[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]Autumn of 1799[/h2][/center]

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

A sizeable fleet, belonging to [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b], sails south from it's home port, and enters the Nalci Strait from the north. From the south, the reformed and reinforced fleet of [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b] enters the Strait from the south. Realizing too late, the entire naval strength of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] finds itself trapped within the Strait, and within their harbour at Visev. The city is already under a vicious siege, but it is in the surrounding seas that the fiercest fighting occurs. The combined fleet of Dashkatar and Oflua begins relentless raids on the docked Sescos fleet, destroying any ships that try to escape the blockade. With their naval superiority broken, and their supply lines cut, the garrison of Visev finds their position suddenly weakened. 

[u][i][b]5th of July[/b][/i][/u]

The Royal Wedding between Prince Pashkov Sadoski of [b]The Kingdom of Claidor[/b] and Empress Alina Romanovna of [b]The Empire of Rubrus[/b]. The wedding is a lavish affair, and through Pashkov official becoming Prince Consort of Rubrus, the two nations find themselves bound through marriage, the two respective rulers becoming brother and sister in law. With the wedding festivities still underway, the new alliance makes their intent clear, as the armies of Rubrus begins rigorous training.

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

[b]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/b], given new confidence by it's alliance with [color=2e3192][b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b][/color], begins training its armies, seemingly preparing for some great offensive. In which direction that offensive will erupt, few can say for sure. 

[u][i][b]9th of July[/b][/i][/u]

The sieging army of [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] launches a massive assault against the walls of Larymnas, seeking to break [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] garrison before the quickly approaching relief arrives. The walls are breached, and what follows is a bloody and frantic skirmish, every street becoming a battlefield, every house a foxhole. The city is on the brink, falling so close to defeat that King Bakos Mátyás himself takes up his sword and joins the fray. Somehow, the Ofluan army is beaten back, and street by street they are driven from the city. But the cost is almost insurmountable, blood running in the gutters, and the body of the King himself lies broken, in the shadow of the great gate to the inner city that he gave his life to defend. 

[b][i][u]11th of July[/u][/i][/b]

In the Colonies of North East Africa, an army of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire [/color][/b] forms, and marches north. In a shocking and unforeseen move, the Redcliff army marches troops over the border, into the territory of [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b]. While the army marches in high spirits, the colonists that they leave behind are aghast. Before long, news of the garrisons total departure reaches the rebels, and a massacre quickly follows. What colonists remain flee, and the Colonies of both South Otto and Ottomas cannot be considered under Redcliff control any longer, instead raising the flag of the newly formed nation of Naziim.

[u][i][b]15th of July[/b][/i][/u]

[b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] officially withdraws its armies from around the city, and The Siege of Larymnas finally draws to a close, as the Ofluan army retreats in the face of the approaching relief. They march south, intending to join the continuing offensive of [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b]. The celebrations in the city are muted. Thousands upon thousands of citizens and soldiers of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] lie dead, and the nation is in mourning over the death of their beloved king. 

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

The Siege of Visev continues. The combined fleets of [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b] and [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b] shatters the trapped fleet of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b], and begins bombarding the city itself. Although heavily fortified, the garrison of Visev finds itself outnumbered. The waves of assault from Dashkatar begins to wear down the defences, and it becomes likely that the siege may soon draw too a close, the garrison physically unable to continue the battle. 

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

An army of [b][color=808080]The Kingdom of Ubren[/color][/b], led by General Janik Tillich, shows its loyalty to [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire [/color][/b]and begins marching south, intending to link up and support the Redcliff army already moving to aid [b]The Kingdom of Sescos.[/b]

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

Less than a month after it's beginning, the Siege of Visev draws to a close. Walls hammered and broken by the cannons of the fleet in the harbour, the army of [b][color=92278f]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/color][/b] breaks through and shatters the garrison. The fighting is violent, brutal, but ultimately brief. Before the day ends, the city flies the flag of Dashkatar, and the army prepares for it's next move.