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* {{flagicon image|FRENAMI.png}} [[Militarist Nationalist Front|FRENAMI]]
 
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* {{flagdeco|New Gandor}} [[17th Gandorian Infantry Division|Gandorian volunteers]]
 
* {{flagdeco|New Gandor}} [[17th Gandorian Infantry Division|Gandorian volunteers]]
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* {{flagdeco|Lyoa|NLK}} [[Lyoan Volunteer Legion|Lyoan volunteers]]
 
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{{main|National Council order of battle at the Siege of San Salvador}}
 
{{main|National Council order of battle at the Siege of San Salvador}}
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The commanders-in-chief of the National Council forces in the Siege of San Salvador were Emperors [[Miguel VII of Creeperopolis|Miguel VII]] and [[Marcos I of Creeperopolis|Marcos I]] while its overall military commanders were Chief Field Marshals [[Juan Salinas Figueroa]] and [[Miguel Salinas Ortega]].
  
 
; North–Lake San Salvador front
 
; North–Lake San Salvador front
  
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[[Miguelist Order of Battle at the Siege of San Salvador#Army Group Mauricio Tasis Quesada|Army Group Mauricio Tasis Quesada]] – Field Marshal [[José Bolívar Aguirre]]
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'''Army Group Mauricio Tasis Quesada''' – Field Marshal [[José Bolívar Aguirre]]
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*[[3rd Miguelist Army]] – General [[Rigoberto Fernán Tasis]]
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: [[3rd Miguelist Army|3rd Army]] – General [[Rigoberto Fernán Tasis]]
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*[[9th Miguelist Army]] – General [[Ricardo Rosales Román]]
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: [[9th Miguelist Army|9th Army]] – General [[Ricardo Rosales Román]]
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**[[4th Terranilian Infantry Division]] – Major General [[Adam Gát]]
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:: [[4th Terranilian Infantry Division|4th Infantry Division (Terranilian)]] – Major General [[Adam Gát]]
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*[[2nd Miguelist Flotilla]] – Admiral [[Lorenzo Sarmiento Elvira]]
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: [[2nd Miguelist Flotilla|2nd Flotilla]] – Admiral [[Lorenzo Sarmiento Elvira]]
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*[[15th Miguelist Air Force Wing]] – General [[Antonio Morterero Nores]]
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: [[15th Miguelist Air Force Wing|25th Air Force Wing]] – General [[Antonio Morterero Nores]]
  
 
; East–central San Salvador front
 
; East–central San Salvador front
  
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''Chief Field Marshal'' [[Juan Salinas Figueroa]]
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'''Army Group Qarl Marx''' – Field Marshal [[Miguel Salinas Ortega]]
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: [[1st Miguelist Army|1st Army]] – General [[Alan Hurtado Ros]]
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: [[11th Miguelist Army|11th Army]] – General [[Rubén Alguacil Prats]]
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: [[28th Miguelist Air Force Wing|28th Air Force Wing]] – General [[Sebastián Pousa Frexia]]
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; South–Volcano San Salvador front
  
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[[Miguelist Order of Battle at the Siege of San Salvador#Army Group Qarl Marx|Army Group Qarl Marx]] – Field Marshal [[Miguel Salinas Ortega]]
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'''Army Group Joel Lacasa Campos''' – Field Marshal [[Pascual Espinar Casaus]]
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*[[1st Miguelist Army]] – General [[Alan Hurtado Ros]]
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: [[7th Miguelist Army|7th Army]] – General [[Pedro Morillo Coronil]]
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*[[11th Miguelist Army]] – General [[Rubén Alguacil Prats]]
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: [[8th Miguelist Army|8th Army]] – General [[Antonio Yon Sosa]]
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*[[28th Miguelist Air Force Wing]] – General [[Sebastián Pousa Frexia]]
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: [[27th Miguelist Air Force Wing|27th Air Force Wing]] – General [[Dídac Pareja Campos]]
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*[[Miguelist National Guard]] – Chief Guard [[Ángel Moruga Leoz]]
 
