yeah they were mainly part of a diversion to keep Britain focused on one place.
eh, the Fins are probably neutral in that matter. idk i never really thought about it.
we'll see
it was only two divisions rerouted but yeah it did help some
America: My Third TL
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yeah they were mainly part of a diversion to keep Britain focused on one place.
eh, the Fins are probably neutral in that matter. idk i never really thought about it.
we'll see
it was only two divisions rerouted but yeah it did help some
Admiral Halsey
Banned
Why do I see an unmentionable sea mammal that given the situation isn't so unmentionable happening in the future?
The Strike Back
The tide was now turning against Britain & Japan in the Philippines. The US fleet quickly moved to gain total superiority over the waters surrounding the islands. Britain's naval force in the area, gutted due to withdrawals to reinforce the home fleet, proved no match for the numerically superior Americans who defeated them at the Battle of Jolo forcing the remainder to flee to Singapore. The British & Japanese forces in the Philippines were now cut off from help.
In early January the Americans began to finally land reinforcements, a division on Luzon & another on Mindanao with 10 more either on Hawaii, Guam, or at sea. While the Allies were still outnumbered in the Philippines, the Japanese & British forces morale was dropping sharply & they were quickly running out of supplies & munitions. On Mindanao the British were on the defensive now. By the end of February all major coastal cities were in American hands & they were quickly gaining ground. Finally, they had had enough. On March 21,1913 Field Marshal William Birdwood met with General Callaway & surrendered his forces to the Americans. While the still held a few meaningless islands to the south, the Mindanao Campaign had ended in a complete British defeat.
On Luzon, Japan was much less inclined to give up. German & American troops were slowly pushing the Japanese back from Manila despite fierce resistance. On February 18 the US's next wave arrived in the form of an amphibious landing of the 1st Marine Division at Lingayen Bay behind Japan's main defensive lines. Now being hit from both sides, Japan's line south of Tarlac began to fall. By March 1 the Third Battle of Tarlac had ended in a Japanese defeat & the city was transferred to American & German hands. In retaking Tarlac, the Allies had cut off some 40,000 Japanese troops from the main army. Despite being cut off however, the Japanese in this pocket wouldn't surrender & by May, while the territory they held was significantly smaller, they were still fighting. For the remainder of the Japanese Army, the territory they held was getting smaller & smaller as the front was pushed north. To the south the narrowness of the land meant that the Japanese could more easily defend & so the Allies were advancing at a much slower pace.
The tide was now turning against Britain & Japan in the Philippines. The US fleet quickly moved to gain total superiority over the waters surrounding the islands. Britain's naval force in the area, gutted due to withdrawals to reinforce the home fleet, proved no match for the numerically superior Americans who defeated them at the Battle of Jolo forcing the remainder to flee to Singapore. The British & Japanese forces in the Philippines were now cut off from help.
In early January the Americans began to finally land reinforcements, a division on Luzon & another on Mindanao with 10 more either on Hawaii, Guam, or at sea. While the Allies were still outnumbered in the Philippines, the Japanese & British forces morale was dropping sharply & they were quickly running out of supplies & munitions. On Mindanao the British were on the defensive now. By the end of February all major coastal cities were in American hands & they were quickly gaining ground. Finally, they had had enough. On March 21,1913 Field Marshal William Birdwood met with General Callaway & surrendered his forces to the Americans. While the still held a few meaningless islands to the south, the Mindanao Campaign had ended in a complete British defeat.
On Luzon, Japan was much less inclined to give up. German & American troops were slowly pushing the Japanese back from Manila despite fierce resistance. On February 18 the US's next wave arrived in the form of an amphibious landing of the 1st Marine Division at Lingayen Bay behind Japan's main defensive lines. Now being hit from both sides, Japan's line south of Tarlac began to fall. By March 1 the Third Battle of Tarlac had ended in a Japanese defeat & the city was transferred to American & German hands. In retaking Tarlac, the Allies had cut off some 40,000 Japanese troops from the main army. Despite being cut off however, the Japanese in this pocket wouldn't surrender & by May, while the territory they held was significantly smaller, they were still fighting. For the remainder of the Japanese Army, the territory they held was getting smaller & smaller as the front was pushed north. To the south the narrowness of the land meant that the Japanese could more easily defend & so the Allies were advancing at a much slower pace.
hell yeah another awesome chapter, i dont know how you write them so fast but its pretty amazing!
The Allies have had strategy meeting correct? Similar to OTL WWII Yalta, Cairo, Casablanca, ...... 1913 may be too early for the heads of state to meet, but the generals, planners of the allied armies meet for strategy meetings.
Perhaps the Allies prolong the war until they have reached their war aims, but I suppose that they have or will have everything that they want already.
In the Pacific, let the Japanese wither on the vine in the Philippines. The Americans should strike Taiwan to link up with China and then Hong Kong. Or land back on Borneo and then Singapore. But the Taiwan is a safer way to open up China. China may be able to capture Singapore through the jungle with Thailand help.
US should be easily able to capture Alaska if they have not already done so, then land on the Kamchatka peninsula just to set up a small base of operations to threaten the Kurile islands and keep Japan focused North. Japan focused North, US captures Taiwan.
Perhaps the Allies prolong the war until they have reached their war aims, but I suppose that they have or will have everything that they want already.
