The War in Mexico

Combatants| * The Atlantic Imperium

Commanders| * President Clarence M. Kelley
	+ General William Westmoreland
	+ General Jim G. Adams

**The War in Mexico** was a conflict fought between The Atlantic Imperium and The Mexican National State toward the end of the 70s, from the 2nd of February 1979 to 3rd of February 1980. It was considered a defeat for the Atlantic Imperium and President Kelley would be impeached as a result. It is remembered as the war which defined the next generation for the Atlantic.

## History

### Background

The war began due to threats made by General Elvira, leader of the Mexican National State in 1978, he ordered that the Atlantic Imperium leaves Chihuahua or face war. He had reunified Mexico in 1971 and in the years since he had built up a sizable military which had been stationed along the border. Chihuahua had been occupied and effectively annexed into the Free Atlantic States in 1946 and this control continued to the Atlantic Imperium but Elvira declared it as rightful Mexican Land.

On the 21st of February 1978 , the day the Mexican Collapse started, Elvira made a state announcement that the Atlanteans had a year to withdraw from Mexico or face war. Kelley and his Atlantic Council met and discussed. Eventually, he made the decision to prepare for war and on the 2nd of February, he invaded Mexico.

### Initial Fighting

The Mexican Army was stunned as they were unexpecting an Atlantean attack and began to rapidly retreat. The Atlantean Navy blockaded the MNS at sea and the Airforce conducted bombings across Mexico. However, Kelley halted these Air Raids in May and ordered the Infantry to deal with the targets such as Air Bases and Military Instillations instead, resulting in high casualties.

The Mexican Army had regained strength in May and stopped retreating and began fortifying. In June, the Mexican Army launched an attack north to threaten the Atlantean Supply Line ,who were now under Kelley's Leadership, which would fail but scared Atlantean High Command. Kelley stopped listening to his Generals and took the war into his own hands. On the 9th of September he reached Mexico City and began the siege with the main bulk of the Army.

But , in late October, he moved some of the most experienced troops out of Mexico City to pursue other targets south of the capital which was both unnecessary and spread the Atlantean Line thin. This allowed for General Elvira to muster a response and began to break the siege. On the 2nd of November, the Mexico City Defenders launched a breakout and defeated Atlantean Formations to allow Mexican Soldiers to reinforce the city. The Atlantean Army was on the backfoot.

### Mexican Counterattack

After the relief of Mexico City and failure of Kelley, the Atlantean Generals ordered a withdrawal. However, the Mexican Army had gained momentum and started the advance North. By the end of November, the Atlantean Army was in full retreat with the Mexican Army at their heels. The Atlantean Soldiers suffered defeat after defeat as they desperately tried to reorganise. During the retreat from Mexico City, the Atlantean Army lost over 25,000 Soldiers.

The Atlantean Army eventually stopped the retreat on the 12th of December and they held the line. Just South of the initial border, the Atlantean Force prevented the Mexican Army from reaching the border but without effective aerial support and more relief ,which Kelley was not going to deploy, they could not hold for long and by the start of January 1980, they were in retreat toward the border once again.

On the 19th of January, the Mexicans had pushed the Atlanteans back to the Chihuahua Border. The same day, Kelley contacted Elvira and asked for a ceasefire in order to discuss a peace agreement to the war. Elvira agreed and the fighting largely stopped. However, a Mexican Unit launched an attack on Atlantean Soldiers in Chihuahua on the 23rd which broke the ceasefire and General Adams responded by bombing Mexican Troops along the border. In the incident, 51 Atlanteans were killed and over 2,000 Mexicans were killed.

Elvira and Kelley both treated the incident fairly and reprimanded the Generals responsible. They began working on a peace deal and eventually on the 3rd of February 1980 , a Year and One Day after the war started, it ended. The terms were the Mexicans dropped their claim on Chihuahua and the Atlanteans would pay the Mexicans War Reparations. Both sides also agreed to remove troops from the border in an act of peace.

## Aftermath

The Aftermath of the war was of great significance. For the Mexicans, they had secured a victory against the Atlanteans on the field and had bested the Atlantean Army. Despite not gaining the state of Chihuahua back, General Elvira was considered a national hero and would remain President of the new United Republic of Mexico until 1987 when he would be deposed by President Reagan's Mexican Imperial State rebels.

For the Atlanteans, the war was a brief humiliation. They had been pushed back from the Gates of Mexico City back to their border in little over 4 Months. President Kelley was found to be responsible for the failures in the war and the Generals who served under him demanded he be imprisoned as punishment for the unnecessary loss of life. In May 1980, the Atlantic Council voted to remove him as head of state and this was met with strong public support. He was then voted out in June and the Atlantic Council ran the country while they voted for a new leader. Ronald Reagan was elected as President and was sworn in, in September.

7 Years after the end of the war and Atlantean Troops would once again invade Mexico but this time they would capture Mexico City within 9 Months and ended the war with Elvira being deposed and a puppet government being installed.