orange is abandoned and new defenses are made at Zwolle, Eppendorf, and Stafford.
• 1946, July: At the exact same time a major offensive begins along the Orange River, a Free Powers invasion of Ambreieux changes the situation of the war entirely.
• 1946, 21 July - 1 September: Defenses in the North Coast fall apart, great swathes of land are taken by Free Powers up to Abancourt, where a new defensive line is made.
• 1946: September: River-based defenses at Zwolle fall, largest loss of soldiers, industry, and civilian population throughout the entire war.
• 1946, 30 October: Partisans and special forces, led by Merv De Vries, [a Roendavarian general], and [an Alteran general], infiltrate Cour Rouge and capture Ludvoic Denis and parts of his cabal. Organized defense of Dormill and Stiura collapse by the next day.
• 1946, 18 November: Free Powers forces cross the Kapolder river at Vellemoz, General Bernard Fèvre, then Chief of the Army staff, surrendered that evening, ending all organized fighting between Dormill and Stiura and the Free Powers.
• 1947, 1 January: Ludvoic Denis is forced to sign an unconditional surrender of Dormill and Stiura to the Free Powers while imprisoned in Nolon City (or replacement). He would be publicly executed by guillotine a year later after standing trial and testifying to war crimes at the post-war tribunal.

As always, this list is subject to changes and updates as the Imperial War changes around us but this is, at its core, the full canon timeline that D&S experienced for the Imperial War.

I swear, this is the last time I intend to change my Imperial War timeline, Gaeltic neutrality and changes in the dynamics of the war in Roendavar mean that D&S as a Neo-Imperialist (and especially the following post-war state of division) no longer works. However, most of this timeline is going to remain the same up until November 6, 1940, which is where I will do my new timeline from. [Events in brackets are of undetermined canon but have been discussed or would have a clear logic with respect to other canon events]

• 1940, 6 November: Judging the situation regarding Merv De Vires and Roendavar, Ludovic Denis decides that pursuing an all-out war against Roendavar for the life of a single traitor will interfere with his wider plans for "Gael Utopia", his fascist dream of a fully Europeanized Gael under Doraltic rule. He instead directs the Foreign Intelligence Directorate to make every other effort to bring De Vires to justice. [Merv De Viers would use the opportunity to escape to Hintuwan with the "Free Doraltic Fleet".]*
• 1940, December: Sensing an opportunity to enhance the abilities of his military further and especially to interfere with the operations of Lukas Monet Jr.'s "Free Doraltic Fleet" in the Southern Sea, Denis orders the creation of a naval and marine task group to draw the Free Fleet into a chasing engagement. This would eventually end with the two naval groups clashing during the [Invasion of Hintuwan (Keomoran Invasion of Doravo)] and the decimation of the Free Fleet.
• 1941, January-March: As the state of diplomacy in Argus deteriorates, Denis is sought out by representatives from [Doravo], the Khas-Kiriat Empire, and Martenykia discussing a possible alliance to break the chains of the Rickemonde Accords. Denis ultimately decides for a policy of armed neutrality in line with the rest of Gael, content to stay out of the coming conflict.
• 1941, 16 March: On the Ides of March, Khas-Kiriat and Tsunter forces attack San Montagna simultaneously, beginning the Imperial War. The Khas-Kiriat Empire closes the Doraltic embassy in Tapu Sahar and Denis closes the Khas-Kiriat embassy in Cour Rouge in response.
• 1941, March-August: Volunteer forces are organized by Denis' political party, the Revolution and Restoration Front, to assist Neo-Imperialist forces in the Isles, namely during several battles at the end of the San Montagnan campaign.
• 1941, September-December: The Neo-Imperialist invasion of Aizcona begins at some point before 1942, during which Martenykia formally joins the war and cuts diplomatic ties to Dormill and Stiura. Denisian volunteers participate in the campaign briefly before being declared persona non grata by Neo-Imperialist commanders.
• 1941, Late November: [Segentova joins the war on the side of the Free Powers following an unprovoked attack by the Elsiczk Kingdom. The Khas-Kiriat Empire jointly invades Segentova from the south, swiftly taking control of the Central Canal.]
• 1942, January: Southern Segentova falls completely to the Neo-Imperialist forces [,with Khas-Kiriat and Elziczk forces meeting late in the month, completely securing the coast of the Karnali Sea on the east]. Denis has a crisis of consciousness as he debates intervening to the aid of his French brethren or allowing the Neo-Imperialists to win in Segentova, giving him space to operate in Gael.
• 1942, Febuary: The Khas-Kiriat Empire [and Elziczk Kingdom] launch the invasion of Solaryia, opening the Raedlon front of the Imperial War. Denis uses this opportunity to deliver a regular army force to Segentova as "volunteers", seeking to stabilize the front against the Neo-Imperialists and drive demand for war materiel.
• 1942, May-July: Regardless of Doraltic efforts, the Segentovan front is pushed further north, prompting tensions to flare between the Khas-Kiriat Empire and Denis' government for the latter's involvement.
  
