Editing History of Zamastan (section)

====Battle of Gavit Harbor====
As news of the formal alliance found its way to Paraboca, President Cardoza again reached out to Skith in seek of support. With the economy having stabilized and begun to improve since their previous talks and the nation eager to gain a strong ally in the Pacific region it once dominated, King Almarez IV finally agreed to enter the war on the side of Paraboca; he stayed true to his word and formally declared war on the three allied nations the next day while addressing the country's Parliament. Several thousand Skithan troops were deployed from the mainland and shipped across the Atlantic towards the combat zone, accompanied by multiple naval fleets which led the way. Skith's entrance into the conflict was a major event; it effectively balanced the scale as Paraboca was no longer fighting three nations on its own, stretching its resources to the breaking point.
[[File:Gavitharbor.jpg|thumb|left|A fleet led by Zamastan Admiral [[Warren Yeold]], accompanied by three American ships, steam through heavy fire from Skithan and Parabocan ships in the [[Battle of Gavit Harbor]] ]]

Skithan ships began engaging American and Zamastanian ships near the Pajaros Islands and Quetana in an effort to recapture Paraboca's naval bases in the regions. Fierce and deadly exchanges between the two sides followed, with a total of 24 vessels between the two sides being destroyed in the span of a week in late 1873 as the American and Zamastan forces desperately held off the superior Skith navy.

In 1874, [[Rio Palitos]] entered the war on the side of Zamastan, The United States of America, and Chanchajilla. Its position just southeast of the Zamastan worried senior government officials, who were convinced that if Paraboca won the war it would most certainly seek to annex their country as well. Rio Palitos had been Zamastan;s oldest and most trusted ally since many of the country's citizens traveled to the Zamastan to fight the Skithan occupation decades earlier. Financial and material aid had been being sent to Zamastan monthly to support the war effort, but Rio Palitos had initially been hesitant to enter the conflict directly. They finally joined the side of their neighbor and their nation was formally added to the multi-nation alliance treaty that had been signed the previous year. With six nations now involved, most of the Eastern Pacific region was effectively an active warzone. Rio Palito's addition to the fray was a deciding factor in the allies preventing Paraboca from reclaiming its naval bases in Quetana and the Parajos Islands; in late 1874 the two regions were offically occupied by the allied forces.