War of the Hybretian Succession

Clockwise starting left top: Hybretian Landings in Novac, Ephesus Massacre, Kordynian 1st Fleet moving west, riots in Ephesus, Kordynian Marines landing in Endiolaudum, Hybretian Fleet approaching Novac

### Year

May 7th, 262 - October 8th, 262 (154 Days) (Maybe)

### Cause

Hybretian Aggression under Basilean IIIGorathic fears of having rights revoked

Slaughter of the Steps and attempted murder of Basilean III by Novac

Refusal of Hybretians to Withdraw from Novac leads to foreign involvement

### Battles

Battle of New ViserothisBattle for Gorathica

Invasion of Novac

Battle of Saint Black's Bay (262)

Invasion of Taris

Invasion of New Hybris

Liberation of Ephesus

### Result

Kordynian & Rebel Victory-Basilean and Juana captured in New Hybris

-Daelin declared Senior Emperor

-Lenara declared Junior Empress

-Serious damage to Hybretian society

### Combatants

Kingdom of HybretiaKingdom of Setacolina (Until July 28th)

vs

Gorathic Republic

Hybretian Rebels

Republic of Novac

Confederation of Garman

Empire of Kordowyn

Kingdom of Setacolina (After August 18th) -Support

Gretian-Sidonian Empire - Support

**The War of the Hybretian Succession** was a conflict that broke out in early May 262, after the Gorathic clans declared Lenara the Queen of Gorathica after hearing reports that Emperor Basilean was planning to strip many rights from them. The war escalated exceptionally fast with the Hybretian fleet splitting apart and fighting tearing across southern Gorathica.

After establishing a blockade, the Empire of Kordowyn invaded New Hybris and captured Emperor Basilean and his family. The war is often referred to as the **Second Kordynian Conquest**.

Daelin I was reestablished as Emperor, with his daughter Junior Empress. The popularity of both is high in Gorathica and the colonies, but in Endiolaudika they are viewed as puppets of Kordowyn. The scars left in Hybretian society have grown deeper.

### War in the South

Fighting broke out in near New Viserothis and back and forthed for weeks before Lenara and a Sidonian army came to support the Gorathics. A force of Eresu fighters was executed en masse by the Hybretians after failing to capture the north-end, sparking massive protests in Ephesus.

War had torn apart the west as well, with Jodithine territory constantly flipping back and forth.

### Ephesus Massacre

As tensions rose as war grew closer to the west, the rebel vessel HWS Epicheris engaged and sunk the HWS Dyanmi near Ephesus. The crowds gathered cheered the event, leading to a force of Katigadis opening fire in the Slaughter of the Steps. Many civilians, including foreign nationals, died in the massacre before the Katigadis could be ordered to stop. *Epicheris* bombarded the Governor's mansion, killing most of the upper command and officers.

Following the massacre, Basilean and the Royal government began a thorough investigation and seized 31 Katigadis they believed responsible, exeucting them all publicly. The Republic of Novac sent a bomb to kill the Aftokatoras, sparking the Hybro-Novacian War.

Basilean ordered a full invasion of Novac, which when troops landed, was met with declarations of war by Garman and Kordowyn. Setacolina withdrew from the war after the massacre and began sending material aide to rebels in Ephesus. Ephesus entered widespread rebellion by mid August.

### Peripheral Wars

Makriaudia declared Daelin as Aftokatoras as the war broke out. Daelin captured Recinolaudum in mid August with no fighting, and Hybretian Ostindien in late August with little resistance. Drakon Kalkhas was sent to negotiate with Lenara, who had seized Union Trans-Arassia early in the war.

### End of the War

The Kordynian Empire declared war on Hybretia after the invasion of Novac, and established a thick blockade of New Hybris. Kolangrad ceased all trade and shut down the railways going in and out of the Capital.

Daelin and a Templari'i army invaded Taris as the Templari'i fleet destroyed the Tarisian Home Fleet in mid August. The naval battle was a quick victory for the Templari'i

On September 18th the Kordynian 2nd Army landed Marines in Endiolaudum. The 1st and 2nd Armies, under General Jac Burke crossed over by rail from Kolangrad and launched an invasion of Endiolaudika. The 1st Union Koinovoúlio accepted the unconditional surrender as supplies dwindled and the capital was surrounded, Basilean did not.