Bayland Independence War

The Bayland Independence War was a conflict between Bayland and Kwitzka, with the mainly Polish and Hungarian settlers fighting for Kwitzka and English and Õbii people fighting for Bayland. The war lasted 11 months, starting at 11.05.1832 and ending at 30.04.1833. The war took place shortly after the November Uprising in Poland, which resulted in a large amount of skilled soldiers arriving in Kwitzka.

## Background

The main reason for the war was the Baylandese people wanting to be independent, since they had nearly nothing to do with the Kwitzkans. The Baylandese people came mostly from the UK and Sweden, and not Central and Eastern Europe like the Kwitzkan settlers. When the Baylandese people originally asked for independence from Kwitzka, the Kwitzkan government declined, which resulted in the beginning of the war.

## War

### Early progression of the conflict

On the 11th of May 1832 Bayland declared its independence and began attacking the Kwitzkan troops stationed in Beachport and Eastend. Due to the Baylandese army attacking Kwitzkan soldiers practically on the same time as declaring its independence, the Kwitzkan army was not prepared. After the first attacks, the Kwitzkan army quickly mobilized and began going east towards Beachport and Newcoast. The Baylandese army quickly began taking over many towns in the modern-day Bayland, mostly around the Beachport Bay. With the information about the independence declaration spreading around common people, various smaller armies were formed in Bleckmouth, Pocsea, Soln and Newcoast. By July of the year Bayland had the control of nearly 50% of the island, much of which being sparsely populated areas.

### Battles for Lustar

With the Lustarnese people having their own culture, they were fought for by both Kwitzkans and Baylandese people. In the end, the Lustarnese people joined the Baylandese forces. The frontlines were moved just south of Ferúqo and Vašona, which are close to the current-day borders.

### Going to the current borders

With the Baylandese people having taken control of almost 75% of the island after 6 months, the frontlines became mostly representant of the current day borders. The places with the most fighting were the areas of Newcoast, Ëbxöq and Zhëköq, which were controlled by the Baylandese people, but had a large Kwitzkan population. While Newcoast was controlled by Bayland throughout the entirety of the conflict, Zhëköq and Ëbxöq were controlled by both Kwitzka and Bayland.

## End of the war

With the war having transformed into trench warfare, both sides decided to end the conflict. The peace treaty was signed at 30.04.1833, which forced Kwitzka to recognize the independence of Bayland and its borders, which were decided on in August. The main places of disputes were Zhëköq and Ëbxöq, which ended up being given to Kwitzka after a referendum. Ferúqo was split in half, with the port going to Kwitzka and most residential and commercial areas going to Bayland. The borders were free to pass in Ferúqo and Ëbxöq for the people living there for the first 10 years, after which it was decided to fully open the border.

1. ↑ Ivän Zarutskyj is the modern Kwnat name, but in the times of the war Kwnat didn't exist, with the Kwitzkans using Polish, Hungarian and Russian instead. Ivän Zarutskyj was originally of a Russian background.