Irombrozia/War of Secession

• This document is a historical and unbiased accounting of the campaigns, battles, and events of the Irombrozia vs. Riombara war, AKA, by Irombrozians, as the War of Irombrozian Secession.
• This document is very much the sequel to a previous document, the Chronicles of the Honor War.

Pre-War Events

• The Honor War.
• Riombara allies with the Kingdom of Alluran. The Kingdom of Alluran lowers relations with Irombrozia to neutral. Irombrozia allies with Luz de Bia.
• It is alleged that Irombrozia's ruler, King Marc, offers to re-unify Riombara and Irombrozia into one nation by terms of a duel to the death between himself and Riombara's ruler (Delvin). Winner take all.
• Negotiations break down.

Declaration

• Irombrozia declares war on Riombara at night on December 14. The reasons stated are insults given by Riombara to Irombrozia, refusal to negotiate fair terms, refusal to follow through in giving back Rii, and to finish the Civil War.

First Campaign

• AKA- The Pre-Emptive Strike

Invasion and TO of Rii

• On December 13, 4k Irombrozian troops arrived in Rii, and they began a hostile TO after the declaration of war on the 14th of December. Unlike in the Honor War, Irombrozia refrained from looting.

First Battle of Rii

• On December 16th, 7k Riombaran forces attack just under 5k Irombrozian forces in Rii. They are victorious, decimating Irombrozia's army, while not sustaining severe casualties themselves.
• Irombrozian forces begin to limp back to Irombro

Winter Break

• Over the deep winter weeks, heavy rains arrived and turned the roads to slush, and most nobles stayed inside by the warm fire, and had much-needed family time. (OOC- Christmas inactivity)

Second Campaign

• AKA- "The Irrelevant Campaign"

Invasion and TO of Rii

• On December 28, 4,8k of Irombrozian troops invade Rii, and begin a hostile TO. Again, there is no looting.
• On December 30, the TO is broken when Irombrozia's 5.4k troops are defeated by 6.3k of Riombaran troops. Irombrozia falls back to Irombro and refits.

Hinterland Campaign

• A sub campaign of the Second Campaign.
• On January 2, 2.4k of Irombrozian forces enter Ruefillo.
• Later in the day, they move to Rii, while another 2k Irombrozian forces eneter Ruefillo.
• January 4th, Irombrozian forces mostly pull back to Irombro as 4k Riombaran forces arrive in Rii (defeating a small straggler detachment of about 600-700 CS), and about 2.5k arrive in Rii (defeating a small straggler detachment of about 300-500 CS)

News from the North

• January 1, news arrives that Hireshmont, King of Irombrozia, is marrying Retravic, Prime Minister and Grand Justiciar of the Republic of Fwuvoghor.
• January 5, news arrives that RoF is closing it's borders to allies of Riombara.

Aftermath

• Irombrozia gained very little, and didn't really hurt Riombara much. As such, the direct aftermath of the campaign was... almost nothing. Things stand as they did at the beginning. But, the ramifications of the wedding, and of RoF's closed borders policy, are very great, and will probably be seen more in future weeks and months.

Chaos

• Due to chaos of nature (OOC- coding changes) no actions were taken for a few days around January 10 to 13th. (OOC- An OOC ceasefire)

Third Campaign

• AKA- The Amalgamation Campaign
• the exact details of this campaign are lost to history. Many small expeditions were launched into Riombara. Small attacks and raids, usually swiftly crushed by Riombara. Their goal was usually to serve as a distraction to Rio, or to take out small Rio detachments.

Aftermath

• Very little. This campaign was a series of small campaigns, none of which had much lasting effect on the war.

Fourth Campaign

• AKA- "The Broken Campaign"

Invasion of Rii

• January 21, 1007, the RIM enters Rii and begins a TO as Riombaran forces retreat in the face of some 18-21k Enweil/LdB forces in Glongin.
• January 25, 1007, the RIM retreats to Ruefillo as 10k Riombaran forces enter Rii and break the TO.

First Battle of Ardmore

• January 26, 1007- A combined LdB and RIM army of about 12.5k attacks Ardmore and is completely defeated by 16.5k of Riombaran forces.

Aftermath

• Irombrozian military might was shattered, and faith in our allies was somewhat weakened. Also, Riombara remained strong in the area while LdB had almost no army in the area, and Irombrozia barely had a man standing. This left the area ripe for Rio to reconsolidate their power

Fifth Campaign

• AKA- "The Liberation Campaign"

Invasion and Liberation of Rii

• February 2, the RIM enters Rii with about 3k forces.
• February 3, the RIM begins a hostile TO of Rii, no looting, as usual.
• February 4, in an amazingly brief TO, Rii is liberated from Riombara and brought under the Irombrozian banner.
• February 7-10, 1007, RIombaran makes several half-hearted TO attempts on Rii, all thwarted.

