Ice War

== Ice War ==
During the 1930's and 40's, the Empire came into conflict with Chuukango over Caeria's northernmost coal-filled islands, which which had been settled by Chuukangans during the nineteenth century in an act of taking advantage of the Empire's decline. These settlements had been ignored by the preoccupied government until Chuukangan military forces were deployed there in the 30's, causing much tension between the two countries. When war broke out between Treka and Corusconia in the 1940's, Chuukango had to recall its troops to the homefront, and the Minachian military saw the opportunity to seize much needed resources as Communists in Caeria became increasingly militant. Expecting a quick submission by the settlers, the Imperial Army sent a small force of new recruits to the islands to hold it down while the rest of the army was suppressing revolts. To the soldiers' surprise, the Chuukangans began fighting a guerrilla war against them, using firearms and airplanes that remained in military bases to constantly harass the Minachian force, which was undersupplied and fighting in an unfamiliar climate. 
In what became known as the Ice War, six years of fighting occurred between the Legion and the settlers, resulting in the mass demoralization of both the Minachian force, which was not able to obtain reinforcements from the mainland due to a wave to revolts, and the Chuukangan force, which was cut off from its home country, making the fighting last for far longer than either nation anticipated. It was only when the Imperial government was able to divert soldiers to the islands that the war was won by sheer numbers. At the end of it, many valuable resources were destroyed by Chuukangans using Scorched Earth tactics, and harsh treatment of civilians by Minachian troops led to further strained relations with foreign nations, ultimately resulting in a lack of assistance to Minachia in the upcoming Civil War.
Category:Minachia
Category:Chuukango
Category:Wars