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, primarily led by the Empire of Wa, led to the defeat of Umbris and it's dissolution.

Breakup of Solana
The war's origins can be traced back to the Solana Revolutionary War 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 5134afs Umbris began it's Templar backed campaign to unify Aquilonis 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 5135 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 Tristain, 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 Tristain
By the end of the war's first year most of former Solana was in Umbrish hands. But Tristain, 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 haved stopped. A year passed with no one making any moves, and the Tristainian Government soon believed that Umbris had no quarrel with Tristain 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 Tristain from it's southern coast, outflanking the Tristanian Southern Army one after another. With the southern flank broken the Umrish armies advanced and shattered Tristain's confused Northern Army, sending remnants of it into full retreat. By then end of the war's third year, Tristain had fallen, the King killed in battle, and the royal family sent into exile, while only a small rebellion persisted the fight. Tristain's long-time friend and ally, Fuso, preoccupied with an uprising, was powerless to help.