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*''[[Atheist Red Army]]'' – General [[Mariano Alcocer Fraga]]
 
  
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; South–Volcano San Salvador front
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; Paramilitaries (various fronts)
  
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[[Miguelist Order of Battle at the Siege of San Salvador#Army Group Joel Lacasa Campos|Army Group Joel Lacasa Campos]] – Field Marshal [[Pascual Espinar Casaus]]
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: ''[[Atheist Red Army]]'' – General Secretary [[Mariano Alcocer Fraga]]
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*[[7th Miguelist Army]] – General [[Pedro Morillo Coronil]]
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: [[Miguelist National Guard|National Guard]] – Chief Guard [[Ángel Moruga Leoz]]
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*[[8th Miguelist Army]] – General [[Antonio Yon Sosa]]
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: ''[[Escuadrones de Tareas Especiales|Special Task Squadrons]]'' – General [[José Huerta Milano]]
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*[[27th Miguelist Air Force Wing]] – General [[Dídac Pareja Campos]]
 
  
 
=== Imperial Council order of battle ===
 
=== Imperial Council order of battle ===
  
 
{{main|Imperial Council order of battle at the Siege of San Salvador}}
 
{{main|Imperial Council order of battle at the Siege of San Salvador}}
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The commanders-in-chief of the Imperial Council forces in the Siege of San Salvador were Emperors [[Romero I of Creeperopolis|Romero I]] and [[Romero II of Creeperopolis|Romero II]] while its overall military commander was Chief Field Marshal [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]].
  
 
; North–Lake San Salvador front
 
; North–Lake San Salvador front
  
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[[Romerist Order of Battle at the Siege of San Salvador#Army Group Miguel I|Army Group Miguel I]] – Field Marshal [[Juan Primavera Sánchez]]
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'''Army Group King Saint Miguel I''' – Field Marshal [[Juan Primavera Sánchez]]
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*[[3rd Creeperian Army|3rd Romerist Army]] – General [[Agustín Sarmiento Cruz]]
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: [[3rd Creeperian Army|3rd Army]] – General [[Agustín Sarmiento Cruz]]
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**[[17th Xussman Infantry Division]] – Colonel [[Roman Kassakov]]
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:: [[17th Gandorian Infantry Division|17th Infantry Division (Gandorian)]] – Colonel [[Krystian Matulewicz]]
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*[[11th Creeperian Army|11th Romerist Army]] – General [[Héctor Carballo Lain]]
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: [[11th Creeperian Army|11th Army]] – General [[Héctor Carballo Lain]]
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*[[16th Creeperian Flotilla|16th Romerist Flotilla]] – Admiral [[David Cortés Andino]]
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: [[16th Creeperian Flotilla|16th Flotilla]] – Admiral [[David Cortés Andino]]
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*[[3rd Creeperian Air Force Wing|3rd Romerist Air Force Wing]] – General [[Rolando Dávalos Abasto]]
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: [[3rd Creeperian Air Force Wing|3rd Air Force Wing]] – General [[Rolando Dávalos Abasto]]
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*''[[Falange Creeperiano]]'' – Captain [[Óscar Únzaga Vega]]
 
  
 
; East–central San Salvador front
 
; East–central San Salvador front
  
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''Chief Field Marshal'' [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]]
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'''Army Group Manuel III''' – Field Marshal [[Máximo Barrueco Morterero]]
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: [[1st Creeperian Army|1st Army]] – General [[Vicente Capmany Fraga]]
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[[Romerist Order of Battle at the Siege of San Salvador#Army Group Manuel III|Army Group Manuel III]] – Field Marshal [[Máximo Barrueco Morterero]]
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: [[2nd Creeperian Army|2nd Army]] – General [[Aaron Chicote Villa]]
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*[[1st Creeperian Army|1st Romerist Army]] – General [[Vicente Capmany Fraga]]
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: [[4th Creeperian Air Force Wing|4th Air Force Wing]] – General [[Pablo Piñón Ureña]]
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*[[2nd Creeperian Army|2nd Romerist Army]] – General [[Aaron Chicote Villa]]
 