  • Simultanious to the events in Segentova, the Khas-Kiriat Empire launches an invasion of the International Island and soon thereafter, Roendavar, bringing the war to Gael. Gaeltic governments protest the move but do not immediately respond with increased escalation.
• 1942, July-December: Oscotia, the only Gaeltic nation to directly intervene in the war at this point, is forced to retreat from Roendavar to Arvan. [Fortunately for Roendavar, defenses on the way to the Eternal City of Dociara hold throughout the rest of the year, stalling the Khas-Kiriat advance on the Faris River.]
  • In December, the Solaryian government capitulates to the Neo-Imperialists, though forces continue to resist Khas-Kiriat occupation. [Other Raelosi nations at this point fully join the war and begin planning for a liberation.]
• 1943, January-June: At some point in early 1943, Denis reaches an agreement with Oscotia to allow the Oscotian Air Force to base its bomber fleet in Dormill and Stiura in exchange for handing over Arvan at the end of the war. This action definitively marks the end of Doraltic neutrality in the war although it does not officially join the war until later.
• 1943, August 22: With Serpens Land capitulated by Neo-Imperialist forces, the Serpens Lander government escapes to the Alteran Republics. Neo-Imperialist forces, primarily those of the Khas-Kiriat Empire and the Kuzzah Republic, invade the Serpens Lander territory of Daichen, an island off the coast of Kuzzah and Keverai, to take advantage of the disorder, starting the Keverai Campaign
  • 23 August: Forces of Keverai enter Diachen in support of Serpens Lander forces, but are similarly overwhelmed over the following two days by a numerically superior Neo-Imperialist force. The Free Doraltic Fleet begins sailing for Keverai to assist.
• 1943, September-November: The Charbagnian Imperial Revolt, a pro-Neo-Imperialist coup perpetrated by the German minority population with the intent to join the war and conquer the Southern Sea, is repressed by a joint Denisian-Free Fleet naval and marine operation. This rehabilitates the relationship between the Free Fleet and Denis' government, who grants the former amnesty for their mutiny and reestablishes the central chain of command to the rest of the Doraltic Navy. [Subsequently, Dormill and Stiura unofficially fully enters the war against the Neo-Imperialists as the Doraltic Navy begins convoy raiding operations against Doravo in support of an imminent Keomoran-Osean invasion.]
• 1944, January-March: Denis' government and Oscotia come to a secret agreement regarding the Oscotian plan to land forces in Roendavar to push back the Khas-Kiriat forces. In order to continue the impression that Dormill and Stiura is still supportive of the Neo-Imperialists goals, a mock invasion of Arvan is conducted to allow for the secret redeployment of Oscotian and Doraltic forces in preparation for the invasion.
  • Simultaniously, Doraltic forces begin to muster near the Roendavarian border to provide the bulk of the liberation force.
• 1944, 17 March: The town of Veithan, on the Vastaros side of the Faris river, falls to Khas-Kiriat forces, Vastarosi Guard forces regroup in Aelceir.
• 1944, April 21: The city of Aelceir is captured by the Khas-Kiriat forces. The remaining Vastarosi Guard retreats to the state capital of Lantaroci and joins the defense of the city against a fast-advancing Khas-Kiriat tank force.
• 1944, May 4: R-Day, the Free Powers liberation of Roendavar, begins. Naval and air forces from Oscotia, Keomora, the Osean Empire, and eventually Dormill and Stiura, land forces in Lantaroci unopposed and immediately repulses the Khas-Kiriat force. Dormill and Stiura declare war against the Khas-Kiriat Empire at Noon that day.
• Before the end of 1944: [Free Powers naval and marine forces, including Lukas Monet Jr.'s fleet, cross the Southern Canal under enemy fire, they intend to assist Raleosi forces in the liberation of Serpens Land and Domanania.] The Doman-Magrati War ends in a Khas-Kiriat retreat. [Simultaneously, Khas-Kiriat forces retreat from Serpens Land as supply lines are completely broken in the North Mesder. Free Powers forces prepare for the liberation of Solaryia and invasion of Argus.] The Alteran Republics formally enters the war and deploys forces across the Western Isles in support of ongoing Free Powers operations.
• 1945: The fortunes between the Free Powers and the Neo-Imperialists in Argus reverses, the following events happen
  • The Tsunterlands is invaded by a combined Jergian-Aizconan force which opens up a corridor to San Montagna.
  • The Raelosi Free Powers invade the Argean coast of the Karali Sea, the combined navies of the Neo-Imperialists are broken during the Second Battle of the Karnali Sea from 11-12 August, paving the way for the Liberation of San Montagna and the invasion of Vendriothos [and the invasion of the Elsiczk Kingdom]
  • The Battle of Dociara ends in Free Powers victory; Oscotian and Doraltic forces progressively and quickly push Khas-Kiriat forces out of Roendavar.
• 1946: Doraltic forces participate in the final battles of the war proper, including the fall of Vendriothos and the liberation of San Montagna.

[Doravo]

Doravo, despite still in the final stages of recovery from the Great Doravan Civil War (7 March, 1912-23 July, 1921) would join in on the side of the Neo-imperialists, seeking to forge a Southern Sea empire. The new imperial fascist regime would utilize the new technology and military strategies learned from the civil war to be a relatively strong combatant in the war. In the final stages of the war, I can see Doravo fighting to the bitter end with the soldiers becoming fanatically fierce in the name of the Empire similar to Japan in WW2. A land invasion of Doravo would probably see hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides. After the war, Doravo would be forced to become a constitutional monarchy with the military drastically reduced and the Imperial Doravan Nationalist Coalition (IDNC) banned as a political party. An occupation force in Doravo would be fiercely resisted by the populace and prove very difficult.

As for the post-war period, I have planned that the IDNC will return and restore absolute power to the Emperor through a series of coups, assassinations, riots, and minor insurgent events; turning Doravo back into its former (and current) fascist state. If anyone wants to do any specific battles/conflicts with Doravo just let me know. Obviously, Razzgriz, Corindia, Keomora, and Aprosia will be my main opponents. Perhaps however, Doravo would sign a nonaggression pact with one of these forces to lessen the rather large Free Power bloc surrounding me, like the Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact. The pact would be disregarded by the end of the war as Doravo nears defeat.

Also, the Doravan Expeditionary Fleet, one of the largest fleets in Doravan history, could be used in the beginning to assist in the wars of Argus before they are recalled back home (and sunk by Free Power forces on the way back, dealing a crushing blow to the Doravan navy and paving the way for the Keomoran-Aprosian invasion?). This is what I have now, I’ll continue to develop more as the overall timeline becomes more solid.

[North Oscotia]

Going on from Dorms excellent timeline post. Here is Oscotia's official timeline for the IW.

Abbreviations:

KK = Khas-Kirati
OEF = Oscotian Expeditionary Force
ID = International District

1941

December- The Oscotian Navy is sent to escort Oscotian fishing fleets away from the Argean sea for fear of Khas-Kirati attacks. Three destroyers and a Battleship are dispatched on the 19th December. On the 23rd December, the escort comes under attack from KK navy resulting in one damaged destroyer and six fishing vessels sunk. 118 lives are lost, prompting Oscotia to declare hostilities on the KK on the 25th December 1941.

1942

February- The KK launch an invasion of the Roendavarian mainland. Roendavar pleads with Oscotian royalty to help owing to their historic royalty ties. Oscotia agrees to send ground troops and a naval force to help stop the KK push into Roendavar.

March- An official declaration of war would be announced by the Oscotian government on March 1st. The Army of Oscotia organises an expeditionary force and lands on the Roendavarian peninsular of Constantiara on March 16th. An initial 60,000 men landed ashore with light tanks, field guns and artillery to begin shoring up Roendavarian defences. A further 120,000 men would land between the 17th and 20th of March.

April- The OEF would engage with the KK for the first time around the town of Formis on the 1st April. The Oscotian Highland Regiment held the line as plans for an Armoured flank to the Heilon river were drawn up. The river would be the furthest point the OEF achieved in the entire campaign. The OEF would hold it's line for a week before overwhelming KK numbers forces the OEF to withdraw from Formis to an established defensive line at Laros. With an advancing KK army and support from the sea, the OEF was under constant bombardment, the defensive line at Laros was held on with sheer resilience as the OEF put all it's effort into holding Laros and keeping the Constantiara path open for supplies. The OEF would hold Laros for the duration of April and the first week of May before fears of total encirclement were realised.

May- Orders to abandon Laros and evacuate to Constantiara were issued to the OEF on the 10th May. Fear of blockade from the sea, keeping the OEF trapped in Constantiara prompted an immediate withdrawal from Roendavar. Only 50,000 men of the initial 180,000 who landed, were successfully evacuated. The Oscotian Highland Regiment, the Bayeux Rifles Regiment and the Oscotian Hussars sacrificed themselves, holding a valiant rear-guard action to ensure the bulk of the OEF escaped onto the awaiting ships at Constantiara. Those who remained were either killed, captured of reported missing. The final evacuation ship left Constantiara on the 20th May with KK forces virtually inside Constantiara itself.

