Alashiyan War of Independence

The Alashiyan War of Independence was a short war during the Great Powers' War. During it, the Hittite puppet Kingdom of Alashiya declared independence and sided with Egypt and the Pact of Civilizations. This was organized by the Alashiyan king Huzaru, who, after the fall of Babylon, realized that the Hattusa-Babylon Axis is doomed to fail and that it is better to join the other side right away.
Egyptians supported this endeavor by sending their general Horminuter, along with his new Army of Montu, to help liberate the island after Huzaru had contact the royal envoy Amenemheb about such plans. The operation was swift and in only a few weeks the entire island was cleared of Hittite forces and loyalists. Egyptian ships surrounded the island an destroyed many Hittite vessels, while the others were taken by Alashiyans, while Egyptian and Alashiyan armies fought on land.
The war began after Egyptian arrival on the island, as Huzaru commenced the Harvest of Resheph - a long planned operation to arrest, execute, and confiscate property of every Hittite and Hittite loyalist in the capital Enkomi. This was successful and after the first night Enkomi was fully in Huzaru's hands. Over the following weeks the rest of the island fell too. The remaining Hittite forces retreated west and tried to hold out in the copper mines there, but were soon defeated. Except a few who managed to escape, all Hittites on the island were killed or taken as captives once the operation was complete. 
With Alashiya now a fully independent kingdom, it officially joined the Pact of Civilizations and began building more ships and recruiting more troops to help Egypt and the Mycenaeans fight Hatti both on land and at sea.
Category:The Rise of Kemet
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