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Battle of San Juan Diego

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Battle of San Juan Diego
Part of the Sequoyan Civil War and the CODECO military intervention in Sequoyah
Date
  • 29 November 2020 – 15 February 2021
  • (2 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
San Juan Diego, Sequoyah
Result RCGRS and COMISEQ victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
  • 3,500 soldiers
  • 500 clan members
  • 1,000 militiamen
  • Adama's forces:
  • 2,500 soldiers
  • 300 rangers
  • Young's forces:
  • 12,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
  • 428 killed
  • 653 wounded
  • 1,500 captured
  • Adama's forces:
  • 72 killed
  • 153 wounded
  • Young's forces:
  • 85 killed
  • 248 wounded
300–1,000 civilians killed

Template:Augustus Young series

The Battle of San Juan Diego (Sequoyan: ᏓᎾᏟᎲ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᏅᎠ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎤᏲᎱᏒ, transliteration: Danatlihv Nasganvnva Tsulvwisdanedi Uyohusv; Creeperian Spanish: Batalla de San Juan Diego) occurred in the Sequoyan city of San Juan Diego during the Sequoyan Civil War. The battle was fought between forces loyal to deposed president-elect Edward Calhoun and those of the Sequoyan government, first of that under interim President William Adama, and then under that of provisional President Augustus Young, from 29 November 2020 until 15 February 2021.

Background

On 27 November 2020, Admiral William Adama, the interim president of Sequoyah, arrested president-elect Edward Calhoun at his home outside of Freemont.[1] The arrest came after Calhoun praised the Odyssian Clan,[2] which was declared as a terrorist organization by Adama on 22 November 2020 following the group's various attacks against tribal Sequoyans following the October 2020 Sequoyan presidential election.[3] Calhoun's arrest led to many pro-Calhounist uprisings across the country, which saw Adama's action as a coup against Sequoyan democracy.

Prelude

Calhoun's arrest let to public outcry in San Juan Diego, a historically conservative and Federalist stronghold in the northern part of Eastern Sequoyah. The day of the arrest, an estimated 15,000 people marched in protest of the arrest and Adama's seizure of power, calling the event a self-coup.[4] Ernesto Castro Aldana, the mayor of the city, condemned the arrest, stating, "Adama has betrayed the Sequoyan state and has deposed the democratically elected and rightful president of our country".

Battle

Calhounist takeover

On 29 November 2020, pro-Calhounist forces under the command of General Jackson Bedford, consisting of the 3rd and 4th infantry battalions, ousted a force of 125 pro-Adama soldiers from major government buildings in the city. The San Juan Diego Militia and many independent ethnic-Creeperian fighters assisted the pro-Calhounist forces against those loyal to Adama.[5] Castro Aldana voiced his support for Bedford's forces.

The pro-Adama forces regrouped on the southern side of the city, aided by a force of 300 Deseret Rangers, however, the pro-Adama forces fell under attacks by the Odyssian Clan around 11 p.m. local time that same dat. At around 8 a.m. local time the next day, Adama ordered his forces to retreat from San Juan Diego and regroup at Fort Picard, located 15 miles south on the coastline. The retreat of Adama's forces from San Juan Diego was announced in a press release from the Sequoyan Airfleet at 5:35 p.m. that same day.[5]

RCGRS and COMISEQ prepare attack

On 6 December 2020, a coalition of military forces of the Cooperation and Development Coalition (CODECO), known as the CODECO Mission in Sequoyah (COMISEQ), announced their military intervention in Sequoyah and proclaimed the establishment of the Reorganized Constitutional Government of the Republic of Sequoyah (RCGRS), with Major Augustus Young as its provisional president.[6][7] Adama resigned on 4 January 2021 to COMISEQ forces, and accepted Young as the country's provisional president, calling his forces to surrender to CODECO and the RCGRS.[8]

