Wars of the Metro and Beyond

This is an incomplete list of the major wars fought around the Detroit Metro Wasteland, as well as some areas further east, and in the Peninsular Republic

2100s

Vault 36 War - Safe Arbor, Frigerator Town, Forsaken, Goodvault, Undermarket, other communities vs Vault 36 dwellers. Vault 36 Dwellers aggressively expanded out of their vault, attempting to subjugate or exterminate all other factions of the wastes. they were finally stopped by a coalition of the settlements of the time, lead by the two largest, Safe Arbor and the Ghoul Forsaken. Resulted in the destruction of Vault 36 and the scattering or enslavement of its inhabitants.

Prospector War - Safe Arbor/Goodvault/Tall Towers/Prospectors/Tribals vs Forsaken. Ended with a stalemate as the ghouls could not keep the humans out of Detroit and the humans could not annihilate the ghouls

First Red Star Army-Safe Arbor War - Following Prospectors War, Red Star Army began to operate in Safe Arbor territory. They would target their caravans and attempt to raid and free held slaves. Clashes between the two factions would continue inconclusively for many years to come.

Peninsular Republic Conquest of Maintoulin

Saginaw War - Vault Empire forms as Vault 34 opens and the inhabitants form a settlement, which quickly grows with help of GECK. With superior technology and large numbers, they make themselves lords over a large area near Bay City. Within a few decades the two thousand Vault Dwellers rule over tens of thousands of tribals who worship them as gods. They begin to establish a new society, rebuilding agriculture and organizing settlements.

Taylor-Frigerator War - Frigerator Town fights against nascent settlement of Safe Arbor

2200s

Second Red Star Army-Safe Arbor War, 2236 - RSA wins and forces Safe Arbor to give up slavery, in return for allowing caravans to head to the west one again.

Lake People Raids - Upper Peninsula Tribals vs Peninsular Republic. Resulted in the enslavement of the fugitive tribes.

First Freemont-Peninsular Republic War - Kingdom of Freemont vs Peninsular Republic, resulted in Peninsular Republic annexing a two thirds of Freemont but leaving the state to continue on.

Conquest of Mt Pleasant Commune - Peninsular Republic conquers Mt Pleasant and surrounding territory.

Upper Peninsular War - Megawatt Clan vs Peninsular Republic. Resulted in the destruction of the Peninsular Republic colonies and the decimation of their expeditionary force. Peninsular Republic abandons most of the upper Peninsula.

Peninsular Republic Civil War - results in victory for the National Rennaissance movement, wich is overthrow merely two years later by a military junta.

Second Freemont War - Peninsular Republic conquers the rest of the Kingdom of Freemont.

Peninsular Republic-Grand Rapids War - Peninsular Republic conquers Grand Rapids and surrounding territory from the warlords who hold it.

Midland War - Peninsular Republic Conquers midland, who surrenders in return for special status in the Republic and to keep their freedom.

First Peninsular Republic-Red Star Army War - Peninsular Republic offensive towards Lansing is repulsed. They soon stop teir efforts to focus on the Vault Empire

Forsaken-Safe Arbor War - While RSA is distracted and cannot offer meaningful help, the Forsake attack Safe Arbor. First Estate refuses to help, holding old grudges. Other settlements try to assist but Safe Arbor is defeated and isolated. Ghouls do not bother to fight humans as a wole, wanting to keep them separated, so they only target Safe Arbor. Much of its influence in Detroit, already waning, is eliminated in this war. Forsaken do not permanently hold more territory, instead retreating after sacking Undermarket and hurting Safe Arbor.

Vaulters War - Vault 34 Empire vs Peninsular Republic. Long and bloody war, one of largest of the post-great war era. Resulted in the Peninsular Republic annexing the Vault Empire.

Sarn-Dominion War - ongoing war between the Dominion of Canada and the Kingdom of Sarn. Sarn has pushed out DoC from north of Lake St Claire with help of Ronto and spread into Saginaw, while the DoC has captured Windsor from raiders (its capital formerly being the ruins of London) and then spreading across into the United States, opening a second front with raids across t he lake and rivers. DoC has established colonies in Detroit and around the north shore area which Sarn claims.

Peninsular Republic-Unified Cities Wars - Kalamazoo/Battle Creek vs Peninsular Republic, fought concurrently with Vaulters War. Ends we Kalamazoo betrays Battle Creek and makes a separate peace, leaving them to face the onslaught alone and be subjugated brutally.

South Bend War - Peninsular Republic conquers to the outskirts of Chicago and ends up fighting the Brotherhood of Steel, suffering a heavy defeat.

Seconds Peninsular Republic-Red Star Army War - Peninsular Republic again stopped, just west of Jackson, as it tries to outflank the RSA and get to Detroit from the west.

Flint War - Peninsular Repulic conquers theocratic state in Flint

Sarn-Peinsular Republic War - PR tries to conquer rest of Saginaw peninsular which is mostly ruled by the Kingdom of Sarn. A bloody war of attrition ensues, which the Peninsular Republic soon abandons to focus its attention to the south and their goal of conquering Detroit.

Metro War - Peninsular Republic/Taylor vs RSA/Safe Arb/Motor City Union vs Forsake vs Confederation of the Maw vs Dominion of Canada vs Kingdom of Sarn, all out war over Detroit between several blocs and independent and powerful states. Current frontlines are PR vs Triple Alliance in the cities north and west, PR vs Sarn in Saginaw, Taylor vs Dominion of Canada vs Confederation in the south, Forsaken vs Peninsular Republic in the cities northeast, Forsake vs Taylor at Taylor, Safe Arbor vs Taylor at southwest