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|date = 2144 |
|date = 2144 |
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|location = South [[Bastia]] |
|location = South [[Bastia]] |
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| − | |treaty/outcome = |
+ | |treaty/outcome = Republican victory |
| − | |changes = Minilet taken by Republicans at high |
+ | |changes = Minilet taken by Republicans at high cost |
| − | |force_1_header = Republicans|force_2_header = Regency-Junta |
+ | |force_1_header = Republicans|force_2_header = Regency-Junta |
| − | |force_1_list = Republican Guard <BR> Republican Militia |force_2_list = Royal armed forces <BR> Partisans |
+ | |force_1_list = Republican Guard <BR> Republican Militia |force_2_list = Royal armed forces <BR> Partisans |
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+ | |force_1_strength = 1st División de Guardias Republianos <BR> 3rd División de Milicia Republianos <BR> 4th Minilet youth briogade <BR> around 5,000 partisans|force_2_strength = <BR> the forces of evil |
|force_1_losses = some amount killed, s ome amount wounded|force_2_losses = some amount killed, some amount captured. |
|force_1_losses = some amount killed, s ome amount wounded|force_2_losses = some amount killed, some amount captured. |
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| − | + | The Battle of Minilet was a skirmish that began spontaneously shortly after the [[Sahren Civil War]] began between the [[Sahren Republican Guard]] and Regency-Junta loyalists. The city was left relatively undamaged due to the lack of artillery support from the Republican side. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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| + | Partisan actions in [[Bastia]] had been relatively tame compared to Sahrland in the unstable years leading up to the conflict. Shortly after the beginning of the civil war Bastian aligned groups along with Sahren operatives took the chance to overthrow the government of Sahren-Nuvastia, which relied mostly on a small force of lesser trained local troops. |
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| − | The [[Klensagrad Commune]] split away from the Labour party in late 2145 and the peninsula fell into stalemate. Zokesian battleships bombarded the city afterward. The republicans held out for the beginning of 2146 as per the Strateis Bastiya. The republicans rested their troops in the peninsular front and prepared large stocks of ammunition and supplies. On Teince 14th 2146 the operation was launched. |
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| + | ===The race to the coast=== |
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| − | ==Opposing forces== |
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| + | A large Sahren-Nuvastian force quickly concentrated in [[Minilet]] to accumulate supplies shortly after the civil war began. Small detachments were left to slow down the Republicans advancing from both sides. Royal armed forces leadership concluded that the best chance to succeed in this skirmish would be to force the enemy in modern trench warfare in the urban centre, and thereby grind him down in a war of attrition until reinforcements could arrive via sea. Hope that foreign powers may intervene was high for all sides, and By the 5th of Khelad [[Zokesia]] pledged support for the regency-junta regime just as Minilet was surrounded and Republicans began entering the city. |
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| − | ===Republicans=== |
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| − | Prior to the operation's launchdate the Republicans allocated 11 divisions to field group black (feldgrupa Dyb in Egercian) including the volunteer divisions. These totalled to ~82,000 soldiers of which ~24,000 were Republican Guards. Additionally the Republicans had a total of 106 aircraft, 80 tanks, and 290 field guns. Overall command of feldgrupa dyb was given to general Daria Adaman. 5 divisions were directly under Adaman's command and the remaining 6 were under [[Kirbo Lavro]]'s command. |
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| − | ===[[Klensagrad Commune]]=== |
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| − | The Klensagrad Commune was fortifying the region for many months before the operation began. The Klensagradite people's liberation front officially had 9 divisions but only had ~52,000 soldiers. A majority of these were highly experienced from previous fighting. 71 Aircraft, 40 tanks, and 360 field guns were also present. In overall command of the defence of the Klensagrad peninsula was general Duaren Yague. |
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| − | ==Course of operation== |
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| − | ===Invasion of the peninsula=== |
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| − | The operation began on Teince 14th 2146. The first and second trench lines were overwhelmed within the first day of the operation but were stopped by heavy casualties. Republican aircraft bombed roads and railways to slow the Klensagradite retreat. As the Republicans advanced into the suburbs they had to begin clearing homes one by one against Klensagradite partisans. ~6,500 Republicans perished and 40 aircraft were destroyed before even entering the city. By contrast only 3,800 Klensagradites died before falling back to [[Klensagrad]] |
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+ | == Course of battle == |
| + | ===Entering the city=== |