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*[[4th Creeperian Air Force Wing|4th Romerist Air Force Wing]] – General [[Pablo Piñón Ureña]]
 
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*[[Creeperian Imperial Guard|Romerist Imperial Guard]] – Chief Guard [[Gerardo Aguinaldo Villacrés]]
 
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*''[[Camisas Negras]]'' – ''[[Caudillo]]'' [[Carlos Hernández Videla]]
 
  
 
; South–Volcano San Salvador front
 
; South–Volcano San Salvador front
  
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[[Romerist Order of Battle at the Siege of San Salvador#Army Group Alfonso I|Army Group Alfonso I]] – Field Marshal [[Jorge Díaz Molina]]
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'''Army Group Alfonso I''' – Field Marshal [[Jorge Díaz Molina]]
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*[[5th Creeperian Army|5th Romerist Army]] – General [[Miguel Saelices Cabal]]
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: [[5th Creeperian Army|5th Army]] – General [[Miguel Saelices Cabal]]
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**[[3rd Lyoan Special Unit]] – Colonel [[Manima Lama]]
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:: [[Lyoan Volunteer Legion]] – Colonel [[Manima Lama]]
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*[[9th Creeperian Army|9th Romerist Army]] – General [[Xavier Dávalos Carita]]
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: [[9th Creeperian Army|9th Army]] – General [[Xavier Dávalos Carita]]
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*[[7th Creeperian Air Force Wing|7th Romerist Air Force Wing]] – General [[Aarón Tafalla Rubio]]
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: [[7th Creeperian Air Force Wing|7th Air Force Wing]] – General [[Aarón Tafalla Rubio]]
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*[[Creeperian People's Catholic Front]] – General [[Alexander Sánchez Molina]]
 
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*[[Militarist Nationalist Front]] – General [[Adolfo Rivera López]]
 
  
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== Siege ==
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; Paramilitaries (various fronts)
  
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=== Bombing of San Salvador ===
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: [[Creeperian People's Catholic Front]] – General [[Alexander Sánchez Molina]]
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: ''[[Camisas Negras]]'' – Caudillo [[Carlos Hernández Videla]]
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: ''[[Falange Creeperiano]]'' – Captain [[Óscar Únzaga Vega]]
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: [[Creeperian Imperial Guard|Imperial Guard]] – Chief Guard [[Gerardo Aguinaldo Villacrés]]
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: [[Militarist Nationalist Front]] – General [[Adolfo Rivera López]]
  
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{{main|Operation Torch}}
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== Course of the siege ==
  
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-B22081, Russland, Kampf um Stalingrad, Luftangriff.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial photo following heavy Miguelist bombings during [[Operation Torch]].]]
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=== 1946 ===
  
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On the evening of 17 May 1946, the [[Miguelist Air Force]]'s [[15th Miguelist Air Force Wing|15th]], [[27th Miguelist Air Force Wing|27th]], and [[28th Miguelist Air Force Wing|28th Air Force Wings]] took off from airbases in [[Zapatista]] and flew over the city of [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]], the Romerist capital, to destroy fortifications and disorganize the Romerist garrison in the city in preparation for a Miguelist attack on the city. The goal was to capture the city, capture strategic air and naval bases, and shatter Romerist morale in an attempt to prolong the war and drain Romerist supplies and morale. The bombardment of the city began at approximately 10:27pm [[Time in Creeperopolis|San Salvador Time]]. The [[15th Miguelist Air Force Wing|15th Air Force Wing]] was tasked with strategically bombing industrial complexes, military airports, and military ship yards along the [[Asambio River|Asambio]], [[San Salvador River|San Salvador]], and [[Zapatista River|Zapatista Rivers]] and along the coastlines of [[Lake San Salvador]] and [[Lake Zapatista]] to slow down Romerist manufacturing and production of armor and weapons. The [[27th Miguelist Air Force Wing|27th Air Force Wing]] was tasked with tactically bombing [[Creeperian Army|Romerist Army]] garrisons in the [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]] department to hamper and delay an immediate Romerist response. The [[28th Miguelist Air Force Wing|28th Air Force Wing]] was ordered to attack civilian targets such as homes, schools, and specifically churches to destroy morale.
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=== 1947 ===
  
