Decade's War

Top: Painting depicting a large battle in Mexico; Left: Painting depicting Bubahbogian troops carrying out reconnaissance in the Azeri Hills; Right: Axonian naval ships set sail in the Aztec Ocean

### Date

28 July 1861 - 11 November 1871
(10 years, 3 months, 2 weeks)

**Peace treaties**
- Treaty of Khualla Lumpur
- ...

### Location

Gezelim, Novaya, Aztec Ocean, Lionel Channel, Lionel Desert, ...

### Result

**Intercontinental victory**
- Treaty of Khualla Lumpur
- Establishment of the Mexican Republic
- Establishment of Bubahbogsch-Oliingver
- ... tbc

### Territorial changes

- Axonopus lost control over Mexico
- Formation of the Republic of Mexico
- Establishment of Bubahbogsch-Oliingver
- ...

## Belligerents

### Belligerents

**Intercontinental Alliance**
- United Kingdom of Bubahbog
- Bubahbogsch-Bonarland
- Aztec Empire
- Mexican Revolutionary Guard

**Kämpferbund Alliance**
- Axononpus Empire
- Colony of Oliingver
- Axon-Gandarië
- Bonarland (Government in exile)

## Commanders and leaders

### Commanders and leaders

**Intercontinental powers**
**United Kingdom of Bubahbog**
- King Budecha
- Viceroy Adimara
- Admiral Omu
- General Tresno

**Aztec Empire**
- Emperor Guatimozin
... tbc

**Mexican Revolutionary Guard**
- General ...(tbc)

**Kämpferbund powers**
**Axonopus Empire**
- Supreme C. Zigus
- Admiral Zemir
- General Nasgorre

**Oliingver's Colony**
- Viceroy Belmandie

**Axon-Gandarië**
- Viceroy Gredon

**Bonarland (GiE)**
- Feldmarschall Kolopaking Untergang
- ... tbc

## Strength

### Strength

**Intercontinental powers**
Total: 10,700,000

**Kämpferbund powers**
Total: 12,100,000

**Total all**
22,800,000

## Cassualties

### Cassualties

**Intercontinental Alliance**
Military dead: 5,564,000
...

**Kämpferbund Alliance**
Military dead: 6,292,000
...

The Decade's War was a major global conflict that began on 28 July 1861 and ended on 11 November 1871. This war is often referred to as the *Bwoah War* or the *War of Beginning* by historians. The conflict spanned across northern **Gezelim** and southern **Novaya**; it was fought on 3 major fronts: the *Southern front*, the *Western front*, and the *Northern front*. There were two alliances, that being the Kämpferbund Alliance and the Intercontinental Alliance. Belligerents of the *Intercontinental* include the **United Kingdom of Bubahbog**, **Aztec Empire**, **Bubabogsch-Bonarland**, and the **Mexican Revolutionary Guard**; Belligerents from the *Kämpferbund* include the **Axonopus Empire**, **Colony of Oliingver**, **Axon-Gandarië**, and **Bonarland (GiE - Government in Exile)**. Fighting occurred across deserts, oceans, and mountainous hills in the form of hill-warfare. An estimate of 11 million soldiers died in combat, and 2 million more perished due to disease and shortages which resulted in famine.

With the rise of regional powers, such as the UKB (United Kingdom of Bubahbog), Axonopus and their empire-building ambitions, and the Aztec Empire's waning regional prowess due to the rise of Axonopus, it can be said that it was only a matter of time until these three start competing for dominance. On January 1860, the UKB made the first move in **Operation Dune** whereby UKB forces invaded southern part of the *Colony of Oliingver* in an effort to establish a strategic geographical position for reconnaissance against Axonopus. Since Axonopus were hesitant in participating in a direct confrontation with the UKB, they helped supplied their colony to halt the UKB invasion.