In the Pacific, let the Japanese wither on the vine in the Philippines. The Americans should strike Taiwan to link up with China and then Hong Kong. Or land back on Borneo and then Singapore. But the Taiwan is a safer way to open up China. China may be able to capture Singapore through the jungle with Thailand help.
US should be easily able to capture Alaska if they have not already done so, then land on the Kamchatka peninsula just to set up a small base of operations to threaten the Kurile islands and keep Japan focused North. Japan focused North, US captures Taiwan.
i haven't really put any thought in whether or not the military leaders are meeting. i'm sure that the European ones have met up especially on the eastern front where so many countries are fighting.
there will be more fighting than just the Phiilippines
theres no reason to capture Alaska. it poses no threat & could be taken in any peace terms. and landing on the Kamchatka peninsula has no meaning either. much of the troops that russia has in the far east are being withdrawn to europe now that Vladivostok is cut off
Victories & New Fronts
On January 10 Siamese forces moved into the French controlled zone of their country in an attempt to force their influence from their country. However, the small number of French & Indochinese troops that had avoided the terror of the fighting in Indochina, would fend off the Siamese troops. The Siamese aggression towards its people caused France to declare war on January 12 followed by Britain a day later. Two divisions of Indian troops would be rerouted from Mandalay &, with the British forces already in the country, invade Siam from the west while British-Malay troops did the same from the south. In just under two weeks Bangkok fell to British troops.
With the campaign in Indochina finished, the Chinese had been preparing to move one of its two field armies in the country & to another front. However, with the invasion of Siam now threatening to restart the war here, that army was instead directed to cross the border into Siam & repel League forces. On February 1 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the Siamese border, quickly knocking any French resistance aside, & marching towards the British. A week after crossing the border the Chinese met the British 15 miles east of Bangkok. Siam was now a battleground after nearly four years of neutrality. The opening of a new front quickly began to put a bigger strain on India's manpower tan there already was. China outnumbered the British in Siam by nearly 2 to 1. adding the Siamese troops who, while poorly armed & trained, numbered over 150,000 themselves brought that numbers difference up higher.
On February 16 the Battle of Bangkok began as Chinese & Siamese forces began moving to flank the city. In just over a week the British had been driven back & Siam's capital was back in its own hands. Over the next two months British troops were pushed further & further back. By the end of April the only parts of Siam remaining in British hands were the Malay Peninsula & the northern portion of the country while Chinese forces had entered the Tanintharyi region of Burma.
Initially the invasion of Siam had little affect on India's efforts in Mandalay, however as the invasion quickly turned into a second front with China troops originally destined for Mandlay were rerouted. Slowly the tide began to turn against Britain & on March 5 the Second Battle of Mandalay came o an end with the city falling to the Chinese. With Mandalay gone the British withdrew their forces to Myingyan where its fallback lines were being built.
Vladvistock would fall on February 1 to China freeing up over 300,000 Chinese troops. Finally China could turn its attention towards Korea & began moving troops to that front. On March 17 the Chinese launched a masive offensive all across the Korean Peninsula. Too many Japanee troops had been withdrawn from this front & sent to the Philippines to figh the Germans & Americans. This let the Chinese break through their defenses in several places. While along the western coast Japan eventually stopped China on March 21 after they captured 20 miles of territory, in the east China's breakthrough was much bigger. By April Chinese forces had penetrated all the way to the sea at Hungnam & in doing so greatly shortened the front & even more importantly, cut 55,000 Japanese troops off from the rest of Korea. While the Japanese Navy would eventually succeed in evacuating 30,000 of the soldiers by May, it was a big blow to Japans moral.
Asian Theater End of April 1913
On January 10 Siamese forces moved into the French controlled zone of their country in an attempt to force their influence from their country. However, the small number of French & Indochinese troops that had avoided the terror of the fighting in Indochina, would fend off the Siamese troops. The Siamese aggression towards its people caused France to declare war on January 12 followed by Britain a day later. Two divisions of Indian troops would be rerouted from Mandalay &, with the British forces already in the country, invade Siam from the west while British-Malay troops did the same from the south. In just under two weeks Bangkok fell to British troops.
With the campaign in Indochina finished, the Chinese had been preparing to move one of its two field armies in the country & to another front. However, with the invasion of Siam now threatening to restart the war here, that army was instead directed to cross the border into Siam & repel League forces. On February 1 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the Siamese border, quickly knocking any French resistance aside, & marching towards the British. A week after crossing the border the Chinese met the British 15 miles east of Bangkok. Siam was now a battleground after nearly four years of neutrality. The opening of a new front quickly began to put a bigger strain on India's manpower tan there already was. China outnumbered the British in Siam by nearly 2 to 1. adding the Siamese troops who, while poorly armed & trained, numbered over 150,000 themselves brought that numbers difference up higher.
On February 16 the Battle of Bangkok began as Chinese & Siamese forces began moving to flank the city. In just over a week the British had been driven back & Siam's capital was back in its own hands. Over the next two months British troops were pushed further & further back. By the end of April the only parts of Siam remaining in British hands were the Malay Peninsula & the northern portion of the country while Chinese forces had entered the Tanintharyi region of Burma.