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The bombing of the city endured from 17 May until 24 May, the following week. In that time, the Romerists responded by mobilizing their [[1st Creeperian Army|1st]], [[2nd Creeperian Army|2nd]], [[3rd Creeperian Army|3rd]], [[5th Creeperian Army|5th]], [[9th Creeperian Army|9th]], and [[11th Creeperian Army|11th Armies]] to defend the city from the Miguelist forces.
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=== 1948 ===
  
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{{quote|The Holy city of [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]] shall never fall to the forces of evil. Evil will be eradicated from this city, from the [[Creeperopolis|Fatherland]], and the [[Terraconserva|planet]].|''[[Chief Field Marshal (Creeperopolis)|Chief Field Marshal]]'' [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]]}}
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=== 1949 ===
  
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The Romerists also engaged the [[3rd Creeperian Air Force Wing|3rd]], [[4th Creeperian Air Force Wing|4th]], and [[7th Creeperian Air Force Wing|7th Air Force Wings]] to retaliate against the Miguelist bombings and to alleviate the city from bombardment.
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== Aftermath ==
  
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=== Occupation of the east ===
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=== Consequences of the remainder of the war ===
  
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{{main|Operation Yucca}}
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=== Casualties ===
  
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[[File:StalingradRus.jpg|thumb|right|Miguelists warding off a Romerists counterattack during [[Operation Yucca]].]]
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==== Imperial Council casualties ====
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[[File:46FBE4CB-1795-4878-BCED-BEF2DC8F4D30.jpeg|thumb|right|Xussman soldiers of the [[17th Xussman Infantry Division|17th Infantry Division]] engaging with the [[4th Terranilian Infantry Division|Terranilians]] during the [[Battle of Serrada]].]]
 
  
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Beginning on 24 May 1946, the [[National Council for Peace and Order]] initiated [[Operation Yucca]] to capture a significant portion of the city of [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]]. The [[1st Miguelist Army|1st Army]], [[11th Miguelist Army|11th Army]], and [[Miguelist National Guard|National Guard]] advanced north along the [[Zapatista River]] with the [[1st Miguelist Army|1st]] and [[11th Miguelist Army|11th Armies]] making a river crossing of the [[San Salvador River]]. The [[7th Miguelist Army|7th]] and [[8th Miguelist Army|8th Armies]] advanced north too with the 7th Army threatening the borders of the [[Second State of the Church|State of the Church]] once more following the end of the [[Papal War]] and the 8th Army pushing to the shores of the [[San Salvador River]]. The [[9th Miguelist Army|9th Army]] pushed north from the opposite side of the [[Asambio River]] and [[Lake Zapatista]] and pushed north along the shores of [[Lake San Salvador]] in the department of [[San Luís (department)|San Luís]]. The [[3rd Miguelist Army|3rd Army]] pushed south out of [[San Salvador del Norte (department)|San Salvador del Norte]] into [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]] down along the coast of [[Lake San Salvador]].
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==== National Council casualties ====
  
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The [[Miguelist Navy]]'s [[2nd Miguelist Flotilla|2nd Flotilla]] consisting of one battleship, three heavy cruisers, six light cruisers, two destroyers, and four submarines, sixteen ships in total, leaving port in [[Adolfosburg, Adolfosburg|Adolfosburg]], sailing up the [[Zapatista River]], and stationing in [[Lake Zapatista]]. Meanwhile, the [[Miguelist Air Force]] continued bombing strategic, tactical, and civilian targets.
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==== Civilian casualties ====
  