June- The Government of Oscotia begins measures to defend Oscotian homeland from possible KK attack. The creation of the Home Guard was announced and rationing began across the nation. The southern and western coastlines were prepared for invasion with bunkers, minefields and trenches built across of miles of coastline. The Navy would begin aggressive patrolling to try and keep the KK at bay. Plans were also underway to develop a resistance movement in Roendavar to hinder KK progression. Volunteers were sent to Roendavar covertly to sabotage the KK as much as possible.

September - The Oscotian Air Force would start a long range bombing campaign against the KK. Bombers from Oscotia would fly long range missions against key areas such as factories and railroads, supply depots and marshalling areas. This would be met with relative failure as the bombers did not have the range to complete full missions and many planes were lost unable to return home and were ditched in the ocean. The accuracy of the bombers were also very poor with around 70% of the bombs dropped, missing targets by 3-4 miles. Preliminary talks with Doraltics begin to allow The Oscotian Air Force access to bases in Doraltic land. Talks would be long and regularly stall.

1943

February- An agreement with the Doraltics were officially reached, permitting Oscotian aircraft to use bases in Dormil to hit the KK with a length bombing campaign. Operation Red Sky was formalised, with Oscotia sending the newly created 1st and 7th Air Force to the Gael mainland. Routine daily bombing missions would begin towards the beginning of March.

March - Plans began to liberate Roendavar and push the KK out of Gael with a mass invasion of Roendavar to take place sometime in 1944. The Oscotian military would begin a mass building programme and by the end of the year, 1.2 million men had been recruited and factories had begin building tanks, planes, artillery and vehicles. The Oscotian Parachute Regiment would be officially created in August of 1943 with key roles to play in the upcoming invasion.

1944

January - Finalisation of the invasion plans would be completed. Oscotia designating the invasion as Operation Red Storm (Red was the Military codeword for Roendavar). Oscotian, Doraltic and Keomoran forces would launch a mass seaborne, airborne and ground assault into Roendavar on the 4th of May. Oscotia continues to build up a military force until the invasion date.

May- On the 1st - 3rd of May, the Oscotian air force launches it's biggest air mission against the KK to date. Close to 1000 aircraft were unleashed on the invasion ground as a pre-invasion bombardment began. The Oscotian Navy would join in the bombardment on the night of the 3rd May just before the invasion begins. Oscotian Airborne forces would be dropped on the early hours of the 4th May with the objectives of capturing the towns of Misanthril and Sefirian, which flank the main beaches of the invasion. Around 4:45am on the 4th May, the Seaborne landings began with Oscotian and Keomoran forces landing en mass. Doraltic forces would begin a ground based attack from it's border around the same time. A total of 249,000 men would land on that initial day and begin the push inland. Oscotia would plan to push west and liberate the coastal towns before swinging south and head to the Roendavarian capital. Doraltic and Keomoran forces would head south from the landing beaches straight for the capital which would fall in 1945.

1945 - Oscotia would help capture the Roendavar capital and begin the final operations to completely wipe the KK from Roendavar. Bombing missions would switch to the International District (ID) and the KK mainland. A total of 530,000 Oscotian troops would fight in the liberation of Roendavar. A total of 118,000 would perish throughout the campaign. Once Oscotia, Keomoran and Doraltic forces reached the south coasts of Roendavar, plans would begin for the invasion of the ID and eventually the Argus mainland.

1946 - The Invasion of Argus and the KK mainland would begin, an initial 120,000 men would land in Argus with an assortment of heavy tanks, artillery and field guns. Oscotia had total control of the air by this point and was able to provide mass accurate air support which eventually helped lead to the KK downfall and victory for the free-powers. Oscotia would hand over control of Arvan to the Doraltics and would leave a occupation force inside the KK until 1947.

[Athara Magarat]

I am reading all of this right now.

Will input the important events here accordingly. Cheers, friends!

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[Hintuwan]

Doravo, despite still in the final stages of recovery from the Great Doravan Civil War (7 March, 1912-23 July, 1921) would join in on the side of the Neo-imperialists, seeking to forge a Southern Sea empire. The new imperial fascist regime would utilize the new technology and military strategies learned from the civil war to be a relatively strong combatant in the war. In the final stages of the war, I can see Doravo fighting to the bitter end with the soldiers becoming fanatically fierce in the name of the Empire similar to Japan in WW2. A land invasion of Doravo would probably see hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides. After the war, Doravo would be forced to become a constitutional monarchy with the military drastically reduced and the Imperial Doravan Nationalist Coalition (IDNC) banned as a political party. An occupation force in Doravo would be fiercely resisted by the populace and prove very difficult.

Oh, would you then be interested in invading Hintuwan in maybe December 1941? Hintuwan would likely capitulate around January 1943.

[Wimberlisk]

1941, January-March: King Aestu VII is pressured into taking a side in the Imprerial War and with heavy persuasion from the Khas-Kiriati Empire and others of the neo-imperialist side he joins the war with the Neo-Imperialists to the heavy disapproval and shock of the general public. The Elsiczk military begins to rapidly conscript inexperienced young men and hurriedly train them for war.

1941, 16 March: On the Ides of March, Khas-Kiriat and Tsunter forces attack San Montagna simultaneously, beginning the Imperial War. The Elsiczk Kingdom sends 50,000 troops to the Khas-Kiriati Empire as support.

1941, September-December: Many members of the royal family are evacuated to Nurdeisl, a small island in the north of Elsiow.

1941, Late November: Nobody expects the Elsiczk invasion of Segentova leading it to join the free powers. Elsiczk forces march into Segentova led by Lvaenfurdt, winning The Battle of The Lakes in 3 days with heavy losses. The Khas-Kiriat Empire jointly invades Segentova from the south, swiftly taking control of the Central Canal.

1942, January: Southern Segentova falls completely to the Neo-Imperialist forces, with Khas-Kiriat and Elsiczk forces meeting late in the month, securing the coast of the Karnali Sea on the west.

1942, Febuary: Elsiow launches another surprise invasion into Scaedia, and Khas-Kiratis follow in suit by invading Solaryia. Doraltic forces arrive in Segentova, seeking to stabilize the front against the Neo-Imperialists. Neo-Imperialist navies engage the unprepared Solaryi navy off the coast of the Ytrez Isles. It’s an absolute disaster for the relatively untrained, outdated Solaryi’s and they lose a majority of their fleet, with orders for all remaining ships to flee to ports in Solaryia or their colonies in the Mesder.

