First Battle of Mons Dei
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| First Battle of Mons Dei | ||
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| Combatants | ||
| The Empire of the Golden Throne | Hailandkill | Weigari Rebels |
| Strength | ||
| The Empire | Hailandkill | Weigari Rebels |
| 30,000 Infantry 1000 Assorted Light Vehicles 200 Assorted Heavy Vehicles |
10,500 Infantry 800 Assorted Light Vehicles 1200 Tanks |
60,000 Infantry 4000 Assorted Light Vehicles 3000 T-72s and T-80s |
| Casualties | ||
| The Empire | Hailandkill | Weigari Rebels |
| 9,317 Dead 400 Light Vehicles 150 Tanks |
2,500 Dead 350 Light Vehicles 300 Tanks |
13,947 Dead 1,100 Light Vehicles 1,200 Tanks |
The First Battle of Mons Dei marked the opening battle of the War of Golden Succession, setting off a conflict that would claim the lives of millions. Though the defending Imperial divisions were caught off guard it ended in little more than a tactical victory for the Weigari Independence Army, and in fact, claimed more rebel lives than Macabee and Killian combined. Nonetheless, it proved to be quite the shock to the Empire and ultimately persuaded the rise of the indegenous population in Sarcanza and the invasion of Southern Macabea by Haven. In the end, as said before, it would spark a war that would last the ages and see the deaths of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of civilians. For the general simplicity of the battle, ironically what it would forge would be just opposite.
Background
As the Weigari Independence Army, fresh from over three months of training at the Fields of Glory, formulated under the leadership of Weigari general Karl Bietz and Prince Heinrich Catalán, the situation in the city of Weigar proper was intensifying. Although it was already occupied by two Waffen-SS units Fedor I found it proper to begin the deployment of three Waffen-SS mechanized divisions under the sole command of Colonel-General Francies Grenöt. Suddenly, the military situation for General Karl Bietz turned around and risking comprimization of the rebel army he was ordered by Heinrich for an immediate offensive east. The resulting operation was dubbed Operation Valkyrie and called for a lightning offensive straight into the lines of the three divisions before the saw, or expected, a large, trained Weigari army. In effect, it was to completely destroy the three divisions, opening the road to Fedala and thus allowing an easy and quick end to the war. Both Prince and General understood that an Imperial defeat at Mons Dei would mean a wider support for the rebellion, both internally and internationally, and they were correct in their stipulations.
It was also understood that theere was only one form Weigar could win the war without outside support, which was by and far unlikely with an allied Haven to the south (although Haven would turn out to be a foe), a silent Zarbia to the east, and a potentially hostile region around them. In fact, the Empire had the region so tightly held together that Weigar expected the complete oppposite to happen, and instead witness dozens of armies converging to put down the rebellion. Therefore, the sole method of victory would be a shattering of the Imperial front and then a sudden campaign southeast to Fedala. To this effect, the army forged at the Fields of Glory were built to attack in mass, as a hammer. This hammer struck on 14 May, 2016, setting off a war that would be the bloodiest Macabee History.
The State of the Macabee Army