Initially the invasion of Siam had little affect on India's efforts in Mandalay, however as the invasion quickly turned into a second front with China troops originally destined for Mandlay were rerouted. Slowly the tide began to turn against Britain & on March 5 the Second Battle of Mandalay came o an end with the city falling to the Chinese. With Mandalay gone the British withdrew their forces to Myingyan where its fallback lines were being built.
Vladvistock would fall on February 1 to China freeing up over 300,000 Chinese troops. Finally China could turn its attention towards Korea & began moving troops to that front. On March 17 the Chinese launched a masive offensive all across the Korean Peninsula. Too many Japanee troops had been withdrawn from this front & sent to the Philippines to figh the Germans & Americans. This let the Chinese break through their defenses in several places. While along the western coast Japan eventually stopped China on March 21 after they captured 20 miles of territory, in the east China's breakthrough was much bigger. By April Chinese forces had penetrated all the way to the sea at Hungnam & in doing so greatly shortened the front & even more importantly, cut 55,000 Japanese troops off from the rest of Korea. While the Japanese Navy would eventually succeed in evacuating 30,000 of the soldiers by May, it was a big blow to Japans moral.
Asian Theater End of April 1913
Admiral Halsey
Banned
God the moral for the Entente has to be shot by now. From everything going their way to probably not having any colonial possessions once the peace treaty is worked out. US is going to want as much of North America it can get along with whatever Pacific Islands it wants. Germany will also want some Pacific islands and definitely try to get as many of the African colonies of Britain and France it can. Japan almost certainly ends the war with just the Home Islands and maybe Formosa if they get lucky. Korea is either going to become Chinese or a free nation while China will want Vladivostok at least. Finland will either become part of Sweden or a free nation. The peace process is going to be a fun read.
All I am saying is that the US is marching across the Pacific in the South and and could do the same in the North to threaten Japan and link up with China.
In the South, the Americans can either land on Taiwan or Borneo next from the Philippines and Guam.
In the North, the Americans can start the march east by setting up base in SE Alaska, then around OTL Anchorage, then the Aleutians, then Kamchatka, then if they wanted the Kurile Islands.
The peace will be good indeed. Which I say the Allies may not stop the war until they have achieved all of their aims.
USA will want want as much of NA and SA as it can have. Pacific Islands that it has captured and more in the western and SW pacific. Perhaps the Americans will want to expand by getting the Kamchatka Peninsula as well from Russia.
China will want outer Manchuria and even outer Mongolia along with Indochina, Burma and Taiwan. Korea to be proxy of China. Bhutan and Nepal?
Italy will get Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, some of the French Riviera, Corsica?
Ottoman will get Kuwait, Armenia?, Georgia?, Sinai Peninsula, Cyprus?
Germany - Austria, Poland to be proxy, sub Sahara Africa, SE Pacific perhaps they will get Borneo, Maylay and Singapore
Dutch - ???, Belgium -or Flanders and Walonia is set up as a proxy
Sweden - Finland will be proxy, Kola peninsula?
Romania - Moldova, Berserbia
Bulgaria - ?
Serbia - ?
Greece - Crete
Ukraine and the Baltics be set up as proxies of Germany. Lithuania and Ukraine dominated by Germany while Latvia and Estonia dominated by Sweden.
In the South, the Americans can either land on Taiwan or Borneo next from the Philippines and Guam.
In the North, the Americans can start the march east by setting up base in SE Alaska, then around OTL Anchorage, then the Aleutians, then Kamchatka, then if they wanted the Kurile Islands.
The peace will be good indeed. Which I say the Allies may not stop the war until they have achieved all of their aims.
USA will want want as much of NA and SA as it can have. Pacific Islands that it has captured and more in the western and SW pacific. Perhaps the Americans will want to expand by getting the Kamchatka Peninsula as well from Russia.
China will want outer Manchuria and even outer Mongolia along with Indochina, Burma and Taiwan. Korea to be proxy of China. Bhutan and Nepal?
Italy will get Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, some of the French Riviera, Corsica?
Ottoman will get Kuwait, Armenia?, Georgia?, Sinai Peninsula, Cyprus?
Germany - Austria, Poland to be proxy, sub Sahara Africa, SE Pacific perhaps they will get Borneo, Maylay and Singapore
Dutch - ???, Belgium -or Flanders and Walonia is set up as a proxy
Sweden - Finland will be proxy, Kola peninsula?
Romania - Moldova, Berserbia
Bulgaria - ?
Serbia - ?
Greece - Crete
Ukraine and the Baltics be set up as proxies of Germany. Lithuania and Ukraine dominated by Germany while Latvia and Estonia dominated by Sweden.
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going directly after Japan would cause a lot of casualties you know
spoiler: The US isn't going after any of those places cause theirs no point & its a waste of resources that won't end the war any sooner
their just waiting for the League to say uncle
yeah what China wants is big
Serbia got all that land from Austria-Hungary
remember Greece briefly came in on the Leagues side when it looked like they might win. they got curb stomped & lost a lot of territory. Crete is now part of Italy, Britain's just occupying it
Day After Bloody Day
Though League forces had managed to stop the Germans before they reached the English Channel they all knew that holding this last sliver of Belgium & Calais would be impossible. While the Belgians were adamant about holding on to what remained of their country, with British & French forces committed to withdrawing to a more defensible line, the reluctantly followed suit. By late April all of Belgium was under Allied occupation & the Allies had reached the sea nearly unimpeded. The League hoped that forfeiting the rest of Belgium would prove just in the end & League forces had began preparing for a massive offensive to drive the Germans back across the border & hopefully force Germany to the negotiating table before the Americans arrived in force.