1942, March: The HMAS Vauntreun hits a mine in the Karnali Sea 20 kilometres from the mouth of the Tveintoen Bay and is sunk. Admiral Hiermunsen is infuriated and blames it on Scaedia Minelayers. The origin of the mine has still not been discovered.

1942, May-July: Regardless of support from Dormill and Stiura, the Segentovan front is pushed deeper east. The Khas-Kiriat Empire annexes the International Island and threatens a Gaeltic Front. Elsiow does not take any action. King Aestu and the monarchy become extremely unpopular among the people of Elsiow.

1942, August: King Aestu VII is assasinated. His 21 year old son King Nuestreva II takes the throne. Unlike his father he has better military tactics and popularity.

1942, September-December: The Khas-Kiriati Empire forces Oscotia, the only Gaeltic nation to directly intervene in the war at this point, to retreat from Roendavar to Arvan. Nuestreva considers landing troops in troops in Roendavar for a joint occupation and decides to land 50,000 troops in Gael.

1943, January-June: Elsiczk forces attempt push the Raedlon front further, landing 176,000 troops into Scaedia. Half the country has been annexed. There are only about 400,000 reserves left on Elsiczk soil.

1943, 19 August: Elsiczk bombing of Segentovan trenches commences. Elsiow makes steady advancements into Segentova.

1943, 10 November: The Elsiczk navy starts patrolling cruisers around the Segentovan coast. All shipments or military forces arriving or departing Segentova are intercepted and sunk, even fishing boats.

1943, 25 December: Segentovan forces attempt a Christmas truce. The Elsiczk Army takes the opportunity and most soldiers that left their trenches are shot dead. Losses on the Segentovan side are around 1000.

1944, 2 January: Elsiczk forces attempt to finish the Campaign of Segentova, pushing outnumbered Segentovans further back and dealing a huge blow at the battle of ____, causing losses of 59000.

1944, 10 March: After winning several battles against the panicked Segentovan forces, their Doraltic support having no impact on the outcome of battles, Segentovan territory just stands as a long slither of coastline, however they stay vigilant and hold out the Elsiczks.

1944, April 29: Segentova completely falls to the Neo-Imperialists. Elsiow is heavily focused on defending Segentova from liberation forces from the free powers.

1944, May-December: Elsiow focuses their attention on the Raedlon front and carefully watches Free Powers moves. King Nuestreva II becomes extremely paranoid when he hears that several Free Powers boats had crossed the Southern Canal, and stations 4 Aennlesn-class cruisers, the HMAS Seudtvend, HMAS Eunvard, HMAS Kauvanneir, HMAS Cervei and one Vaudei-class Battleship, the HMAS Daenstadema

1945: The fortunes between the Free Powers and the Neo-Imperialists in Argus reverses, the following events happen
The Tsunterlands is invaded by a combined Jergian-Aizconan force which opens up a corridor to San Montagna.
The Raelosi Free Powers invade the Argean coast of the Karali Sea, the combined navies of the Neo-Imperialists are broken during the Second Battle of the Karnali Sea from 11-12 August, paving the way for the Liberation of San Montagna and the invasion of Vendriothos [and the invasion of the Elsiczk Kingdom]
The Battle of Dociara ends in Free Powers victory; Oscotian and Doraltic forces progressively and quickly push Khas-Kiriat forces out of Roendavar.
1946: Doraltic forces participate in the final battles of the war proper, including the fall of Vendriothos and the liberation of San Montagna

[Uprea]

Since everyone seems to update their nations stance in the IW, I would elaborate on Upreas position.

In General: Uprea remained neutral throughout the whole IW, which also means it would have abstained from diplomatic relations and trading with other nations until the war ended in 1948 and would have likely waited a few years or so after that until the situation has calmed down.

Uprea would have been in a state of armed neutrality, essentially meaning Uprea would have done everything in order to protect their neutrality. Any foreign military personnel inside Upreas borders (whether its air, land or maritime), would have been treated as an invasion and attacked. The only exemption from that would have been hospital ships, who were only allowed to pass through uprean waters.

I would be very open to spinoff a story from this. I would imagine a neo-imperialistic country could have very likely laid their eyes on Uprea as a potential target. Especially in the Southern Sea. I could also see how an accidental miscoordination of troops by a nation led to Uprea engaging somehow. If anyone is interested just send me a TG.

[Solaryia]

Alrighty here's a rough updated timeline for the Solaryi front in the Imperial War. Tell me if anything needs changing or doesn't make sense.

June 1941- With the outbreak of war in Argus, Solaryia officially declares neutrality and states its intention to peacefully trade with both sides, resisting any type of military buildup.

September-December 1941- The Imperials invade Aizcona, a noted ally of Solaryia, and hence there’s more opposition in the country to staying neutral. More politicians and even the royal family start to consider allying themselves with the Free Powers.

September-December 1941- The Imperial powers start to recieve more news regarding the Solaryi’s slow slide into joining the free powers, and come up with a plan to preemptively invade the country before they can fully align themselves and start building up a military.

Like 3 AM 2nd February 1942- The Imperial powers formally declare war on the Solaryi government.

Like 5 AM 2rd February 1942- The Magarati and Tsunter (and maybe Wimberlisk(?)) navies engage the unprepared Solaryi navy off the coast of the Ytrez Isles. It’s an absolute disaster for the relatively untrained, outdated Solaryi’s and they lose a majority of their fleet, with orders for all remaining ships to flee to ports in Scaedia or their colonies in the Mesder

7th February 1942- The Magaratis and Tsunters seize the Ytrez isles as a staging ground for invading the mainland of the country, as well as enacting a naval blockade and bombing most major cities

March 1942- The Imps land forces across the eastern and southern coasts of Solaryia, taking most major cities with varying levels of resistance. Once most cities fall, general orders are to fall back into the interior mountains and forests.

March 1943- After a couple months of resistance, the Imperial forces manage to reach and capture the city of Artinis, where the government had set up when the Imperials first attacked. It is there that the Solaryi monarchy formerly surrenders, albeit still with many pockets of resistance in the west and the Royal family having escaped to allied Scaedia.
The Imperials formally reorganize their captured territories into <IDK AM please tell me what they’d call it>.

May 1943- A group of Solaryi politicians and military officers, with the subtle support of the Scaedians and royal family, forms the Free Solaryi State based out of Visegrad, the largest remaining unoccupied city buried deep in the Surovi mountains. They’ll control the remnants of the Solaryi army across the country as well as heading resistance operations in occupied territories.

(Around this time, Scaedia is also attacked/fully joins the IW I believe)

March 1943 - January 1945- There’s a rough stalemate on the peninsula, with Solaryi resistance forces being supplied by the free powers, and the neo Imperials having a very hard time gaining any more ground in the either heavily forested or mountainous western and central regions of the country. Solaryi troops become experts on guerrilla tactics and use their knowledge of the terrain to inflict heavy casualties on Imperial forces in the rural regions. However, Imperial forces still hold the cities which have the majority of of the population and industrial capacity.