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With the help of Axon weapons and supplies, Oliingver Colony were relatively safe; Able to withstand the Bubahbogian armies for a year. Whilst Bubahbogian forces were struggling in mountain warfare as well as desert warfare, they needed to open a new front to distract the Axonians and to hopefully turn the tide of battle. On January 1861, the Bubahbogians sent an envoy mission headed by **Frederick Yasek** to reach the Aztec Empire in hopes to gain their alliance and fight alongside them against the Axonians. While on the way to board in the city of *Heroica-Veracruz* in Mexico, they were captured and sabotaged by the Axonian navy. However, Frederick Yasek survived and escaped by lifeboat. With only three other men, they continued sailing with what they have to reach the Aztec city of *Tenochtitlan*. Few weeks passed, and Frederick and his crew were spotted by Aztec naval forces and brought to Tenochtitlan. They pleaded infront of the Aztec Emperor, **Guatimozin**, to consider an alliance with the United Kingdom of Bubahbog. Before the emperor could make up his mind, word had reached that Helmia had declared war on the Aztec Empire after a few weeks had passed. Because of this, on July 1861 thus began the start of the Decade's War; The Aztecs had no choice but to side with the Bubahbogians, together they formed the **Intercontinental Alliance**, whilst Axonopus and her colonies formed the **Kämpferbund Alliance**.

Fighting began to rupture in different fronts. The Northern front in the Aztec Ocean was constantly filled with sinking ships and large-scale naval battles against the Aztecs and Axonians. The Western front was fought in the Lionel Desert when the Intercontinental funded Mexican revolutionaries to revolt and fight alongside them against Axonopus' western coastal borders; This would help contribute to the rise of Mexcian nationalism and their path to nationhood. Finally the last major front is the Southern front, fought in the mountains and deserts in southern Oliingver, as well as in 1865 in mainland Axonopus. Bonarean refugees and militant volunteers fought alongside the Kämpferbund powers in hopes to free their oppressed bonarean brothers and sisters under Bubahbogian colonial shackles. The Southern front saw the most bloodshed, as both sides started building fortified bases and camps in the Azeri hills, coupled with the immense difficulty to fight in an unwelcoming terrain. Charge after charge, bodies pile up at the foot of the hills as fortresses were difficult to penetrate. As well as the constant barrage of soldiers in southern Axonopus, they begand digging trenches and step into trench warfare. Ironically, this front saw the least progress despite the heavy military focus.

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4 years had passed, and UKB forces decide yet again to change the tide of battle by attempting an invasion on southern Axonopus, directly shocking the enemy by attacking their mainland. At this point, both the UKB and Axonopus were quite industrially formidable; meaning they had a ready supply of naval prowess and large production capacity. UKB had their own coal sources, whilst Axonopus heavily relied on her colonies of Oliingver and Axon-Gandarië. This overdependence was one of the weak points of the Kämpferbund. Aztec naval presence kept sinking and sabotaging Axonian maritime supply lines, essentially blockading Axonopus from transporting coal from Axon-Gandarië to the mainland, which heavily halted their military upkeep. Coupled with Oliingver's dependence on the mainland, Axonopus was essentially stretched thin militarily. While on the other hand, the UKB only needed to focus on the southern front, as well as relying on Aztec naval supremacy in the northern front to keep sabotaging Axonian maritime supply routes.

On May 1865, the UKB prepared a force of 2 to 2,5 million strong to execute **Operation Glory**, an effort to open up a 4th major front in southern mainland Axonopus in Bleecker. The Axonians were shocked that the UKB even dared consider to go to such lengths, nonetheless, shock therapy proved effective. As the Axonians weren't prepared to resist the fierce 2 million men strong. Trenches were dug, and soon began the second frontier of the Southern front. The Kämpferbund began supplying and arming Bonarean refugees and volunteer fighters to help with the war on the Bonar front. Unlike humans, Bonars (bears) can navigate hills, forests, and mountainous terrain much more effectively. the Kämpferbund were able to push back the Bubahbogian forces back to the *77-Teler Line*, a demarcation line previously recognized by both sides in the azeri hills.

Fighting waged on for another 3 years. With Axonopus struggling to ensure a safe supply-line, supplying Oliingver to fight in the southern front, and resisting Bubahbogian invasion on their mainland, the Kämpferbund, mainly Axonopus, were slowly depleting in morale and economic sustainability. The Intercontinental on the other hand were gaining success in the western front with the **Mexican Revolutionary Guard**, but suffered huge naval losses in the northern front as a consequence of constantly facing the Axonian navy; While on the southern front they suffered heavy bloodshed due to hill and trench warfare. It was only a matter of time before either side could make a promising push/breakthrough, or either one decides to pull out. It was a game of patience and weariness.

