Timeline of the Union Australis

A timeline of notable events in Caradia in and after 1677 AN. After 5.XIV.1679, this timeline includes all events relating to the Union Australis.

1677

X

• 23. King-Saint Godrîc XI orders construction of a railroad across the Vețula Hills.

XIV

• 20. A terrorist attack is carried out in Sacred Square, Relacul, by an unknown terrorist organisation. Caradian police force is called in to deal with the threat. The first major report for the Caradian newspaper.

• 22. The death toll is confirmed at nine (six civilians, three police), and a radio broadcast is detected from Sacovia, from someone named Ròneau d'Àgrôvia, who declares The New Order of Sacovian Soldiers (Sacovian: L'Ordò Novi dè Sántaguiraz Sácòvique, LONSS) is responsible for the attacks.

• 23. Caradian leaders issue statements censuring LONSS and declaring support for victims. Living saint Òdalho dè la Corvèo writes a letter urging King-Saint Godrîc XI to attack LONSS militarily. King Godrîc agrees with the general sentiment against LONSS, and orders portions of the Legions to be mobilised. Grand Inquisitor Corvèrre announced that the Caradian Legions would have the support of the Flemic Church.

1678

I

• 1.
  • State of Conflict declared against LONSS, marking the beginning of Operation Vendetta. First Tundra and First Hill battalions mobilised; Cannon Corps made ready in case of an emergency deployment.
  • CIC commissions CAAT for an icebreaker merchant vessel.

• 2.
  • Skirmish occurs between Caradian Legions and LONSS. Zero losses on either side, owing to the appearance of the Legion's CAAT V-9 IFVs, which caused the LONSS soldiers to flee.
  • Referendum promised to Trofegadh on 6.II.1678, possibly resulting in a name change of the town to Chivalho, and the Gcealick March to the Apuèstas March.

II

• 6. The referendum in Trofegadh passes, officially changing the city's name to Chivalho, and changing the Gcealick March to the Apuèstas March

• 7. CAAT finishes CSS Zariște, the icebreaker commissioned by the CIC. Plans begin to expand the CIC's reach to a global market.

• 28. The CIC pushes a plan to build a city outside of Caplona in order to provide a more accessible port for trading and military deployment. King-Saint Godrîc XI accepts the plan and begins preparation to construct a city on an island just off the coast of Eura.

IV

• 15. Fighting against LONSS accelerates as the Legions are slowed by more frequent attacks.

VI

• 5. The march into Sacovia halts as forces are stopped at Custelo Àgrôvia-Sôvio. A siege is planned as the Cannon Corps begin a march to te castle.

VII

• 2. Cannon Corps arrives at Custelo Àgrôvia-Sôvio. Siege begins on the castle.

• 13. Siege of Custelo Àgrôvia-Sôvio ends. Terrorist forces are diminished by the capture of their main base. Ròneau d'Àgrôvia is not found in the castle. Work begins to convert the castle into a military base.

• 18. Search for Ròneau officially begins. Operation Vendetta extended and shifted to the capture of the terrorist leader, despite his forces being greatly lowered.

VIII

• 2. Naval forces escort workers to begin construction of Porto Vormouna, a new port for military and merchant ships in Eura. The port is constructed to reduce the hassle of all ships having to move through the large ice sheets that surround Caplona to get anywhere else in the world.

XI

• 10. The first supply vessel sails into Porto Vormouna, marking it as capable of sustaining trade.

• 13. King-Saint Godrîc XI promises that the entire island of Caplona will be under Caradian control before 1681.

XII

• 23. King-Saint Godrîc XI announces his engagement to Miranda Flèchier, marking the first Sacovian consort since Duke Rando III.

XIV

• 12. King-Saint Godrîc XI declares all practise and proselytism of religions originating outside of the Duchy to be an offense to the crown, and punishable by forced labour or death.

• 21. Troops begin moving into Sacovia to secure the region and prevent further insurrection and prepare for eventual annexation.

1679

I

• 3. Broția vân Tașide announces that it will begin publishing sermons for the Flemic Church in an attempt to reach a wider audience.

• 7. The Flemic Church announces that it is planning the first missionary expedition outside of Caplona. It states that the church has assembled a viable team, but is still searching for a viable nation to receive the mission.

• 8.
  

  King-Saint Godrîc and Princess-Consort Flèchier during the wedding celebration
  King-Saint Godrîc XI is married to Miranda Flèchier in a special ceremony in the Grădinile Regale at Sînpișul Castle. All major Caradian political figures are in attendance, along with many Caradian citizens.