January 1945- The Battle of Visegrad occurs, or the so called “Night of Red Snow”, as Imperial forces attempt a mass air invasion on the fortified city as well as a ground push, in order to concentrate and destroy the remaining resistance and leadership. This results in a battle drawing in most of the Solaryi forces, however they manage to push back the Imperials after multiple days of heavy fighting. This is the turning point in the theatre as a large portion of the Imperial forces were killed, and more Free power support starts flowing into the country from Scaedia.

January 1945 - July 1946- The Free Powers, with the help of the remnants of the Solaryi army gradually push the Imperial forces out of the peninsula and Raedlon.

July 1946- The last Imperial forces are pushed out of mainland Solaryia and the Ytrez isles, which are then used as a staging ground by the free powers to invade the coast of Magarat and occupied San Montagna. However, the Solaryi’s themselves are only able to offer up a token force, given that their country had been occupied for the past 4 years and the parts that weren’t are in ruins.
However, the Solaryi soldiers that do join in the push volunteer to be the first ones off the boats to invade Argus and the heartland of Magarat.

Mentions Athara Magarat The Tsunterlands Scaedia Wimberlisk

[Solaryia]

In addion, I was also requested to make this nice map of all of the belligerent nations during the war. I want it to be as accurate as possible, so please tell me if I've missed anything or if you had different borders back during 1941.

[Alteran Republics]

A friendly reminder that anyone picking a fight with Aprosia or Atolla is picking a fight with the Alteran Commonwealth

At this stage, I'd be happy for Altera to get more involved with the Imperial war, especially with specific fronts/campaigns. I can see naval warfare being a constant struggle in Mesder. Alteran troops will likely be involved in the liberation of Domanania in some capacity, and I can see Altera lending support in North Argus and Raeldon.

[Ioudaia]

I can see naval warfare being a constant struggle in Mesder.

Perhaps initially, but one of Ioudaia's early strategic objectives would be to turn it into a Free Powers lake, starting with the nearest seas (North Mesder Sea, Arrowhead Sea (between Nhoor and Grotere Leithania), and Tyshirean Sea (immediately south of Ioudaia). We really need more sea names to make talking about IW naval theaters and battles easier.

I was thinking that FP sea control (or at least sea denial) would lead to the collapse of the KK invasion of Domanania, as sustaining an overseas invasion against FP wolf packs and Ioudaian and Doman land-based airpower is at least very expensive, and ultimately futile once heavy FP surface forces are available. Whether the KKs evacuate while they can or whether there's the usual, um, humanitarian excession against the isolated KK forces in Domanania is an interesting question.

Ioudaia would next push to liberate Nhoor and Serpens Land, since they're close by, and Ioudaia will have to develop ships, weapons, doctrine, and training for amphibious operations. Some of those are easier against closer objectives than farther ones.

So, a question for the FP players: do we develop an overarching strategy against the Neo-Imps? If so, when? Is one already established?

[Hintuwan]

Here's a rough timeline of events regarding Hintuwan's involvement in the Imperial War that I thought of just now. I've also included events leading up to the Imperial War for context.

Of course, this timeline hasn't been approved by the nations I've mentioned, which is why I'm writing this - to ask for their approval.

If anyone has any comments or suggestions, feel free to get in touch with me via this thread or on the Discord server (#nationbuilding).

Scratch that, this timeline ended up being about the entire history of Hintuwan from its independence from Pordhes to its involvement in the Imperial War.

The concept has more or less been approved by the nations referenced here but I would like to ask for their approval again nonetheless before I make it canon.

Additionally, names of certain foreign leaders mentioned - specifically Doravan and Dormill-Stiuran leaders - need to be filled. I don't know how to make names of people from those countries so Doravo, Dormill and Stiura if you guys could provide those names I'd be grateful.

As always, this timeline is still extremely tentative so if anyone else not mentioned would like to pitch in I'd love to hear your thoughts. Anything between '04 to '45 is fair game.

This took way, way longer than it should have but anyway:

• 1904 - After years of incessant insurrection led by an increasingly-educated indio (indigenous) Hintuwani middle-class, the colonial government of the Pordhesian Western Isles Company begins a campaign of brutally repressing suspected separatists. Educated Hintuwanis are jailed without trial and subjected to torture by Pordhesian colonials until they confess to insurrectionary charges or rat out a fellow member of the Hintuwani intelligentsia that they suspect participates in insurrectionary acts. This leads to even more arrests, and even more violent repression. On top of this, an inquisition against the Hintuwani Freemasons and various Hintuwani protestant movements leads to further outrage among indigenous Hintuwanis. Colonial violence culminates in the death of the "18 Martyrs of Mangin", a group of Hintuwani priests, businessmen, and lawyers executed by Pordhesian troops on May 7th. Throughout the month of September, representatives from 23 different "grievance" movements mostly centered in Tunduk Province (propagandists, peasant rebels, and trade unionists) meet in Panginoan following a clandestine call to action by indigenous pro-independence leader Bayubay Hamexas. The Dalawampuhan (lit.: "the group of 20"), as they come to be known, decide that independence is the only way to vouchsafe the rights of native Hintuwanis and they bestow Hamexas with the title "King of the Hintuwani Nation" (Hari ng Bayang Hintuwani). This puts the Dalawampuhan at odds with other Hintuwani independence groups, some of whom believe that Hintuwan should fully embrace republicanism as well as royalists who believe Hintuwan should have a constitutional monarchy under one of the clans of the Kesampuhan.
  
  • In December, Haring Hamexas sends envoys to Corindia, to solicit arms, volunteer troops, and officers "so that the light of liberty that illuminates Corindia may also shed its rays over the Hintuwan." It is with good reason that the Dalawampuhan solicits Corindia's aid and alliance - Corindia had been friendly to the Hintuwanis since the Pordhesian colonial era. Many Hintuwanis who had fled from Pordhesian persecution had been welcomed there and given full protection of Corindi laws.
• 1905 - With Corindi arms and volunteers, the Dalwampuhan makes a move on the Panhaian province of Samráng, which begins a revolt that easily overpowers the local Pordhesian garrison. From its initial successes in January until the end of May, the Dalawampuhan successfully captures other towns and provinces in the Sarikula region, including Urdamaylan and Baleng. The Dalawampuhan also establishes a secret presence in Haijing. This presence is uncovered by Pordhesian authorities on June 3rd, when Juan IV Petagat - patriarch of the Petagat Kesampuhan clan, whose dynasty was initially one of the 23 original grievance movements - reveals the locations of Hamexas' hideout in Haijing to a Pordhesian priest during a confession. He may have done it out of concern that Kesampuhan aristocrats would be sidelined in the aftermath of a successful democratic Hintuwani revolution. Juan Petagat is awarded land in Northern Tunduk and a weekly stipend of 15 Pordhesian Pesos by the colonial government for his assistance in revealing the insurgent presence.
  
