Auroran-Cerenerian War

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Auroran-Pacific War
Colonarius Mk2's in action during the war
Date 31 May 2017 - 24 October 2017 Location Aurora, Pacific Ocean Result Allied Victory Collapse of the Matriarchy Ethalria Collapse of the Greater Ethalrian Empire Formation of the League of Novaris Decline of the South-East Pacific Coalition Formation of the Realm of the Yor Isles
Belligerents
The Allies: Great Morstaybishlia The Oan Isles Axdel Tretrid Kuthernburg Atiland Nacata Lokania Furnifold Yor Asendavia Vistaraland • Vistari West Pacific South Peragen Mexregiona	The Axis: Matriarchy of Ethalria Greater Ethalrian Empire Kostromastan Stratarin
Commanders and leaders
The Allies: Walter Johannes Leon Jolva Emperor Oahoanu Rico Lúaz Jon Harstad VII Owen Tubolt  † Marium I Lukas Heide Levan Dekker Jariano II Tunsedoro Tejedor Mister Leader II	The Axis: Amalda Harimann (MIA) Boris Olegovich Erwina Pipenz (MIA) Mikhail Starikov
Strength
2,000,000 600,000 540,000 200,000 89,000 32,000 41,600 9,100	1,236,000 700,000
Casualties and losses
106,724 22,000 21,400 7,605 6,900 4,840 4,101 2,840 862	~230,500 10,513

Sani Bursil Summit

Invitation

On 29 May 2017, King Lambertus VII of Great Morstaybishlia on behalf of the Cabinet of Great Morstaybishlia and on the advice of Prime Minister Walter Johannes sent an invitation to the remaining member states of the Auroran Continental Assembly and sympathetic nations from all over the world to a summit at the Sani Bursil Royal Palace in Sani Bursil to discuss and potentially form an alliance to collectively respond to the military threat posed by the Imperial powers.

Attendance

Of the nations outside of Aurora, the following were in attendance. Rurik Lukin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Stratarin was sent by former General-Secretary of Stratarin Viktor Drugov to attend the summit on his behalf. This arose amidst tensions in that country about whether to side with the Democratic or Imperial alliances with the latter receiving support from a faction of the Stratarin Communist Party led by Mikhail Starikov. Queen Naomi Truden II of Kuthernburg was en route to a diplomatic visit to Blueacia. In light of the severity of the situation she diverted her trip to Sani Bursil to attend the summit. President Alyona Petrovavich of Tuvaltastan attended on behalf of her country. Jurgen Oppenheimer attended on behalf of Asendavia. Mr Leader of Mexregiona attended as well. Prime Minister James Stevenson represented Tretrid while Melissa Gray took charge as Acting Prime Minister of Tretrid in his absence.

Of the nations in Aurora, several attended. Grand Duke Jeymian Drachenburg III of Dragonia and Lord Mayor Jeymi Vorlynovich of Oceansend represented their respective nations. The government of the Oan Isles sent then Rangitanga-a-te-Moana Ehe II to represent the country at the summit. Crown Prince Oahoanu accompanied him to the summit. Although President Leon Jolva of Axdel had intended to visit the military base at Montakaan Citadel to inspect the preparations of the Axdel Armed Forces for a potential conflict with the Greater Ethalrian Empire, he diverted his itinerary to Sani Bursil to attend the summit. Alongside the King and Prime Minister of Great Morstaybishlia, Lord Governor Frederik of Caltharus and Chief Minister Frode Humblack of then-South Staynes attended. Mario Capuzzi and King Calvin I of Atlae were also in attendance. Roberta Jones and Owen Tubolt of the government-in-exile of the Republic of Ethalria attended. Some nations declined the invitation. Jacopo d'Arrigo, the Magistrate of Furnifold declined the invitation.

Deliberations and decisions

To open the session, King Lambertus VII addressed the gathered leaders. He spoke of the fascists that had overthrown the legitimate government of the Republic of Ethalria and replaced with the Greater Ethalrian Empire which his government (and several others) categorically did not recognise as a legitimate state as they continued to recognise the government-in-exile of Roberta Jones. He asked the attended leaders to form the Democratic alliance and join forces to defeat the Imperial forces. He appealed to their shared ideologies and interests as well as the fact that the instability caused by the Imperial powers had allowed the Al-Jeehad terrorist group to take root in Aurora, potential threatening many nations. The other leaders applauded and committed to the Democratic alliance. Viktor Drugov delivered a speech speaking to the commonality among the attended nations despite salient ideological difference. This speech was not only poorly received but preceded a coup d'etat in his home nation that occurred shortly after.

Coup d'etat in Stratarin

After the speech at the Sani Bursil Summit, opinion in the Stratarin Communist Party turned so violently and completely against Viktor Drugov that Mikhail Starikov took the opportunity to overthrow the Drugov government. The Coyben Harbinger announced the assassination of the entire executive branch of that country including Minister of Foreign Affairs Rurik Lukin. News of this reached the leaders attending the summit and was so shocking to Viktor Drugov that he felt ill and went outside to calm down. He was attacked by an unknown Stratarian. This coup completely took the Democratic Alliance by surprise to the extent that it disrupted the proceedings at the summit. This coup also disrupted the South East Pacific Coalition because Stratarin was predicted to fundamentally and irreversibly change policy under the newly declared General Secretary Mikhail Starikov (who was widely believed to have orchestrated the coup) to the extent that it would tear that alliance apart.

