Holy War for Morocco

The Conflict

Prelude

The First African Crisis was well-underway when Pope Pious XIII declared war on Morocco, stating "the Papal States will free the lands bridled with injustice. It is our solemn duty." The Papal States sent one of the largest invasion forces in history to conquer Morocco.
Morocco was defended by the United African Force.

Deployment

The Papal States outfitted more than 1000 ships to carry forward the largest invasion force ever seen, comprising more than 1,250,000 soldiers to the Moroccan mainland. Almost 2,000 support aircraft were also deployed.
The Moroccan nation requested the United African Nations for help as soon as the invasion force was sighted by a stray plane in the Atlantic. With overwhelming response, a force of a million men were mobilised for the defence.

Battlefield

The battles were fought on vast stretches of sandy, Moroccan beaches. Some cities and other built encampments provided the defensive force with cover.

The Engagement

The Vi Sanctorum force landed on the Moroccan shores along the entire coast on the 12th of August. The rough weather and the unknown environment served little to ease the invaders. The Moroccan coasts were well-defended when the Vi Sanctorum landed. Heavy shelling had damaged the initial defensive line, but the United African Forces had expected the same. The Vi Sanctorum had not expected such a large force defending the coast. 200,000 African soldiers held the line as reinforcements were slowly drawn in from all of Africa. The line was held for a month, with continuous beach landing and vicious fighting. Despite the superior firepower, the invading force landed slowly and could not build up momentum. After suffering massive losses, the invasion was called off. No other nation dared invade a member of the United African Nations to date.
In the first week, the First African Division held the line all by themselves, using the 200,000 men they had. Reinforcements started trickling in small squads, till the Second African Division arrived with a fresh batch of 300,000 men, increasing the defensive numbers to 550,000. Though casualties were low, the African forces were slowly pushed back nearly a kilometer in course of assualt. An Orationis Division managed to break through, however they encountered the larger Third African Division (400,000 soldiers to their 50,000) and were either captured or killed. The fall of the most powerful division was followed by the Third African Division further reinforcing the defence on 9th September, 2067. By 21st September, the African Forces on the defense numbered nearly 850,000 and had started pushing back. Here is where the invasion was called off. The Vi Sanctorum retreated and all were off the Moroccan land by 27th September, 2067.

Conflict Type

Military Campaign

Battlefield Type

Land

Start Date

12/08/2067

Ending Date

27/09/2067

Conflict Result

Morocco was defended successfully

Belligerents

Vi Sanctorum (Papal Invasion Force)

United African Nations

Strength

1,250,000 soldiers
1,000 naval vehicles
1,250 aircraft

1,000,000 soldiers from the United African Forces

Casualties

950,000 killed
200,000 injured

200,000 killed
300,000 injured

Objectives

To "liberate" the land held by Morocco

To defend Morocco from the invaders