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The mayor of Neurossheim, [[Helmut Drosselmeyer]], declares the city for Etzeterra and orders the local ''Heimwehr'' (home guard) to raise the Mondo Flag over the Stadtschloss. Although calculated to rally pro-Mondoist support across the region, Drosselmeyer's subsequent overtures are rejected by the civic authorities in the cities of Leichenberg and Leichenhafen, who suspect his ambitions; as the former capital of Rossheim Cibola and site of the family mausoleum, the city of Leichenberg is particularly hostile. | |||
The Mondoists find a more favourable reception from the strategic town of Oesch, some 300 kilometres to the north-west, where after some initial hesitation, the local authorities finally pledge their support later that evening. Located at the confluence of the two valleys in which the cities of Leichenberg and Neurossheim are situated, Oesch is a key communication centre linking the three main cities. | |||
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1702 Mondoist offensive in Cibola | |||||||
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Cibolan Mondoists | Anti-Mondoists | ||||||
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Mondo Etzeterra Helmut Drosselmeyer Sylvester Schlumpf (WIA) Verena Treuenfeld | |||||||
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light | light |
The 1702 Mondoist offensive in Cibola was a brief military campaign by Cibolan Saxon forces loyal to Mondo Etzeterra that led to the establishment of the Mondostate of Etzeland.
Background
The House of Rossheim had been associated with southern Cibola since the 16th century AN, establishing a series of states in the area. In the aftermath of the fall of Minarboria, the Rossheimers' former lands fell to the Grand Duchy of Helderbourgh, which was subsequently subsumed within the Kingdom of Batavia in 1673 AN. Batavian rule proved relatively short lived, with the kingdom withdrawing from Cibola in 1685 AN, after which the local Cibolan Saxon communities were left to fend for themselves.
On 20.II.1720 AN, the enigmatic ruler of Northbloom, Mondo Etzeterra, who claimed descent from the Rossheimers, unexpectedly asserted his rights to the former Rossheim bailiwicks of Leichenberg, Leichenhafen, Neumarket, Neurossheim, Oberwald, and Oeschental in the Cibolan Cake Declaration. Although many commentators remained sceptical of Etzeterra's ability to make good on his claims, his announcement found a welcome ear among the Cibolan Saxon elites of the city of Neurossheim, many of whom were descended from retainers of the Rossheim family.
Timeline
7.III.1702
The mayor of Neurossheim, Helmut Drosselmeyer, declares the city for Etzeterra and orders the local Heimwehr (home guard) to raise the Mondo Flag over the Stadtschloss. Although calculated to rally pro-Mondoist support across the region, Drosselmeyer's subsequent overtures are rejected by the civic authorities in the cities of Leichenberg and Leichenhafen, who suspect his ambitions; as the former capital of Rossheim Cibola and site of the family mausoleum, the city of Leichenberg is particularly hostile.
The Mondoists find a more favourable reception from the strategic town of Oesch, some 300 kilometres to the north-west, where after some initial hesitation, the local authorities finally pledge their support later that evening. Located at the confluence of the two valleys in which the cities of Leichenberg and Neurossheim are situated, Oesch is a key communication centre linking the three main cities.