Second Baltic War

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The Second Baltic War was a war that took place in the Baltics between 764 to 766. The war took place in modern day Germany and Poland and ended with a Second Baltic Coalitionary (Veletia, Svitjod, and the Germanic Order) victory.

## Second Baltic War

### Date

August 14th, 764 - February 21st, 766 (1 year, 6 months, and 7 days)

### Result

Second Baltic Coalitionary victory and the signing of the Peace Treaty of Kristenberg

## Belligerents

### Belligerents

Veletia, the Jarldom Svitjod, and the Germanic OrderVS.the Kabar Khanate

### Leaders

Second Baltic Coalition:Veletia - Vladislüv

Svitjod - Þórrún

Germanic Order - Schnell Wallenstein

Defenders:Kabar Khanate - Tengir Khan

## Causes

The first thing that started the tensions in the Baltic region was the Kabar Migration into modern day Poland in 753. This caused West Slavs that were living in the area to flee. The Kabar Migration was lead by Tengir Khan, the self-proclaimed leader of the Kabars. These Kabars were fleeing from the much larger Khazar Khanate. The Kabar Migration first started their migration in 748 and ended either on 755 or 756.

Upon their full arrival, they signed a treaty with the Germanic Order to have the Germanic Order demilitarize borderlands surrounding Poznan. Even before their arrival, the preparing for war had already taken place. For the first time since the First Baltic War, Veletia and the Germanic Order had started communication again. Since Vladislüv was married to the Jarl of Svitjod's cousin, Veletia and Svitjod were allies.

On August 14th, 764, Veletia declared war on the Kabar Migration (now known as the Kabar Khanate) with Svitjod and the Germanic Order following.

## Battles

Below, you can see all the battles in chronological order.

### First Battle of Sniardwy

On September 2nd, 764, the Battle of Sniardwy took place. Near the Lake Sniardwy, two Svitjod units were stationed, they were in front of Kabar infantry. When they saw they were outnumbered, they sent messengers to two cavalries on a hill in the North to help them, however they were not in good reach. The Svitjods subtly sent a unit behind, while the other engaged. Mid-through the people from the back arrived; being surrounded, the Kabars surrendered after only a tenth survived and retreated. The first battle had just ended.

#### Second Battle of Sniardwy

The First Battle of Sniardwy had ended and the remaining one hundred retreaters tried getting in contact with the reinforcements they requested. Surprisingly, they had arrived and took place on the hill before the Svitjodians could. The reinforcements were exhausted from their running, but so were the Svitjodians. The battle turned into a stalemate, with no sides making good progress. After the Kabar commanders were killed, most of the cavalry went free for all, resulting in Svitjod making advances and a fourth of the cavalry being killed. The rest retreated to whatever city or fort they could find since they were too tired to fight in the near future.

### Battle of Rypin

On October 23rd, 764, the Battle of Rypin took place. Near the Kabar town of Rypin (a town that used to be inhabited by Slavs) there sat two infantry. Two Svitjodians approached one of them and so they united forces for greater defense. The battle was mostly mixed, with no major breakthroughs by either side, until German reinforcements arrived; three thousand of them. They attacked at the western flank, and the Kabars were getting flanked. They surrendered, and the remaining few hundred were killed or enslaved.

### Battle of Poznan

On November 15th, 764, three thousand Kabar cavalry sat on a hill, next to the Warta River and the Poznan Fortress. Eight thousand Germans were opposing them at varying distances. They launched a coordinated attack where four attacked them directly and the other half went across rivers to take them by surprise from the behind. The Kabars were having a hard time against the German veterans, and ordered to retreat to Poznan, which was across the river. They attempted crossing it, but to their surprise, not only did the Germans secretly pursue them, but there were also four thousand people on the other side. They found themselves surrounded with a lot of soldiers already doomed in the river.

### First Battle of Drawa

On November 21st, 764, four thousand German troops were sitting on a hill, some distance from two separate Kabar cavalry. When sight was caught of the bigger army, the two cavalries joined forces. Now both sides were uphill, but no one knew who would strike first. The Kabars charged seemingly from nowhere. The German commanders didn't take the bait, as the charge was most likely them trying to force the Germans from their position. However, the Kabars just kept going, and with a lot of surprise, the Kabars ended up smashing against them. To top problems for the Second Baltic Coalition, the Germans were also fresh recruits, making combat more disadvantaging. Seeing his men dying so fast, the German colonel ordered them to retreat, with a quarter having been killed.

#### Second Battle of Drawa

The remaining three German units came into contact with Svitjodians, and were able to continue the battle. They didn't have a lot of time to prepare, as the Kabars on horseback had just ended looting their camp and were coming to their direction. When news did arrive that they were about a day away, they used the last time they had to send the Svitjodians and a German unit away in the forests. The cavalry smashed in, surprised at the fewer people than before, and were surrounded on the flanks by forest ambushers. They had no place to retreat, and so the Second Baltic Coalition killed the two thousand men.

##### Drawa Incident

The successful Second Baltic Coalition units of the Second Battle of Drawa now had nothing blocking them from attacking a medium sized garrison of three thousand Kabars. Both parties were aware of this and the Kabars felt they didn't have a shot considering they had enemies both North and West. They retreated South, where the Warta Incident then occurred.

