Valeduxian Conquest of Prussia

The Valeduxian Conquest of Prussia was a major war fought between Valedux and the Holy Prussian Empire on 13 March 2022, during the Eighth Era. The exact reason why Valedux chose to war Prussia is unkown, though it's likely due to independent player conflict between the two nations and their allies. War would be declared on Prussia by Valedux for breaking a treaty between the two nations. The war would end in a Valeduxian victory.
==Prelude==
While it is unknown what exactly prompted Valedux to declare war on Prussia, it is known that Prussian players had frequently been involved in conflicts with others on the server. As a result of these conflicts, Valedux and its allies sought to establish a non-aggression pact that included provisions to prevent Prussia from recruiting members of the Valedux nation. SlimDude, the leader of Valedux at the time, later admitted that this pact was a trap that he believed would eventually provide Valedux with a legitimate casus belli against Prussia.
The trap was sprung in early March 2022, when Zqben, the leader of Prussia, engaged in a conversation with _LegendaryOtter regarding rejoining Prussia. The conversation was apparently recorded, and Valedux presented their evidence of Prussia violating a signed treaty to the staff, who validated it as a reason for war. On 13 March 2022, at 3 PM EST, Valedux declared war.
==Battle==
The first battle began early that morning, with a Prussian force attacking Copenhagen and pearling through the unfinished city gate. During the battle, Copenhagen was successfully defended by the Danes and supporting members of Valedux, breaking the Prussian's armor. However, the armor was later restored by staff, as one of the Danes was allegedly hacking. (Note that Denmark never officially declared war, as Valedux opted for the Livonians to join instead due to the Danish king and much of his forces being busy that day.)
Throughout the war, an estimated 30 members of Valedux and its allies invaded Prussia, which had an estimated defense force of 16 people. Prussia held Valedux off for a while and even tried to counterattack with an expedition by Zqben into Livonia and a small invasion by ZeroPurse into New Amnem. The Battle of Livonia was the final turning point of the war, with Zqben and the other Prussian soldiers being routed from Livonia by the under-equipped and undermanned Livonian Defense Force, and left defenseless in their core territory as they returned. Fierce fighting resulted as Valedux and its allies closed in on Prussia's home block, but at 4:56 PM EST, Prussia's home block was captured by Officer_Cam.
Zqben was offered surrender twice during the intense fighting, but refused both times, feeling as though it wouldn't make a difference to the end outcome. Even after Prussia had fallen, Zqben refused to fully surrender and continued to fight. Eventually, Livonian player ScaryHarry_ made his way southwest to attack the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and many players followed suit.
While members from the Netherlands had participated in the war on Prussia's side, staff argued that since Prussia had already fallen, the war was technically over. It took threats from staff to have a ceasefire declared, fully ending the war.
==Result ==
The town of Prussia was divided between the war participants, with England and Schleswig-Holstein going to the Holy Danish Empire, and all other areas going to Valedux. Zqben fled to South Asia to form Prussian Vietnam. After the war, the Holy Danish Empire would form the Northsea Empire with recently acquired Prussian England. The Northsea Empire would then merge with Livonia to create the Nordic Union after Valedux declared neutrality and left the three-power alliance. 
Category:Wars
Category:Eighth Era
Category:Event