While two divisions of US infantry as well as several shiploads of arms & supplies had been offloaded in northern Sweden safely, it would be a long time before enough would arrive to make any difference on the battlefield. The US Navy had the capacity to move one division every two weeks to Europe but their goal was to double that number by July.
At 0600 on May 26 German soldiers in their trench lines awoke to the sounds of engines rumbling. Soon hundreds of shapes began to appear coming from the League trenches. League forces in France had amassed 1.8 million men; 1,150,000 French, 500,000 British, & 150,000 Belgian; along the front with Germany including nearly 1000 tanks. A three pronged attack across nearly 400 miles of front began with the large tank assault coupled with a mass gas attack all across the front. The League Offensive completely overran Germany's & the Dutch's defenses, driving them back 10 miles on the first day. By weeks end the Allies had withdrawn 50 miles. Throughout the summer the offensive continued. Although German counteroffensives would occasionally drive the League back a few miles they would lose it again on the next League attack.
By August the Americans had 11 divisions, around 330,000 troops, in Europe & had been being moved into Germany. Originally destined for the Eastern Front, with the Germans on the retreat in France they were rerouted. By mid August the League Offensive was starting to run out of steam & with the Americans arriving the Allies were rowing more resilient. On September 3 the Leagues offensive, later dubbed the Hundred Days Offensive, came to an end. The offensive had succeeded in recapturing vast amounts of territory, including parts of Belgium much the the Belgians joy. The League however had failed to force the Germans to the negotiating table, had suffered nearly 1 million casualties during the offensive to the Allies 700,000, & the war would for now continue.
British soldiers around a destroyed British tank during the Hundred Days Offensive
Though League forces had managed to stop the Germans before they reached the English Channel they all knew that holding this last sliver of Belgium & Calais would be impossible. While the Belgians were adamant about holding on to what remained of their country, with British & French forces committed to withdrawing to a more defensible line, the reluctantly followed suit. By late April all of Belgium was under Allied occupation & the Allies had reached the sea nearly unimpeded. The League hoped that forfeiting the rest of Belgium would prove just in the end & League forces had began preparing for a massive offensive to drive the Germans back across the border & hopefully force Germany to the negotiating table before the Americans arrived in force.
While two divisions of US infantry as well as several shiploads of arms & supplies had been offloaded in northern Sweden safely, it would be a long time before enough would arrive to make any difference on the battlefield. The US Navy had the capacity to move one division every two weeks to Europe but their goal was to double that number by July.
At 0600 on May 26 German soldiers in their trench lines awoke to the sounds of engines rumbling. Soon hundreds of shapes began to appear coming from the League trenches. League forces in France had amassed 1.8 million men; 1,150,000 French, 500,000 British, & 150,000 Belgian; along the front with Germany including nearly 1000 tanks. A three pronged attack across nearly 400 miles of front began with the large tank assault coupled with a mass gas attack all across the front. The League Offensive completely overran Germany's & the Dutch's defenses, driving them back 10 miles on the first day. By weeks end the Allies had withdrawn 50 miles. Throughout the summer the offensive continued. Although German counteroffensives would occasionally drive the League back a few miles they would lose it again on the next League attack.
By August the Americans had 11 divisions, around 330,000 troops, in Europe & had been being moved into Germany. Originally destined for the Eastern Front, with the Germans on the retreat in France they were rerouted. By mid August the League Offensive was starting to run out of steam & with the Americans arriving the Allies were rowing more resilient. On September 3 the Leagues offensive, later dubbed the Hundred Days Offensive, came to an end. The offensive had succeeded in recapturing vast amounts of territory, including parts of Belgium much the the Belgians joy. The League however had failed to force the Germans to the negotiating table, had suffered nearly 1 million casualties during the offensive to the Allies 700,000, & the war would for now continue.
British soldiers around a destroyed British tank during the Hundred Days Offensive
Alaska, to western Siberia, to the Kurile islands is far from going straight at Japan. It is just an easy way to distract Japan while a main goal might be to land on Taiwan and then capture Hong Kong.
The Allied counter offensive in the Fall should break the League.
All of those American troops could have been used to capture Helsinki and St Petersburg, but need to plug the gaps. Now needed to drive League back and recapture all of Belgium.
If the League is over extended and have exhausted resources, counter offensive should be easier. Through the Ardennes to trap the League in Belgium?
The Allied counter offensive in the Fall should break the League.
All of those American troops could have been used to capture Helsinki and St Petersburg, but need to plug the gaps. Now needed to drive League back and recapture all of Belgium.
If the League is over extended and have exhausted resources, counter offensive should be easier. Through the Ardennes to trap the League in Belgium?