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The [[Catholic Imperial Restoration Council]] quickly mobilized soldiers in preparation for a Miguelist attack following the conclusion of [[Operation Torch]]. The [[1st Creeperian Army|1st Romerist Army]] and the [[Creeperian Imperial Guard|Romerist Imperial Guard]] were mobilized to defend from the [[1st Miguelist Army|1st]] and [[8th Miguelist Army|8th Miguelist Armies]] and the [[Miguelist National Guard]] while the [[2nd Creeperian Army|2nd Romerist Army]] was defending against both the [[1st Miguelist Army|1st]] and [[11th Miguelist Army|11th Miguelist Armies]]. The [[5th Creeperian Army|5th]] and [[9th Creeperian Army|9th Romerist Armies]] were better suited to defend from the [[7th Miguelist Army]] which was advancing on the [[Second State of the Church|State of the Church]] while the [[11th Creeperian Army|11th Romerist Army]] defending in the north from the [[3rd Miguelist Army]]. In the east, the [[3rd Creeperian Army|3rd Romerist Army]] was engaged with the [[9th Miguelist Army]]. The Romerists also deployed the [[16th Creeperian Flotilla|16th Flotilla]] to blockade the [[2nd Miguelist Flotilla]] from entering [[Lake San Salvador]] via the [[Asambio River]]. The [[3rd Creeperian Air Force Wing|3rd]], [[4th Creeperian Air Force Wing|4th]], and [[7th Creeperian Air Force Wing|7th Romerist Air Force Wings]] provided aerial support for the Romerists.
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== Commemoration ==
  
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==== Battle of Serrada ====
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== In popular culture ==
  
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{{main|Battle of Serrada}}
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== Literature ==
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The [[Battle of Serrada]] occured on 26 June 1946, between the opposing forces of the [[3rd Creeperian Army|3rd Romerist Army]] and the [[9th Miguelist Army]]. The battle was fought between exclusively foreign troops from the [[4th Terranilian Infantry Division]] and the [[17th Xussman Infantry Division]]. The battle resulted in a Terranilian victory after a failed Xussman counterattack. The battle was the first of the [[Creeperian Civil War]] to not be fought by ethnic [[Creeperans]] on either side.
 
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=== Death of Romero I ===
 
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{{see|Operation Destroy Everything}}
 
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[[File:La'Victoria.jpg|thumb|right|Burning floating wreckage of the [[BIC La'Victoria|BIC ''La'Victoria'']] before she was scuttled.]]
 
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[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J20286, Russland, Kampf um Stalingrad, Luftangriff.jpg|thumb|right|Miguelists bombing Romerist civilian targets along the [[Asambio River]] during [[Operation Destroy Everything]].]]
 
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On 5 July 1946, the National Council initiated [[Operation Destroy Everything]], known in [[Creeperian Spanish]] as ''Destruye Todo''. The operation was a joint aerial and artillery bombardment of Romerist controlled parts of San Salvador. Like [[Operation Torch]], Operation Destroy Everything utilized the [[Miguelist Air Force]]'s [[15th Miguelist Air Force Wing|15th]], [[27th Miguelist Air Force Wing|27th]], and [[28th Miguelist Air Force Wing|28th Air Force Wings]]. Taking off from airbases in [[Zapatista]], the Air Force Wings bombarded San Salvador for three days. Strategic bombers targetted factories and dockyards, tactical bombers targetted churches, hospitals, and barracks, while fighters fended off [[Romerist Air Force]] fighters returning fire. Miguelist anti-aircraft fire was also utilized from the shores of [[Lake Zapatista]].
 
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Hours after the aerial bombardment began, Miguelist artillery began attacking. As the artillery was firing upon the Romerist positions, the [[1st Miguelist Army|1st]] and [[11th Miguelist Army|11th Miguelist Armies]] launched an attack on the nearly encircled [[2nd Creeperian Army|2nd Romerist Army]], eventually cutting it off on land from Romerist reinforcements, however, the [[16th Creeperian Flotilla|16th Romerist Flotilla]] retained control of [[Lake San Salvador]], ensuring that the 2nd Army always had supplies and reinforcements.
 
