3rd Creeperian Army

3rd Creeperian Army
3º Ejército Creeperiano
Ensign of the 3rd Creeperian Army.
Active	1933–present
Country	Creeperopolis
Branch	Creeperian Army
Type	Army
Size	100,000
Part of	III Creeperian Army Corps
Garrison/HQ	Salvador, Nuevo Xichútepa
Colors	Black   White   Blue   Yellow   Red
March	Protectores de Puerto Francisco
Equipment	See List of Creeperian Armed Forces Equipment
Engagements	Creeperian Civil War Battle of Citalá Battle of Nuevo Xichútepa Siege of San Salvador Partisan Resistance (Creeperopolis) Second Catonio War La'Matanza Mara War Franciscan Summer
Commanders
Minister of Defense	Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez
Field Marshal	Tomás Ovalle Bezanilla
General	Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate
Notable commanders	Érick Hidalgo Rivera
Insignia
War flags

The 3rd Creeperian Army (Creeperian: 3º Ejército Creeperiano), nicknamed the Ejército por'Puerto Francisco (Lyoan: Army for Port Francis), is an active army of the Creeperian Army. It is an army belonging to the III Creeperian Army Corps which is currently lead by Field Marshal Tomás Ovalle Bezanilla. The 3rd Army is commanded by General Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate. The 3rd Army is garrisoned in the departments of Salvador and Xichútepa and is spread out through the cities of Puerto Francisco (sometimes called Salvador del Sur), Salvador, Salvador del Norte, and Nuevo Xichútepa.

The Army was formed in 1933 by the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council at the onset of the Creeperian Civil War after the previous 3rd Army fractured into a faction loyal to Miguel VII and a faction loyal to Romero I. The faction loyal to Romero I became the present-day 3rd Army. During the civil war, the army fought off National Council offenses into Salvador and Nuevo Xichútepa. The most notable engagement of the 3rd Army during the civil war was the Battle of Nuevo Xichútepa where the army, under the command of General Érick Hidalgo Rivera, defeated a Miguelist army lead by Cayetano Handel Carpio, the leader of the Atheist Red Army. The 3rd Army also went on to assist several other Romerist Armies during the Siege of San Salvador from 1946 to the war's end in 1949.

The 3rd Army's garrison headquarters was established as Salvador in 1933 but was relocated to Puerto Francisco in 1942. The army cracked down on Miguelist activities in its garrisoned departments throughout the period of partisan resistance in Creeperopolis from 1949 to 1957. The army currently functions partly as a military police presence in northeastern Creeperopolis due to gang presence in the area as a result of the Mara War.

The 3rd Army has been the source of several atrocities, war crimes, and human rights violations, most notably the events of La'Matanza where 1,000 to 1,500 peasants in San Adolfo were massacred for striking against the poor wages and working conditions of the National Coffee and Sugar Corporation in early 1979. The army has also been accused of killing tens of thousands of prisoners of war that were held in its custody throughout the civil war from 1933 to 1949.

War crimes

The 3rd Army has been confirmed as having committed various war crimes during the civil war and in the years leading up to the Mara War. However, no conclusive evidence of war crimes has surfaced since 1980. Allegations of continued war crimes continue to be made.

During the Battle of Nuevo Xichútepa, the army executed all prisoners of war it has captured on orders of Mayor of Nuevo Xichútepa and former Prime Minister Antonio Sáenz Heredia. The army collaborated with the Falange Creeperiano, the paramilitary wing of the Catholic Royalist Party, during the battle. Cayetano Handel Carpio, the leader of the Miguelists in the battle, was publicly executed via crucifixion and burning by the army.

On January 22, 1979, peasants working for the National Coffee and Sugar Corporation in San Adolfo striked and rebelled in demand of better wages and working conditions. Numbered 1,000–1,500 strong, the rebels overwhelmed the CORNACA security force of 100 men by February. The 51st Infantry Battalion of the 11th Infantry Division was dispatched to crush the rebellion. The rebellion was suppressed by March 24, and most to all of the peasants were killed, including the rebels' leader, José Ama Shupan, who was lynched on March 23. The event was declared a massacred and lead to the subsequent start of the Mara War and also lead to the assassinations of Cristian Abasto Valerio and Eduardo Gálvez Salinas, the CEO and Owner of CORNACA, respecitvely.

Order of battle

3rd Creeperian Army

• 3rd Infantry Division
• 10th Armored Division
• 11th Infantry Division
• 19th Infantry Division
• 24th Infantry Division
• 25th Infantry Division
• 27th Infantry Division
• 39th Infantry Division
• 40th Infantry Division
• 53rd Infantry Division

Engagements

Wars

• Creeperian Civil War
• Partisan Resistance (Creeperopolis)
• Second Catonio War
• La'Matanza
• Mara War
• Franciscan Summer

Battles

War	Photo	Battle	Date	Result
Creeperian Civil War		Battle of Citalá	July 1, 1938–July 10, 1938	Tactical Victory
		Battle of Nuevo Xichútepa	May 4, 1940–August 25, 1940	Strategic Victory
		Siege of San Salvador	May 17, 1946 – August 30, 1949	Strategic Victory
La'Matanza		La'Matanza	January 22, 1979–March 24, 1979	Decisive Victory
Franciscan Summer		Franciscan Summer	December 2003–February 2005	Treaty of New Bostonia

Commanders

No.		Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1.		Hidalgo Rivera, ÉrickGeneral Érick Hidalgo Rivera (1899–1950)	January 2, 1933	December 25, 1949	16 years, 357 days
2.		Sanjurjo Cabanillas, MiguelGeneral Miguel Sanjurjo Cabanillas (1903–1960)	December 25, 1949	September 3, 1960 †	10 years, 253 days
3.		Estrada Cabrera, GustavoGeneral Gustavo Estrada Cabrera (1931–1993)	September 3, 1960	October 3, 1993 †	33 years, 30 days
4.		Duarte Hoser, JoséGeneral José Duarte Hoser (born 1954)	October 3, 1993	May 3, 2011	17 years, 212 days
5.		Errázuriz Aldunate, FernandoGeneral Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate (born 1972)	May 3, 2011	Incumbent	12 years, 352 days

Notable members

• Raimundo Serrano Suñer
• Ramón Serrano Suñer

See also

• List of Creeperian Armies
• III Creeperian Army Corps
• Creeperian Army
• Creeperian Armed Forces