Occupation of Tok Bara (1892)

Tok Bara in Zakiristan was a base for pirates.
Prior to 1885, piracy in the northern waters had been relatively restrained. However, the Kangwon War placed the largest navies in the region, Joseon and Aukustia, in conflict with each other. Piracy increased threefold over the period between 1885 and 1887. Ethnic Zakiris took the lead in operating against the fishing and sealing fleets of both warring powers, and slowly expanding their list of victims. A number of pirates from Prem-Bol also began attacking shipping in the region, although they were rapidly driven out of their home waters, with Prem-Bol's own navy receiving assistance from the Royal Liotainian Navy.
Liotainian interest in the region was on the rise, driven by expanding economic ties with Prem-Bol, and exploration campaigns ongoing further north in Kanqaamiut. The pirates eventually gathered in the port of Tok Bara in Zakiristan, where they felt secure against reprisal.
In late 1890, however, a group of Zakiri pirates attacked the Liotainian exploration ship Margarita, taking the ship captive back to Tok Bara. After negotiations by the expedition leader Laurynas Balchunas, who was not aboard at the time, the pirates released the ship after taking a minor ransom.
Political difficulties forestalled any Liotainian response during the summer of 1891, and Bolish and Zakiri pirates continued to use Tok Bara as a base of operations. There was a temporary halt when the Liotainian third-class cruiser Mituva arrived in Tok Bara in July 1891, remaining in harbour for nearly four weeks before being forced to return to Rskir. The Liotainian Navy, however, had a more permanent solution in mind, and spent the winter of 1891-1892 preparing an expedition to return to Tok Bara.
== Planning ==
The Liotainian Navy puts on a pair of large boots for Smooshing things.
== Order of Battle ==
=== Liotainian Navy ===
* Protected Cruiser Stakiai
* 3rd-class Protected Cruisers Mituva and Telsai
* Gunboats Agatas, Smaragdas, and Rubino
*Three transports, with 800 troops
=== Pirates ===
* 4x gunboats
== Occupation ==
THE BOOT DESCENDS! SMOOSHING AND SQUASHING SOUNDS OCCUR! THERE IS GREAT CARNAGE!
== Result ==
Liotain ends up controlling Tok Bara; they use it as a base for further anti-piracy operations, as well as using it as a jumping-off point for icebreaker operations to Kanqaamiut.
Category:Royal Liotainian Navy
Category:Wars and Incidents
Category:Naval Battles Involving Liotain