The Great War: Difference between revisions

Some historians consider the precursor of the war in Asia, the [[Russo-Corean War]] (1932-1936), to be a part of the Great War. This was a punitive war fought by Russia against the expansionist [[Corea|Corean Empire]]. The Netherlands was allied to Corea and also fought in the conflict, but dropped out in 1935 after Great Britain entered an alliance with Russia. Near the end of the Russo-Corean War, Corea entered into an alliance with the Tripartite Coalition, but Corea eventually surrendered to Russia not long after, resulting in the dissolution of the Corean monarchy and the establishment of the Corean National Republic. The monarchy is in exile in [[Viet-Nam]].

 

 

==== Austro-Ottoman Invasion of Poland (September 1936) ====

[[File:Tripartite Gains 1937.jpg|center|thumb|1061x1061px|The Peak of the Tripartite Coalition's territorial gains in July 1937. Art by u/JVFreitas. Full resolution on [https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/tz9lzr/the_great_war_conflict_by_the_end_of_july_1937/ Reddit].]]

 

After July 1937, the Tripartite Coalition struggled to keep their new territorial gains. In August 1937, Norway formally enters the war on the Tripartite Coalition's side. A joint Anglo-Norwegian invasion of Tripartite-occupied Pomerania is launched on the 3rd week of August, and liberated a significant portion of western and central Pomerania. Subsequently, the British launched a naval invasion into French-controlled Niger.

 

 

Things did not go according to plan, and the French made a rapid push into the Netherlands capturing Antwerp by the end of September. Forward-placed Dutch units bled the French attackers dry providing significant resistance, and preventing the French army from moving north. Instrumental to the defence was Dutch Louw Verduijn who was vehemently anti-French, and a veteran of the Corean expedition and many other wars. As December came closer and closer the war came to a stalemate, with British reinforcements, Dutch firepower and heavy resistance the Dutch were able to force the French to halt their advance. In the Rhineland, the Australians were able to capture Ertfurt and Goettingen but were forced to retreat, after a series of battles in the south and heavy fighting in the mountains. Key to this was the Battle of Alsfield where a Rhenish, Dutch, Anglo force (8th army) was able to push the Austrians back.