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The '''Battle of Imbolc''' is an ongoing battle between the [[Free Danzilonan Republic]] (FDR) and [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] (CDM) over the Danzilonan border town of [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Peterskogur|Imbolc]] on [[CivMC]]. The battle is the culmination of an unresolved border dispute that dates back to the first week of CivMC's existence. Both the FDR and CDM believed the land to be Danzilona's until it was discovered on January 4, 2023 that CDM never officially voted to establish the border where it was believed to have been, leaving most of Imbolc ''de jure'' under CDM rule. Upon this discovery, the Danzilonan [[Free Danzilonan Republic#Government|Defence Ministry]] sent in forces to secure the area, prompting CDM to respond militarily to hold the line at the border they recognised.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/103ny0g/after_6_months_of_illegal_cortesian_occupation/</ref><ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/103oc60/crisis_in_cortesias_southern_frontier/</ref> There is currently a stalemate at this line, with both sides digging trenches and continually firing upon each other without much movement.<ref>https://twitter.com/TheLambatPost/status/1611000743913476099</ref>
== Background ==
Having been a candidate for [[March Pact]] membership before the start of [[CivMC]], the [[Free Danzilonan Republic]] has established and maintained cordial relations with [[Cortesia Del Mar (CivMC)|Cortesia Del Mar]] since before the server started on June 2, 2022, and upon launch, the two nations became neighbours as according to their plans. Where exactly there shared border would stand became an immediate albiet minor issue which was only exacerbated by Danzilona's hesitancy to release their own claims map. Danzilona wished to own the entire forest valley, to which the government of CDM generally agreed upon, and both considered the issue settled. However, unbeknownst to either party, CDM neglected to hold a formal vote on this border change, and the only claims map of Danzilona released at the time was a joint claims map with the rest of [[Alenarith]] that only showed their pre-agreement borders, leading mapmakers to draw their border erroneously in every following world political map (despite Danzilona finally posting a claims map of their own on August 6, 2022<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/wi1bm7/map_of_danzilona_territories/</ref>).
The town of Imbolc was founded by the Danzilonans in this forest valley during the first week of the server. At the beginning, the small town was occupied by [[Mery]] people, Disciples of [[Ranubism|Ranubis]], and non-religious Danzilonans alike. However, the population began to decline after July 2022, leaving just a couple Ranubites left to staff their local church. To this day, Imbolc remains a popular seaside resort for the Danzilonans as well as the site of the only actual birch tree farm in Danzilona.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/Danzilona/comments/vecrg7/vote_the_lorax_act/</ref>
== Course of war ==
On January 4, 2023, about 6 months after the foundation of Imbolc, Cortesian Interior MInister [[CommradePotatoe]] discovered this official discrepancy between the Danzilonan version of the border and their own. After being told of this conflict, outraged Danzilonan Defence Minister [[Des23]] ordered troops to secure Imbolc the following day.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/103ny0g/after_6_months_of_illegal_cortesian_occupation/</ref>
=== Day 1 - Failed Cortesian Counterattack and Stalemate ===
Upon learning of Danzilona's invasion of Imbolc, CommradePotatoe also sent Cortesian troops to the border to attempt a counterattack against Danzilonan tanks with a tank of their own.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/CivMC/comments/103oc60/crisis_in_cortesias_southern_frontier/</ref> Luckily for the Danzilonans, they recieved a decisive shipment of tanks from [[Nara]], which consisted of tanks that were able to maneuver freely and protect the driver. The Cortesian tank, on the other hand, was much smaller, restricted to railroad tracks, and left the driver completely exposed. Because of this shortfall, Danzilonan troops disabled the Cortesian tank and decisively stopped their counterattack.
Both sides then took up a defensive position and built a line of trenches that stretched the entire length of the forest valley, resulting in a stalement and turning most of Imbolc into a No Man's Land.
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