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| − | The Klensagradite people's liberation front (''Klensagradina Narodina svobodad taob'' in Egercian) were well fortified in the city leading up to the invasion. Everyone between the ages of 15-50 were called upon to fight as partisans. Republicans were unwilling to launch aerial attacks to minimize damage of the city. The battle quickly bogged down as a majority of the buildings closer to the centre were converted into bunkers. The Republicans were experienced in modern trench warfare and struggled against the guerilla campaign they were now against. [[File:Tetraethalead2.png|thumb|A Phoenian made super swift bombing targets in Klensagrad]] |
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| + | Sahren-Nuvastian command was split between pulling back to the ports and waiting for reinforcements or trying to hold the entire city. The Sahren-Nuvastian general Santino Curbelo assessed that the lack of organization from the Republicans would be detrimental to urban warfare, and a lack of artillery support would cause the battle to devolve into modern trench warfare after only a short period of time. Homes were quickly seized to use as pillboxes and the local police were issued rifles. |
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| − | {{Quote|Five years happened in eleven days here. Nobody can ever describe what happened at Klensagrad because nobody can remember all of this. Only the deaf slept, and only the luckiest were not in a collapsing building or buried by one at least once.|cite= Anonymous author of "Klensagrad at war"}} |
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| − | By Teince 16th the Republican Guard air-corp was completely stripped of restrictions and began a terror bombing campaign. Republicans seized the entirety of the Ormal suburbs and were entering the southern district. By Teince 17th the republicans authorized the use of tear gas in the sewers to stop the Klensagradites moving in them. At least 350 refugees were killed by fires caused by accidental ignition of the gas and another 1200 were suspected to have suffered related injuries. |
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| + | On the eleventh Republicans began entering the suburbs of the city, attacking aggressively to force the Nuvastians to commit reserves in the area. The Minilet youth briogaid was thus able to slip westward unnopposed and cut off Minilet from the north. A similar flanking maneuver was attempted by the Republican 3rd División but took heavy casualties against Nuvastian Dragoons as they advanced. By the 14th Minilet was surrounded but Republican casualties had already shot up to 5,500 while Sahren-Nuvastia only took just less than 3000. |
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| − | The western district did not fall until Teince 19th as it was the densest and most fortified. Offensive actions in this area took many casualties and further advanced were halted by Teince 20thth. |
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| + | ===Sahren-Nuvastian counterattacks=== |
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| − | ===Clearing of Goeth an tuascirt university=== |
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| + | On the 16th the Minilet youth briogaid came under attack from the Sahren-Nuvastian 6th Divizi de Armadura in an attempt to break Minilet's encirclement. The 1st División de Guardias Republianos was split in half so properly trained soldiers could reinforce this area. The fighting would continue here until the end of the battle, with the youth briogaid eventually sustaining 3,245 deaths out of the only 4580 present. |
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| − | General Duaren Yague set his headquarters up in Goeth an tuascirt university in the eastern district of the city. Surrounding buildings were converted into pillboxes. Republicans began clearing the surrounding buildings in Teince 19th and by Teince 20th advanced onto the main complex. Casualties and damages were heavy on both sides. By the 22nd the Republicans were in control of half of the complex. Counterattacks on the eastern district cut off the Republicans from the rest of the city by Teince 23rd but after two days of relentless bombardment by aircraft and artillery the Klensagradites retreated from the encirclement. There are many theories about Duaren Yague's death but the most widely accepted one is that he was killed when the ceiling collapsed due to an artillery shell. |
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| − | ===Final resistance=== |
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| + | The action on the 14th continued and was bolstered on the 16th by the Guardias Republianos joining in the assault of the eastern districts. Republican moral was also increased when news of [[Zokesia|Zokesian]] endorsement of their cause was revealed. The advance crawled to a halt after 90% of the eastern district was captured as the Sahren-Nuvastian force was able to defend the smaller line easier. Intense but indecisive trench warfare continued until the end of the month here. |
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| − | The battle continued after the death of General Duaren Yague. The last bastion of resistance was the Klensagradina Stahlduga where refugees were attempting to escape the Republicans via the sea. The vast majority of these were forcefully turned back by Phoenian naval patrols and held in hastily constructed camps. |
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| − | [[File:Tetraethalead3.png|thumb|the wreck of KC "Midzha" after it capsized, pictured in 2154.]] |
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| + | Partisans in Minilet were encouraged to sabotage the Sahren-Nuvastian war effort. A significant clash between military police and protestors was recorded on the 16th of Khelad leaving 2 civilians dead and 13 injured. |