###### Warta Incident

Three cavalry were sent all the way to the Warta to try to kill the Germans at the river where they would be vulnerable however, on water there came five successful units from the North who had tried to pursue the fleeing men despite their horse companions, who threatened the Kabar's only good strategy. They were harassed in minor skirmishes, however nothing significant. Before deciding to give up (again) and go to the hill South. The eight thousand Germans had successfully crossed and had nothing blocking them.

### Battles of the Oder

On December 11th, 764, a thousand Veletians and a thousand Svitjod were sitting West of the River Oder, facing a cavalry unit half their size on the other side. They sent the order for the Veletians to move North to cross the river safely and then surround them. When they saw what was happening, the Kabars sent half of the unit to keep an eye out for the Svitjodians and the other to follow the Veletians. The two groups decided to cross the river anyway, where up to a quarter of the men died and so the survivors decided to move North where they would be more defended with more men]. The thousand Kabars did the same, being at level with their enemies, but never crossing or attacking.

### Skirmishes of the Oder

Just like earlier on December 11th, 764, on January 17th, 765, there were once again groups of Veletians and Svitjodians in the North, doing the same exact thing; being intercepted by Kabars while going across the river. Some attempts were successful, some were brutal, and others were unsuccessful with no casualties. The skirmishes at face value were a win for the Kabars, but the overall confusion and disorganization they caused would greatly benefit the coalition later on.

### Battle of the Small Hill

On February 20th, 765, two thousand and five hundred unorganized units who had harassed people at the river, three thousand North people who had just arrived after a series of pathetic retreats, one thousand people from the South who arrived victorious, and four thousand people staying on guard, all of the surviving Kabar units have made it to a hill North of the Oder and Wroclaw. They were personally lead by their Khan (Tengir Khan) in what was the last standing army they had and the only chance of survival. Unfortunately for them, eight thousand Germans arrived which were accompanied by nine thousand other Second Baltic Coalitionary units, three thousand Svitjodians and Veletians who came via water, and an additional ten thousand German reserves from the North had all just arrived. The forces came together and surrounded the hill completely. Upon completing, all twenty-seven thousand men and women charged up the hill. They were fighting against unorganized, confused, and demoralized Kabar cavalry. This is recognized as the bloodiest battle in the war and that history (so far) has seen. During the battle, Tengir Khan was killed. Legend and tales say that Tengir was killed by a Svitjodian berserker in battle. After their defeat was recognized, they yelled their surrender. An unknown Kabar commander was captured, who would be forced to the Peace Treaty of Kristenberg one year and a day later. Among the bodies, the head of Tengir Khan was found and was sent back to Vladislüv of Veletia who would have a banner raised with the coat of arms of Veletia, Svitjod, and the Germanic Order with the Khan's head on the top for decor. The banner would be erected on the hill of which the Battle of Small Hill occurred. The remaining one thousand soldiers were enslaved by the Germanic Order.

## Aftermath

The aftermath would have three major things happen.

### Peace of Kristenberg

The Peace of Kristenberg (More commonly called the "Treaty of Kristenberg") was signed on February 21st, 766. It would be the treaty that would officially put the war to an end.

The Peace Treaty of Kristenberg reads;

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> 1. 10 Years of peace between all parties.
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> 2. Veletia will annex the Kabars to the Vistula River.
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> 3. Trade routes will be built along all of Party One.
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> 4. A Veletian puppet state will be created in the East (Per Germanic Order’s request).
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> 5. The Germanic Order will own some Gold Mines in the Veletian puppet state.
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> 6. A max of 2 forts are allowed to be built in the Veletian puppet state by the Germanic Order.
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> 7. The Veletian puppet state will be ruled by a Slavic king who will be elected by the people of the Veletian puppet state.
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> 8. The Veletian puppet state will be formally recognized in Polabian as the Kåbar-Slüvenst’ĕ Rik (Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom).
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> 9. The capital of the Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom will be the newly built village and castle of Vasgod.
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> 10. The Second Baltic War will end.
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> **Involved Parties**
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> Party One: The Germanic Order, the Jarldom of Svitjod, & the High Chiefdom of Veletia
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> Party Two: The Kabar Khanate
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### Creation of the Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom

The Kåbar-Slüvenst’ĕ Rik (Polabian: /kɒbar slyvenstʲə rik/), officially the Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom, is a puppet state of Veletia that was created by the Peace Treaty of Kristenberg. The Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom's capital is Vasgod. The great majority of the Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom are Western Slavs, while the Kabars (a small minority), are highly discriminated against. Mostly due to the Kabars coming in and massacring the West Slavic people.

#### Construction of Vasgod

Vasgod (Polabian: /vasgɔd/) is the capital of the Kabaro-Slavic Kingdom. It is complete with a rather sad attempt of a palace and an even sadder attempt of a castle. Vasgod also comes with some farms and a market. Vasgod derives its name from two Polabian words, "vas", meaning "village", and "gord" meaning "castle".

### Veleti-West Slavic Relations

The independent West Slavic tribes view Veletia as their liberator, which gives Vladislüv his new nickname, "the Liberator" *(Polabian equivalent coming)*. The West Slavs are now willing to do many things that Veletia asks as they feel that they have an eternal debt to Veletia.