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On 6 July 1946, during an artillery bombardment of San Salvador, a stray artillery shell missed its target of a dockyard in San Salvador by miles and, by chance, hit the 16th Flotilla cruiser [[BIC La'Victoria|BIC ''La'Victoria'']] directly in the bridge. The impact with the bridge pushed the ship to her starboard side at a 35º angle, dumping many seamen into the sea and giving the ship a list to starboard which eventually stabalized at 26º due to all the coal and ammunition pushed to the starboard side. The list caused several boilers to explode. The reason they exploded is still unclear, but the explosions caused the ship to begin taking on water.
 
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Nearby vessels, the 16th Flotilla destroyers [[BIC San Luís|BIC ''San Luís'']] and [[BIC Jalisco|BIC ''Jalisco'']] sped to the BIC ''La'Victoria'' at full speed, since Emperor [[Romero I of Creeperopolis|Romero I]] was onboard on his way to meet with ''Chief Field Marshal'' [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]]. Of the 902 men on board, 674 survived and were evacuated. After three hours, the crew of the BIC ''San Luís'' found Romero I dead in the bridge. Among the other dead found were Rear Admiral [[Bautista Aznar Cabañas]], commander of the BIC ''La'Victoria'', and Colonel [[Antonio Fonseca Cabanellas]] of the [[2nd Creeperian Army|2nd Romerist Army]]. BIC ''La'Victoria'' was deemded a total loss by the officers of the BIC ''Jalisco'' and BIC ''San Luís'' and was scuttled to prevent it from being captured and torn apart for scrap by the Miguelists. The BIC ''San Luís'' relaid the news to [[Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno]]. He immediately ordered the tourture and execution of 1,946 Miguelist prisoners of war in retaliation. He declared himself Regent of the sixteen year old Emperor, [[Romero II of Creeperopolis|Romero II]], the son of Romero I.
 
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Romerist morale was shattered by the news while Miguelist morale greatly improved. Cabañeras Moreno told his men that Romero I fell for them and that they now had to fall for him and take [[Miguel VII of Creeperopolis|Miguel VII]] down with them. He rallied up the Romerist soldiers and lead a victory in the sea at the [[Battle of the Asambio River]] on 12 July and a land battle at the [[Battle of Metachague]] on 17 July.
 
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=== Death of Miguel VII ===
 
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[[File:62. armata a Stalingrado.jpg|thumb|right|Miguelists running through a trench in the city.]]
 
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=== Massacre of 1947 ===
 
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{{main|San Salvador Massacre (1947)}}
 
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=== Burning of 1948 ===
 
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{{main|Burning of San Salvador (1948)}}
 
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=== Operation Melon ===
 
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{{main|Operation Melon}}
 
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=== Operation Watermelon ===
 
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{{main|Operation Watermelon}}
 
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[[File:RIAN archive 44732 Soviet soldiers attack house.jpg|thumb|right|Romerists during [[Operation Watermelon]].]]
 
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=== Romerist victory ===
 
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[[File:Pavlov's House.jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]].]]
 
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[[File:Stalingrad aftermath.jpg|thumb|right|Ruins of [[San Salvador, San Salvador|San Salvador]].]]
 
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=== Maps ===
 
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<center>'''Maps of the Siege of San Salvador'''</center>
 
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<gallery class="center">
 
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File:Operation Yucca.png|[[Operation Yucca]]
 
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</gallery>
 
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== Casualties ==
 
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=== Miguelists ===
 
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=== Romerists ===
 
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== Aftermath ==
 
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== Significance ==
 
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=== Commemoration ===
 
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== In popular culture ==
 
  
 
=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
  
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*''[[La'Batalla de San Salvador (book)|La'Batalla de San Salvador]]''
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* ''[[Guerra Civil (book)|Guerra Civil]]'' (2009) by [[Orlando Pareja Palau]]
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*''[[La'Segunda Cruzada (book)|La'Segunda Cruzada]]''
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* ''[[La'Batalla de San Salvador (book)|La'Batalla de San Salvador]]'' (1972) by [[Carlos López Inéz]]
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*''[[Por'el Amor a la'Patria]]''
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* ''[[La'Segunda Cruzada (book)|La'Segunda Cruzada]]'' (1995) by [[Francisco Bermúdez Castro]]
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* ''[[Por'el Amor a la'Patria]]'' (2005) by [[Javíer Tejón Molina]]
  