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| − | On Teince 27th The incomplete Klensagradite destroyer "Midzha" was intentionally sank in shallow water to act as an artillery platform. A makeshift bridge was attached to a rock near the ship under heavy shellfire and it was stormed by 14 Republican guardsmen. The Republican guards were misidentified as Klensagradite partisans running supplies and targetted by republican aircraft. Two timed fuze guided bombs landed in the underwater sand near the Midzha and the blast rolled it over. The Capsizing and flooding left only 3 of the Republican Guardsmen and a singular Klensagradite surviving. This is widely regarded as the only incident of naval action in the entire war. |
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| + | ===Capitulation=== |
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| + | Hope for defending the city collapsed when it was realised no foreign support was incoming. The situation in Minilet was becoming dire as the little territory in the pocket could not support neither the civilian population nor the soldiers. An offer was made by General Morata on glazh 2nd that if their force surrendered, the Sahren-Nuvastian prisoners would be given favourable treatment. Curbelo Attempted to ask high command permission for surrender stating "Once news of this offer reaches the common troop, he will make considerations of defeatism.", however this message went unanswered as damaged communications infrastructure meant it was never heard by his superiors. The message was intercepted by [[Phoenia|Phoenian]] codebreakers with Republican sympathies and then leaked back to Morata. Hearing about this a second offer was made on the 7th with higher specifications on the treatment they would recieve. On the 8th, Curbelo surrendered and Minilet fell to the Sahren Republicans. |
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| − | After the city was captured a small amount of partisans continued to use the tunnel networks and the sewers for ambushes. A battalion of |
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| − | Republican guard shock dragoons continued fighting for another 7 days as they cleared the underground complexes. The tactics used are still controversial. Many have accused the Republican Guard of war crimes for their usage of tear gas and incendiary bombs in these enclosed spaces. Of the ~800 partisans in the sewers it is thought that 450 were killed in action, 250 died from suffocation, and 100 surrendered. |
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===Aftermath=== |
===Aftermath=== |
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| + | The fall of Minilet cemented the Republican position in Bastia as a legitimate power in the region, and Minilet became the temporary capital of the Republic of Bastia. It was also the only significant port in the region, and during the operation the peninsula to the south was cut off from supply. |
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| − | The end of Operation Tetraethyllead resulted in the complete destruction of the [[Klensagrad Commune]] and the seizure of Klensagrad by the Sahren Republican guard. Although most buildings were damaged, [[Klensagrad]] was a massive industrial and morale victory for the Sahren Republican guard and signified the superiority of the Republican coalition. |
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| + | Journalists condemned the usage of child soldiers by the republicans, and public outrage from this incident led to the quiet withdrawl of youths from frontline service. |
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===Casualties and aftermath=== |
===Casualties and aftermath=== |
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| − | Casualties have been hard to calculate as this battle saw some of the most extreme instances of disorganized vengeance killings during the [[Sahren Civil War]]. Republican casualties were estimated to 18000 killed. Klensagradite casualties are disputed between 15000 and 30000 killed, and are widely regarded as entirely unknown. The captured Klensagradites were made into forced prison labour to rebuild infrastructure in the city and clear minefields. Reliance on unpaid labour to rebuild broken infrastructure is widely regarded as one of the causes of the Sahren hysteria of 2160. |
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| − | The [[KC Midzha]] was still present in the shallower parts of the Klensagrad harbour for many years afterward. It slowly sank deeper into the sand and by 2158 would only pierce the surface of the water during low tide. On 2171 the [[Adaman steel company]] officially purchased permission from the city of [[Klensagrad]] to salvage the wreckage. A large portion of this reproccessed steel is suspected to have been sold to the [[Klensagrad Stahlduga]] for the ship "SN-sys". |
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[[Category:Battles]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 19 January 2025
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Battle of Minilet
Sahren Civil War
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| Location | South Bastia | ||||
| Result | Republican victory | ||||
| Territorial Changes | Minilet taken by Republicans at high cost | ||||
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| Republicans | Regency-Junta | ||||
| Republican Guard Republican Militia |
Royal armed forces Partisans |
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| Strength | |||||
| 1st División de Guardias Republianos 3rd División de Milicia Republianos 4th Minilet youth briogade around 5,000 partisans |
the forces of evil |
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| Casualties and Losses | |||||
| some amount killed, s ome amount wounded | some amount killed, some amount captured. | ||||
The Battle of Minilet was a skirmish that began spontaneously shortly after the Sahren Civil War began between the Sahren Republican Guard and Regency-Junta loyalists. The city was left relatively undamaged due to the lack of artillery support from the Republican side.