First Battle of Eno

• On February 10, 1007, Irombrozian forces attacked Eno in cooperation with Enweil and Luz de Bia.
• 25k Enweil, LdB, Irombrozia vs. 13k KoA battle, KoA was defeated and annihilated.
• 2k Irombrozian forces withdraw to Bolkenia, and defeat 3k attacking Riombaran forces in a small skirmish.

First Battle of Irombro

• February 11, 1007, 4k Irombrozian forces in Irombro are defeated by 14k Riombaran forces attacking, and begin razing the walls, but no looting or TO begin.
• Later on february 11, 1007, 1,000 CS of Irombrozian troops are defeated by 10k Rio CS.

Occupation of Irombrozia

• February 11-14, 1007, the 14k Riombara troops disperse. About 4k remain in Irombro, and about 4k go to Rii, while the other 2-3k remaining after the Battle of Irombro scatter in Bolkenia and Ruefillo. Irombrozia's walls are reduced to Level 4, and a TO is begun in Rii. That TO fails, and a second is begun.
• February 14, 1007, about 2.5k CS Irombrozian forces rally and attack Rii, and are defeated by 7k Rio forces. The TO continues
• February 15, 1007, small skirmishes continue as Riombaran troops withdraw northwards. The TO of Rii fails.
• February 16, 1007, 5k Alluranian forces invade Bolkenia. Total Irombrozian CS is about 1,200 CS at this time.

Aftermath

• Irombro's walls are greatly hurt, production is hurt some, and Irombrozia is, on the one hand, shaken. It isn't nearly so hard a blow as the Sack had been... but it is a large setback. On the other hand, it is a good experience. It clears out many unwanted militia, and many Irombrozians were encouraged by their ability to resist the Riombaran campaign. This campaign is a victory for Riombara, but not so great a victory as it could have been.

Sixth Campaign

• AKA- Escalation Campaign

TO of Bolkenia

• KoA has 6k in Bolkenia and from February 16 until February 21 runs one Hostile Takeover, and 2 or 3 Brutal Takeovers. One Alluranian TL loots against orders two times.
• Irombrozia lodges numerous complaints against Alluranian brutality while recruiting troops in Irombro.

First Battle of Bolkenia

• February 20 4.5k Irombrozian forces move into Bolkenia but, strangely, no battle is fought. For a whole day Alluranian and Bolkenian forces have a standoff and shout insults at each other.
• February 21 5,107 Irombrozian CS attack 5,908 Alluranian CS and are defeated. The Irombrozian hero Lou dies in battle, but the TO of Bolkenia is broken.
• Alluranian forces retreat to Eno to refitt, and Irombrozian forces largely begin to retreat to Irombro.

Retreat and Refit

• February 21-24 Irombrozian forces retreat to Irombro and refit as fast as possible. We are able to amass an army larger than our previous one, but not by a vast amount. Unfortunately, Alluran is also able to amass a larger army than before.
• February 22-23 we send a small TO force to Ruefillo but, unfortunately, do not have sufficient troops to run a TO.
• February 24 we move back into Bolkenia.

Second Battle of Bolkenia

• February 24, 1007, in a battle of roughly 4.5k vs. 6k we are again defeated, but inflict high enough casualties to break the TO.
• In the aftermath of the battle Irombrozia retreats to Irombro, and many Alluranians withdraw to Eno, but a sizeable force remains in Bolkenia.

Fall of Bolkenia

• On February 27, 1007, Bolkenia falls to Alluranian TO efforts after weeks of bloodshed and brutality, and after the population is reduced to 1/3 it's original size.

Aftermath

• With Bolkenia taken by Alluranian forces, and the Irombrozian army left in shambles, Alluran began to work to retake Brovyl, and Irombrozia was left unable to launch strong strikes for some time. This campaign is a decisive defeat for Irombrozia.

Seventh Campaign

• AKA- "Reconquista"

Invasion of Ruefillo

• As the KoA garrison of Bolkenia remains strong at about 4-7k CS, Irombrozian forces invade Ruefillo, hoping that RIombara was still occupied in the north with Fwuvoghor.
• Unfortunately, due to delayed scouting reports, Irombrozia was wrong. 9-10k Riombaran forces appeared in Ardmore on March 1.

First Battle of Ruefillo

• On February 27, 1007, 5k Irombrozian forces began a TO of Ruefillo.
• On March 1, 1007, 9-10k Riombaran troops invaded Ruefillo and crushed the Irombrozian army.

Retreat to Refit

• For the next week, Irombrozian forces rallied in Irombro, recruited, and prepared.
• Finally, on March 6, Irombrozian forces moved out to Ruefillo, but no TO was begun.

Second Battle of Ruefillo

• On March 8, 1007, 4.5k Alluranian forces attacked 3.5-4k Irombrozian forces in Bolkenia, and narrowly won.
• March 9-10, Irombrozian forces retreat to Irombro to refit.

