HOME | DD

Description
I was originally going to call this "Rise of the South" but the Confederates had to go and soil that title

Anways... here we have a South Arcea West Hoffnungian Gevechtstank IV crew in front of the Volksvertretung Building in Buchans, Highlands HR (every Hoffnung Republic has a Volksvertretung acting as their representative body). They have been greeted as liberators by the locals, and this little girl has gotten caught up the the excitement.

On January 15th, 1801, Hizarius III of South Arcea & West Hoffnungia died. Following a week of memorials and other events celebrating his life, his daughter Anna who had been ruling the country for him over the past two years was officially made Queen. The event immediately spiked fears within the continental alliance. The UHR had been weakened by politically instability and Arcea was incapable of supporting their long time ally due to a war with the Shirudo. To make matters worse, Anna's nationalist sympathies drove fear of taking advantage of this fact.

When the Shirduo sparked a Communard overthrow of the UHR's central government in Maldrecoy, they hoped that Arcea, North Ghurrka and Corinth's fear of a powerful South Arcea would override there wish to crush a Shirudo backed communard government in Maldrecoy and unification of the Hoffnung Republics.

The rich, ethnically Hoffnung and Arcean dominated west called upon the international community to intervene. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and mercenaries also fled the communard controlled central Hoffnung Republics to the west, aiming to make a desperate last stand against the powerful communard red army backed by the Shirudo.

The night after Maldrecoy fell to Revolutionaries and the various central and eastern republic governments fell under this communist state, Anna Hizarius, now Anna I, used her powers as Queen to call a midnight emergency session of Parliament in Thensour. The far right Nationalist party who she had been working with was the only party to arrive in Parliament in significant numbers in time for the vote, the majority labour party only managing to field six members. In a 75-6 vote, an invasion of the UHR was launched.

Noon of the next day, Contact's Parliament voted in a tight 40 to 30 vote to unify with South Arcea & West Hoffnungia. Under command of South Arcean Field General Alphonse Jacques , half of Contacts army of 24 000 was sent to secure Highland as well as arm and organize loyalists. Meanwhile a South Arcean & West Hoffnungian army of 60 000 under Jorg Moizier moved forward into Falsueg meeting Hoffnung Proper HR's Army of 75 000 strong under General Ulrich Frees.

A key moment arrived the third day of the crisis in the Council of Falsueg. The Council acting as a UN equivalent heavily influenced actions taken by states, notably smaller ones. The Shirudo had hoped that the balance of power in the council would swing in their favor, as Arcea, Corinth and North Ghurrka often abstained from voting on motions created by South Arcea, or even voted against them. If this happened, South Arcea's intervention would be illegal, and the continental alliance would not able to support them. The Shirudo's intervention would also be made legal and no foreign party would be able to intervene, saving the revolution. But for only the second time since the Council's creation, Arcea, Corinth, North Ghurrka and all of the states in their sphere of influence voted with South Arcea. Now the Shirudo would not be able to take any action directly against South Arcea's expansion. Upon hearing the results of the vote, all four Shirudo members of the council stormed out, with there ambassador to the assembly cursing it as an Arcean imperialist front.

The gamble had severe implications on Shirudo interests. Now the balance of power in the council was strongly in the continental alliances favor as South Arcea brought their sphere of influence, including Orrisca and Weyward into the Continental camp. Furthermore, the only Shirudo sphere country to walk out with them were the Konchinentaru, reaffirming the council's power.

Now with continental support and South Arcean troops marching west, counter revolutionary forces became more confident. In Stendal, Hesse HR, an insurgency began. Shirudo supplies moving towards Baadensaar were constantly under attack by radical nationalists. The fleet in Holstinij escaped to Thensour, and Western Seabring claimed independence. All of this happening within 72 hours of the vote.

By the end of the week, South Arcean forces were in Holstinij and all off the Falsueg and Highland HR's had been annexed.

With tensions rising between the former allies of South Arcea West Hoffnungia and the Shirudo, Anna I has gone to Kohwoor to meet Taisho II in the hope that a flashpoint could be avoided.