• 17. The last of the captured LONSS fighters are tried and found guilty of high treason. Mass executions are scheduled for the beginning of the next month.

II

• 3. LONSS fighters executed in Sacred Square. Record high attendance for a public execution with roughly five hundred thirty thousand citizens showing up to view the executions.

• 11. Baron Pedro Coramen begins lobbying to begin diplomatic relations with nations on Eura near Porto Vormouna.

• 13. Custelo Àgrôvia-Sôvio is fully transformed into a military outpost. It is renamed Adăpost Citadel.

• 22. Military pulled out of the area around Chivalho.

III

• 2. Newly acquired territory in Sacovia organised into the Principality of Leucio. Rodrigo Coramen, brother of Baron Pedro Coramen, is named Prince of Leucio.

• 22. Construction begins on Adăpost Citadel, intended to create a city centred on the fortress to be the new capital city of Leucio.

• 24. The CIC and CAAT are merged into the Caradian National Strategic Commission (CNSC), which is meant to allow a better allocation of strategic resources and planning. The CIC and CAAT are retained as subsidiaries.

V

• 19. Proiect: Ceruri Arzătoare begins in Eura, starting with the development of rockets to be used to propel missiles.

• 23. Magistrate Andrei Socavul encourages Caradian citizens to conserve power and materials for use in the recent military development programs.

• 24. Expenditure of oil and coal in Proiect Ceruri Arzătoare results in a temporary blackout in Chivalho.

VI

• 2. Electricity concerns cause the Caradian government to recall half of the bound labourers in Porto Vormouna back to Caplona to mine uranium as the government searches for alternative power methods.

• 5. The Caradian government authorises the beginning and first test of Egidă.

• 6. The first test for Egidă shows the successful selective targeting program used by the Sacred Guard when applied to infrared. The Sacred Guard announces that the system requires refinement to detect speed for missile defense, but will serve as a framework for the more advanced detection system demanded by Egidă.

• 12. The Flemic Church finishes preparation for its missionary trips, announcing that there will be three missions which will depart on the fifteenth to the following countries: Natopia, Constancia, and Alduria. The church also prepared a fourth trip that was not announced to the public and was made up of Inquisition agents (who were also registered Flemic priests), which was to be sent to Alrig in an attempt to gain a foothold in Apollonia.

• 15. The Sacred Guard conducts a test of rockets for the missile development portion of Proiect: Ceruri Arzătoare in Sacovia. The test shows a successful propulsion method for short-range missiles.

• 18. The CNSC begins designing a short-range missile full prototype. The missile type is nicknamed the Răzbunare type missile.

• 19. The government of Porto Vormouna moves forward with the construction of the foundation of Argint Citadel on the outskirts of the port city.

• 20. The Black Armada begins a transfer of military ordinance and personnel to Porto Vormouna.

• 21. The Serfești undertake a mass classification of Caradia's military assets' statistics.

VII

• 4. The CNSC performs the tests of the Răzbunare type missile in Sacovia. Tests show the targeting system is effective but the propulsion needs upgrading to carry a heavier payload.

• 6.
  

  The CSS Saint, one of the capital ships of the Armada, being serviced before the journey
  The Black Armada prepares for "Voiaj spre Nisip", which is a plan to bring most of the Armada's ordinance to Porto Vormouna as well as escort transport ships which are to bring land-based ordinance and Legion soldiers. The Voiaj is scheduled to begin on 7.VIII.1679 after the Armada's ships are serviced.

• 12. The military begins the construction of nuclear power plants at the Argint Citadel site to alleviate the electrical strain.

• 19. The Sacred Guard conducts a test of railgun targeting systems for Egidă on the sheet ice outside Caplona. The railgun is determined to be accurate on high-speed targets out to 188.65km in a straight line.

• 22. Grand Inquisitor Corvèrre is found dead in his office. Early evidence suggests he was poisoned. Lord Inquisitor Yharim Lohrm takes over as Grand Inquisitor and launches an investigation of the incident.

VIII

• 3. The Legions of the Black Flame begin an operation to secure all of the unclaimed land in Sacovia in preparation for annexation in 1680.

