Lotharian Wars

Lothair during the Colonization of S. Dekrossia

## Information

1788-1816

Caused by: Territorial Unrest

Effects: Lothair is killed, his Empire claims South Dekrossia, Tuvatia becomes a Republic

The Lotharian Wars (1788-1816), was a series of wars fought by Tuvatia against many enemies, rearranging many borders across 3 continents, or half of the world,

before being beat later.

### Cause for war

After the 60 Years war, Tuvatia was proclaimed a republic after fighting a rebellion against the Gerudian Colonists, and a brilliant general, who defended the republic, Surel Markson, was voted to become president, after the first election of 1785, later, in 1787, Tuvatia began the training of large groups of soldiers, and in 1788, Tuvatia sent soldiers into South Dekrossia, where the war began.

## The First War: year by year

### 1788:

Tuvatia sent men into the primitive nation of South Dekrossia on the 9th of January, where guns were only beginning to be used in South Dekrossia's disorganised armies, and quickly pushed them to near their east coast. During this time, a promising Corporal named Lothair Baptiste, became a hero of the war after geniously manouvering around the enemy's army and winning at the Battle of Nielp.

### 1789:

North Dekrossia and Thossia joined the war on the side of Tuvatia, and Partitioned south Dekrossia after severely beating the main government of South Dekrossia on the 4th of December, Lothair arrived at the partition meeting instead of President Surel.

## Period of Peace

During 1790-1796, there was a period of peace, but an aspiring general, named Lothair Baptiste, Stormed the President's Building with an army in 1794, and forced the parliament at gunpoint to make him the president, after which he declared war on the nations who gave Tuvatia an unfair land amount.

## Second Lotharian War

### September-December 1796

In these months, a massive campaign was launched in the north, while in the south, the Tuvatian New Guard defended the south, with winter coming in, the defense held well, and Tuvatia made large gains in the north.

### January-March 1797

In this Time, Tuvatian soldiers arrived at Dekrossia's Capital after Lothair lead the army past the enemy's soldiers, the south offensive began to get closer to Thossia's capital, and they eventually gave up on the war, signing peace with Lothair.

## Second Peace

After the treaty gave Lothair all the land he wanted in South Dekrossia, Lothair was satisfied for a while, until 1800.

### Second Coup

President Lothair, on May 9, 1800, dissolved the parliament of Tuvatia, and crowned himslef Emperor of the Tuvatians afterwards.

## Third Lotharian War; Year by Year

After the war, Lothair's enemies were left humiliated and smaller than before, so they formed a coalition of Thossia, Dekrossia, and Abkharelia to take Lothair down

### 1800-1802

The first years saw Lothair's naval landing in Abkharelia, Lothair himself boarded a ship along with a large army, who landed in Abkharelia, and went to the capital in January 1801, Lothair's army was humiliated at the Battle of Iskir, and the army barely escaped from the Abkharelian Mainland by ship. The transport of Lothair was almost destroyed at the Naval Battle of Elsittuus, but they narrowly escaped after their ships were damaged.

### 1803

Lothair lead an army into North Dekrossia, while large defense took place in the south, eventually reaching near the Thossian Capital. In North Dekrossia, Lothair lead his army directly to North Dekrossia's Capital, where the coalition surrendered

## The Third Peace

Lothair split up North Dekrossia's western regions, as well as Thossia's Eastern areas, creating the Tuvatian System

This peace lasted 4 years until 1807, when the Fourth Lotharian War was declared

## Fourth Lotharian War

This time, Tisatia was called into the war, as well as all the previous fighters, who would fight against Tuvatia and it's Client States in the Tuvatian System

### 1807-1810

The first years of the war were slow, while Lothair made large advancements, the coalition was more accustomed to his tactics, and would avoid his armies to trick him, so he would be forced to retreat.

### 1811-1812

The least years of the war saw large advancements by Lothair, the Dekrossian-Tisatian joint army was caught near Dekrossia's Capital, where a massive Battle took place, Lothair's masterpiece happened during this battle, which ended the war after Lothair's army entered the Capital.

## Fourth Peace

After the Fourth Peace, the Coalition members figured out Lothair's Tactic, and made a Battle Plan, they would lure Lothair while Retreating, near a river, and then they would catch him off guard with cannons and destroy his army with a joint force of two nation's armies, while he could not escape. around March 1814, war was declared by the coalition, formed by the same nations as before.

## Fifth Lotharian War

The Coalition declared war on Lothair himself, not Tuvatia, and began fighting his armies in Dekrossia, where the plan went into place.

### April 2, 1814

This day saw the Battle of Douukrad, where Lothair's army was defeated atop a hill by a joint Dekrossian-Thossian force, Lothair was not injured, but he lost 923 men out of his 954 that he deployed, leaving only 31 Tuvatian men to leave the battle alive.

### May-August 1814

During the Summer, Lothair retreated south to attend to the advancing Thossian Armies, the generals in the north could not hold onto their lands, and were pushed back by the Dekrossian armies.

### September-December 1814

Dekrossia eventually reached a fort near Tuvatia's capital and set in for a siege, while Lothair was pushed back by Sadik's Army.

### January-March 1815

the Battle of Tuvala happened on March 12, 1815 after the siege was broken by cannon fire at the walls, and Dekrossian soldiers entered a break in the fort's walls. In the south, Lothair was tricked by Thossian soldiers who retreated into Tuvatian territory, also making Lothair retreat to catch them at the battle of D'leifetiuu on March 15, which Thossia won, leading Lothair to the capital on March 19, where he was captured by Dekrossian soldiers, and Tuvatia's government surrendered.

## Fifth Peace

After so much war, the coalition tried to balance the 3 continents, so they gave Tuvatia the land they wanted, and sent Lothair to exile on a Tisatian island on April 3rd, 1815. Tuvatia became a republic once again.

### Return of Lothair

During his exile, which lasted 493 days, Lothair became infatuated with returning to his throne, and eventually, on August 8th, 1816, he was transported by boat to the East coast of Tuvatia, and was placed back on the throne when he arrived at the capital of Tuvala, where his generals and veterans alike chanted; "Riattol Èvil G’nol!" (Tuvatian: Long Live Lothair!)

## Final War

The 6th Lotharian War as it is widely called, was fought in 1816, and climaxed at the Battle of Nomkrad

### August 1816

Lothair's army marched north into Dekrossia, after the coalition came back together to defeat him, a joint Gerudian-Dekrossian army met Lothair on August 14 near the border, where Lothair was greatly outnumbered, beginning the battle of Nomkrad, where Lothair's army was horribly defeated after Lothair's battle orders were lost, and Lothair retreated.

On August 15, 1816, Lothair surrendered, the Republic was returned and Lothair and his son were banished to Gerudia.