French Colonial War

Sign left for invading French soldiers in Quebec.

The **French Colonial War**, also known as the **Canadian Colonial War** was a war fought between the French Union and the combined forces of Jura and the Reunited States of America. Despite reaching the borders of other countries. no other nations intervened. There was minimal United Nations action in the war, which was surprising for the war's brutal nature. The war was kicked off by the Siege of Kono, a 2 day siege in which a majority of the Kono tribe was slaughtered. For a 7 month war, many unnecessary casualties were taken, the heavy documentation of it, and the visible cruelty towards the Juran culture and people marks it as one of the most brutal wars in the post apocalypse.

## Background

Before the war, the French Union had established a colony in Canada. Needing more room, citizens from the French Union had already been settling on the island of N&L, and in the city of Saint John. Due to a perceived mismanagement of the land, the French Union sent an invading force to annex the territory, kicking off the Siege of Kono.

## Timeline

### **Siege of Kono (April 2208)**

After requests made by citizens, the French Union sent it's military to Canada to connect with a local colonial militia to attack at Saint John. They were ordered to take the city, expecting little resistance. Members of the local Kono Tribe left the city, planning to regather for an attack. The attack was made at sunset that evening, poorly organized and poorly equipped. Only basic bolt action rifles, bows, and spears were used, and the French soldiers easily pushed them back, killing many. Two captured tribesmen were forced to sign a document, ceding the land to the French Union. They didn't have authorization, and didn't understand the terms of the document, leading to international backlash. The remaining survivors mostly fled to Saguenay and Quebec City.

### **Battle of Quebec (April 2208)**

After a meeting between French officers and the Colonial Governor, Luciene Rosaire, French Union forces were ordered to invade the rest of Jura to continue colonial expansion in Canada. Believing the Kono tribe to have been Jura's main military force, the French troops went in over-confident and under-prepared. They were met at Quebec City with a heavy resistance of Juran troops armed with weaponry donated by Cartum and New Mezaco. Despite this, the French troops managed to take the city because the Juran troops were inexperienced in fighting. After holding the city for a few days, the Reunited States of America made a public war declaration to defend their ally. The army of the RSA then launched an attack on the city, taking the French troops there by surprise, and easily capturing the city. The French Union sent another force to recapture the city, but it was easily defeated by the well-trained RSA troops.

### **Operation Beachfront (Late Spring - Early Summer 2208)**

Finding themselves up against a heavily defended Quebec City, the officers of the French Union opted for an amphibious assault on the more lightly defended Saguenay. Though the initial wave of landings was unsuccessful, a second wave was victorious under the cover of shelling from the French navy. The French marines found themselves in street combat with the Juran army. They pushed the army out of the city, having minimal time to set up a defensive perimeter. Soon enough, forces from the Reunited States of America and Jura came in a joint assault. The assault was somewhat uncoordinated, and support from the RSA navy came too late, and by that time the assault had already fizzled out. After this victory, the French Union ordered an all out assault on Quebec City, still defended by the army of the RSA and a detachment from the now broken Juran army. RSA officers had known the French Union would soon make an attack, and had engineers create strong defenses. The French army was unprepared for the attack, and were ordered to retreat after some short fighting. They were ordered back with explosives and managed to successfully breach the city under the cover of experienced snipers, managing to capture the city. After a short period of occupation, the RSA army made another assault, this time with armor and 2 more battalions. The French army was once again pushed out of the city.

### **Invasion of N&L (July 2208)**

After their victory at Quebec City, the army of the Reunited States of America made a surprise attack at Saint John, catching the military of the French Union somewhat off-guard. Despite having the element of surprise, the attack wasn't thoroughly planned, and the attacking force was too small. This led to the French Union military pushing the initial attack back into the woods. Here they linked up with reinforcements, and with the help of explosives were able to successfully capture the city. Shortly after entering the city, the army called for a ceasefire under the flag of truce. A diplomat was sent by the RSA to negotiate peace with the French Union general there. After talking for a bit, a deal was not worked out. While he was walking to his car, the French general pulled his revolver, and killed the diplomat instantly. The general was able to flee, evading capture by the RSA. In response, the RSA sent a team to utterly destroy the city, however the team was unsuccessful and were picked off by French forces still spread out in the woods around the city.

### **Second Battle of Saguenay (August 2208)**

Now surrounding the French army at Saguenay, the Reunited States of America and Jura militaries coordinated an assault on the city, to retake the capital of Jura. The initial attack was unsuccessful, but a second assault was able to make a large opening in the walls set up by the French Union surrounding the city. Forces flooded in, and took to street combat. The city was successfully recaptured, and the French Union mounted an assault to retake the territory. This was initially unsuccessful, and called off in favor of bombing the city. The bombing caused heavy damage, and a large amount of civilians were killed and injured.

### **Battle of Base Puissant (September 2208)**

Base Puissant, the largest French Union military base south of Edmonton was attacked by the Reunited States of America 3 weeks after the battle in Saguenay. A force of RSA soldiers attacked the French Union at their military base in Canada, however it was easily fended off.

The second, larger force of RSA soldiers attacked at the military base again, bringing in a detachment of inexperienced draftees. The initial attack was covered by light bombing, but was easily fended off by the well dug-in French troops. The second attack was far heavier, and was covered by heavy carpet bombing. The attack failed to pickup momentum, and was again stopped by well prepared French troops. The base was held by the French Union and the remaining RSA troops surrendered.

An offer for a cease-fire was sent to the Reunited States of America and Jura Forest Alliance by the French Union, offering a period to bury the dead and recuperate. Despite initial mistrust, the document was agreed upon by RSA and Jura officials. A two week cease-fire was signed between the Reunited States of America and their ally Jura Forest Alliance and the French Union.

### **Second Maritime Operation (September 2208)**

After a respite from fighting on both sides, the RSA launched an unexpected assault on Nova Scotia, making considerable gains and holding ground near Halifax. French Union forces were scattered and unprepared, and the city was officially taken under RSA occupation. French forces and regrouped east of Nova Scotia.

### **Aftermath and peace accords (November 2208)**

The French Union were forced to abandon their Canadian colony. The French Union and the RSA agreed to long awaited peace deals and their remaining depleted colonial resources were handed over. The French Union's colony was reclaimed under Jura and the remaining French succeeded to a stronghold on the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon.

## United Nations Backlash

Throughout the war, the United Nations had avoided addressing the war, fearing backlash like during the South Canadian Crisis. However, the bombing of Saguenay by the French Union that killed a large amount of civilians caused uproar in the international community, bringing into session a debate of both the General Assembly and Security Council. The General Assembly was tasked with assigning a reparation cost to the French Union for the bombing. The Security Council decided upon the building of a DMZ, monitored by a force of peacekeepers to split the island of N&L. This DMZ was meant to deter attacks on the other side of the island, and has yet to be severely tested.