In autumn of 1870, the fellers from Axon-Gandarië were demonstrating against the colonial government for constantly taking away their food supply, miserable working conditions in coal mines, high taxation, and constant conscription contributed to famine as well as mass unrest. It looked like Axonian grip on Novaya was beginning to wane. This made it harder for the Axonians to extract resources and supplies from their colony to fund their war. The mass unrests were met with fierce retaliation from colonial forces, also known as **The Rotië Incident**. Fighting would continue for another year, though hesitant and small.

Finally on November 1871, it was clear that Axonopus could not supply her allies and colonies anymore. The UKB could also not carry on to ensure food and industrial quotas to support the war effort. The Aztec naval capabilities were depleted as well as Axonopus', they could not guarantee to hold the northern front in the oceans, suffering from food scarcity as well, as back then they relied on imports from Sumengxu as well as Bubahbog. **Supreme Chancellor Zigus** of Axonopus had sent **King Budecha** a notice for peace and surrender. A few days later the Intercontinental organized a conference to be held in the Bubahbogian city of *Khualla Lumpur* to discuss a peace treaty. From then on, both alliances sent envoys to attend the Khualla Lumpur Peace Conference, sometimes even rulers themselves attended. Victory was in the hands of the Intercontinental, and this conference would shape the next century of geopolitics and international relations.

## Background

### Political bitterness

* *See also: 2nd Aztec-Helmian War, Aztec-Helmian Wars, Copium War*

The war that erupted on 1630 - 1632 further increased tensions between the Aztecs and the Helmians in their dominance over the oceans and overall political bitterness. The aztecs are still sour over the fact that Helmia has military presence in Novaya, took the aztec dominion of **Donda**, and colonized mass swathes of land in the process. This made Helmia a major power in the continent, which the Aztecs now have to rival against. This political bitterness would continue for the following centuries.

The aftermath of the copium war resulted in the **Bonarbürg Peace Conference** whereby the colony of **Bubahbogsch-Bonarland** and the influx of bonarean refugees to **Oliingver** gave rise to souring relations between Bubahbog, the Bonars, and Oliingver.

### Industrial policies

* *See also: Fuel and Factory Act, Iddhivirya Policy*

In 1850 the Axonopus government enacted an industrialization policy to curb their colonies in order to catch up with the rest of the world which was heading towards the trend of industry and mass production. The *Fuel and Factory Act* formed the basis for industrialization, especially in axonian colonies of Axon-Gandarië, and Oliingver which they colonized on 1830. Axonopus does not have a sufficient coal source on its own mainland, so it relies on its faraway colonies to extract resources from, the largest being in Axon-Gandarië and its many dominions.

The *Iddhivirya Policy* were a series of economic acts and doctrines introduced by **King Prajna II** in the 1830's to transform the United Kingdom of Bubahbog into an industrial powerhouse. Before this, Bubahbog was relatively seen as the "bread basket" of Gezelim, able to yield great amounts of various crop and grain, it wasn't a surprise that they housed an ever increasing population. Consequently, this steady population growth led to the incentive to mass produce and mass distribute. Thus began the industrial policy that would soon change the fate of the kingdom for years to come. This era of the 1830's was commonly agreed to be the beginnings of Bubahbog's rise to a major power. Though on the other hand on 1845, mass industrialization caused one of the deadliest famines in history.

### Arms race

Due to the *Fuel and Factory Act* and the *Iddhivirya Policy*, both Axonopus (Helmia) and Bubahbog were starting to realize the increasing industrial prowess that they posses. It was only natural that both wanted to dominate trade, both wanted to dominate markets, and both wanted to be the bigger fish (industrial powerhouse). This competition would evolve to rivalry, and soon an arms race between the two, especially an arms race of naval ships and fleets. The Axons had a strong grip on Novaya, whilst Bubahbog had a strong grip in manpower and the *Lionel Channel*. The aztecs would soon follow this trend of industrialization, however lacking the much needed resources to catch up; Thus they ranked somewhere in 3rd place, as Bubahbog and Axonopus were essentially almost on par with eachother.

## Prelude

The events that prelude the official start of the war; when Axonopus declared war on both the Aztec Empire and the United Kingdom of Bubahbog.

