Coalition Wars

(Left to Right, top row to bottom row) California commandos in the Second Battle of Red River Valley, State of Adolf artillery and tanks attempting to break the deadlock at Marquette, survivors of the Collapse of Oklahoma in downtown Saint Louis, Michigan civilians during the Bombing of Toronto, Christopher Heinz giving a speech to new coming State of Adolf troops, newly recruited Deep Southern Soldiers preparing to take on North Mexican forces at Guadalupe River, a Central American tank and soldier moving into southern Ontario, Central American soldiers landing in Los Cabos, fighters from the United Kingdom occupying a nuclear reactor on Baffin Island.

### End Date

January 12, 2164 (1 year, 9 Months, 8 Days)

## Causes

-Tensions between the CFS and the NIA

-The Espionage Wars

-The Five Hour Revolution

## NIA and Allies

Iowa

State of Bolivar (May 2162-)

Missouri Monarchy (June 2162-February 2163)

State of Adolf (June 2162-November 2163)

North Mexican States (September 2162-December 2163)

Canadian Union (Since October 2162)

Greenland (Since July 2163)

## CFS and Allies

California

CCA (Since May 2162)

Southwest Republic (Since June 2162)

United Kingdom (Since June 2162)

Michigan (June 2162-May 2163)

Commonwealth of the Deep South (Since June 2162)

United States of Mexico (Since December 2162)

Cascadian Empire (Since October 2163)

## Results

CFS Victory

-Unconditional surrender and dissolution of the NIA in accordance with the Seattle Declaration

-Dissolution or puppetry of most NIA states

-Creation of the Union of North America

-Emergence of the CDS, Cascadia, the CCA, and California as continental superpowers

The Coalition Wars was a continental war fought between the Coalition of Free States and The National Imperium of America from April 20, 2162, to January 12, 2164. It remains the largest and most deadly war in North America to date, with an estimated 1,496,600 casualties.

## Pretext

In 2161 and early 2162, The CFS and the NIA were nearly equal in military capability, and entered a state of cold war, with key moles in both governments releasing intelligence to the other side in the Espionage War. Tension build up all across the continent as potential war plans were drawn up on both sides. During this time, rebels in California began leaking intelligence from the NIA to the CFS. On April 4, 2165, the Five Hour Revolution put power in California from a government loyal to the NIA to a government loyal to the CFS. Members of the old government and a large portion of the army fled to the Iowan Federation. On April 13, Revolutionary California sent an Ultimatum to Iowa demanding that all extradited to California. Upon their refusal, California declared war.

## War Breaks Out, May-June 2162

Following the declaration of war, Iowa immediately started building defenses on their border, complete with mines, pillboxes, and hedgehog roadblocks. Secondary defenses included infantry, artillery, and short range anti tank missiles, located within 20 miles of the border. By the time California forces began pouring across the border, they were nearly slowed to a halt as armored divisions and motor infantry units were torn to shreds in numbers. Corporal Brigham Knight wrote an account in his diary:

We were told we would be rolling into Des Moines in a month. Now it's three weeks, and we haven't even made it to Bismark. Every day, we manage to break even further behind Iowan defenses, but I doubt it's enough to prevent the NIA from preparing to crush us.

On May 24, the CCA declared war on the State of Bolivar, and the United Kingdom followed Central America soon after into war, but wouldn't ever see significant action against the Bolivarians. On June 5, Monarchist Missouri declared war on the Southwest Republic. The Commonwealth of the Deep South announced it's neutrality concerning Missouri shortly after. Cascadia declared it's neutrality in all wars on June 5. The State of Adolf declared war on California and Michigan June 12.