Kirschite-Commonwealth War

{{War Kirsch Tomad }}The Kirschite-Commonwealth War, known by many as the Great Patriotic War, was a brother war declared by the Principality of Kirsch on the Commonwealth of America. Due to the vast difference in force numbers, Kirsch was forced to surrender, after which Cambrian_ left the server. Many American cities like Chicago, Sherman, and Lafayette were damaged in the war, though the nation was fully repaired within a week.
 * name         = Kirschite-Commonwealth War
 * image        = Based.png
 * caption      = Commonwealth flag being raised over Tammany Hall after the Siege of Chicago is won
 * date         = 25th of March, 2020 } 2:22pm - 5:35pm EST (3 hours, 13 minutes)
 * location     = The Americas, the Nether
 * result       = Commonwealth victory, destruction and disbandment of Kirsch
 * belligerents1 =
 * belligerents2 = Iberian Union (for >20m)
 * volunteers1  =
 * volunteers2  = Kalmar volunteers Zuiderlander volunteers
 * commanders1  =  Kirsch Cambrian_
 * commanders2  =  Commonwealth Sikorskiii  Commonwealth bonito_pibb agnius06

Causes of the War
The war was started over personal out-of-game issues that Cambrian_ had with Sikorskiii, due to a personal revelation to Cambrian_ about the nature of their friendship, spurred on by the Commonwealth's sudden change in diplomacy, which favored communist nations such as Zuiderland and France over their traditional allies of Kirsch and Iberia. The breaking point was when, after an argument, members of the Commonwealth and their then-puppet, Iberia, advocated for the members of Neue Land, a puppet of Kirsch, to declare independence. Although the Batavian Republic and Germany were allowed to declare independence, the Commonwealth insisted that the Grand Duchy of Rubicon and the Duchy of Avon should become independent as well, despite their insistence that they wished to remain under Kirsch as part of Neue Land. The influx of new players into the server did not play into Kirsch's decision to declare war, as is popularly claimed.

Prelude to the War
Ever since the fall of Neue Land, Commonwealth leadership had suspected that Kirsch would strike back at the Commonwealth. In the land-claims chat, Tomad and PurpleHeart had renounced their Iberian citizenship and instead joined Kirsch. This didn't immediately worry Commonwealth leadership, as previous conversation with Tomad indicated that he would stay neutral if a war occurred.

Meanwhile in Kirsch, Cambrian_ was dissatisfied with the state of the server, particularly with the moderation and with his diplomatic standing, having lost Tomad and the other Iberians as his strongest allies. After several days of trying to convince him to help in a war against the Commonwealth, Tomad and PurpleHeart_ agreed and joined Kirsch. After deciding that he would leave the server after going to war, Cambrian_ gave all the items in his ender chest to Mak4Life, as well as the contents of all his chests in his base. Just before the war, lordship over Rubicon and Avon was given to the Caribbean, but were almost immediately released to maintain the Caribbean's neutrality, ironically the reason that Kirsch entrusted their vassals to them in the first place.

The Battle of Chicago
The Battle of Chicago is regarded as the largest battle in the server's history, involving up to fifteen different players at once. It is also likely the longest lasting battle in the server's history, with fighting occurring in the city, suburbs, and countryside for the near entirety of the war. Since Cambrian_'s personal issues with Sikorskiii were the prevailing cause for war, Chicago was the first city to be attacked. Kirsch forces had gathered North of the city before the declaration, and immediately once the war began flew in and started to destroy the city. Within 20 minutes, the city of Chicago and it's relatively massive population had mobilized its forces, and was able to prevent Cambrian_ from causing more destruction. Sikorskiii immediately engaged in battle with Tomad and other Kirschite forces in the Chicago Commons, though the battle quickly devolved as the Kirschites were pushed away from the city and began to grief Revere instead.