On 2 February 2021, Young mobilized 12,000 soldiers outside of San Juan Diego in preparation to take the city from Bedford's forces.[9][10] Knowing that Young and COMISEQ would almost certainly win, and with his personal favoritism to Creeperian rule, Castro Aldana called on the city's defenders to surrender to COMISEQ. Most of the city's Creeperian militiamen, who also preferred Creeperian rule over Sequoyan rule, returned to their homes. Bedford and the Odyssian Clan, however, rejected Castro Aldana's calls and ordered his immediate arrest. Castro Aldana fled the city and was welcomed by Young's forces, who continued to recognize Castro Aldana as the city's mayor. Young stated regarding Castro Aldana's defection, "Castro Aldana and the Creeperans in San Juan Diego aren't fighting for Edward Calhoun, they are fighting against William Adama, and now that they see Adama is gone, they have laid down their arms to the current Sequoyan government".

Fall of the city

The RCGRS and COMISEQ's joint attack on the city began on 10 February 2021. Sequoyan, Creeperian, and Salisfordian soldiers attacked the Odyssian Clan and forces still loyal to Calhoun. Meanwhile, some Creeperans in the city joined the RCGRS and COMISEQ's forces in fighting the pro-Calhoun forces. Young pledged amnesty to fighters who surrendered to COMISEQ forces in an attempt to quickly end the battle. Aerial bombing of pro-Calhounist positions by the Creeperian Air Force greatly weakened their morale and their ability to fight, and the city fell to the RCGRS and COMISEQ on 15 February 2021.[11]

Aftermath

The battle killed an estimated 300 to 1,000 civilians, and Young called for humanitarian aid to be rendered to the city by the Terraconserva Council of Nations (TCN).[11] A total of 428 Calhounists were killed and a further 653 were wounded and 1,500 were captured. For the RCGRS and COMISEQ, 85 soldiers were killed and 248 were wounded. The fall of San Juan Diego marked the loss of the Calhounists' final major stronghold in Sequoyah. The civil war would later end on 21 May 2021.[12]

Young reaffirmed that Castro Aldana would remain as the city's mayor, and that he and Creeperans who fought with the Calhounists against Adama's forces would not be prosecuted. Castro Aldana was later elected as the country's vice president in May 2022, assuming office on 21 May 2022 as a member of the Creeperian League (LECRE).[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Calhoun Family Plantation - Outside of Freemont". Freemont, Sequoyah. 27 November 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Calhoun, Edward (22 November 2020). "Calhoun's Response to Executive Order 10455" (in Sequoyan). Sequoyah. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ Adama, William (22 November 2020). "Executive Order 10455" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah: Government of Sequoyah. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "28 November 2020 Protests" (in Sequoyan). Sequoyah. 28 November 2020. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 29 November 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Battle of San Juan Diego" (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah. 30 November 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 30 November 2020.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ Cabañeras Gutiérrez, Augusto (5 December 2020). "Promise, Progress, Prosperity, and Peace". mindef.gob.cr (in Creeperian Spanish). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "Capitan Augusto Jóven Proclamado Presidente de Secoya por'CODECO" [Captain Augustus Young Proclaimed President of Sequoyah by CODECO]. mindef.gob.cr (in Creeperian Spanish). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Ministry of Defense. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ Cabañeras Gutiérrez, Augusto Ramón (26 December 2020). "Derrotado del Presidente Illegal Guillermo Adáma" [Deposition of Illegal President William Adama]. mindef.gob.cr (in Creeperian Spanish). San Salvador, Creeperopolis: Ministry of Defense. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ Justice, Clancy Charles (2 February 2021). "Young in Command of 12,000 Soldiers Outside of San Juan Diego". freemontexpisitor.com.sq (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah: Freemont Expositor. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ "Battle in San Juan Diego Immanent" (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Young Claims Victory in San Juan Diego" (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ "Augustus Young Declares Victory Over Calhounists in the Sequoyan Civil War". seqgov.gov.sq (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah: Government of Sequoyah. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ↑ "2022 ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ" [2022 Sequoyan Presidential Election Results]. seqgov.gov.sq (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah: Government of Sequoyah. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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