 
=== Films and documentaries ===
 
=== Films and documentaries ===
  
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*''[[La'Batalla de San Salvador (documentary)|La'Batalla de San Salvador]]''
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* ''[[La'Batalla de San Salvador (documentary)|La'Batalla de San Salvador]]''
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*''[[La'Segunda Cruzada (documentary)|La'Segunda Cruzada]]''
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* ''[[La'Segunda Cruzada (documentary)|La'Segunda Cruzada]]''
  
 
=== Monuments ===
 
=== Monuments ===
  
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*''[[Monumento al Sito]]''
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* ''[[Monumento al Sito]]''
  
 
=== Poetry ===
 
=== Poetry ===
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*''[[La'Guerra Final del Romeristo]]''
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* ''[[La'Guerra Final del Romeristo]]''
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*''[[La'Lucha Santo por'Dios]]''
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* ''[[La'Lucha Santo por'Dios]]''
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*''[[La'Vida deun Romeristo]]''
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* ''[[La'Vida deun Romeristo]]''
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*''[[San Salvador es Nuestro]]''
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* ''[[San Salvador es Nuestro]]''
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*''[[Siempre Lucha por la'Patria]]''
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* ''[[Siempre Lucha por la'Patria]]''
  
 
; Illegal poetry:
 
; Illegal poetry:
  
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*''[[Ciudad de Miguel es Nuestro]]''
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* ''[[Ciudad de Miguel es Nuestro]]''
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*''[[La'Destrucción del Ciudad de Idiotas]]''
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* ''[[La'Destrucción del Ciudad de Idiotas]]''
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*''[[La'Vida deun Miguelisto]]''
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* ''[[La'Vida deun Miguelisto]]''
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:14, 2 March 2022

This article is about the 1946–1949 military conflict of the Creeperian Civil War. For other conflicts in San Salvador, see Battle of San Salvador.
Siege of San Salvador
Part of the Creeperian Civil War
Clockwise from top left: Ruins in Denilla in 1948, National Council soldiers in 1946, Imperial Council vehicles during Operation Watermelon in 1949, the San Salvador Imperial Palace burning in 1948.
Clockwise from top left: Ruins in Denilla in 1948, National Council soldiers in 1946, Imperial Council vehicles during Operation Watermelon, the San Salvador Imperial Palace burning in 1948.
Date17 May 1946 – 30 August 1949
(3 years, 3 months, 1 week and 6 days)
Location
Throughout San Salvador, with spillovers into San Luís, Zapatista, and the State of the Church
Result Decisive Imperial Council victory
Territorial
changes
  • Imperial Council retains control of San Salvador
  • National Council withdraws from San Salvador
Belligerents
National Council Imperial Council
Commanders and leaders
Units involved

Miguelist Armed Forces

Romerist Armed Forces

Strength
1.5 million soldiers
 1.3 million soldiers
Casualties and losses
  • 434,000 dead
  • 567,000 wounded
  • 560,000 dead
  • 590,000 wounded
4.3 million dead, 7.1 million wounded, 23.4 million displaced

The Siege of San Salvador (Creeperian Spanish – Creeperian: Սիտո ել Սան Սալվադոր; Creeperian Spanish – Iberic: Sito de San Salvador), also referred to as the Battle of San Salvador (Creeperian: Բատաժա ել Սան Սալվադոր; Iberic: Batalla de San Salvador), and known in modern-Creeperopolis as The Siege (Creeperian: Ել Սիտո; Iberic: El Sito), was the largest, lengthiest, and deadliest confrontation of the Creeperian Civil War between the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council (Imperial Council) and the National Council for Peace and Order (National Council). The battle was fought mostly within the department of San Salvador, one of the most strategically and symbolically important regions of the country. Due to its large and complicated nature, the siege has sometimes been considered to be its own war within the Creeperian Civil War.

