British-Scottish War (Great Nuclear War)

The Anglo-Scottish War was a conflict fought primarily in Great Britain. It was caused by the Scottish Invasion of Mann, and resulted in the expansion of the United Kingdom to the entirity of Great Britain and Man.

Prelude
After the Great Nuclear War, a Nationalist Republic of Scotland was declared by a group of Nationalists in Southern Scotland. Driving up popular support, but 1984 it covered almost the entirity of Scotland. After contact was made with the Northern English Council in 1980, relations were immediatly sour. Border incursions were repeatidly made, reaching a height in 1983 when a Scottish unit opened fire upon a NEC Militia. A bitter border war was waged for two years, until a cease-fire was established in 1985, and a de-militarised zone created along Hadrian's Wall. However, Scotland soon began deporting thousands of English south of the border, and began re-militarising. With contact with the BPA, and its subsequent reunification with NEC into a new United Kingdom, Scottish military spending increased two-fold, with many former British military bases and airfields renovated. Old WW2 era tanks were restored, and many training operations were made in the Hebrides.

Initial Invasion Phase
At daybreak on the 31st January 1993, a Scottish task force landed on Mann, securing the Island within four hours. Concurrently, a second, larger force entered the British city of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and seized the town. As sporadic and contradictory reports reached Birmingham, British Prime Minister Charles Kennedy organised an Emergency Cabinet Meeting, called the Scottish Ambassador, and prepared for a State of Emegency to be called in the North. However, by nightfall it became apparent that the Scottish Ambassador and his embassy had evacuated already. Fearing the worst, Kennedy issued a State-of-Emergency in the North, and issued an Ultimatum to Scotland to withdraw their troops from England and Mann by daybreak or face war. With no response, a Declaration of War was signed by Kennedy and the Queen, and the British Cabinet met in Cabinet Office Briefing Room A (COBRA), the British Emergency Response Comittee. The Army was mobilised and units moved to the North. However, cut off gaurd, the Scottish forces invaded Carlisle, and by the end of February were almost at York

Counter-attack
British forces began to form a defensive line from the South of Cumbria up to Berwick, and on the 2nd March initiated a counter offensive. British air superiority proved key, but Scottish forces still held back. Despite this, on the 29th March British forces pushed the Scots back to Carlisle, which they had heavily fortified. Infantry and commanders formed two strongolds in Carlisle Castle and RAF Carlisle, whilst some infantry, artillery and limited armour were based around the city. On the 1st April the Battle of Carlisle began, and lasted 20 days, in which the Castle was greatly damaged and the Scots were inflicted many losses. The counter attack lasted until the 3rd of June, when Scots had retreated, using scorched earth tactics, to the pre-war border. Despite this, the Scots showed no signs of responding to a ceasefire, and of the 5th British units moved into Scottish Territory.