Irish Unification War

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## Irish Unification War

A British unit gathered in Ballyfarnon, County Roscommon before engaging Irish forces

Two British soldiers operating a FN MAG preparing to defend against oncoming Irish soldiers during the Battle of Summerhill

## Irish Unification War

### Outcome:

British victory

Commanders|  William V Micah Fisher Haider Sharp Olivier Mason Reece O'Dooley | * Lee Minnagh
* Jakub MacAleese
* Cody Leavy
* Cillian O'Keenan

The **Irish Unification War** (Irish: Cogadh Aontaithe na hÉireann) was a direct conflict between the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom after territorial and socio-political disputes between the British and Irish erupted into all-out war between both nations, the war soon led to the rapid deployment of the militaries of both sides in large numbers, the British were supposedly attempting to protect British assets, national and regional security from the Republic of Ireland, despite these statements, the war ended in which the United Kingdom aimed to reinstall it's power over Ireland and the disestablishment of the Republic of Ireland led to the British regaining territory in Ireland and it's status of being a sovereign nation was eradicated and supressed by British forces occupying the island.

The war began on 5th April, 2045 where British and Irish forces engaged in a skirmish which quickly escalated into a battle, the battle occurred at Strabane, Northern Ireland, shortly after the incident, the British forces successfully eliminated the Irish border force and reinforcements was requested from both sides as the British garrison captured the settlement of Raphoe, 14 km outside of Letterkenny, an important city in County Donegal, when the British Government received the news, the United Kingdom officially declared war and began to mobilise and militarise the British Armed Forces and subsequently deployed forces into Northern Ireland assisted with Naval and Air assets, the British forces commenced Operation Retake Sierra after a week of planning and preparations following the border battle, the first major battle of the conflict occured at Letterkenny where 7 Regiments from Londonderry and Strabane began an assault against Irish forces at Letterkenny, swiftly overwhelming them with minimal resistance and suffering imperceptible losses against the Irish forces. Afterwards Operation Retake Sierra was accelerated further which saw all British forces stationed in Northern Ireland begin the invasion of Ireland itself, with the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy bombing and blockading airspace and sea access for the Irish to obtain valuable economic gains and resources to fuel their war support from the nations supporting them in the conflict.

However this caused the British to have a bad outlook amongst the international community with the invasion of Ireland, but the United Nations narrowly avoided the condemnation and sanctioning of the United Kingdom, the situation for the Irish forces and resistance was becoming dire, as British forces poured into Ireland daily in brute strength, shortly after establishing a permanent presence within the Republic of Ireland, the British Army pre-emptively and precisely began targeting Irish resistance pockets and strongholds across Ireland to prevent the resistance from cooperating closely with the remaining Irish forces by cutting and blocking information and communication through the use of cyber warfare and infiltration against Irish resistance facilities across the island. Shortly after the initiation of the counter-insurgency operations, the British forces began their advance further south and captured settlements at a rapid pace in which the Irish military was unable to organise to fend against, the British then proceeded further fighting vigorously through several towns until they reached Dublin, the capital was besieged by the British forces by air, land and sea through the use of having superior firepower and overwhelming numbers, the odds were in favour for the British attackers. After 3 days, Dublin fell to British control and the city was stabilised by British forces occupying the capital, continuing the British won several defensive engagements against the Irish whom were desperate for a breakthrough to retake lost land, unfortunately for the Irish, Loyalists to the British cause began to spry throughout their controlled areas within Ireland, which led to infrastructure being sabotaged and targeted by the British, leading to the Irish detachments to linger and await for a British attack which soon came, the Battles of Limerick and Cork began but despite facing overwhelming odds the Irish forces managed to repel the British advances as the advantage of having entrenched positions favoured the Republicans significantly deterring the British to a retreat in both battles, but the Irish victory was short lived and controverted as the British began a pincer manoeuvre using armoured units such as Challenger IIs with artillery and aerial support which resulted in the Irish being severely belaboured by the armoured assault, soon all last pocket of resistance either surrendered or were killed by the British forces, resulting in a swift British victory suffering minimal losses compared to the Irish Republican forces, however, the Irish Loyalists received the blunt of the losses accounted for the British side.