Second Eudeonic War

The Second Eudeonic War, later the Hybro-Nichibotsu War is a conflict that broke out in 336, and expanded in 339 when the Imperial Union declared an intervention on behalf of the Eudeonic States that formerly made up the Imperial Dominion of Hafren. Nichibotsu armies had been invading those states after a "peacekeeping mission" to the Central Eudeonic Republic ended up expanding into several wars of conquest starting in late 336. Hybretian support began secretly in 338, and became open with the Battle of Burkesplwyf in March 339. The action came as a shock with previous good relations with the Nichibotsu, but the union with Kolangrad in 337 is believe to have affected foreign policy motivations.
== Eudeonic Theater ==
The first major engagement was the Battle of Burkeswplyf, in March 331. In it, a fleet led by the A.E.S. Rokinanties broke the Blockade of the Obayan capital. Soon after, the Nichibotsu retaliated and attacked the fleet moving to attack Pōtomeiji, destroying several Union ships.
Allied forces began pushing towards Lake Charlotte and into Former Kolanski West Eudenko, in an attempt to cut off and starve out the Nichibotsu and their local allies in the Sua and Mbundu lands. The move was succesful, with the Allied Forces executing the successful Demedju River campaign, pushing the Nichibotsu out of Central West Eudeon, and capturing Pivnicz in late July with the help of Cardoline special forces.
Cardoline forces seized the important town of Jodo on the road to capturing Swahallos, the Mbundu capital. Soon after in mid August, allied forces coordinated with local resistance forces and took Swahallos after three weeks.
On October 18th, the Union air force began bombing runs on Pōtomeiji insteads of moving to liberate the Jogbo capitall of Ellensplwyf. This was accompnied by a massive ground operation to break the stalemate in the Western Eudeonic Republic, and by November 4th Allied forces were in the city. Intense fighting dragged on for weeks before Union strikes disable the Nichibotsu railway, cutting off further reinforcements. Obayan troops arrived to reinforce the Allies in early December, leading to a Nichibotsu withdrawal on December 15th.
The Union executed Operation Partyhat on January 28th, the Nichibotsu New Year. The combined major offensive saw the Union Imperial Navy land a massive force on Sacreyza, and destabalize Kolanski West Eudeon. Over the next week the Nichibotsu failed to regain composure and were pushed back repeatedly, losing Lake Charlotte and Ellensplwyf.
== Hakatami Sea ==
In June, the First, Second, and Seventh Union fleets arrived from the opposite side of the Hakatami Islands, taking the Nichibotsu by surprise by bypassing Longchukuo and attacking Yumenioshima and Rokkuairando, seizing both. The Nichibotsu defeated and repulsed an attempt to seize Satsuma-Jima in late June.
Union forces attempted to land on Sacreyza in early August but were repulsed in the worst Union defeat of the war. However, naval fortunes rebounded in September with the seizure of Hi-No-Shima. In response, the Nichibotsu diverted a fleet to shore up Satsuma-Jima, and to station nuclear weapons in Longchukuo.
== End of War ==
Following the defeat and Ellensplwyf, and with tensions rising in Laviton, the Nichibotsu offered terms to the Imperial Union, their second offer in a month. The Union accepted this offer.
== War Crimes ==
Hybretian efforts were bolstered by the use of chemical weapons, namely Sarin Gas, to weaken enemy positions before attacking. The Imperial Union contends that the use of the weapons is completely justifiable as it reduces the number of direct confrontations and deaths, and that due to several larger states refusal to abide by the Diriabwyn and Elohim Nuclear Weapons treaties, they are not honor bound to follow unofficial international bans on chemical weapons.
The Nichibotsu have not outright complained about the use of Sarin in the war, however their frustration with the weapons are known through intermediaries and State Radio broadcasts. The weapons use was contentious among Kolanski and Gorathic liberals, but not sufficiently to disrupt support for the war.
The Allied Eudeonic States have claimed that the Nichibotsu committed several warcrimes, such as massacres, death marches, unnecessary destruction, and induced famines. These accusations are part of the reason for the Hybretian declaration of war, and Cardoline support.
== Analysis ==
Foreign pundits have debated the likely outcome of the war. When the war began, it was theorized that the Hybretians were at a disadvantage on land and evenly split at sea. However, the deployment of chemical weapons and an unexpected lack of local support for the Nichibotsu, as well as Cardoline support, tipped the ground scales into the Union's favor. Successes at sea remain balanced.