  • Haring Hamexas and several key members of Dalawampuhan leadership are arrested on June 19th during a raid by the colonial government. Hamexas' right-hand man and aide-de-camp, Sigat Orogupan, evades capture and retreats to the Dalwampuhan base in Sarikula where he assumes de facto command of the revolutionary army.
  • On October 4th a half-Pordhesian, half-indio cadet in the Pordhesian colonial garrison by the name of Virgilio Mercadejas begins a revolt with his fellow soldiers in Haijing. Mercadejas had fought in many of the Pordhesian Empire's wars in the past but was always passed up for promotion in favor of white Pordhesian officers. Officers in the Pordhesian garrison in Hintuwan were almost totally composed of creoles during this time, who harbored equal disgust for white Pordhesians as native Hintuwanis partly because they too were usually shoved aside for promotions despite exhibiting valor on the battlefield and partly because of racial antagonisms. At midday, they seize the Governor-General's Palace, the Haijing Cathedral, the city's cabildo (city hall) and other important government buildings. Political prisoners, including Haring Hamexas of the Dalawampuhan, are freed. Failing to find the Governor-General (who, together with the remainder of the Pordhesian Western Isles Company's leadership, successfully evacuated to the island-fortress of Olonriñas), they instead killed the lieutenant-governor as well as a majority of the white Pordhesian leadership of the Catholic clergy in Hintuwan. The soldiers proclaim ¡Viva el Emperador Mercadejas! ("Long live the Emperor Mercadejas!") and the townsfolk of Haijing follow rebel troops as they march through the streets of Haijing. In the following days, 4 successive attempts are made by the Pordhesian Empire's troops to retake their colonial capital during the Battle of Haijing (1903), but are unable to successfully do so despite artillery barrages by the colonial navy because of the Mercadejasian forces' use of early defense-in-depth tactics. Pordhesian colonial troops are bogged down in house-to-house fighting against creoles, Mercadejas' men, and indigenous Hintuwani citizen-volunteers. The attack is finally called off by the Olonriñas administration on October 24th.
    
    • The Battle of Rômlen (1905) is fought by the Dalawampuhan against the Pordhesian Empire beginning October 16th until November 5th, resulting in Hintuwani revolutionaries capturing the port city of Rômlen, East of Haijing Bay as well as pushing Pordhesian forces in mainland Panhai back across Northeastern Luhan and into the Hangzuishan Mountain Range. This key victory unites the Dalwampuhan front with Mercadejas' pro-independence forces in Haijing.
    • The Battle of Mangin (1905) begins on November 7th between pro-independence separatists and the local Pordhesian garrison following an uprising by army mutineers and peasant rebels under Kesampuhan aristocrat Seikshwe III of the Cerong Clan. Seikshwe subordinates his insurrectionists under Mercadejas' command in the aftermath of their victory on November 10th.
    • After weeks of communicating with one another via runners, the Dalwampuhan and the Mercadejasians agree to host an assembly in Aklatan, Mangin to elect a republican cabinet. Hamexas initially opposed the assembly due to his belief that - as the progenitor of the revolution - he ought to be its assumed leader. The Aklatan Convention, or the 2nd Synod of Aklatan is conducted on November 13th at the symbolically-significant Khlochaburi Palace, where the (first) 1143 CE Synod of Aklatan in the aftermath of the Bataran Restoration allegedly took place.
      
      • The Convention votes to establish a revolutionary republic and Virgilio Mercadejas is elected as the first president of the newly-founded Republic of Hintuwan - he adopts the moniker "Emperor of Hintuwan" and "Generalissimo" as his ceremonial titles. Sigat Orogupan is elected as the republic's first Vice President. Bayubay Hamexas is elected Minister of War. A Hintuwani-Corindi Lieutenant by the name of Jeremiah Connor is elected Minister of Foreign Affairs. The combined forces of the Dalawampuhan and Haijing Mutineers form the Hintuwani Republican Army. Notably, a vast contingent of the Dalwampuhan's own constituency present at the convention, having lost faith in Hamexas' ability to lead the revolution, precipitates Mercadejas' rise to power.
• 1906 - By August, after months of successive victories inflicted upon Pordhesian colonial forces by the Republic and fearing the possibility of a massacre, a full evacuation of ethnic Pordhesians still residing in colonial-held territories is launched by the Olonriñas government. Hundreds of thousands of white Pordhesians are sent back to their homeland in galleons protected by the Pordhesian Navy. All Pordhesian military forces either capitulate or evacuate by the end of the month.
  
  • By September, foreign representatives from Dormill and Stiura, Doravo, the Alteran Republics, and Corindia arrive in Haijing upon the invitation of President Mercadejas to express private guarantees that they will support Hintuwani independence.
  • On October 4th, President Mercadejas officially declares the independence of the Republic of Hintuwan at the deposed Governor-General's estate in Haijing, accompanied by his cabinet members as well as an entourage of Dormill-Stiuran observers.
  • On October 15th, President Mercadejas signs a decree that changes the dictatorial revolutionary government to a democratic republican government. Mercadejas forms a cabinet, and establishes the Kapulungang Bayan (National Assembly) - a unicameral parliament.
  • On October 29th, Dormill and Stiura (D&S) President Favre appoints the First Hintuwani Commission, known more commonly as the [INSERT NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE] Commission. The [INSERT NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE] Commission led by Insular Rapporteur [INSERT FULL NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE] is tasked with studying the situation in Hintuwan and making a recommendation on how the D&S should react with regards to it. The Commission determines that surrounding empires in the Southern Seas are likely to seize control of Pordhes' Western Isles colony without D&S intervention, and that a D&S protectorate should be established in order to prevent such a situation from unfolding as well as create a permanent military and economic presence in the region. The Commission acknowledges a Hintuwani desire for self-determination but argues that the Hintuwani people are not yet ready for it.
  • On November 3rd, the Kapulungang Bayan approves its draft Constitution.
  • On November 5th, a contingent of 5,000 Dormill and Stiuran troops arrive in Haijing. The Ambassador of Dormill and Stiura to the Hintuwani Republic, [INSERT NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE], assures President Mercadejas that the troops will reinforce the Hintuwani Republican Army to prevent foreign incursion. Mercadejas complies, despite far-reaching outrage from both the Kapulungang Bayan and Cabinet officials.
  • On November 10th, D&S President Favre publicizes the finalized [INSERT NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE] Commission's report - which includes references to fabricated mass-rapes, looting, and massacres committed against white Pordhesians by Mercadejas' mutineers during the Battle of Haijing - and secretly issues the Peacebuilding Mandate, which moves the D&S contingent to prepare for an assimilation of the Hintuwani Republic. President Mercadejas receives a bowdlerized version of the report that removes mention of D&S sovereignty "to stress our benevolent purpose" and not "offend Hintuwani sensibilities", by substituting "free people" for "supremacy of the Dormill and Stiuran state," and deleting "to exercise future domination."
    
