The Balkanian Continental War (3891-3899)

## Participants

see Belligerents (3891-3896)see Belligerents (3897-3899)

## Commaders and leaders

see Commanders

The **Balkanian Continental War** was a continental-wide, large scale war on the continent of Balkania that initially lasted from 3891 to 3896, but continued until 3899. It first started as a civil war between Takona and its southern territory, Nadonia, but quickly grew into a wide scale conflict that stretched from one side of the continent to the other. Kovlosk, a nation on the continent of Koltanets, began supporting Nadonia early on in the war, on the claim of Takona brutalizing the populace of Nadonia. These claims ultimately brought the flames of civil war.

The nations of Gaurma and Orugyn would follow suit in their good graces with Takona, admitting direct intervention and humanitarian aide in the war. With Kovlosk forming a blockade immediately after the declaration of war with Takona, any shipping not approved by the Kovloskian Navy or Nadonia would be fired upon. Seeing this as a threat to their sovereignty as a nation, Orugyn would halt its humanitarian aide before it began. Gaurma, however, would push ever further, helping Takona militarily. This military intervention eventually culminated in Gaurma occupying the Takonan capital, and would gain full control of the remaining Takonan homeland shortly after, amiss words of caution by the Orugyn government.

An extreme nationalist government begun to show itself in Gaurma, and begun to threaten Orugyn, and claimed to its populace "Our enemies seek to destroy our great nation, and our great people! We stand alone, our old ally to the north has betrayed us and now threatens our sovereignty!" and "Communists have taken over our brothers and sisters to the north! Now only we can free them". As both Gaurma and Orugyn had communist problems in the recent past, this only infuriated the Gaurmay people, wanting resolve. Immediately following these claims, the Realm of Greater Kiarma formed from the name of a long-gone empire confined to the history books. War came to the eastern reaches only months later, in Skerla, 3893.

Orugyn was beaten back from its southern border, and its precious oil fields that fueled the nation were captured or went up in flames due to scorched earth policies by the Orugyn Air Force. They would continue to defend their homeland until the last months of the war. In the west, the Kiarman forces were slowly being beaten back towards the former Takonan capital. This would culminate in the western front being completely abandoned by the Kiarman military, leaving thousands of troops stranded without backup. With Nadonia now holding all of the Takonan homeland, reconstruction projects would begin. The fight continued in the east, with Rikija, a small landlocked nation, now joining the war. Beyrat, a nation south of Balkania, would assist Orugyn with needed oil for a short time, before parting ways with the nation in good terms. It was at this point that Kiarma would retreat to its own borders, now liberating the southern Orugyn territory it had conquered years prior. Orugyn would not make anymore militaristic operations following this action, focusing on the reconstruction of their southern territory.

Kiarma, at this point, would begin to fracture, as truth which had been silenced throughout the whole war begun to seep through. The area in Kiarma known as Elikha would be the first to revolt against the Kiarman government. Kovlosk, with its win the west, turned east, and begun to move forward on the Kiarman homeland. Rikija, seeing a threat from Elikha, declared war on the revolting nation, as well as Kovlosk following suit. Nort would join the war late and see little action. Kiarma would continue to fracture until it eventually fell in Einmassour, 3896, ending the first half of the war. Gaurma was again reformed. Talks would begin, but get nowhere.

Kovlosk would again declare war on Gaurma and all of its breakway states after the stalling in talks with Rikija and Nort also declaring war in Serri 3897, now continuing the Balkanian Continental War. Both Orugyn and Nadonia voiced their disapproval of the conflict, seeing the damage to both their nations as testament to the actions they took. Nort would bomb the Gaurmay coast as Kovloskian and Rikijan forces would push north into Elikha and east towards Gaurma and its former states. The war would end after Gaurma and its former states called for an unconditional surrender against the Allied Powers, in Serri 3899. Takonada was formed following the end of the war, and the Gaurmay homeland left in pieces.

## Belligerents (3891-3896)

Participants of the Balkanian Continental War
 Nadonia
 Orugyn (after 3893)

## Tensions

Before the war had begun, Takona had a strong hold on the Nadonian homeland that had gone back a thousand years. The occupation that had followed since the takeover of the land led to the brutalization of Nadonian citizens by the Takonan government. In 3890, the leading official of Takona, Frisko Calonia, had passed by poison, an assassination attempt by an outside party, foreign or domestic. By this point in time, both Takona and Nadonia had close to seven civil wars, and this event could very well bring an eighth. This would come to a head in the month of Solasseur, 3891, as Nadonia declared itself an independent nation from Takona, breaking the union the two had formed. Kovlosk as this point had gotten involved, stating "Grant Nadonia sovereignty or face consequences".

Takona would refuse these demands, refusing to see their homeland broken. War was announced shortly after by Kovlosk against Takona.