Editing Eiria-Xiomera War (section)

==Invasion==

Without provocation on August 1st, 1929, the Imperial military launched a full-scale invasion of Eiria. Imperial forces landed at three major points (Atlantis, New Riga and Merēta), quickly securing beachheads and pushing Eirian forces back with little organized resistance. Xiomeran forces began advancing along three fronts in a bid to encircle the Eirian capital, Geminus, and force the government to surrender.

===Eirian response===

With the capital soon falling under siege, the various factions within the Eirian government and society realized that their survival as an independent nation would depend on their coming together to resist the Xiomeran invasion. Eirian forces would eventually rally, pushing the Xiomerans back.

===Xiomeran war planning as a factor===

Having planned for a quick conquest of Eiria, and having a poor understanding of the harsh Eirian winters, the Xiomeran forces found that continuing the invasion of the country, much less occupying it long-term, was a far tougher task than the Imperial General Staff had anticipated.