Allied Army

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Allied Army
The flag used by the Allied Army during the Dunan Unification War
Active	SY 460
Country	City-States of Jowston
Branch	Army
Battles/wars	Dunan Unification War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Riou

The Allied Army (also known as the Dunan Army, New City-State Army and Orange Army among other names) was a group of soldiers and other volunteers who fought against the Highland Kingdom during the Dunan Unification War.

The Allied Army pulled together many different factions, including remnants of the City-States of Jowston's military, several mercenary and bandit groups as well as soldiers of the Toran Republic under the leadership of Riou, adopted son of the great Jowston hero, Genkaku as orchestrated by Shu.

Origins

After the fall of Muse to Highland in early 460, the Jowston City-States promptly disintegrated. While the remnants of the Muse army fled westwards, to Greenhill, surviving members of Viktor's mercenary army, including Riou, headed south, to South Window, allying themselves with Lord Granmeyer.

However, while investigating an incident at North Window, South Window quickly fell to Highland. Cornered at North Window, the group managed to recruit the help of master strategist Shu and shockingly forced the Highland forces to retreat.

The wave of optimism and hope following this victory, forged in equal parts by the mercenary group and the South Window troops who had turned on Highland in the midst of battle led to the swift establishment of the Allied Army.

Growth

The Allied Army, as the war went on, grew in size through fame and alliance. Soon after it's formation, it secured the entry of Two River forces and also gained around half of both the Red and Blue Knights of Matilda.

As the war progressed, the Allied Army also took in the remnants of both Muse and Greenhill forces, gained the trust of a wary Tinto and even entered into an alliance with the Toran Republic which saw 5,000 troops make the trip to Dunan to fight with the Allied Army.

At it's peak, the Allied Army totalled approximately 20,000 soldiers.

After the War

Despite popular opinion, the Allied Army was disbanded at the end of Dunan Unification War with it's former base at North Window having grown into a prosperous town in it's own right. However, many soldiers and officers did join or otherwise contribute to the Dunan Republican Army following it's foundation.