Kalistani Major History

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Dispatches of War (Indrala)
Battle of Mount Shmee

Though Indrala has suffered some minor casualties in run ins with Kalistani partisans, the Indralan ground forces from Eavari and Dulnerstaad pressed on to Kaliburg, the city now largely rubble. Given Kaliburg's dilapidated state, the city was expected to fall relatively easy, signaling a huge symbolic victory over Kalistan. However, in an attempt to completely eradicate the Kalistani guerillas and secure their rear, the Imperial Army met thousands of Kalistani regulars and partisans at Mount Shmee near the center of Ananto.

While superior in number and technology, Indralan soldiers were up against a foe in full rage, willing to do anything to save their homeland and expel the invaders, a feeling that is powerful enough to overcome nearly anything. Thousands of men died on both sides. Indralan deaths are around ten thousand, nearly one fifth the total number of troops sent to Ananto. The Kalistani death toll is said to be around the same number. After so much death, both sides made strategic retreats to their original positions, Indrala losing the ground it gained from its fights with the guerillas.

Now, the Imperial Army has called for reinforcements, especially after the retreat from Mount Shmee and the overwhelming odds that the troops being assaulted outside of Dahriel are on the brink of defeat. The Black Tortoise Fleet has also positioned itself in Eavari, preparing to defend the single largest remaining force of Indralans in Ananto and to protect incoming reinforcements. Things will not improve in Ananto until Indrala can raise troop numbers.