Rösdal-Senam War

Nadal annexed by Rösdal; Senamic troops forced to withdraw

## Belligerents

Kingdom of Rösdal

Duchy of Nadal

Empire of Senam

## Commanders

King Arnös I

General Gelde Sönder

Commander Ranal Ezdem

Head Chieftain Efar Girana

General Selem Kegal

## Casualties

**Kingdom of Rösdal:**

~550

**Empire of Senam:**

~700

The **Rösdal-Senam War**, also referred to as the **Nadal War**, was a military conflict fought between the Kingdom of Rösdal and the Empire of Senam that lasted from 8 January to 27 November 391 G.E. The conflict was fought primarily over Nadal (called Natale in Agosian), a region in northeastern Agosia.

The conflict resulted in the formation of the Duchy of Nadal, a vassal state of the Kingdom of Rösdal, in the region of Nadal. The Empire of Senam was forced to withdraw its forces from Nadal and relinquish its claims to the region. It marked the first expansion of foreign powers into Agosia since Windsoran and Rösdalan colonists were forcibly removed in the Senamic War of Independence in 360 G.E.

Shortly after the conclusion of the war, Semdel Szerekal, a member of the Rösdalan royal family, was proclaimed Duke of Nadal, making him the leader of the Duchy of Nadal.

## Outbreak of War

Tensions between the two countries had been mounting for several years prior to the outbreak of hostilities. Starting in 388 G.E., both nations had allowed their citizens to create small settlements in Nadal and establish ore extraction businesses, primarily gold mines. Despite the fact that neither nation officially controlled the region, citizens continued to settle in the area, leading to frequent violent altercations between them.

Throughout November and December of 390, Rösdalans living in Nadal petitioned the royal government to defend their settlements from Senamic settlers. On January 2, 391, one brigade of the Rösdalan Military was deployed to the region, and on the following day, it was involved in a brief skirmish with armed Senamic settlers. News of the skirmish reached the governments of both Rösdal and Senam, leading to the deployment of additional troops to the area.

On January 8, 391, the war officially began after a five-day long standoff between both nations' respective troops. It is unknown which side fired the first shots of the war, however, it is widely believed that both sides performed frequent training exercised in which live rounds were fired.

## Impact on the League of Sovereign States

Shortly after the outbreak of hostilities on January 8th, the League of Sovereign States General Assembly passed a resolution declaring both sides' justifications for war invalid. Later the same day, the League of Sovereign States International Court ordered both nations to withdraw their forces from the region and cease hostilities.

These orders, however, were not heeded by either of the involved nations and the war continued for several months. The reputation of the LSS, which had already been tainted by its lack of success in preventing wars throughout the previous decade (such as the Ganak Plains War), was further damaged by the total disregard of its orders by Rösdal and Senam. Kaldanian Supreme Chancellor Gilbert Janson remarked on January 29th that "[the LSS] has increasingly become an obsolete institution," while Shingōan Prime Minister Kyō Morikawa stated that the League "regrettably lacks the force and respect it deserves."