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The first Vaklian war was fought between March 18th of 1914 to June 19th of 1923. It was caused when Doronese naval vessels bombed the western tip of Verrisia. Following this, 60,000 Verrisian troops were sent to the bombed area to defend in case of a Doronese attack. This was also when the Verrisian Chancellor, Peter Lorrenik, declared war on Doron. 3,000 Doronese troops attacked the bombed area though they were repelled. However, 7,000 Doronese troops managed to set up a beachhead north of where the soldiers were positioned. Fearing another attack and wanting a quick end to the war, 10,000 of the 60,000 troops were sent to recapture the beachhead. They were successful in this and following it, the Verrisian chancellor gave Doron a peace treaty, which Doron refused. Doron then used seaplanes and their battleships to attack Verrisia, though they did little affect.

List Of Belligerents
1914-1923
Verrisia v. Doron
1916-1923
Estorotona, Verrisia v. Doron
1920-1921
Estorotona, Verrisia v. Doron, Verrisian Communist Army
1922-1923
Estorotona, Verrisia, Doron Anti-Monarchy Organization v. Doron

List of Leaders And Commanders
Chancellor Peter Lorrenik (Verrisia)

Prime Minister Alfred Mesk (Estorotona)

King Carl Lancer (Doron)

Field Marshal Shia Brewster (Verrisia)

General Of The Military (GOTM) Runalk Beskirtz (Estorotona)

Field Marshal Calvin Craig (Doron)

The Eyrynian Front
Verrisia and Doron both had territory in Eyrynia at the time. So fighting happened there also. The Verrisians controlled the north and the Doronese controlled the south. A massive trench line was set up and the front there devolved into trench warfare. The First Battle of Delta in 1916 happened when 70,000 Doronese troops were sent to attack the city of Delta in Eyrynia. This was considered the most brutal battle of the war with sizable deaths on all sides and immense civilian casualty. It resulted in a Doronese defeat and the force was sent back.

A Verrisian Artillery Position bombarding Doronese positions in the Third Battle of Delta (1917)

The Island Front
The islands controlled by both nations didn't see much fighting through the beginning of the war, but in 1917, Doronese troops attempted to land and capture Bag Rombaka, an island on the north-west coast of Verrisia. This resulted in less brutal but still rather gruesome battle which the movie "Where Men Cried" was based off of. About 75% of the attackers were killed, wounded, or captured while the rest managed to escape.

Verrisian soldiers surveying the central island in the battle of Bag Rombaka (1915)

Estoro Front
In the early parts of the war, Estorotona economically and diplomatically supported their longtime ally Verrisia but didn't fight Doron. But when the DS Lancer battleship sunk the battlecruiser EGS Beach, Estorotona declared war on Doron. In response, Doron sent a force of 12,000 men to capture the island which had a military of 10,000. However, this attack failed due to 3,000 Verrisian troops aiding in the defence of the island. They also participated in the 3rd Battle of Delta and the landings in North Doron.

Estoro soldiers marching to engage Doronese soldiers (1916)

Doronese Front
Doron wasn't a major front until the late war, where the island was invaded. It was forced into guerrilla warfare following the defeat in the south but they didn't last long, especialy when they ran out of ammunition and their headquarters fell off a cliff in a landslide.

Doronese soldiers ambushing the Verrisian 15th Brigade (1922

References In Media
Many media pieces were made about either the battles or the war itself. Notable ones include "Where Men Cried" which was a movie about Ron Croun, an officer in the Verrisian army that fought to the death when their small outpost manned by 100 men was attacked by a force of 2,000. Another one is "The Battle Which Didn't End" which was about the 1st Battle of Delta. "The Battle That Didn't End" was a book about Urnalk Ronik, a soldier who fought in the battle and father of the director.

List Of Media About The War

Long Day by Gary Ostoph (1927)
Where Men Cried by Icarus Massena (1931)
Longer Days by Lorenz Bast (1935)
The Battle That Didn't End by Orel Ronik (1940)
Tracers by Calvin Redfield (1951)
Red Smoke by Lorek Mekkress (1968)
Trails Of Blood by Barry Hardford (1988)
What The War Cost by Karen Swill (2018)

List of Atrocities
Atrocities were committed on both sides of the war but the ones decided by the government were almost all done by Doron.

1. The rape of civilians in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th battles of Delta by Doron
2. The sinking of EGS Beach by Doron
3. The ceaseless bombing of Doronese cities by Verrisia
4. Killing of Muslims and Jews in Doron
5. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare by both sides
6. The killing of captured Verrisian soldiers by Doron
7. The initial attack on Verrisia by Doron

List Of Major Battles
The Battle of Verrisia: Verrisian Victory, Doronese invaders expelled (1914)
Battle of Rank (Eyrynia): Verrisian Victory, Doronese invaders expelled from the city of Rank (1914)
The Battle of the Vaklian Sea: Inconclusive (1914)
The 1st Battle of Delta: Verrisian Victory, Doronese rebels expelled from Delta with high casualties on both sides (1915)
The Battle of Bag Rombaka: Verrisian Victory, Doronese invaders expelled from the island with high casualties on both sides (1915)
The 2nd Battle of Delta: Doronese Victory, Delta is captured (1916)
The Battle of Estorotona: Joint Estor-Verrisian Victory, Doronese invaders expelled. (1916)
The 3rd Battle of Delta: Doronese Victory, Delta is still Doronese (1917)
The 1st Battle of Rak (Eyrynia): Doronese victory, Rak is captured (1917)
The Battle over Estorotona: Estoro success, Doronese bombers destroyed (1917)
The 4th Battle of Delta: Verrisian Victory, Delta is recaptured (1917)
The 2nd battle of Rak (Eyrynia): Doronese Victory, Rak's defences are damaged heavily though (1918)
The Battle of Koth: Verrisian Victory, Doronese invaders expelled (1918)
The Battle of Canterbrion (Eyrynia): Verrisian Victory, Canterbrion is captured (1918)
The Battle of The Coast (North Eyrynian Coast): Verrisian Victory, Doronese invaders expelled from the coast of Verrisian Eyrynia (1918)
The Battle of Biscuit Bay: Verrisian Victory with no fight, Biscuit Bay is captured and a more steady supply of food comes to Verrisian lines (1919)
The battle of Old City (Estorotona): Estoro Victory, Doronese militia destroyed (1919)
The Last Stand of 61st Armored Cars: Verrisian Moral Victory, Doronese Strategic Victory, 61st Armored Cars is destroyed with heavy Doronese losses (1919)
The Raid on East Lancer: Verrisian success, the major port there is heavily damaged (1920)
The Battle of The Bank: Government Victory, Verrisian rebels expelled from the Nuoansk Bank (1920)
The 5th Battle of Delta: Verrisian Victory, First usage of tanks in Vaklia (1920)
The Landings of the Peninsula: Doronese success, Verrisian invaders expelled (1921)
Battle of Nuoansk: Government Victory, Verrisian rebels defeated once and for all (1921)
Battle of East Lancer: Verrisian Success, Beachhead secured and a new front opened up (1922)
Battle of West Lancer: Verrisian Success, Doronese forced to fight a guerrilla war in the northern island (1922)
1st Battle of the North: Verrisian Victory: Doronese are forced to surrender, King Carl Lancer forced into exile in Verrisia, Eyrynia now all Verrisian (1923)

Estoro soldiers marching to Delta, only to later be pushed back

Verrisian soldiers relaxing in a trench in the battle of Canterbrion

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