### Bubahbogian advances in southern Oliingver

**Operation Dune** was a military operation carried out on 1860 where the bubahbogian armies advanced into Oliingverian territory to establish a fortified presence on the *Azeri Hills* as well as to use the high altitude geographical position to strategically carry out reconnaissance missions.

[INSERT IMAGE OF OPERATION DUNE AND MAP]

### The Yasek Envoy

Headed by *Frederick Yasek*, he was given the task by *King Budecha* himself to set sail for *Tenochtitlan* (aztec capital city) to plead before the emperor and negotiate the possibility of forming an alliance against Axonopus. While the envoy team were boarding the city of *Heroica-Veracruz* to replenish, they were caught and sabotaged by the Axonian navy. Frederick and 3 of his men survived the bombardment of his envoy ship and escaped via lifeboat and continued to set sail for Tenochtitlan. After the sabotage of the envoy, the Axonians figured out what Bubahbog was trying to do and that was to ask the Aztecs to conspire against them. A few weeks later, Axonopus would officially declare war against both the Aztec Empire and the United Kingdom of Bubahbog.

[INSERT PIC OF NAVY AND FREDERICK YASEK]

## Progression of the war

Description of the various fronts and progresses made throughout the span of the war.

### Southern Front

The southern front saw the most bloodshed out of all the fronts, mainly due to it being fought on two frontiers; the Azeri hills and southern Axonopus. Fighting in the hills led to hill/mountain warfare, whereas the invasion of mainland Axonopus in 1865 led to dreadful losses in trench warfare.

#### Azeri hills

* *See also: Battle of Fort Zaza*

Here was the front that started it all. Heavy emphasis on hill and mountain warfare, as both the Bubahbogian military and Oliingverian military had little experience with fighting in an unfriendly terrain; this front served as a learning experience for both sides. The first phase of the war was fighting and formations in the foot of the hills and forests. Then, fortresses were began to be built atop hills and high elevations to retain a stronghold on the area; fighting were mostly done by charge through charge descending down the hills and meeting on the ground, or both armies tried fearlessly to descend downhill and climb uphill. The foot of the hills became a *no-man's land*, where bodies began to pile up. The third phase of the war in this front was the use of guerilla tactics by both sides, however the Oliingverians and Axonians had armed Bonarean volunteer fighters that proved effective as they were familiar with the high elevated terrain and navigating through them. The Bonarean volunteers would change the tide of battle, even as far as pushing back the Bubahbogian armies back to the *77-Teler Line* in the **Battle of Fort Zaza**. Stalemate fighting continued for the most part. Reconnaissance were the heavy emphasis as well, as both sides tried to out-do the other in weapons use such as chemical warfare and other maneuvering tactics.

[INSERT IMAGE AZERI HILLS WAR]

#### Mainland invasion of Axonopus

* *See also: Operation Glory*

In 1865, the UKB amassed 2 - 2,5 million men to prepare an general invasion of mainland Axonopus (Helmia); This was known as **Operation Glory**. The element of surprise and fast-paced tactics used had proved favourable to Bubahbog. Coupled with the designated hordes of *Murdese* horsemen mercenaries, Axonopus stood little chance against their unorthodox ways of combat. The Bubahbogians made hell on earth in the south, razing almost everything to the ground. Within 2 months, the Axonians were able to reinforce their southern borders and this led to a gruesome trench warfare. Consequently, this frontier would have devastating war morale on both Bubahbog and Axonopus, as they poured immense military force and funds on this front, only to see little to no progress.

### Western Front

jjj write about the mexican revolutionaries and desert warfare. general tresno of bubahbog influential figure in mexican war of independence. as well as **[insert aztec general]** that helped in mexico.

### Northern Front

jjj aztec ocean warfare, maybe an attempt invasion of the aztecs in donda. emphasize the crucial role of the aztecs in withstanding and blockading helmian naval supplies from gandaria. emphasize the naval standoff fighting for domination in the ocean.

#### Naval war

jjj aztec ocean war aztec blockade on axonopus shipping lanes

## Aftermath

### Humanitarian crisis and famine

jjj famine in bubahbog, axonopus, and aztec empire. economic weariness amongst all countries except maybe oliingver who suffered not that much despite being in the frontlines of the war. their coal wasnt as used as axon-gandarie's.