The Battle of Haupstadt

[From Left to right, top to bottom]• Top view of Haupstadt during the battle • Incindean Soldier traveling across a destroyed bridge • Prench artillerymen using a Feldscharfschütze (Prench Field Gun) • Saint Imperium Infantry aiming down on top of a balcony

## Casulties

### Opposing

Prance, Saint Imperium of Pyrorainia

The **Battle of Haupstadt** was the final battle of the **Second Undead War**. Also known as the **Fall of Haupstadt**, the battle lasted 3 1/2 hours of constant bombardments and urban warfare throughout Prance's capital city.

After the recent **Battle of the Frozen-Fog**, Incindea had gone through a fast revolution, and eventually formed into **New Incindea,** and the new leader, **Alimator** had controlled it.

## Background

The battle began on 12/21/23, at 11:20 am Est. A few hours before the battle, High numbers of new Incindean forces were spotted outside of Haupstadt. Prench Forces began to fortify **Haupstadt**, while remaining Pyrorainian forces would soon arrive. Prench Artillery men would set a **Feldscharfschütze**(Prench Standard Field Gun) Outside, aiming down a bridge. Soon after, Incindean forces would begin marching down the bridge, when artillery began to open fire downwards onto the bridge, blowing it up instantly.

The battle would begin to quickly turn into Urban Warfare, as weak defenses were put up in the front of Haupstadt. Mutliple Artillery would be placed nearby, but would be almost useless due to the urban landscape providing cover for opposing forces.

The **Incindean** advance towards Haupstadt faced numerous challenges, notably the severe winter. The extreme cold, combined with logistical difficulties for the Incindean military, led to equipment malfunctions and hampered troop mobility. Exploiting these vulnerabilities, the Prench and Pyrorainian forces, commanded by **HotCaprisun**, Wolf, and Outrunsneeze, launched a counteroffensive that pushed the Incindeans back from Haupstadt's outskirts. **Operation Snowball**, the Prench offensive aimed at capturing Haupstadt, ultimately failed due to the tenacity of the Incindeans and strategic miscalculations by the Prench generals.

A bridge would be blown, and would become a challenge for Incindean forces to cross the river, most of them drowning, or being killed in the water. The 341st battalion would take cover upon a hill, firing down from trenches. Incindean forces would aim to destroy vital parts of the city, such as factories, churches, and political buildings, but would mostly fail to do so.

An hour into combat, **Wolf** would call in aerial forces, such as the 1st Aerial Brigade. The aerial forces would bomb, and gas the streets of Haupstadt, killing enemy forces and allied forces.

### **Medical conditions**

During the battle, illnesses instantly begin forming, such as hypothermia and rabbit fever. Diseases begin ran rampant on both sides, with many deaths being rabbit fever. Shortage on food also began to occur, with aerial supply failing to reach to Haupstadt.

## **Aftermath**

After the Battle of Haupstadt, the city lay in ruins due to intense fighting, leaving buildings destroyed and infrastructure damaged. The civilian population faced hardships, including shortages of essentials like food and shelter. Efforts were made to rebuild Haupstadt, but the process was lengthy and challenging.

After the battle, the end of the **Second Undead War** would occur. Fortunately for **Prance** and **Pyrorainia**, New Incindea was lenient, and offered protection over Prance and Pyrorainia, with Incindea willing to repair full damages.