The Great Continental War

Flag of the American Union State

### Location

New Orleans, The Mississippi River, Chicago, Gulf of Mexico, Most of the area of Mississippi river states

### Territorial Changes

American annexation of the Midwest and Cuba + outer lying islands, Complete British collapse

## Belligerants

American Union StateCuba

Atlantic Union (switched sides at the end)

The British EmpireRussia (Industrial + Economic)

Atlantic Union (switched sides at the end)

Overview

The Great Continental War was a military conflict between Britain and the American Union State directly following The Cuba Crisis. It was a total war forming soldiers from the Atlantic Union, The British Empire, The American Union State, and Cuba directly involving 11 different members coming from the forementioned nations. The exact causes for The Great Continental War are often debated, but contributing factors such as The War of Chicago, the American-Cuban alliance, and increasing tension between The American Union State and The British Empire. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, turning civilian industry into military industry. Following the onset of campaigns in Cuba, and the siege of New Orleans, the war continued primarily between the The British Empire and The American Union State, with soldiers and tactics being given to American forces after the failed invasion of Havana from The British Empire. On 17 August 2022, Britain led its troops in an invasion of The American Union State, opening the Southern Front, the largest land theatre of war in history.

#### The First Battle of New Orleans

The First Battle of New Orleans took place shortly after the siege of New Orleans began from British Troops. It took place on the west side of New Orleans, where American and Cuban forces faced off against British forces in the town of New Orleans. The fighting mainly consisted of ranged combat, with The American Union State forces aided by Cuban Volunteers fired at British Troops from rooftops. Eventually, the American and Cuban forces were able to push British Troops all the way back to the siege banner where the British were forced to flee and the area was occupied by America troops ending the first armed conflict.

#### The March to The Sea

The March to The Sea was an event that took place which provided great intel on the state of British armor & weapon stockpiles which was crucial on deciding how to fight the war. It involved TrafficConeGod and RandomLambda on the side of the Americans, and Hobie007007 on the side of the British. While doing reconnaissance, TrafficConeGod alerted RandomLambda of a stray British troop boating down the Mississippi. In coordination, TrafficConeGod would chase Hobie007007 by boat forcing him up against the eastern bank of the Mississippi river, while RandomLambda drank a swiftness potion to stay on land and catch up with them there. When the American forces reached Hobie, he made a sharp turn left into Arkansas where RandomLambda and TrafficConeGod chased him all the way to the gulf, where a naval battle was waged leading to Hobie's death. The resulting information uncovered was the relative lack of good armor and weapons on Hobie, which convinced the American forces to be welcome of a more aggressive approach to the battles. Hobie also showed lack of cooperation with his commander, AaronDobo when he refused orders to return to Chicago where he could stay for the duration of the session.

#### The Second Battle of New Orleans

"The Second Battle of New Orleans" is a disambiguous term used to describe the numerous battles and skirmishes that occurred just west of New Orleans. Due to how similar all the conflicts are in nature, there is no need to describe every specific battle but a general summary of them is appropriate. The battles would consist of RandomLambda and Flame51 and Jebby shooting at them from snipers nest, and when the attackers (Usually Hobie, Kingwaffles, and Aaron) found or made cover, TrafficConeGod would remove it and lure the attackers out into the open, where RandomLambda and Flame51 and Jebby would jump down and engage a melee battle with the unsuspecting attackers. All of these battles resulted in a decisive win for The American Union State, leading to their gain of supplies. Notably humiliating, the American and Cuban forces would actively wear armor they had gotten from dead British troops to mock their inability to fight.

#### Atlantic Union Sabatoge

For the duration of the war, it was commonly believed that the Atlantic Union was either neutral or leaning to the British due to competition between American and Atlantic companies. This however was proven false when an Atlantic Union spy (Noodle52) destroyed a large part of British stockpiles and their methods to make more at the tail end of the war.

#### The Final Battle of New Orleans

The Final Battle of New Orleans was the very last battle fought at New Orleans between American, Cuban, Atlantic, and British forces. This battle finally decided the course of the war, as it destroyed the very last armor and weapons that the British forces held as well as being the "Nail in the Coffin" for British morale.

#### Aftermath

After the war had ended, the American Union State was at the strongest position it had ever been. Their military had gone through a series of intense training, and their Industry being pushed and expanded further than it had ever been before. The American industrial machine could churn out sets upon sets of fully enchanted armor, stacks of blocks, and many other luxury goods at a scale that no other country was able to match. To preserve this massive increase in industry, the American Union States new leader (TrafficConeGod) would look across the atlantic into Europe and Africa for raw material shipments eventually leading to the creation of American East Africa and American West Africa, as well as gold to Magicheim and England to buy up their raw material supply.

#### Secret Russian Involvement

For an unknown reason, the Russian government would supply the British using their Industrial power to makeup for shortfalls in British supply. The effectiveness of this has yet to actually be determined, but the simple fact that it happened enraged the American leadership and public, as prior, the Russians had been their ally, and took a vow of neutrality in the war. This nearly brought Russia and the AUS into war, which would place even more pressure on the Russian leadership furthering the cracks in the Russian system, being a contributing factor to the collapse of Russia.