Occupation of Bolkenia

• On March 10, after Alluranian forces withdrew from Bolkenia, 3k Irombrozian forces entered.
• A friendly TO was begun, and Alluranian religious sites were razed.
• On March 11, 4k Alluranian forces came and decisively defeated Irombrozian forces.
• Irombrozian forces returned on March 15 after Alluranian forces were defeated by Luz de Bia in Xween, and began another friendly TO.
• On March 17, Bolkenia is retaken by Irombrozia.

Aftermath

• Bolkenia is decimated, with the vast majority of it's population and productive capacity ruined. But, it remains in Irombrozian hands. Unfortunately, Riombara makes steady progress against Luz de Bia, even as Irombrozia barely holds on against the Kingdom of Alluran. This campaign is a stalemate, with no true victor.

Eigth Campaign

• AKA "Exile Campaign"

Third Battle of Ruefillo

• Actually a succession of 3 battles, it occured March 21-24, 1007.
• On March 21, 4.5k CS of Irombrozian forces invaded Ruefillo and were defeated by 3.5k CS Riombaran forces behind walls. Both sides take heavy casualties and have several wounded TLs.
• On March 22, about 1k CS Irombrozian reinforcements arrive, bringing Irombrozian CS to about 3k, and Riombara has about 2.5k CS. Again, Irombrozian is defeated, both sides have several wounded TLs, and take high casualties.
• On March 23, Irombrozia heads back to Irombro to recruit and refitt.
• On March 24, Kazm, Royal Treasurer of Irombro, leads an impromptu assault on Ruefillo, which becomes a full attack. Just over 2.5k CS Irombrozian forces defeat 1.5k CS Riombaran forces.

Invasion of Bolkenia

• On March 24, simultaneous with Irombrozia's attack on Ruefillo, the Kingdom of Alluran invades Bolkenia with 4.5k CS.
• On March 26, after Luz de Bian aid arrives, the Irombrozian army marches in alongside the Luz de Bian force with 7k CS and defeates the 7k occupying forces.
• On March 28 Irombrozia withdraws to Irombro to refitt.

Invasion of Ruefillo

• Due to the long refitt, Irombrozia is unable to invade Ruefillo until simultaneous with when Riombara succeeds in taking Grehk, on April 3rd or 4th.
• Irombrozia has mustered their largest mobile army ever, at just over 7k CS mobile.
• A hostile TO is begun.

Fourth Battle of Ruefillo

• On April 4th conflicting orders are given due to several Irombrozian commanders beek deep in prayer (OOC- bad activity cycles), and Irombrozia is forced to hold position in Ruefillo.
• In a 13k vs. 7k battle on April 5, Irombrozia is crushed and the TO is stopped. What began as a strategic retreat ended as a complete rout with massive losses.
• Irombrozia withdraws to Irombro as a medium-sized Alluranian force enters Bolkenia.

Regency Interlude

• April 8-May 6: During this time the Irombrozian court was unable to record data due to regime changes. The primary incidents were two failed attacks by Riombara on Irombro (both defeated) and two field campaigns in which Irombrozia was defeated. The war went neither way.

Ninth Campaign

• AKA "Occupation Campaign"

Invasion and TO of Bolkenia

• May 6-7 14k Riombaran forces occupied the area around Irombro, gradually starting a brutal TO of Bolkenia with 12k CS on the 7th.

Fifth Battle of Ruefillo

• On May 8 4k Irombrozian forces defeat 2k Riombaran forces in Ruefillo.
• A friendly TO is begun.
• May 9, Riombaran forces are dispatched from Ardmore, Glongin, and Bolkenia, defeating the Irombrozian forces in Ruefillo easily in an 8k on 4k battle. Irombrozian forces withdraw to Irombro, harried by Riombaran forces.

Second Battle of Irombro

• May 9 to May 11 marked a 2-3 day battle in the streets of Irombro between the Irombrozian Resistance Front and the Riombaran armies. Riombara repeatedly crushed the Irombrozian forces.
• During this time, Bolkenia finally fell to a brutal TO.
• Riombara reduces Irombro's walls to a level 3 on May 12.

Rii Resistance

• May 12 marks Irombrozian shift from fighting in Irombro to fighting in Rii. Over several days from May 12 to May 18, 1007, Irombrozian forces successfully held Rii, building up as much as 2k CS even after repeated defeats in Irombro.
• The small victories in Rii, pushing back isolated Riombaran detachments, did little to help Irombrozia strategically, but helped keep morale high by showing Riombara wasn't invincible, and by seeing that there were parts of Irombrozian land which were still not occupied by the foe.

Struggle

• Essentially, this campaign died down into streetfighting in Irombro. There was much bloodshed and carnage as Irombrozian forces refused to surrender, and Riombara refused to leave, destroyed the walls, and for some reason ran no TOs.

INVASION

• The campaign was cut short due to undead hordes arriving in Glongin, and the Third Invasion was begun. Irombrozia was in shambles, it's regions hurting, walls destroyed, infrastructure weak, and two regions (Bolkenia and Rii) in Riombara hands and a third (Cagamir) cut off. Also, starvation set in across the continent.