Downstream Wars

The downstream wars were a series of wars waged between the multiple duchies in the Bombard valley of Cydonia. Wars would be declared spontaneously between two neighboring duchies, and a domino effect would mean the states upstream from the rivers affected would also join the war to protect their economic interests. Smaller oportunistic cities would take advantage of these chaotic moments to rise and expand their territory, only to be defeated in the next wave of downstream wars.

### First Downstream War

The first downstream war happened when the Duchy of Chisinia, feeling emboldened by their latest succesful year of horse breeding, and good harvests, decided to declare war to the neighboring Duchy of Sodony to reconquer their ancient capital of Boroshin, which had been ceded to Sodony a couple hundred years back.

The Chisins took the Donese by surprise, knowing they had their guard down thanks to the Last Harvest Feast. The first blow, the Siege of Dansodon, took place in 150 SHE. It was fought between Brashinian 1st (Boroshin) Regiment and The Last Donese 1st (Dansodon) Regiment. The siege ended in minor skirmishes.

The Chisinians later regained control over their capital of Boroshin without blodshed, many returning from exile to garnish and defend their ancient city. With Dansodon looted and Boroshin regained, the Chisinians prepared for the siege that was to come, as Sodony would not stand without vengeance.

While Chisinia had brought all their soldiers and cavalry to defend Boroshin, they left their north fields undefended, which led to the Principalty of Entrerios to ocupy it and loot the harvest.

The Sodonians began the siege of Boroshin, which lasted for almost a year before the besiegers were starved out themselves and abandonned their attack, returning to Dansodon.

The Duchy of Sivitia, which was an ally to Chisinia, joined the war early on by destroying the Sodonian fleet in a surprise attack and burning the Dansodon port. This greatly hampered the resupplying efforts of Sodony, leading to the loss in the siege of Boroshin. Sivitia also tried to attack Sodonia on land, but was caught off guard by the Grand Duchy of Donesia, who slaughtered both Sivitian and Sodonian troops to gain an access to water and take territory from both warring neighbors. The Donesian court justified their actions by appealing to the sense of duty of the greater realm to keep peace. This did not go well with the multiple neighbors of Donesia, who each on their own invaded Donesia. Sivitia sieged the Donesian capital of Carhas Paravil for two years, leading to looting when the defenses fell. As Donesia called back all its troops to the capital, it requested aid from Salcydra, who instead pillaged the Donesian northern countryside, before falling to ambushes from Campiador.

At the end of the war and with their guards down, looting around and pilalging villages, the Entrerian soldiers were taken by surprise by Macadonians who slaughtered all Entrerian and occupied the formerly Chisinian lands, promising to defend the farmers and villagers better than their former lords did.

At the end of the first downstream war, all borders around the Don, the Visia and the Cydra rivers were greatly changed, but all the initial states still stood, greatly weakened nonetheless.