[i]"If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud. Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues, my friend, you would not tell with such high zest to children ardent for some desperate glory, the old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est Pro patria mori." [/i] -Wilfred Owen

[center][h2]Summer of 1799[/h2][/center]

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[u][i][b]30th of May[/b][/i][/u]

Staying true to their word, [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b] launches an offensive against [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b]. The 1st Army prepares to make the crossing across the strait, supported by a strong contingent of the Dashkatar navy. However, they quickly encounter almost the full force of the Sescosi fleet. What followed was a frantic and bloody naval battle. The Dashkatar continued their objective of making landfall west of the Sescosi city of Visev, but they faced fierce opposition from the Sescosi fleet. The Dashkatar fleet finds itself outnumbered, and it is only the presence of Admiral Duran Inal that gives them a glimmer of hope. The battle rages on for several hours, and by the end of the day, it becomes clear that the Dashkatar fleet has been defeated, the remaining ships forced to limp home. However they successfully managed to successfully land a sizeable contingent of the Dashkatar army, which quickly began pushing north to cut off the city of Visev. 

[b][i][u]3rd of June[/u][/i][/b]

[color=2e3192][b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b][/color] announces a revolutionary new plan. They propose that the natives of their Colony of Inverus become full citizens of Aontas. Citing the natives embrace of the Aontas culture, and their long shared history, The Kingdom also proposes embracing Inverus as a Province equal to those of the Aontas homeland. The idea is initially met with stunned silence, not due to any real shock, but more at the shock of the lack of any perceived protest. And so the Royal Decree carries, and Inverus becomes, for all intents and purposes, a Province of Aontas. 

[u][i][b]7th of June[/b][/i][/u]

A colonist group departs New Rodesia, the Colony of [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b] and sails west. They reach the shore, and quickly begin establishing a colony. There are frictions with the natives, but the Republic's colonists persevere regardless, and soon form the Colony of New Milania. How the relations with the natives continue, remains to be seen. 

[u][i][b]8th of June[/b][/i][/u]

The siege of Larymnas continues, as the [b]Kingdom of Sescos[/b] garrison continues to valiantly defend their city. They continue to have high morale, eagerly anticipating the arrival of relief, from whichever source is comes. However supplies are being worn down, and for every assault beaten back, the cost is Sescosi blood.

[b][i][u]10th of June[/u][/i][/b]

In the Colonies of [color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color], an initiation begins to raise armies to defend themselves. Surprisingly, the natives take to this recruitment well, and a handful of regiments are quickly raised, prepared to defend their homelands in the name of the Republic. Armed by Toubres, these regiments are initially met with resistance by the Republic's own armies, but the regiments already stationed in the Colonies themselves are well accustomed to the natives, and take to them well, seeing them as brothers-in-arms. 

[u][i][b]14th of June[/b][/i][/u]

[b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] announces that all vessels of [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b], [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b], [b]The Echyan Empire[/b] and [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] that dock into a Redcliff port will be taxed for their stay, and a higher tax placed on their goods. Considering the raiding that the Echyan Navy has been conducting along the east coast of Redcliff, this announcement becomes a laughing stock among their vessels. They take to tossing a coin into the sea after each raid, as the 'tax' for their stay. 

[b][i][u]16th of June[/u][/i][/b]

Following the capture of Kolceg, the vast invading army of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] marches east. Rather than assaulting the remaining [b]Empire of Echyan[/b] held city of the Province, they cross into the territories of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b], moving at all speed to break the siege of Larymnas. News reaches the city itself, and [b]The Republic of Oflua [/b]doubles it's efforts to seize the city.

[u][i][b]18th of June[/b][/i][/u]

The rebels in the Colonies of Egalpin, Ottomas and Soute Otto launch attacks against the colonists of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b]. Still largely unpunished for the bloodbath of their initial uprising, they launch punishing assaults on the Redcliff people. Although the garrisons react quickly, they cannot be everywhere at once, and the rebels fade into the desert as suddenly as they appear.

[b][i][u]19th of June[/u][/i][/b]

The diplomatic party [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b], still guests of [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b], proposes a trade agreement. The Akkadians welcome the suggestion, far from ignorant of the economic powerhouse that Ianian is quickly becoming. This only further enforces the growing relationship between the two nations, bridging the cultural gaps as the diplomatic party continues to enjoy the rich society of Akkadia. 

[u][i][b]21st of June[/b][/i][/u]

[color=2e3192][b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b][/color] accepts the diplomatic approach by [b][color=630460]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/color][/b], and the two nations enter into a defensive pact. Europe is quickly finding itself fractured into alliances and agreements, and those who are still alone, may find themselves stranded as war continues to spread. 

[u][i][b]23rd of June[/b][/i][/u]

[b][color=fff200]The Holy Territories of Edoniras[/color][/b] forms another army. While the first army did not stand as particularly confrontational to any one nation, the new army formed in the Province of Biania makes the Pope's intentions clear. Plans are quickly drawn up for the defence of the Province, but also, and perhaps more worryingly, plans of attack are also drawn up. 

[u][i][b]24th of June[/b][/i][/u]

The Governors of the Colonies of [color=f26522][b]The Republic of Toubres[/b][/color] receives orders to begin the introduction of natives as full citizens of the Republic. The plan is initially small-scale, but it is received well by the natives of the Republic's longest standing colonies, whereas it's viewed as a mere curiosity in the newer colonies. The plan grows in scale, and the Toubres colonists find their numbers bolstered by Natives, the two cultures becoming deeply ingrained. 

[u][i][b]26th of June[/b][/i][/u]

[b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b] sends an envoy to [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b], attempting to restore the diminishing relations between the two nations. However they find that the Akkadian high society is already occupied with the party from [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b], and although they do go someway to at least stabilise the relationship, they struggle to make any real diplomatic progress. 

[u][i][b]27th of June[/b][/i][/u]

In a shocking move, [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] openly declares the legalization of slavery for all African natives. Considering the vast majority of the natives have risen up and fled into the desert, the first initial attempts by the garrisons to go after them are met with bloody ambushes, and they quickly abandon the plan. Instead they move to enslave the few remaining loyal natives, driving those that still remain to rise up as well, moving to join their comrades in the deserts. The fairly pitiful number of slaves seized also cripples the Redcliff scheme to tempt more colonists, which is in itself offset by the continued attacks on the already present colonists.