• 7. The Voiaj spre Nisip begins, with the vast majority of the Black Armada beginning a transfer to Porto Vormouna

• 8. Operation Heartland troops discover a deep pit in central Sacovia that was the centre of a Dochvern ritual settlement. After the Dochvern were cleared, the pit was investigated. Early attempts to find its depth failed.

• 17. The Sacred Guard conduct a demonstration of the missiles developed for Proiect: Ceruri Arzătoare at Porto Vormouna, first demonstrating the range and destructive power of the missiles, and then providing a "realistic demonstration" in which missiles were fired from nascent missile launchers in Argint Citadel to the Salòdican coast and destroyed a derelict Trăsnet Class Destroyer that had been condemned to be scrapped. Baron Pedro Coramen attended the demonstration and urged that the missiles were developed enough at this point to focus most of the resources to the construction of Argint Citadel.

• 19. Operation Heartland continues after an outpost is set up at the Hadopelagic Crater.

• 22. Caradian troops in Sacovia encounter more focused and organised resistance.

• 23. The Inquisition investigation of Grand Inquisitor Corvèrre's death traces the poisoning back to a CPED sympathiser in Relacul. The sympathiser is subsequently removed by the Inquisition.

IX

• 2. Operation Heartland discovers a fledgling government controlled by the CPED in northern Sacovia, consisting of freedom fighters, former LONSS fighters, and Dochvern leaders.

• 5. The first movie to be created with an international audience in mind is published.

• 6. King-Saint Godrîc XI sends a letter to Baldwin Fehrrlic demanding Ald-Arbora submit to Caradian expansion.

• 8. Ald-Arbora returns the letter, flatly refusing all demands.

• 13. Skirmishes occur between Caradian forces and the Ald-Arboran People's Army in unclaimed Sacovia.

• 17. King-Saint Godrîc XI sends an official ultimatum to Ald-Arbora, demanding the surrender of all Ald-Arboran forces and submission of Ald-Arbora.

• 24. In response to the unanswered ultimatum, fifty experimental Răzbunare missiles are launched from Flacără Class Cruisers off the coast of Caplona at Ald-Arbora. Five missiles failed to detonate, two failed to reach the intended impact site and detonated in uninhabited land, and one was shot down by Ald-Arbora's primitive defense system; however, forty-two missiles impacted the city and destroyed all structures in the area. Estimated survival rate is 2.2%. The event is considered a successful test of the cruise missiles.

X

• 3. Operation Heartland officially reaches the ruins of Ald-Arbora. Thirty seven survivors are found among the ruins and subsequently sent to Sancta Reeducation Camp. Baldwin Fehrrlic, Raus Küscher, and Ròneau d'Àgrôvia are confirmed dead.

• 6. King-Saint Godrîc XI announces a celebratory military parade to celebrate the destruction of Ald-Arbora and CPED for good.

• 20. Caradian officials note an explosive population boom in the annual census.

XI

• 2. Caradia contacts the Ciric Confederacy on the basis of trading a shipment of Ferris Fortis for a temporary pledge of military assistance on Caradia's part.

• 7. Caradia sets up an embassy in the Ciric Confederacy's capital of Mourn, with a reciprocal embassy set up in Relacul.

• 13. Operation Heartland rounds up the last Dochvern tribalists in Sacovia and sends them to a waiting camp in Cearîm.

• 21. Caradia and the Ciric Confederacy sign a treaty of friendship because of the mutual trade assistance.

XII

• 9. King-Saint Godrîc XI announces that he and Miranda Flèchier have had a child; the child is named Rando V.

• 17. Caradia and the Ciric Confederacy begin talks of a military coalition in order to better control areas of interest in the antarctic regions.

• 19. Adăpost Citadel is retrofitted with weapons imported from the Ciric Confederacy.

• 22. Caradia pledges to provide escort for all confederate shipping for the next year.

XIII

• 9. Caradia and the Ciric Confederacy sign a pact of mutual military assistance.

• 16. The Ciric Confederacy allows Caradia to provide Serfești escorts as bodyguards for confederate officials.

XIV

• 5. Caradia and the Ciric Confederacy officially form a military and economical union to further the interests of states in the southern reaches of Micras; the new organisation is called the Union Australis.

• 7. The Union begins, as its first joint act, to create the Southern Control Zone as an expansion of the Ciric sea defence grid into all waters of the antarctic.

• 23. The Southern Control Zone temporarily suspends tolling and denial in response to foreign nations reacting against the pseudo-blockade. The zone was converted into a patrol zone until Union leaders reach a compromise about the zone.