Description
I was originally going to call this "Rise of the South" but the Confederates had to go and soil that title

Anways... here we have a South Arcea West Hoffnungian Gevechtstank IV crew in front of the Volksvertretung Building in Buchans, Highlands HR (every Hoffnung Republic has a Volksvertretung acting as their representative body). They have been greeted as liberators by the locals, and this little girl has gotten caught up the the excitement.

On January 15th, 1801, Hizarius III of South Arcea & West Hoffnungia died. Following a week of memorials and other events celebrating his life, his daughter Anna who had been ruling the country for him over the past two years was officially made Queen. The event immediately spiked fears within the continental alliance. The UHR had been weakened by politically instability and Arcea was incapable of supporting their long time ally due to a war with the Shirudo. To make matters worse, Anna's nationalist sympathies drove fear of taking advantage of this fact.

When the Shirduo sparked a Communard overthrow of the UHR's central government in Maldrecoy, they hoped that Arcea, North Ghurrka and Corinth's fear of a powerful South Arcea would override there wish to crush a Shirudo backed communard government in Maldrecoy and unification of the Hoffnung Republics.

The rich, ethnically Hoffnung and Arcean dominated west called upon the international community to intervene. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and mercenaries also fled the communard controlled central Hoffnung Republics to the west, aiming to make a desperate last stand against the powerful communard red army backed by the Shirudo.

The night after Maldrecoy fell to Revolutionaries and the various central and eastern republic governments fell under this communist state, Anna Hizarius, now Anna I, used her powers as Queen to call a midnight emergency session of Parliament in Thensour. The far right Nationalist party who she had been working with was the only party to arrive in Parliament in significant numbers in time for the vote, the majority labour party only managing to field six members. In a 75-6 vote, an invasion of the UHR was launched.

Noon of the next day, Contact's Parliament voted in a tight 40 to 30 vote to unify with South Arcea & West Hoffnungia. Under command of South Arcean Field General Alphonse Jacques , half of Contacts army of 24 000 was sent to secure Highland as well as arm and organize loyalists. Meanwhile a South Arcean & West Hoffnungian army of 60 000 under Jorg Moizier moved forward into Falsueg meeting Hoffnung Proper HR's Army of 75 000 strong under General Ulrich Frees.

A key moment arrived the third day of the crisis in the Council of Falsueg. The Council acting as a UN equivalent heavily influenced actions taken by states, notably smaller ones. The Shirudo had hoped that the balance of power in the council would swing in their favor, as Arcea, Corinth and North Ghurrka often abstained from voting on motions created by South Arcea, or even voted against them. If this happened, South Arcea's intervention would be illegal, and the continental alliance would not able to support them. The Shirudo's intervention would also be made legal and no foreign party would be able to intervene, saving the revolution. But for only the second time since the Council's creation, Arcea, Corinth, North Ghurrka and all of the states in their sphere of influence voted with South Arcea. Now the Shirudo would not be able to take any action directly against South Arcea's expansion. Upon hearing the results of the vote, all four Shirudo members of the council stormed out, with there ambassador to the assembly cursing it as an Arcean imperialist front.

The gamble had severe implications on Shirudo interests. Now the balance of power in the council was strongly in the continental alliances favor as South Arcea brought their sphere of influence, including Orrisca and Weyward into the Continental camp. Furthermore, the only Shirudo sphere country to walk out with them were the Konchinentaru, reaffirming the council's power.

Now with continental support and South Arcean troops marching west, counter revolutionary forces became more confident. In Stendal, Hesse HR, an insurgency began. Shirudo supplies moving towards Baadensaar were constantly under attack by radical nationalists. The fleet in Holstinij escaped to Thensour, and Western Seabring claimed independence. All of this happening within 72 hours of the vote.

By the end of the week, South Arcean forces were in Holstinij and all off the Falsueg and Highland HR's had been annexed.

With tensions rising between the former allies of South Arcea West Hoffnungia and the Shirudo, Anna I has gone to Kohwoor to meet Taisho II in the hope that a flashpoint could be avoided.