First Junoan War (Legacy)

Battle of Donevo | Circa. February 1904

### Major Battles

Battle of Donevo, Siege of Khadovo, Battle of Suskovsk, Battle of Kaska, Battle of Umura

## Commanders

### Aggressor Commanders

Officer Lokin, Lieutenant Quince, Mareka Keralin, General Jovan Cortez

## Casualities

### Defender Casualities

Civilian: 72,000+ | Armed: Unknown

During January 1904 Eshan and Azalorn forces crossed the Juno Border, the result was a fierce ongoing war across the borders of Esha and Juno. The war is over.

## **History**

### Pre-War

#### **Tensions Rise**

During 1903 tensions between Juno and Esha began to rise, with the Eshan Imperator Koloman Aurel Masiar wanting to expand west, Juno was the only problem in the way of this idea.

#### **Need of Support**

Esha knew they could not take Juno alone, so they requested the help of one of their largest allies of the time Azalorn to take the southern front if the war did occur, Azalorn accepted this deal.

#### **Preparations**

Azalorn soldiers began pouring into Esha in massive numbers, Juno knew something was up and moved soldiers up to the border in order for defense, Esha did the same. Soon enough Esha however would go farther then the border.

### Winter 1904

#### **Troops Enter**

At the start of January 1904 thousands of Eshan and Azalorn soldiers crossed the Esha-Juno border. This would start the Esha-Juno war.

#### **North to Esha**

In the north border towns began to be evacuated from the region as fighting began, the north began to fall into Eshan hands with heavy causalities however. Many Eshan soldiers would begin to gather at a Junoan town however, Donevo.

#### **South to Juno**

With the north having intense Esha-Juno engagements Azalorn troops did not want to fall behind, however the soldiers were not enough to push the Junoans back, if anything they got pushed back.

#### **Battle of Donevo**

With massive amounts of Esha soldiers getting ready to take the Junoan coast and push to the capital, Juno decided Donevo was the place to stand their guard, mass defenses were put in the city as it begun evacuation, though not all citizens would be able to make it out. When Esha soldiers arrived a large engagement began as the Battle of Donevo, Suskovsk and Umura started. As Esha began to experience heavy casualties they decided they needed more help in the war, they decided to call for Vinland and Victalma, Victalma answered.

#### **Victalman Entry**

With a call of help from the Eshans their southern ally Victalma came to their aid. This would result in Victalma declaring war on Juno and sending 3 divisions to the Esha Front. With Officer Lokin arriving at Kalyzerske he began to command the Esha forces until the Victalman forces arrived, as the battles began to get worse, the 15th Eshan Infantry Regiment decided to make a desperate advancement forward, this would result in them getting encircled.

### Spring 1904

#### **Siege of Khadovo**

With the 15th encircled they prepared for a siege and did not surrender, the 1st and 2nd Victalman Infantry Regiments were ordered to break the siege once they arrived, while this was happening Eshan advancements were halted by Juno reinforcements arriving, they decided to dig a trench around their front, Juno did the same thing, this would result in a stalemate in Donevo and Suskovsk.

### Summer 1904

#### **Victalman Arrival**

With Victalman forces finally arriving advancements were seen at Umura in order to get to Khadovo in order to break the siege. With around 15,000 men breaking into Khadovo aiding already a large Eshan force, it would overwhelm the Junoans, forcing them to fall back. This would result in Umura being taken and Suskovsk making advances again.

#### **Peace?**

After these large defeats and Lieutenant  Quince and Mareka Keralin miraculously fully taking the Juno capital, this would result in Juno being open for ending the war. However when Esha presented a peace deal they denied it, though when Victalma proposed their peace deal they accepted it. However Victalma decided to hold off its deal, being promised more if they stayed and helped Esha.

### Fall 1904

#### **The End**

With the war making Juno have extreme heavy losses, the capital gone and all fronts being pushed back. As of November 1904, Juno issued its official surrender. Large celebrations in the nearby city to the front at Kalyzerske all the way to Nova Colborme in Victalma as well as Junoan citizens, celebrating the end of a conflict that killed so many people. With the Treaty of Doneslav signed, the war officially came to a end.

### Post-War

#### **Victalma**

With the new city of city state of Chistro, Victalma began to fortify the city and rebuild it from the war. Within homeland Victory Day was established on the 30th of November in order to signify Victalma's first victory. The war would also effect the first Victalman Prime Minister elections, the king of Victalma and queen of Minoa would both give speeches about the war ending.

#### **Esha**

With the war over, people in Kalyzerske were bursting with joy, people could return to their homes and they had more land that was given in the Treaty of Doneslav, not to mention they now had Juno as their protectorate and could rule over them, though shortly after the end the president of Cornopolia insulted Esha for starting the war.

#### **Juno**

With the war over and a Juno surrender, life in the nation began to improve rapidly with Eshan help, Umura began to improve from a war torn city, the same happened with Donevo. With Juno beginning to heal the citizens looked before Esha as their new ruler, their previous rulers sent to Astros for crimes against humanity, now with a Duchess of Esha in charge, they became a very loyal Eshan Protectorate, well the east, the west was still loyal to independence. This would lead Juno into civil war, one with much more nations and bloody battles.