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The '''2014 Dverian War''' was a series of battles fought in and around Dveria between May and July 2014. After tensions between [[Vekaiyu]] and [[Dveria]] escalated over the small Dverian provinces of [[Goykag]] and [[Ikogu]], Dveria turned their attention northward to begin expansion into neighboring [[Tano]]. This resulted in both Vekaiyu and [[Listonia]] declaring war on the nation, followed closely with movements into the area provided by [[British Grand Pacific]], [[Volkia]], and [[South Hills]]. War broke out on two fronts - the south and the north - with Dverian armies squeezed in the middle. A balanced war soon deteriorated due to the death of the Dverian King, and both fronts were soon routed, with Vekaiyun forces racing to the capital, [[Nugala]].

The aftermath resulted in Dveria losing its sovereignty. Vekaiyu and Volkia divided Dveria in twain, with British Grand Pacific and South Hills occupying Tano. Listonia, which received no territorial gains, was assured protection by the other four nations from potential aggression with neighboring [[Sevropia]], and was granted clearance to punch an outlet to [[Lake Miiyu]] through [[Elphana]]. These terms were hammered out during [[The Kerilo Accord]], which realized the formation of a powerful alliance, and paved the way for the formation of [[The Vekaiyun Union]] some months later.

In March, 2014, a new king was crowned in Dveria. The King, Dago I, was quick to turn attention away from Vekaiyu and instead focused northward to neighboring Tano. The lucrative state had long been important to nations who traded in and out of the [[Gulf of Itur]], as the nation controlled waters exiting the gulf to the north. Dverian forces entered Tano on May 10th. South Hills, which had signed a defense treated with Tano, immediately attempted to relieve the Tano forces, which was being routed by the superior Dverian numbers and technology. British Grand Pacific entered the war to the north as well, but entered into a conflict with Volkia, which had entered the Straits of Tano unannounced on the basis of protecting Tano sovereignty. Volkia was also concerned with potential northern movement from Vekaiyu near their lands.

The war began in the Northern front, when a Dverian offensive pushed into Tano in a move to solidify Dveria's position, as many felt the country was being entrapped. The goal was to reach the Tano Straits and isolate South Hills from being able to respond, as Tano lacked a organized military.

Originally, this was successful, knocking unorganized Tanoan militia and South Hills military forces back inland, towards the biggest city in East Tano, Bassville. Logistics became a major issue for South Hills, as supplies had to be shipped from the mainland two-thousand miles away, however using overwhelming carrier-based airpower, the offensive came to a stall around Bassville.

Following the arrival of the second Marine Expiditionary Unit into the fight, the tide eventually turned in Bassville, eventually expelling Dverian forces from the city, however, supply lines to the front lines were further hindered by a full-blown refugee crisis of Tanoan citizens, many fleeing to Tano's center island.

As South Hills Council of Governments forces moved south, [[Volkia]] began preparations for a seaborne assault in the northern provinces of Dveria, and, in conjunction with a SHACOG push into Dveria, did so, and the two forces consolidated and pushed south into Dveria, with elements of the 2nd Armored Division of the South Hills Army linking up with Vekaiyun forces outside of the capital, Nugala, consolodating the northern and southern fronts of the conflict.