Jabeyrack-Pelaros War

* Jabeyrack establishes an alliance with the Republic of Volaysia during the war
* Pro-Jabeyrack sentiments begin to emerge in Jazberk

The **Jabayrack-Pelaros War** or the **Jabeyracki Invasion of Pelaros** was a short military conflict between Jabeyrack and the Pelarosi Triumvirate (*Officially the Polmarian Triumvirate*) during the early 1910s. The war is considered by historians to be a part of the larger Volaysian Unification War, and was the first major test of Jabeyrack's military following the Cataclysm and Jabeyrack's independence from the Polmarian Triumvirate.

## Leadup

A war between Pelaros- which considered itself the successor to the Polmarian Triumvirate and was officially also named as such- was the complete antithesis of the newly independent Jabeyrack, whose liberation had largely been led by Fulcrum-sympathisers from the left-wing of the Polmarian Democratic League, who had formed the Fulcrum of Jabeyrack and had just won the first Jabeyracki elections of 1911 following the end of the Interrim Council.

The catalyst for the war came in 1910, when the Pelarosi Triumvirate launched an invasion into the Lemetiate of Jazberk- with whom Jabeyrack had established good relations, with its leader Gideon Arany having visited Jabeyrack City in 1908.

## Battle of Nanzkya (May 1910-June 1910)

As the war began, Jabeyracki troops quickly marched through much of Eastern Pelaros, using guerilla warfare tactics to decimate Pelarosi supply lines and burning fortifications along the way. Eventually, they reached the city of Nanzkya, where a large Pelarosi garrison was stationed. Colonel Valos was commander of the Jabeyracki forces at Nanzkya.

Several of his junior officers urged Valos to shell the city, but Valos refused due to his concerns of civilian casualties. Junior officer Olvi, one of Valos's advisors, disregarded these orders and began shelling the city of Nanzkya on the evening of the 13th of May 1910.

The next morning, the shelling was stopped by Valos and Olvi was removed from the military and executed for commiting war crimes (due to many Airolians being in power in Jabeyrack, war criminals were treated extremely harshly).

Valos, despite his anger at the shelling, used it to his advantage and sent three hundred Jabeyracki soldiers into the city of Nanzkya on the 15th of May. The soldiers quickly seized the industrial zone and the markets of the city, and allowed more Jabeyracki forces to enter. By May 21st, much of Nanzkya was seized by Valos's forces.

#### Counterattack (May 27th 1910)

On May 27th, Pelarosi forces along with seven tanks and three airships launched a counterattack into Nanzkya and nearly pushed the Jabeyracki out of the city. The Jabeyracki only had one JAV-1 airship in the area, which was commanded by Captain Yondiv. The airship was on the ground for repairs on May 27th, but the Jabeyracki managed to use its guns to destroy two Pelarosi tanks.

By June 3rd, the city had been divided roughly equally between the Jabeyracki and Pelarosi.

#### Victory (June 13th 1910)

On June 13th, Jabeyracki reinforcements arrived with a JAV-3 airship. Sub-General Wolt Brimstone, commander of the forces of Pelaros, decided to abandon Nanzkya and Pelarosi forces withdrew. They retreated until they were out of sight of the city and began setting up trenches and fortifications. Nanzkya was seized by Jabeyrack.

## Stalemate (1910-1912)

After the Victory at Nanzkya, Jabeyracki forces and Pelarosi forces would both dig trenches and the war would stagnate. Due to the chaos caused by the Cataclysm, ground vehichles were nearly unusable in many areas. This stalemate would not be broken until the arrival of Colonel Eck Dremand and his forces.

## Battle of Zelburg (February 1912-June 1912)

#### Reinforcements (February 1912)

In February, a Jabeyracki army of 5,000 soldiers led by Colonel Eck Dremand was sent to help break the stalemate. Along with Colonel Dremand was Yondiv (now promoted to Sub-Admiral), who was leading six JAV-1 class airships and three JAV-3 class airships.