Continued Advance
While the League was on the offensive against Germany along the Italian Front the French were on the retreat. By the end of May the Italians had finally expelled the French Army from their soil. On June 22 the Italians began their second invasion of France with its Alpine forces moving into Savoy & its main force moving on Nice. In Savoy progress was slow but Italy's Alpine troops were far superior the French ones & by the end of July Italian force had reached the Rhône River & defeated the French Army in Annecy. In the south the campaign to take Nice was a bloodbath. The French Army was throwing everyhting it had in the area at the Italians with the fighting spilling over into Monaco on June 22. The resulting Battle of Monaco would last for two months virtually destroying the beautiful seaside city-state. On August 19 the Battle of Monaco finally ended & the French withdrew. In two weeks the Italians reached Nice.
The Battle of Alexandria continued to rage as the Italians tried to drive the British out. As the battle went on, deeper inland the war was much more fluid with the two sides cavalries battled one another. Here it was really unclear who held the upper hand with both sides making deep raids behind each others line, Egyptian forces capturing & holding Jaghbub May 13- June29 & Italian forces capturing & holding Minya June 9-July 7 are some of the more susseful examples, reaking havoc on each others supply line & civilian populations. On August 7 the Battle of Alexandria finally came to an end after more than 5 months of fighting. Though the city was now in Italian hands using its as a waypoint for new offensives would have to wait. The Italians had suffere nearly 100,000 casualties in taking the city while the Anglo-Egyptians suffered around 80,000. However neither sides armies caualties compared to those sustain by the civilians of Alexandria who had over 120,000 dead & wounded & 70% of the city destroyed due to the fighting.
While the League was on the offensive against Germany along the Italian Front the French were on the retreat. By the end of May the Italians had finally expelled the French Army from their soil. On June 22 the Italians began their second invasion of France with its Alpine forces moving into Savoy & its main force moving on Nice. In Savoy progress was slow but Italy's Alpine troops were far superior the French ones & by the end of July Italian force had reached the Rhône River & defeated the French Army in Annecy. In the south the campaign to take Nice was a bloodbath. The French Army was throwing everyhting it had in the area at the Italians with the fighting spilling over into Monaco on June 22. The resulting Battle of Monaco would last for two months virtually destroying the beautiful seaside city-state. On August 19 the Battle of Monaco finally ended & the French withdrew. In two weeks the Italians reached Nice.
The Battle of Alexandria continued to rage as the Italians tried to drive the British out. As the battle went on, deeper inland the war was much more fluid with the two sides cavalries battled one another. Here it was really unclear who held the upper hand with both sides making deep raids behind each others line, Egyptian forces capturing & holding Jaghbub May 13- June29 & Italian forces capturing & holding Minya June 9-July 7 are some of the more susseful examples, reaking havoc on each others supply line & civilian populations. On August 7 the Battle of Alexandria finally came to an end after more than 5 months of fighting. Though the city was now in Italian hands using its as a waypoint for new offensives would have to wait. The Italians had suffere nearly 100,000 casualties in taking the city while the Anglo-Egyptians suffered around 80,000. However neither sides armies caualties compared to those sustain by the civilians of Alexandria who had over 120,000 dead & wounded & 70% of the city destroyed due to the fighting.
While the Germans are on the defensive in the West, they should be on the offensive in the East with Sweden, Balkan countries, and Ottomans to knock the Russians out.
The planned offensive should go forward even though the Yanks are being used to stabilize the West Perhaps some Americans can aid the Swedes.
Spain should be warming up
The planned offensive should go forward even though the Yanks are being used to stabilize the West Perhaps some Americans can aid the Swedes.
Spain should be warming up
One Step Forward
The Hundred Days Offensive was causing problems for Germany's war plans on the Eastern Front. Losing around a mile a day of territory several army units were being diverted West in a desperate attempt to halt the League there. The troop shortage however did not cause problems for the Germans at the Battle of Warsaw where finally on June 9 the city fell to the Germans. The loss of Warsaw forced the Russians to slowly begin to withdraw from the Vistula so not to risk their flanks to Germany. This allowed German & Bohemian forces in southern Poland to capture several miles of new territory.
Along the remainder of the Eastern Front it remained the same with Russia being ever so slowly pushed back. Galician, Slovakian, & Serbian forces continued their bloody drive & by August had nearly driven the Russians out of Galicia & some Slovakian troops even entered a small portion of Russia itself. Following the Battle of the Siret the Romanians needed some time before continuing their drive to push the Russians from their country. By late June they had achieved enough fresh troops to start to move again. Finally after years of having the majority of their country occupied by the Russians the Prut River, Romania's border with Russia, was in sight of the advancing Romanian Army on July 3. since they had started being pushed back however the Russians had began fortifying to banks of the Prut trying to make it as close to impenetrable as possible. Over the course of the next ten days the armies of Serbia & Bulgaria reached the Prut themselves. On July 16 the Battle of the Prut began in the Allies final attempt to push into Russia.
Along the Swedish Front the Battle of the Vyg had been going since February & in early May seemed to be nearing an end. Though only having a fraction of the troops available to them that Russia did the Swedish Army had been performing exceptionally well in the war & were the closest of the Allied armies to St. Petersburg. On May 10 however it was time for the Swedes to see how the other side lived. All along the front Russian forces launched a simultaneous offensive against the Swedes. Suffocating them in overwhelming numbers Russian forces swept through the trenches & were soon behind the Swedish lines. For over a month the Swedish Army was in a steady retreat unable to stop the Russians. Though the Russian offensive would finally run out of steam in late June the damage had been done & the front in Finland was driven back almost to Oulu.
