Operation Lefthand Punch

Operation Lefthand Punch
Part of Wars of the Disinherited
Date 1719.12 AN - Location Ostland • Moorland Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Moorland Supported by:  Raspur Pact	Ostland Confederacy of the Dispossessed.

Operation Lefthand Punch is a Moorlander military operation following the events in Ostland. The objective of the conflict is to end the Bassarid-controlled government of Ostland and liberate the country from the Confederacy of the Dispossessed, which has clandestinely seized control and assassinated the Ostlandic Royal Family.

Background

Following the secrets revealed by Operation Phantom, it was revealed that the Bassarids had assassinated King Nikolaus and the Royal Family, in the process replacing him and other high-ranking officials with Bassarid impostors. The ruse extended to all Ostlandic government, resulting in a secretive takeover of Ostland that allowed the Bassarids to exploit their disguise in aid to the Dispossessed. This was especially apparent in the collapse of the District of Moorland and losses sustained in Normark. Following publication of the documents that were obtained, Moorland issued a declaration of war against Ostland, calling on its Raspur Pact allies for assistance. The entirety of the Moorland Armed Forces was mobilized, including reservists.

Major Battles

The Siege of Port Moorland

In the 13th month of 1719 the Kingdom of Moorland launched its first assault on Bassarid-Ostlandic forces with the commencement of Operation Lefthand Punch. Moorland's forces located near West Grinstead moved swiftly in a southwest arc and punched through Ostland's border defenses, utilizing armored tank columns in a blitz maneuver that shredded the defenders poorly organized army. The campaign was preceded by a massive propaganda deployment reveling the leaked documents proving that King Nikolaus was in fact a Bassarid imposter. Not only did this do much to cause desertion among Ostland's ranks, it also caused severe disorder as Ostlander's began to fight against the Bassarid oppressors. Thus when the Moorlander army arrived at the border Ostland's forces were already struggling to maintain coherency. This enabled armored columns to quickly reach the outskirts of Port Moorland with minimal losses and begin a siege of the city. Artillery was quickly brought in behind these units along with additional ground forces, who began shelling the city in earnest. The port's defenses proved to be much more formidable than those stationed at the border, and a siege took place as units on both sides dug in.