#### Battle of Fort Kirdin (12th February 1912-23rd February 1912)

While Valos's forces remained to hold the trenches, Eck Dremand's army as well as their airship escort would assault Fort Kirdin, one of the strongest Pelarosi fortifications in the area.

On the morning of the 14th of February, Jabeyracki airships engaged with Pelarosi ones above the Zel river near Fort Kirdin. Fighting raged throughout the day, but in the end all Pelarosi airships were either destroyed or captured by Jabeyracki Saboteurs.

On the 17th of February, a squad of Jabeyracki Rangers led by Lieutenant Ozenti snuck close to the walls of fort Kirdin and set up explosives. The squad was killed in the process, but the explosives were not discovered.

On the 18th of February, Colonel Eck Dremand detonated the explosives. The destruction of the wall killed several dozen Pelarosi troops, as well as destroying many of their supply depots. After the destruction, Jabeyracki mages cast several explosions into the fortress, destroying a Pelarosi airship that had landed for repairs as well as destroying the majority of Pelaros's tanks.

Sub-General Wolt Brimstone, commander of the Pelarosi garrison, gathered the remaining Pelarosi forces (which numbered at 133 able bodied riflemen) and mounted a counter attack on the Jabeyracki soldiers. The Jabeyracki troops were pushed out of the fortress, and the Pelarosi attempted to plug the hole in the wall with sand barricades.

On the 19th of February, Pelarosi mechanics began repairs on the airships in Fort Kildin. Sub-General Wolt knew there was no hope in victory- he merely hoped to evacuate his soldiers safely.

Colonel Eck Dremand, realising what Sub-General Brimstone was doing, resolved to utterly crush the Pelarosi garrison. Several waves of assault troopers and tanks would flood through Pelaros's defences, and Sub-General Wolt Brimstone was killed in the fighting.

On the 21st of February, Colonel Valos arrived to help conduct the battle.

On the 23rd of February, Air Captain George Simons and the remaining 23 Pelarosi troops surrendered to Colonel Eck Dremand. Fort Kirdin was held by Jabeyrack.

#### Siege of Zelburg (March 1912-May 1912)

On the 1st of March, Colonel Valos's forces joined those of Colonel Eck Dremand and the combined Jabeyracki army swept through much of Eastern Pelaros, burning supply depots and freeing Jazberki and Volaysian troops on the way.

On the 3rd of March, the Jabeyracki forces (along with some Volaysians and some remnants of the Jazberki military) encircled the city of Zelburg, which was under the command of the inexperienced Sub-General Elias Redmont.

On the 4th of March, several hundred Jabeyracki saboteurs snuck into the city and burnt several Pelarosi offices and killed many officials. They were chased out after a few hours, but not before causing considerable damage.

After this small incident, the war would stagnate throughout April and May as the Jabeyracki commanders hoped to starve out the Pelarosi.

#### Battle of Zelburg (June 1912)

On the 9th of June, Jabeyracki forces stormed into the city of Zelburg. Due to the narrow streets and large number of civilians, Jabeyracki armour and airships were not used.

Jabeyracki infantry quickly sweeped through most of the city, and Sub-General Elias Redmont panicked and ordered his forces to gather in Zelburg fortress. By the 19th of June, only Zelburg fortress remained in Pelarosi hands.

On the 23rd of June, Jabeyracki airships bombed the fortress for eleven hours. At the twelfth hour, an exhausted Elias Redmont surrendered to Colonel Eck Dremand.

## Second Stalemate (1912-1913)

After the capture of Zelburg, another stalemate emerged as trenches were dug and fortifications were built. This stalemate lasted till the surrender of Pelaros in 1913.

## Aftermath

After the end of the war, Jabeyrack gifted all its conquered territory except the city of Nanzkya to Volaysia as a gesture of goodwill.

1. ↑ (until 1911)
2. ↑ (post-1913)