The Battle of Kars was moving to become the largest battles of the Caucasian Front. The Ottomans now had almost 500,000 troops in their trenches & the Russians around 450,000. By mid July the Ottomans had only managed to move the fronts a few hundred yards. The Battle of Kars seemed to go on forever.
The Hundred Days Offensive was causing problems for Germany's war plans on the Eastern Front. Losing around a mile a day of territory several army units were being diverted West in a desperate attempt to halt the League there. The troop shortage however did not cause problems for the Germans at the Battle of Warsaw where finally on June 9 the city fell to the Germans. The loss of Warsaw forced the Russians to slowly begin to withdraw from the Vistula so not to risk their flanks to Germany. This allowed German & Bohemian forces in southern Poland to capture several miles of new territory.
Along the remainder of the Eastern Front it remained the same with Russia being ever so slowly pushed back. Galician, Slovakian, & Serbian forces continued their bloody drive & by August had nearly driven the Russians out of Galicia & some Slovakian troops even entered a small portion of Russia itself. Following the Battle of the Siret the Romanians needed some time before continuing their drive to push the Russians from their country. By late June they had achieved enough fresh troops to start to move again. Finally after years of having the majority of their country occupied by the Russians the Prut River, Romania's border with Russia, was in sight of the advancing Romanian Army on July 3. since they had started being pushed back however the Russians had began fortifying to banks of the Prut trying to make it as close to impenetrable as possible. Over the course of the next ten days the armies of Serbia & Bulgaria reached the Prut themselves. On July 16 the Battle of the Prut began in the Allies final attempt to push into Russia.
Along the Swedish Front the Battle of the Vyg had been going since February & in early May seemed to be nearing an end. Though only having a fraction of the troops available to them that Russia did the Swedish Army had been performing exceptionally well in the war & were the closest of the Allied armies to St. Petersburg. On May 10 however it was time for the Swedes to see how the other side lived. All along the front Russian forces launched a simultaneous offensive against the Swedes. Suffocating them in overwhelming numbers Russian forces swept through the trenches & were soon behind the Swedish lines. For over a month the Swedish Army was in a steady retreat unable to stop the Russians. Though the Russian offensive would finally run out of steam in late June the damage had been done & the front in Finland was driven back almost to Oulu.
The Battle of Kars was moving to become the largest battles of the Caucasian Front. The Ottomans now had almost 500,000 troops in their trenches & the Russians around 450,000. By mid July the Ottomans had only managed to move the fronts a few hundred yards. The Battle of Kars seemed to go on forever.
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Easter Uprising had delivered a serious blow to the morale of the British people. By June however, the Irish Nationalists & the American Expeditionary Force were on the ropes. The Battle of Cork (April 19-May 16) had been a valiant but ultimately disastrous attempt by the Irish to defeat the British that caused them 20,000 casualties, over half of their fighting force. Irish holdouts were steadily falling to relentless British attacks & by July only the area surrounding Ashford Castle remained a major Irish-Allied stronghold. On July 12 the British Army, numbering 45,000, neared the Ashford defenses. Their numbers severely depleted, the defenders only numbered 15,000 Irish, 6000 American, & 250 Germans. The Battle of Ashford proved the end of the organized Irish resistance in a short, brutal fight that ended on July 14. The Irish-Allied Army suffered nearly 14,000 dead & wounded while all but a mere 400 of the remainder were captured. 18,000 British soldiers fell taking the field both dead & wounded but the uprising, apart from a simmering uprising, was over.
European Theater End of August 1913
The Easter Uprising had delivered a serious blow to the morale of the British people. By June however, the Irish Nationalists & the American Expeditionary Force were on the ropes. The Battle of Cork (April 19-May 16) had been a valiant but ultimately disastrous attempt by the Irish to defeat the British that caused them 20,000 casualties, over half of their fighting force. Irish holdouts were steadily falling to relentless British attacks & by July only the area surrounding Ashford Castle remained a major Irish-Allied stronghold. On July 12 the British Army, numbering 45,000, neared the Ashford defenses. Their numbers severely depleted, the defenders only numbered 15,000 Irish, 6000 American, & 250 Germans. The Battle of Ashford proved the end of the organized Irish resistance in a short, brutal fight that ended on July 14. The Irish-Allied Army suffered nearly 14,000 dead & wounded while all but a mere 400 of the remainder were captured. 18,000 British soldiers fell taking the field both dead & wounded but the uprising, apart from a simmering uprising, was over.
European Theater End of August 1913
Jan Mayen
It was Washington's desire to have a million men in Europe by the end of the year. However despite the first convoy getting through unnoticed, due to the diversionary attack on Ireland, they still had the Royal Navy to worry about. Within a week of the first convoys arrival British submarines were already moving into the Norwegian Sea in attempt to strike at the Allied convoys traveling to & from Sweden via the Denmark Strait. Both sides however had learned the effectiveness of submarines in naval warfare & the Royal Navy's prey was being well guarded by American, German, & Swedish cruisers & destroyers. Through the month of May British subs sunk 16 ships, 4 being warships, at the cost of 8 boats. Of these cargo ships however, nearly half were on their return voyage & of those that were loaded only one carried troops, costing the US 4963 of 5000 soldiers. Two others that were destroyed however carried did carry 20 of the valuable US tanks each. These numbers were deemed two low by members of the Admiralty in London however & so the British Home Fleet was ordered to cut the supply lines.