    • In Dormill and Stiura, yellow press publications begin writing about the responsibility of the Gaelic race to civilise lesser nations in the Southern Seas. [INSERT NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE], the Dormill and Stiuran foreign minister, is quoted as having said: "Dormill and Stiura altruistically supports the Hintuwani people in their struggle against tyrannical yoke. If our military forces linger on for too long in Hintuwan, it is to protect the Hintuwanis from Southern Sea predators waiting in the wings for our withdrawal. We hope that our continued presence will permit us to tutor them in the ways of Dormill and Stiuran democracy, as well as impart unto the Hintuwani people the learnings of our own anti-colonial struggle."
  • On November 23rd, the Constitution of the Republic of Hintuwan is approved and promulgated by President Mercadejas.
  • On November 25th, hostilities break out between Hintuwani and Dormila-Stiuran forces.
• 1906-1907 - The Hintuwani-Dormill-Stiuran War lasts almost an entire year - Hintuwani forces initially attempt to fight a conventional war but resort to guerilla tactics after taking substantial losses. In June 1907, sensing impending defeat, President Mercadejas orders War Minister Bayubay Hamexas to go into hiding in Corindia. President Mercadejas is captured on July 30th, 1907 in present-day San Bernardino Oriental, Lan Guó. After commanding all Hintuwani Republican Army forces to surrender and taking an oath of allegiance to Dormill and Stiura he is exiled to the city of Kapolder in Dormill and Stiura.
  
  • Asymmetric resistance by Hintuwani indigents continue years after the republic's capitulation, notably in Kemarak Province and the Sierra Sihadong region. Islamic Sultanates in Archipelagic Gambang which were never fully brought under the control of the Pordhesian Empire are wiped out by the Dormill-Stiuran Army. General [INSERT NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN GENERAL HERE]'s March Around Lake Jedat led to the capitulation of the Sultanate of Hswado in present-day Kepuluan Ulayawan - the last major Hintuwani polity to put up any sort of organized resistance against Dormill-Stiuran rule - in 1910.
  • Dormill and Stiura establishes the Ministry of Insular Affairs to manage Hintuwan, which officially becomes a Dormill-Stiuran protectorate. Over the course of its occupation, Dormill and Stiura introduces public education, industrialization, Western medicine, protestant missionaries, and Gaelic immigration to Hintuwan.
• 1926 - The first steps towards preparing Hintuwan for self-rule begin with the re-establishment of the Congress of Hintuwan - a bicameral advisory body modeled after Dormill and Stiura's own Congress composed of a States-General (Upper House) and a House of Representatives (Lower House). The Congress begins as a completely ceremonial body that could suggest laws that would only go into effect if approved by the Insular Ministry of Dormill and Stiura. Unlike the unicameral Kapulungang Bayan implemented by the First Republic, the Congress of Hintuwan awarded exceptional privileges and membership requirements for the States-General. Foremost of these privileges was that any operative legislation passed by the House of Representatives had to be approved by the States-General before being passed to the Insular Ministry; and that the States-General could only be joined if one was related by blood to the Kesampuhan-derived clans recognized by the Insular Ministry at the time. The Royalist Party of Hintuwan (RPH) and the Liberal Party of Hintuwan (LPH) are both officiated by Dormill and Stiura on the day of the opening session of the Congress, May 7th.
  
  • The decision to establish a States-General proves highly controversial among Hintuwanis: Republicans lose a significant amount of faith in Dormill-Stiuran colonial administration, while some royalists descend into infighting over the legitimacy of the bloodlines recognized by Dormill-Stiura's insular office.
  • Kubanuddin I of Clan Petagat, son of Juan IV Petagat, is elected President of the States-General while Sigat Orogupan is elected as House Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Protectorate of Hintuwan.
• 1931-34 - In February, nationalist protests erupt in Haijing over a series of publicized racist remarks by the Dormill-Stiuran principal of North Haijing High School [INSERT FEMALE NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN TEACHER HERE], that included calling her students "[a bunch of] sweaty, potato-eating monkeys".
  
  • The Kilusang Bayang Muog (National Fortress Movement) is founded by Hintuwani poet Enrico Mabalapi from among the demonstrators that participated in the North Haijing High School Movement. The movement's initial platform was centered upon immediate independence from Dormill and Stiura, the abolition of the States-General, land redistribution, taxation reductions, and greater governmental transparency. Many anti-colonial ideologues including Fascists, Communists, and Republicans joined due to disillusionment with the slow progress being made by the Dormill-Stiuran-sponsored Congress of Hintuwan.
    
    • The Muog gains popularity among disgruntled Hintuwani-Dormill-Stiuran War era veterans as well, culminating in the creation of an armed resistance front.
    • Over the course of four years, the Muog establishes clandestine ties with the militaristic Republic of Doravo, which sought to limit Dormill-Stiuran expansionism in the region. Self-exiled Hintuwani revolutionaries from Corindia begin returning to the country en masse and the Muog prepares to wage a second independence war against the Dormill-Stiuran-sponsored Protectorate of Hintuwan.
    • By 1934, it is estimated that the Muog had 20,000 formal members and influenced the political imagination of hundreds of thousands of Hintuwanis.
  • After a 2-month trip to Cour Rouge, D&S embarked upon by House Speaker Sigat Orogupan to lobby for Hintuwani independence the [INSERT LAST NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE]-[INSERT LAST NAME OF A DORMILL-STIURAN POLITICIAN HERE] Law passes on January 8th, 1933 establishing a ten-year time frame after which Hintuwan would be granted total self-rule - thereby promising Hintuwanis independence in 1943.
• 1935 - On March 2nd, with air support from a Carrier Strike Group of the Republic of Doravo, a contingent of both armed and unarmed Muog revolutionaries march on Haijing, quickly overwhelming the Dormill-Stiuran garrison and capturing the Governor-General's Palace. In a sweeping coup d'état strikingly similar to the one waged in 1903, important government buildings are swiftly captured and ports are opened to make way for reinforcing Doravan troops. The Second Battle of Haijing (1935) between the Dormill-Stiuran Army and the combined forces of the Muog and Doravo lasts two days until an executive decision is made by Dormill-Stiuran high command to withdraw from Tunduk Province entirely out of fear of being encircled by Doravan reinforcements quickly flooding in to Hintuwan through other ports and cities in Panhai. The Congress of Hintuwan follows the Dormill-Stiuran Army in retreat.
  
