Editing Paraboca (section)

===[[Parabocan War]]===
On January 5th, 1871, Manuelo Cardoza ordered hundreds of contingents of the Parabocan army to advance into southern Zamastan along a nearly 500 mile long stretch of land. The Parabocans descended from the Redeemer's Land highlands and into the prairie and crop regions of [[Pahl]], seizing villages and catching Zamastanian divisions off guard. By the end of January, nearly the entirety of the southern quarter of Zamastan was under Parabocan control. The Zamastanian army was divided as contingents and divisions were surrounded and caught behind enemy lines. As President Castovia responded by sending nearly the whole force of 300,000 troops to face the 700,000 invading Parabocans, divisions that were behind enemy lines attempted to break back to their Zamastanian brothers. On January 16th, [[Battle of Addleview (1871)|300 Zamastanian soldiers stuck in Parabocan territory attempted]] to defend the city of [[Addleview]] from advancing enemy forces, but failed to keep control of the city. However, they managed to take over 6,000 enemy soldiers with them as they fought to the end. 

For the first month of the war, Zamastanian forces consistently faced loss upon loss in battles across the frontier. Parabocan armies far outnumbered the Zamastanians, and their tactics in overwhelming conquer warfare was too aggressive for most generals to force a counter attack. In February, Zamastanian forces were soundly defeated at the [[Battle of Duncan (1871)|Battle of Duncan]], and Parabocan forces nearly completely raised the city of [[Duncan]] to the ground. It became clear to the Zamastanian leaders that the Parabocans were fighting a total war and were not concerned about civilian casualties. In Duncan alone, over 10,000 non-combatant civilians were killed. 

[[File:Thure_de_Thulstrup_-_L._Prang_and_Co._-_Battle_of_Gettysburg_-_Restoration_by_Adam_Cuerden.jpg|thumb|left|Parabocan forces attack the Zamastanian line at the [[Battle of Duncan (1871)|Battle of Duncan]].]]