On July 16 the majority of Britain's Home Fleet, a total of 143 ships, set out from Scapa Flow for the Norwegian Sea. Such a great movement of warships couldn't be covered up even if there weren't several Allied spies working in Britain. Within a few hours Berlin, Washington, & Stockholm knew of the Home Fleets movements & order were quickly dispatched to the Allied Navies to intercept & destroy the British fleet. By that afternoon the German High Seas Fleet set out from Wilhelmshaven, the Swedish North Sea Squadron from Bergen, & the US's newly designated European Fleet from Namsos & Narvik. The combined allied fleet numbered 130 warships & was under the command of US Admiral William Sims. There had been some debate between Berlin & Washington over who would command their navies joint endeavor, however Sims had successfully commanded the Americans to victory in the Battle of the Flemish Cap & so Germany finally agreed to his command. For three days the two opposing fleets sailed unimpeded by each other towards the convoy lanes. On July 20 however they finally came across one another 60 miles south of the Swedish island Jan Mayen.
At 1425 the first shots were fired setting off the Battle of Jan Mayen. The British Home Fleet consisted of 16 vengeance battleships, 12 pre-vengeance battleships, 6 battlecruisers, 10 armored cruisers, 24 light cruisers, & 75 destroyers while the Allie Fleet's ranks were filled by 13 vengeance battleships, 12 pre-vengeance battleships, 3 pocket battleships, 2 battlecruisers, 12 armored cruisers, 20 light cruisers, & 68 destroyers. For the first half hour the fighting was mostly between the quicker cruisers, however by 1510 the battleships opened up & one of the largest naval battles in history was in full swing. For hours the two fleets engaged & maneuvered around one another filling the sea with blood & oil. Night falling upon the battlefield only added to the chaos that was ensuing. By 0330 the fighting was beginning to lull though with the final shot being fired at 0505. As dawn brought forth a new day the waters of the Norwegian Sea were littered with each sides wreckage & bodies & the Home Fleet was nowhere in sight. The Battle of Jan Mayen was over & the Allies maintained control over the Norwegian Sea though at a terrible cost. 1 vengeance battleship, 3 pre-vengeance battleships, 1 battlecruiser, 2 armored cruisers, 4 light cruisers, & 9 destroyers had been sunk & the majority of those still afloat had some amount of damage as well as 7106 dead & 891 wounded. British losses were equally high with 3 vengeance battleships, 1 pre-vengeance battleship, 2 battlecruisers, 2 armored cruisers, 6 light cruisers, & 11 destroyers & the majority of its remaining ships having sme damgae with 8004 dead, 929 wounded, & 111 captured.
Invincible blowing up after being struck by Allied shells
It was Washington's desire to have a million men in Europe by the end of the year. However despite the first convoy getting through unnoticed, due to the diversionary attack on Ireland, they still had the Royal Navy to worry about. Within a week of the first convoys arrival British submarines were already moving into the Norwegian Sea in attempt to strike at the Allied convoys traveling to & from Sweden via the Denmark Strait. Both sides however had learned the effectiveness of submarines in naval warfare & the Royal Navy's prey was being well guarded by American, German, & Swedish cruisers & destroyers. Through the month of May British subs sunk 16 ships, 4 being warships, at the cost of 8 boats. Of these cargo ships however, nearly half were on their return voyage & of those that were loaded only one carried troops, costing the US 4963 of 5000 soldiers. Two others that were destroyed however carried did carry 20 of the valuable US tanks each. These numbers were deemed two low by members of the Admiralty in London however & so the British Home Fleet was ordered to cut the supply lines.
On July 16 the majority of Britain's Home Fleet, a total of 143 ships, set out from Scapa Flow for the Norwegian Sea. Such a great movement of warships couldn't be covered up even if there weren't several Allied spies working in Britain. Within a few hours Berlin, Washington, & Stockholm knew of the Home Fleets movements & order were quickly dispatched to the Allied Navies to intercept & destroy the British fleet. By that afternoon the German High Seas Fleet set out from Wilhelmshaven, the Swedish North Sea Squadron from Bergen, & the US's newly designated European Fleet from Namsos & Narvik. The combined allied fleet numbered 130 warships & was under the command of US Admiral William Sims. There had been some debate between Berlin & Washington over who would command their navies joint endeavor, however Sims had successfully commanded the Americans to victory in the Battle of the Flemish Cap & so Germany finally agreed to his command. For three days the two opposing fleets sailed unimpeded by each other towards the convoy lanes. On July 20 however they finally came across one another 60 miles south of the Swedish island Jan Mayen.
