Battle of Oceanside

Battle of Oceanside RMF Wars {{{image}}} {{{caption}}} Date July 3-4, 2023 Location Astoria, Oregon County Result Cascadian Victory Status Territorial changes Oceanside split between Cascadia and RMF Belligerents File:Flag of RMF.png Rocky Mountain Federation File:Flag of Texas.png Texas Cascadia Commanders and leaders 8set Billowy Mudkip North_Paso WrestlingWithGod EstiQT Setrus Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties and losses {{{losses1}}} 3,492g spent

The Battle of Oceanside was a battle fought between the Republic of Cascadia and RMF-aligned forces including Texas and the Rocky Mountain Federation on July 3-4, 2023, in the ruined town of Oceanside (now Astoria). The battle is considered to have been a turning point in the RMF Wars, with the RMF and their allies making few significant offensives after that battle. It is considered to have been the largest conventional battle of the both the Second RMF War and the RMF Wars as a whole. Although the battle is sometimes considered to have ended in a stalemate, it is treated as a historic victory amongst many Cascadians.

Background

In March 2023, residents of Cascadia's Great North region seceded from Cascadia to form the Rocky Mountain Federation (or RMF). The movement was led by PvPer 8set, and cited their reasons for secession as being boredom with Cascadian politics, a lack of representation for their interests, and disagreements over Cascadia's CascAID program, which required mayors who took welfare from the system to repay it should they ever leave the nation. On March 5, 2023, the town of Banff seceded and refused to pay its CascAID debts, beginning the First RMF War. The movement initially saw some success, with many towns in the Great North seceding to join the RMF's cause. However, the RMF faced early difficulties due to Cascadian hunters and a widespread trade embargo led by Cascadia. The RMF would also attempt to lead an embargo against Cascadia, though they were ultimately not as successful. On March 16, 2023, Cascadia and the RMF signed the Treaty of Banff, ending the First RMF War. In the treaty, the Cascadia agreed to recognize the RMF as a sovereign enclave within Cascadia's territory, and forgive the RMF's CascAID debts, while the RMF became a vassal of Portugal in order to be watched over.

This period of peace came to an end on April 6, 2023, when a Cascadian town named "Prince_George" was founded in what was considered RMF territory. This, alongside continued hostilities from Cascadia towards the RMF after the Treaty of Banff, caused the RMF to declare war on April 8, beginning the Second RMF War. From the beginning of the war, the RMF saw gradual success from small PvP engagements and increased international support, including from nations such as Texas, Indochina, and Paraguay. The RMF declares its complete independence from Portugal on May 24, 2023. On May 30, the RMF successfully captured the town of Port Orchard (now Bakhmut), outside Olympia, after Mayor Moxiecodone deleted it following an argument with Seattle Mayor Milgorn123. The RMF, which had a greater number of experienced PvPers than Cascadia, repeatedly came out victorious in PvP engagements in both the Port Orchard area and through RMF territory in the Great North through the month of June. By the time of the Battle of Oceanside, the RMF had received support, usually in the form of gold or PvPers, from Texas, Indochina, Persia, Paraguay, the Antarctic Union, the Oriental Force, and Tripolitania.

By July 2023, Moxie, had become mayor of the historic town of Oceanside, which had originally been founded by Milgorn. In the months leading up to July 2023, Moxie had once repeatedly ran into trouble with Milgorn and with the law. On May 14, 2023, Moxie was found guilty in Akeboun V. Moxies_Hoe, with Moxie being found in violation of the Anti-Discrimination Law that she had originally proposed, after telling Akeboun to "kill yourself". Throughout June, Moxie also felt that Milgorn had made an effort to prevent her from getting the town of Yakima. Due to these reasons, by July 2023, Moxie believed that the courts, government, and most powerful people in Cascadia were against her, and decided to end her involvement in Cascadia. Near midnight on the night of July 3, Moxie deleted Oceanside, informing Cascadian officials, notably Setrus, that she was deleting the town and moving to Jefferson. Alongside Setrus, she also gave a more subtle notice to 8set, who was still the RMF's primary leader.

Engagement

Major events of battle.

Aftermath

Aftermath and legacy.