  • On March 4th, Enrico Mabalapi is sworn-in as Chief Executive of the hastily-organized Second Republic of Hintuwan.
  • Doravo recognizes the Republic and claims its actions to be in guarantee of its self-determined independence, whereas the Dormill and Stiura government declares war on Doravo for what they see as a territorial infringement of their established protectorate. Doravan-Muog forces make sweeping territorial advancements in the early stages of the war, capturing many important provinces in Luhan and mainland Panahi. Doravo implements experimental combined arms tactics to divide and quickly overwhelm severely undermanned and uncoordinated Dormill-Stiuran defenders.
  • Dormill and Stiura establishes a base area in Kenkawang and mobilizes its naval forces to launch a counter-offensive using reinforcements from the Dormill-Stiuran mainland, but the war quickly turns into a stalemate.
• 1939 - Ludovic Denis takes the Dormill-Stiuran presidency in a landslide election against the ruling leader Othmar Geary. One of Denis' campaign promises was to end the war against Doravo in Hintuwan, which comes into force on June 15th. Dormill-Stiuran forces in Hintuwan refuse to obey the peace offer however, and instead systematically withdraw from its controlled territories in order to evacuate the protectorate government of Hintuwan to Corindia - where they are guaranteed safehaven. These remnant Dormill-Stiuran forces eventually join the Free Doraltic Fleet and collaborate with the Free Powers.
  
  • One demand insisted upon by Doravan leadership was the return of former First Republic President Virgilio Mercadejas from exile in Dormill and Stiura. This was granted, and the revolutionary figurehead safely returned to Hintuwan on the 21st of June via airlift.
  • Doravan military leadership quickly resorts to "advising" the Muog on political matters, which Enrico Mabalapi shows great interest in listening to. General [INSERT LAST NAME OF A DORAVAN FIELD MARSHAL HERE] of the Doravan Republican Army is appointed "Supreme Advisor of Military Affairs" of the Second Republic of Hintuwan, and he begins exerting greater and greater oversight over the affairs of the Hintuwani state. Under his "advice", the Muog proclaims the abolition of both Liberal and Royalist parties, as well as the States-General and House of Representatives of the Congress of Hintuwan. The unicameral Kapulungang Bayan is restored with the Partido Muog Hintuwan (PMH) (eng.: Fortress Party of Hintuwan), formed out of the Muog movement, becoming the sole governing entity of the republic.
  • On the 29th of June General [INSERT LAST NAME OF A DORAVAN FIELD MARSHAL HERE] urges Enrico Mabalapi to step down as Chief Executive and grant the position to Virgilio Mercadejas in order to create a strong figurehead for the new Hintuwani state. Though reluctant, Mabalapi complies and instead assumes command of the Second Hintuwani Republic's newly-formed paramilitary wing - the Katipunan ng Paglilingkod sa Bagong Hintuwan (KALIBAHI) (eng.: Gathering of Service to the New Hintuwan). Mercadejas' election is confirmed by a unanimous vote from the tightly-controlled Kapulungang Bayan.
  • On July 5th, Virgilio Mercadejas proclaims the independence of the Republic of Hintuwan for a second time in Haijing. In addition to proclaiming Hintuwan's independence, Mercadejas also speaks praises about Fascism, the Muog, and the Neo-Imperialist Movement.
• 1939-1945 - The Second Republic of Hintuwan participates in the Imperial War on the side of the Neo-Imperialists. The unpopular Second Republic conscripts unwilling Hintuwanis to fight on the side of the Neo-Imperialists while a myriad of pro-democratic Hintuwanis fight a brutal guerilla war against what they see as an illegal Doravan occupation.
  
  • On May 21st, 1941 Kubanuddin I of Clan Petagat dies of lung cancer while in exile in Carmo, Corindia.
• 1945 - On January 9th, after months of naval engagement with an increasingly-weakened Doravan fleet in the Kavju Sea, the Free Powers launch Operation Achilles' Heel - a multi-front invasion of mainland Gambang aimed at decisively liberating Hintuwan from Doravan rule. Free Power armies link up with battle-hardened guerilla outfits and capture province after province from the Doravo-sponsored Second Republic.
  
  • In September, Free Powers troops reach the outskirts of Haijing. On the 2nd of September, Chief Executive Virgilio Mercadejas feeds cyanide to his two 3-year-old daughters and commits suicide together with his wife. Enrico Mabalapi is said to have perished in a bombing raid near Mangin, but his body has never been recovered. All remaining Second Republican forces in Hintuwan surrender by the end of the month.
  • On October 30th, the last Doravan troops under the command of General [INSERT LAST NAME OF A DORAVAN FIELD MARSHAL HERE] evacuate Hintuwan to prepare for a defense of the Doravan archipelago.

[Ainslie]

LIBERATION OF KEVERAI

Most of this is just formality and being more specific with some things, given much of this canon remains similar to the original plans for Keverai. I think i've vetted it with most of the people this effected, but if you're involved but want to have that role changed or want to withdraw ooc from the liberation planning, let me know. Also, if you're a free power and wish to participate - let me know here in the thread.

Whilst the factbook on my end will likely make mentions to 'Free Powers' forces, generally speaking the Wellsians have the lead in the Battle of Barie before they move to support the efforts in Kertalin and Corsare. The Estran forces, alongside Nhoor and others will hit Serratatl and make their way to Marielle and then Leratrine. Meanwhile, the Alterans will move into Corsare and towards Kertalin. The Salimanasians will join the fight at Marielle and push in alongside the Aizconans to Kertalin - all forces will meet up to flush the KKs out of Diachen.

Serpens especially, let me know if you're cool with how diachen winds up.

As far as the timelines go, this is how it would line up.

• 10 February 1948 - Free Powers forces land in Barie in a surprise attack which disorientates the Khas-Kirati and causes them to have to further fortify that town at the cost of making Serratatl much more difficult to attack. The Battle of Barie which ensues is the first battle in Keverai's liberation and was a decisive victory for the Free Powers.
• 12 February 1948 - A second and much larger group of Free Powers forces land in Serratatl and capture the city after six days.
• 23 February 1948 - The army which liberated Serratatl moves on Marielle, where they are joined by an allied army from the north to take the city off of the Khas Kirati four days later.
• 28 February 1948 - Leratrine quickly falls to Free Powers forces as the Khas-Kirati retreat in order to fortify Kertalin, but particularly DIachen which they see as being more defendable.
• 3 March 1948 - The Battle of Kertalin begins with little progress on the part of the Free Powers as they advanced on the capital.
• 5 March 1948 - In an effort make the Khas-Kirati controlled Kertalin more vulnerable, a third army of Free Powers forces advance on the city of Corsare - a city to the south of the city where fighting had already begun two days earlier.
• 11 March 1948 - Corsare falls to the Free Powers, allowing an additional force to move on Kertalin from the south.
• 15 March 1948 - As a result of sustained attack from the west and the south, Kertalin is liberated from Khas-Kirati control prompting a withdrawl of the occupying party from Keverai. The remaining Neo-Imperialist forces rallied themselves in Diachen.
• 1 April 1948 - The April Fool's Battle begins as the combined might of the Free Powers in Keverai's liberation campaign move on Diachen.
• 6 April 1948 - Diachen is liberated from Khas-Kirati control, marking the end of the Imperial War front in Keverai.

So, this'll all likely become canon soon - happy to adjust or change things if need be. Let me know what you think!