At 1425 the first shots were fired setting off the Battle of Jan Mayen. The British Home Fleet consisted of 16 vengeance battleships, 12 pre-vengeance battleships, 6 battlecruisers, 10 armored cruisers, 24 light cruisers, & 75 destroyers while the Allie Fleet's ranks were filled by 13 vengeance battleships, 12 pre-vengeance battleships, 3 pocket battleships, 2 battlecruisers, 12 armored cruisers, 20 light cruisers, & 68 destroyers. For the first half hour the fighting was mostly between the quicker cruisers, however by 1510 the battleships opened up & one of the largest naval battles in history was in full swing. For hours the two fleets engaged & maneuvered around one another filling the sea with blood & oil. Night falling upon the battlefield only added to the chaos that was ensuing. By 0330 the fighting was beginning to lull though with the final shot being fired at 0505. As dawn brought forth a new day the waters of the Norwegian Sea were littered with each sides wreckage & bodies & the Home Fleet was nowhere in sight. The Battle of Jan Mayen was over & the Allies maintained control over the Norwegian Sea though at a terrible cost. 1 vengeance battleship, 3 pre-vengeance battleships, 1 battlecruiser, 2 armored cruisers, 4 light cruisers, & 9 destroyers had been sunk & the majority of those still afloat had some amount of damage as well as 7106 dead & 891 wounded. British losses were equally high with 3 vengeance battleships, 1 pre-vengeance battleship, 2 battlecruisers, 2 armored cruisers, 6 light cruisers, & 11 destroyers & the majority of its remaining ships having sme damgae with 8004 dead, 929 wounded, & 111 captured.
Invincible blowing up after being struck by Allied shells
Changes in the Americas
Although they were still at war with the League the American populous, with the fighting now going on away from their shores, were wanting some sort of normality to occur. In occupied Canada President Roosevelt authorized the annexation from the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, & British Columbia the southern portion of their territories south of the 49th parallel & the areas of New Brunswick that had originally been part of the US before the Great American War. Maine was finally made whole again, Minnesota almost doubled in size as territory was tacked on to it, however the states of Dakota &Wyoming had their northern counties stripped from them & added to the newly created Montana Territory & the new state of North Dakota (Dakota would stay just Dakota but would soon be unofficially called South Dakota). From British Columbia the annexed territory, as well as the island of Vancouver, would be renamed the Vancouver Territory. This annexation caused problems for the Americans in Canada as a low level insurrection would begin against them. By August the Americans had suffered nearly 1000 casualties however the Canadian partisans suffered several times that. To calm the Canadian populous, President Roosevelt decided to move ahead with a plan that had been supposed to occur when Britain finally threw in the towel. On April 20,1913 commander of American forces in Canada General Leonard Wood, Vice President Charles Fairbanks, & several prominent Canadians held a rally in Montreal where the Canadians, led by William Howard Hearst, declared the independence of the Republic of Canada. The Republic of Canada was formed out of the Canadian province of Quebec, the Dominion of Newfoundland, & several of the northern islands that were unwanted by the Americans like the Belcher Islands, Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island, Devon Island, & many more. The formation of the Republic of Canada would hav mixed results with the Canadian people. While some saw it as an attempt by the US to work with them on making peace between the two people & others saw it as a treasonous act against the rest of Canada.
Within the US itself the American people would welcome the long overdue admission of Oklahoma & New Mexico into the Union as states. To the south in Mexico the occupied Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, & Baja were incorporated as territories of the US. All across North America things were changing. The Yucatan had declared war on Britain in June & had quickly invade British Honduras. In just three weeks the small British garrison surrendered adding it up as just one more piece of territory that was no longer under British control.
Although they were still at war with the League the American populous, with the fighting now going on away from their shores, were wanting some sort of normality to occur. In occupied Canada President Roosevelt authorized the annexation from the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, & British Columbia the southern portion of their territories south of the 49th parallel & the areas of New Brunswick that had originally been part of the US before the Great American War. Maine was finally made whole again, Minnesota almost doubled in size as territory was tacked on to it, however the states of Dakota &Wyoming had their northern counties stripped from them & added to the newly created Montana Territory & the new state of North Dakota (Dakota would stay just Dakota but would soon be unofficially called South Dakota). From British Columbia the annexed territory, as well as the island of Vancouver, would be renamed the Vancouver Territory. This annexation caused problems for the Americans in Canada as a low level insurrection would begin against them. By August the Americans had suffered nearly 1000 casualties however the Canadian partisans suffered several times that. To calm the Canadian populous, President Roosevelt decided to move ahead with a plan that had been supposed to occur when Britain finally threw in the towel. On April 20,1913 commander of American forces in Canada General Leonard Wood, Vice President Charles Fairbanks, & several prominent Canadians held a rally in Montreal where the Canadians, led by William Howard Hearst, declared the independence of the Republic of Canada. The Republic of Canada was formed out of the Canadian province of Quebec, the Dominion of Newfoundland, & several of the northern islands that were unwanted by the Americans like the Belcher Islands, Ellesmere Island, Baffin Island, Devon Island, & many more. The formation of the Republic of Canada would hav mixed results with the Canadian people. While some saw it as an attempt by the US to work with them on making peace between the two people & others saw it as a treasonous act against the rest of Canada.
Within the US itself the American people would welcome the long overdue admission of Oklahoma & New Mexico into the Union as states. To the south in Mexico the occupied Mexican states of Sonora, Chihuahua, & Baja were incorporated as territories of the US. All across North America things were changing. The Yucatan had declared war on Britain in June & had quickly invade British Honduras. In just three weeks the small British garrison surrendered adding it up as just one more piece of territory that was no longer under British control.
Admiral Halsey
Banned
Annexing the western provinces and territories is something I expected. Hmmm..... quick question. India and Australia are still basically colonies right?