Conflict in the SEPC

In light of the coup d'etat in Stratarin, the South-East Pacific Coalition (SEPC) held a meeting in Arcadia, Setzna to discuss the way forward on 5 June 2017. Mario Capuzzi flew from the Sani Bursil Summit to represent Atlae. Remis Yurikov represented Tuvaltastan. Capuzzi openly insinuated that the assassination of the Council of Ministers of Stratarin was a coup d'etat. Molotov (representing Stratarin) denied the allegations. Yurikov sided with Capuzzi. Molotov provided a convoluted and fantastical explanation of the deaths of the members of the Council of Ministers of Stratarin and denied that Mikhail Starikov and his new government had committed any human rights violations.

Capuzzi and Yurikov were left dumfounded as Molotov went on a tirade about how the members of the Council of Ministers committed suicide and some were killed by senior members of the military. Molotov denied that Starikov had been involved. Attempts to get Molotov to admit that this was a coup did not work at all.

The Oan Isles sent a letter to the members of the SEPC on 14 June 2017 urging them to expel and declare war on Stratarin. Furthermore, they proposed an ultimatum on Starikov. The Oans officially severed ties with Stratarin and imposed economic sanctions and threatened military force if Stratarin did not release political prisoners captured during the coup to the Oan Isles, order all naval vessels preparing to support the Imperial powers did not return to point and a new elective conference for the General Secretary was not called. The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fyodr Lyvov refused to comply with the ultimatum .

The sessions of the SEPC ended without resolution. At that point the SEPC was rendered moribund. On June 14, Tretrid announced that it was suspending all relations with and declaring war on Stratarin. Yekaterina Drugova succeeded Fyodr Lyvov as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Stratarin. She urged the Oan Isles and Tretrid to reconsider their positions in light of the fact that the Strataric Procurator's Office had conducted an investigation that determined that the death of the Council of Ministers could not be blamed on Mikhail Starikov. The Oan Isles suggested a tribunal of the ACA and SEPC to resolve the issues between their nations, a request that was ignored. Further driving a wedge between Stratarin and the rest of the SEPC, Stratarin accepted the GEE's offer for military and trade alliance (a thinly veiled back to Stratarin becoming part of the Imperial Alliance).

Attempted Stevenson Assassination

Upon his return to Tretrid, Prime Minister James Stevenson declared war on the GEE on 31 May 2017. On 1 June 2017, Prime Minister James Stevenson was shot by Benjamin Morris, a supporter of the GEE . Acting Prime Minister Melissa Gray announced to the Tretridian and international media that Stevenson had been shot but was still alive undergoing surgery. Stevenson suffered significant injuries. Following the surgery, Stevenson began to recover, regaining consciousness and some mobility.

In light of this attempted assassination, the government of Tretrid revised and intensified the declaration of war. Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister Matthew Irvine presented the revised declaration of war to Stevenson in hospital for his signature. On 9 June 2017 James Stevenson attended a meeting with Mr Leader II of Mexregiona and King Calvin I of Atlae in Civilmagna, Mexregiona to discuss action against the GEE. The nations agreed to coordinate their actions and work with the Auroran Democratic Alliance to fight the GEE.

Tokapa Summit

In light of the summit held by Mexregiona, Tretrid and Atlae, the Oan Isles was to coordinate military action on the GEE with them. On Saturday, 18 June 2017, the monarch of The Oan Isles, Rangitanga-a-te-Moana Ehe II invited the heads of state of Mexregiona, Tretrid and Atlae to a meeting in Tokapa to request military assistance to combat an invasion of the Oan Isles from Stratarin. The government of the Oan Isles asked Oahoanu to assist Ehe II to host the event and represent the Oan Isles in the negotiations.

The talks came amid domestic issues for the invited nations. There were mixed reactions to the invitation. The public in Atlae was split with some people being isolationist and others being imperialistic. These differences manifested in protest action. Coupled with the fact that the national holiday celebrating the founding of Atlae was imminent, the government of Atlae was divided on the invitation from the Oan Isles as well as involvement in the Auroran-Pacific War. Nevertheless, the government of Atlae sent King Calvin I to represent that country in the talks. The talks came on the heels of the imminent retirement of Bartholomew Smith from the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tretrid at the projected end of the tenure Prime Minister Stevenson. In the midst of these domestic entanglements, Smith was sent to represent Tretrid at these talks. Similarly, Mr Leader of Mexregiona also agreed to attend.

Upon the arrival of the invited guests, Oahoanu, then the Crown Prince of the Oan Isles, addressed the attendees due to his father having an illness. He appealed to the democratic heritage and ancient relationship between the Democratic forces and their respective nations. Admiral Tukama Uataka was in charge of the Oan part of the war. He informed the leaders of a plan to cut off sea and air routes to the Greater Ethalrian Empire, occupy its southern territory and to expel its forces from Yor with a view to getting a negotiated settlement. He gave them a breakdown of the materiel and personnel shortages which included 2500 troops and an air craft carrier.

To the relief of the Oans, the Atlaesian and Tretridian militaries were able and willing to assist by sending their respective forces and fortunately, they had preempted the Oan request by partially mobilizing their forces in anticipation of potential conflict. However, the Mexregionans refused to send soldiers to maintain an occupation of the southern territory of the GEE, a sentiment shared by Atlae and Tretrid. During the discussions, Queen Naomi Truden II of Kuthernburg was invited and after holding discussions with her government, agreed to assist the Oan invasion forces with 78,000 soldiers from Latianburg. Mexregiona, Tretrid and Atlae agreed to support the Oans with two joint air craft carrier strike groups for the purpose of enforcing maritime and aerial blockade, transporting soldiers to GEE and securing the port city of Glitzernd.