Mesan-Torch War

The Mesan-Torch War was a war between the Kingdom of Torch and the star nation of Mesa, who were covertly directed by the Mesan Alignment.
Begun with the creation of the Kingdom of Torch in 1919 PD, the declaration of war on Mesa was the first official act of the Kingdom, following the coronation of Queen Berry I. ()
Because of the distance between both star nations, the imbalance of means, as well as the covert nature of the Mesan Alignment, as one of the de facto war parties - it became an asymetric war as well as a proxy war.
== Deneb Accords Application ==
According to the official statement of Lieutenant Commander Tunni Bayano, Royal Torch Navy, during the raid on Balcescu Station, all starships of Manpower Incorporated or the Jessyk Combine present in the Balcescu System were considered by the Torch military to be military combatants. The provisions of the Deneb Accords were honored where enemy combatants were concerned and any surrendered person was considered a prisoner of war if he or she didn't harmed any slaves aboard a surrendered ship. ()
== Timeline ==
* April 1921 PD - Mesan Alignment's Operation Rat Poison assasination attempt on Queen Berry. ()
* October 1921 PD - Second Battle of Congo, attempted use of the People's Navy-in-Exile by the Mesan Alignment in a proxy attack on the Congo System with the intent of committing a violation of the Eridani Edict. ()
* August-September 1922 PD - Operation Serket Breach, Torch raid on the Balcescu Station slave depot in the Balcescu System - the first interception of the slaver ship by the Royal Torch Navy unit. ()
* October 1922 PD - Mesan seccy community on Mesa, under the command of General Thandi Palane, fought against retaliatory reprisals conducted by the Mesan governmentThe lawless reprisals were caused by terrorist nuclear incidents committed by the Mesan Alignment in its Operation Houdini and falsely credited to the Audubon Ballroom.. ()
== References ==
Category:Wars