The siege began in May 1946 with an initial attack by the National Council against forces of the Imperial Council. The National Council's failure to win a quick and decisive victory over the Imperial Council led to a stalemate and long-lasting siege, as neither side was able to break through the other's defenses. A final offensive by the Imperial Council in August 1949 forced a National Council retreat, ending the siege in a decisive Imperial Council victory. The civil war itself would later end on 30 September 1949.

Background

Failure of the Papal War

Imperial Council advances in the north

Prelude

Planning and organization

Final preparations

Order of battle

National Council order of battle

Main article: National Council order of battle at the Siege of San Salvador

The commanders-in-chief of the National Council forces in the Siege of San Salvador were Emperors Miguel VII and Marcos I while its overall military commanders were Chief Field Marshals Juan Salinas Figueroa and Miguel Salinas Ortega.

North–Lake San Salvador front

Army Group Mauricio Tasis Quesada – Field Marshal José Bolívar Aguirre

3rd Army – General Rigoberto Fernán Tasis
9th Army – General Ricardo Rosales Román
4th Infantry Division (Terranilian) – Major General Adam Gát
2nd Flotilla – Admiral Lorenzo Sarmiento Elvira
25th Air Force Wing – General Antonio Morterero Nores
East–central San Salvador front

Army Group Qarl Marx – Field Marshal Miguel Salinas Ortega

1st Army – General Alan Hurtado Ros
11th Army – General Rubén Alguacil Prats
28th Air Force Wing – General Sebastián Pousa Frexia
South–Volcano San Salvador front

Army Group Joel Lacasa Campos – Field Marshal Pascual Espinar Casaus

7th Army – General Pedro Morillo Coronil
8th Army – General Antonio Yon Sosa
27th Air Force Wing – General Dídac Pareja Campos
Paramilitaries (various fronts)
Atheist Red Army – General Secretary Mariano Alcocer Fraga
National Guard – Chief Guard Ángel Moruga Leoz
Special Task Squadrons – General José Huerta Milano

Imperial Council order of battle

Main article: Imperial Council order of battle at the Siege of San Salvador

The commanders-in-chief of the Imperial Council forces in the Siege of San Salvador were Emperors Romero I and Romero II while its overall military commander was Chief Field Marshal Alfonso Cabañeras Moreno.

North–Lake San Salvador front

Army Group King Saint Miguel I – Field Marshal Juan Primavera Sánchez

3rd Army – General Agustín Sarmiento Cruz
17th Infantry Division (Gandorian) – Colonel Krystian Matulewicz
11th Army – General Héctor Carballo Lain
16th Flotilla – Admiral David Cortés Andino
3rd Air Force Wing – General Rolando Dávalos Abasto
East–central San Salvador front

Army Group Manuel III – Field Marshal Máximo Barrueco Morterero

1st Army – General Vicente Capmany Fraga
2nd Army – General Aaron Chicote Villa
4th Air Force Wing – General Pablo Piñón Ureña
South–Volcano San Salvador front

Army Group Alfonso I – Field Marshal Jorge Díaz Molina

5th Army – General Miguel Saelices Cabal
Lyoan Volunteer Legion – Colonel Manima Lama
9th Army – General Xavier Dávalos Carita
7th Air Force Wing – General Aarón Tafalla Rubio
Paramilitaries (various fronts)
Creeperian People's Catholic Front – General Alexander Sánchez Molina
Camisas Negras – Caudillo Carlos Hernández Videla
Falange Creeperiano – Captain Óscar Únzaga Vega
Imperial Guard – Chief Guard Gerardo Aguinaldo Villacrés
Militarist Nationalist Front – General Adolfo Rivera López

Course of the siege

1946

1947

1948

1949

Aftermath

Consequences of the remainder of the war

Casualties

Imperial Council casualties

National Council casualties

Civilian casualties

Commemoration

In popular culture

Literature

Books

Films and documentaries

Monuments

Poetry

Legal poetry
Illegal poetry

See also

External links

Creeperian Conflicts (1921–present)

Participants

Timeline

Key aspects

Anti-Government Forces
 Government of Creeperopolis Death Squads

Former paramilitaries

Linked to

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