Background
Partisan actions in Bastia had been relatively tame compared to Sahrland in the unstable years leading up to the conflict. Shortly after the beginning of the civil war Bastian aligned groups along with Sahren operatives took the chance to overthrow the government of Sahren-Nuvastia, which relied mostly on a small force of lesser trained local troops.
The race to the coast
A large Sahren-Nuvastian force quickly concentrated in Minilet to accumulate supplies shortly after the civil war began. Small detachments were left to slow down the Republicans advancing from both sides. Royal armed forces leadership concluded that the best chance to succeed in this skirmish would be to force the enemy in modern trench warfare in the urban centre, and thereby grind him down in a war of attrition until reinforcements could arrive via sea. Hope that foreign powers may intervene was high for all sides, and By the 5th of Khelad Zokesia pledged support for the regency-junta regime just as Minilet was surrounded and Republicans began entering the city.
Course of battle
Entering the city
Sahren-Nuvastian command was split between pulling back to the ports and waiting for reinforcements or trying to hold the entire city. The Sahren-Nuvastian general Santino Curbelo assessed that the lack of organization from the Republicans would be detrimental to urban warfare, and a lack of artillery support would cause the battle to devolve into modern trench warfare after only a short period of time. Homes were quickly seized to use as pillboxes and the local police were issued rifles.
On the eleventh Republicans began entering the suburbs of the city, attacking aggressively to force the Nuvastians to commit reserves in the area. The Minilet youth briogaid was thus able to slip westward unnopposed and cut off Minilet from the north. A similar flanking maneuver was attempted by the Republican 3rd División but took heavy casualties against Nuvastian Dragoons as they advanced. By the 14th Minilet was surrounded but Republican casualties had already shot up to 5,500 while Sahren-Nuvastia only took just less than 3000.
Sahren-Nuvastian counterattacks
On the 16th the Minilet youth briogaid came under attack from the Sahren-Nuvastian 6th Divizi de Armadura in an attempt to break Minilet's encirclement. The 1st División de Guardias Republianos was split in half so properly trained soldiers could reinforce this area. The fighting would continue here until the end of the battle, with the youth briogaid eventually sustaining 3,245 deaths out of the only 4580 present.
The action on the 14th continued and was bolstered on the 16th by the Guardias Republianos joining in the assault of the eastern districts. Republican moral was also increased when news of Zokesian endorsement of their cause was revealed. The advance crawled to a halt after 90% of the eastern district was captured as the Sahren-Nuvastian force was able to defend the smaller line easier. Intense but indecisive trench warfare continued until the end of the month here.
Partisans in Minilet were encouraged to sabotage the Sahren-Nuvastian war effort. A significant clash between military police and protestors was recorded on the 16th of Khelad leaving 2 civilians dead and 13 injured.
Capitulation
Hope for defending the city collapsed when it was realised no foreign support was incoming. The situation in Minilet was becoming dire as the little territory in the pocket could not support neither the civilian population nor the soldiers. An offer was made by General Morata on glazh 2nd that if their force surrendered, the Sahren-Nuvastian prisoners would be given favourable treatment. Curbelo Attempted to ask high command permission for surrender stating "Once news of this offer reaches the common troop, he will make considerations of defeatism.", however this message went unanswered as damaged communications infrastructure meant it was never heard by his superiors. The message was intercepted by Phoenian codebreakers with Republican sympathies and then leaked back to Morata. Hearing about this a second offer was made on the 7th with higher specifications on the treatment they would recieve. On the 8th, Curbelo surrendered and Minilet fell to the Sahren Republicans.
Aftermath
The fall of Minilet cemented the Republican position in Bastia as a legitimate power in the region, and Minilet became the temporary capital of the Republic of Bastia. It was also the only significant port in the region, and during the operation the peninsula to the south was cut off from supply.
Journalists condemned the usage of child soldiers by the republicans, and public outrage from this incident led to the quiet withdrawl of youths from frontline service.