[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]Spring of 1800[/h2][/center]

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[b][i][u]2nd of February[/u][/i][/b]

[b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b], while it's armies continue to wage war abroad, begins an intense industrialization process. Perhaps inspired by their neighbors to the north, [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b], Dashkatar attempts to abandon it's old, traditionally agriculturally founded industry, and instead invest heavily into the most modern technologies that their Engineers are able to get their hands on. It quickly becomes clear that every nation is attempting to embrace the new century, abandoning the ways of old. 

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

The outer walls of Larymnas are breached, the forces of [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b] flooding into the city itself. Somehow, King Pieter Mátyás rallies the remaining garrison, fighting ferociously for every inch, and making a desperate last stand in the solidly build citadel. The capital of [b]The Kingdom of Sescos[/b] burns, and the guns of Dashkatar pound relentlessly on the one surviving strong-point, but the thick walls of the citadel, and the iron will of the defenders, continue to stand resolute. For now. The nation cries out desperately for aid, from any who will listen. 

[b][i][u]6th of February[/u][/i][/b]

The defending army of [b][color=fff200]The Holy Territories of Edoniras[/color][/b], still bracing itself in the province of Salid, has it's ranks swollen. Thousands of fresh troops, proudly marching under the flag of the Holy Territories, make the journey west. The position of Edoniras is greatly strengthened, any counter-attack quickly becoming more and more daunting for [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b].

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

General Andrei Obnizov, marching at the head of the force of both [b]The Republic of Oflua[/b], and [b]The Kingdom of Ilastiri[/b], takes a moment to compose himself, before moving in pursuit of the army of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b]. Although the enemy is broken, Redcliff still possess a sizable force, and one that cannot be allowed to linger on the borders of the Republic. The sizable army begins it's slow chase.  

[b][i][u]13th of February[/u][/i][/b]

Continuing to promote their self-founded European Trading League, [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b] extends an invitation to [b]The Echyan Empire[/b]. Unsurprisingly, due to the two nations already sharing a strong bond, Echya accepts, and the League's influence, and power, only continues to grow. 

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

Once more, the Nalci Strait becomes a battleground of roaring spray and cannon fire, as the fleet of [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b] and [b]The Echyan Empire[/b] collide. The Echyan's are outnumbered but they fight with a burning fury that shatters a sizable portion of the Dashkatar fleet before they can bring their enemy can bring their numbers to bear. The Echyan fleet fades away as quickly as they appear, leaving the damaged ships of Dashkatar to limp back to safe ports. 

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

In the first battle of the war between [b]The Kingdom of Claidor[/b] and [b]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/b], it is Vendsyssel that strikes first. Rallying an army, General Kobus Lennips marches from the province of Rogosz, over the border and into the Claidor province of Lahoya, calling on their allies [b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b] to support them. The army has only marched a few miles before they collide into an army of Claidor. Although fairly evenly matched, the men of Vendsyssel are fierce warriors and, spearheaded by their legendary cavalry, shatter the Claidor army. The province opens up before them, and they march for the nearest Claidor city, Batko.

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

The two nations of [b][color=00aeef]The Empire of Attolia[/color][/b] and [b][color=0054a6]The Empire of Rubrus[/color][/b] announce the opening of naval trade lanes, hoping to establish a closer relationship between the two. However the threat of war between Rubrus and [b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b] casts a shadow over this agreement, as those same naval lanes could quickly find themselves closed by Aontas ships. 

[b][i][u]22nd of February[/u][/i][/b] 

The fleet of [b][color=007236]The Three City's Republic of Ianian[/color][/b], ferrying the army of [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b], quickly finds itself facing it's first hurdle. The only path to their destination of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] lies through the Nalci Strait, a war-zone stalked by ships of both [b]The Eternal Hadeen of Dashkatar[/b], and [b]The Echyan Empire[/b]. While Echya has openly sided with Ianian, and Dashkatar with Akkadia, it is the reverse that is not so clear. Will Echya allow Akkadian soldiers to rampage through Europe, and will Dashkatar allows European ships to sail, unobstructed, through their waters. What follows is quite possibly a diplomatic marvel, as the two nations cease their skirmishes to allow the Ianian fleet to sail through the Strait. Perhaps some clandestine meeting ensures their safe passage, or perhaps it is simply an unwillingness for any of the involved parties to make more enemies than they need to. 

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

[b]The Kingdom of Aontas[/b], faced with an overwhelming force of [b][color=708090]The Kingdom of Ubren[/color][/b] literally at their gates, is forced to react. Still possessing a powerful navy, Aontas brings it's full arsenal to bear. Even while the Ubren army throws itself against the walls of Inversen, the Aontas fleet begins a relentless bombardment of the besieging army. With no navy of their own, the Ubren forces have little to counter this new threat, forced to instead continue focusing on attempting to break the cities defenses. 

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

The army of [b]The Kingdom of Vendsyssel[/b] reaches [b]The Kingdom of Claidor[/b] city of Batko. Both sides dig in for a long siege, cannons roaring out a thunderous crescendo. But the balance of the war is tipped in favor of Vendsyssel, for now. How the two nations allies react may well decide the very fate of the war. 

[b][i][u]28th of February[/u][/i][/b]

With their path cleared, the forces of [b]The Akkadian Empire[/b] land in the province of So Tren. But for once, the garrison of [b][color=ed1c24]The Redcliff Empire[/color][/b] is prepared to defend their homeland. Although they are once again outnumbered, they are unbroken, well supplied, and determined to clear the name of the Redcliff Empire, and cast the invading heathens back into the sea. The Akkadian's attack the Redcliff coastal city of Avedua, an imposing port that dominated the Mediterranean Sea in a bygone era. They are faced with well built defenses, and iron-willed defenders.