Great Northern Aquilonis War

The Great Northern Aquilonis War was a major war on the northern half of Aquilonis between The Confederacy of Umbris and a legion of allied nations. Backed by the Templar Order, Umbris' goal was to unite Aquilonis under it's banner, and bring about Templar dominance in Aquilonis. Allied intervention led to the defeat of Umbris and it's dissolution.

Also behind the scenes, the chaos of the war was being used by the Dark Church in an attempt to bring back the Dark Lord, but this too was defeated at the hands of the timely reunited Lunaoculi.

This war also marked the first time in over 500 years that the seven Lunaoculi were reunited.

Breakup of Solana
The war's origins can be traced back to the Solana Revolutionary Wars a century prior. Towards the end of the conflict, several Solanan States that separated from the defunct Solana Federation merged with Umbris to form the Confederacy of Umbris.

Annexation of southern Solana States
In the early days of 1534afs Umbris began it's Templar backed campaign to unify Aquilonis, starting by annexing the former Solana states from Kalebo to Quartu after months of negotiation. It also attempted to annex Rilgar and Veldin, but they refused to negotiate. The Solana states to the north also refused to negotiate and turned a blind eye to what Umbirs was trying to do.

Fall of Rilgar and Veldin
In the early days of Rasanova 1535 the war began. While the remaining Solana States yet to be annexed by Umbris held a summit in Rilgar, two Umbrish armies, without a declaration of war, invaded Rilgar and Veldin. Caught off guard by the sudden attack, both countries fell by the end of the month. In response the northern countries, including Soleil, who's King had been in attendance to the meeting, declared war on Umbirs. Despite stiff resistance the northern Solana States soon fell as well. When the time the last of the Solana states on the mainland fell, Marcadia also declared war, fearing it would be next.

Fall of Soleil
By the end of the war's first year most of former Solana was in Umbrish hands. But Soleil, having no real ties to any of the nations, did nothing to prevent it. Instead it worked toward securing it's own borders to prevent invasion, using spies and making all sorts of guesses as to when and where it would occur so they could react in an instant. But after Umbrish rule in the northern countries was secure, all activity seemed to had stopped.

A year passed with no one making any moves, and the Soleilian Government soon believed that Umbris had no quarrel with Soleil and would be open to negotiate. They were wrong. For several months, Umbris had been secretly stacking troops on Pokitaru, which had secretly sided with Umbris in exchange for retaining its independence. Umbris then invaded Soleil from it's southern coast, outflanking the Soleilian Southern Army one after another. With the southern flank broken the Umrish armies advanced and shattered Soleil's confused Northern Army, sending remnants of it into full retreat. By the end of the war's third year, Soleil's capital had fallen, the King killed in battle. Even worse, Soleil was betrayed by one of it's own noble houses, and it's leader was placed on the Soleilian throne, and only a small rebellion led by the heir to the rightful royal family persisted the fight. Soleil's long-time friend and ally, Yamatai, preoccupied with an uprising, was powerless to help.

Fall of Tamaran
Halfway through the fourth year of the war, Tamaran, viewing Umbris' military expansion as a threat, declared war and attempted an invasion. This invasion didn't even last three months, and Tamaran was beaten back and invaded by Umbris. Most of the main body of Tamaran and the eastern handle fell to Umbris quickly. Having lost it's capital and pushed back into the southeast corner of their territory, the remnants of the Tamaranian government, without any real military strength left, agreed to an armistice, and was allowed to retain independent authority in the southeast.

Invasion of Flonyard
At the same time as the Invasion of Tamaran, Umbris also focused on it's next target, and invaded Flonyard. The Flonyardians had been expecting this and was more than prepared for it, allowing hem to hold them back for the time being. However, when Tamaran signed the armistice with Umbris, Umbris launched the full force of their army, and the brute force of the Umbrish attack forced them back. Partway into the year 1540, Aincrad and Narnia declared war on Umbris and lent aid to Flonyard. Now fighting three armies at once, Umbris, having already conquered 50% of Flonyard, was forced to halt. However, neither side of the conflict was able to may any significant gains. By this time, the Soleilian remnants persistence, along with aid from an unknown source, had halted Umbris on the Soleilian Peninsula as well. Halfway through the war's fifth year, the war in Fonyard, as well as Umbris' campaign against the remnants of Soleil, was in a deadlock.

See also:

 * The Chronicles of Patria: The Secret of the First Seven