Campaign of Tyrol (Premysloides Dynasty)

Campaign of Tyrol

Campaign of Tyrol
Part of Second Pan-European War
Saint Atlantis artillery unit shelling fortified imperial FOB, April 1727 (first photo), Imperial troops at failed attempt of Imperial Army to conquer Innsbruck, 1729 (second photo)
Date Early 1720 - Late 1737 Location Tyrol mountains, Imperial-Atlantic borderland 47°16′06″N 11°23′36″E Result Imperial defeat: Imperial Army failed to conquer Tyrol Large casualties for Imperial Army Destruction of region Saint Atlantis victory: Saint Atlantis repel all Imperial invasions Region secured Agrarian Army defeated Agrarian Army rebellion suppressed Rebel leaders executed by Imperial Army
Belligerents
Roman Empire	Saint Atlantis	Agrarian Army
Commanders and leaders
Imperial Supreme Command Supreme Stratégos Iustin Varro Stratégos Josef Angeryan Stratégos Michail Komnenos † Supralegatus Ilana Orriana † Supralegatus Constantin Argyros †	Tyrol Defense Command Roy Nicholas Cervicky Viceroy Miguel Andales Viceroy Muhammad Fattih † Viceroy Rustam Aliev †	Agrarian Army Leader Vincenzo Russo Arbeto †
Units involved
Tyrol Invasion Forces 63rd Army 7th Imperial Army 8th Imperial Army 19th Imperial Army	Tyrol Defense Forces 101th Mountain Brigade 47th Army 44th Army 1st Battle Royal Corps 2nd Atlantic Defense Corps	Great Peasant Army
Strength
Imperial Army 100,000-250,000 troops and cavalry 3,250 tanks 2,500 IFV 800 artillery 1,000 aircrafts	Saint Atlantis Forces: 50,000 mountain troops 100,000 regular troops 75,000 militia troops 1,750 tanks and IFV 2,100 artillery	Peasant Forces: 45,000 rebels
Casualties and losses
175,000 killed or wounded 2,500 tanks and IFV destroyed or damaged 400 artillery destroyed or captured 875 aircrafts destroyed or damaged	120,000 killed or wounded 1,200 destroyed or captured vehicles 500 destroyed or captured artillery	All killed, wounded or executed

Second Imperial Civil War

Corinth Catastrophe • Barcelona Revenge • Invasion of Bohemia (Operation Perun, Battle of Prague) • Campaign of Tyrol (First Battle of Tyrol, Siege of Vienna, Second Battle of Tyrol, Third Battle of Tyrol) Nuclear Attack on Paris • Nuclear Strike on Constantinople • Invasion of Libya (Raid on Alexandria) • Liberation of Rome • Siege of Marseille • Invasion of Italy • Invasion of France • Battle of Spain • Baltic Offensive • Baltic Counteroffensive • Invasion of Germany • Landing in Normandy • Invasion of Carpathia • Great Nuclear Strike • Fall of Lyon

Background

Mountainous region of Tyrol was, in Supreme Imperial Command, targeted as main gate for invasion to Bavaria and Germany and so basic strategic goal, as Invasion of Germany was primary long term operational plan.

While Bohemia was conquered and Roman Empire already had control over north-eastern Germany and western Poland and Pomeranian, without third direction strike from Bavaria, Imperial Army would not be able to met with success.

Saint Atlantis defenders fully understand strategic priority of Tyrol defense and sent their best nobles and royals to defend this area, include mercenaries, various adventurers, military units composed of anti-Imperial emigrants and other forces.

However, situation was worsened for both side by participation of "Agrarian Army", or also called "Great Peasant Army". Rebelling Italian-speaking peasants and citizens, who were hostile toward Saint Atlantis for their policy and rule and toward Roman Empire, for imperial rule over Corsica and other Italian territories, as their final goal was independent and free Italia.

Campaign of Tyrol was serie of three, mostly unsuccessful, imperial military offensives and Siege of Vienna, which ended with Roman Army pyrrhic victory.

Imperials underestimated many conditions, especially landscape and weather conditions in this areas and suffered terrible and embarassing defeats. Probably worst was "Graz Ambush" in 1726, when Imperial Army after three long and bloody months of siege conquered city of Graz and than was ambushed by hidden units and slaughtered.

Guerilla campaign of Agrarian Army weakened both side. It disrupted Roman Imperial Army supply lines, but also killed many important Saint Atlantis nobles and make easier for Romans to attack Innsbruck.

Campaign ended after Third Battle of Tyrol, when Imperial Army ordered general retreate from these areas and forming defense lines to prevent Atlantic counter-invasion.