Siege of Chicago

The Siege of Chicago (25 April – 11 May 1995) was the one of the largest confrontations of the CAF WAR, in which the CAF fought the Great Lakes Federation and its allies for control of the city of Chicago in the Central Midwest.

Marked by fierce close quarters combat, subway fighting, improvised military vehicles, and gang aided military operations, among other notables it was the largest (nearly 160,000 personnel) and one of the bloodiest (nearly 35,000 killed, wounded or captured) battle in the CAF War. After their defeat at Chicago, the CAF High Command had to withdraw vast military forces from the Northern Front to replace their losses.

The CAF offensive to capture Chicago began in late April 1995, using the Midwest Army and elements of the Central Armor Army. The attack was supported by intensive CAFAF air raids, which resutled in tense air to air battles in the city. Soon the fighting degenerated into house-to-house fighting; as both sides poured reinforcements into the city. By the first week of May, the CAF had pushed the Coalition defenders back at great cost into narrow zones along the bank of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan.

On 9th May, the Canadian, Great Lakes and Columbian Armies launched Operation Chekagou, a two-pronged attack targeting the weaker divisions protecting the Midwest Army's flanks. The CAF forces on the flanks were overrun and the Midwest Army was cut off and surrounded in the Chicago area. Heavy fighting continued for another two days. By the beginning of 11th May the CAF forces in Chicago had exhausted their ammunition and food, The remaining units of the Midwest Army surrendered. The battle lasted 16 days.

Background
By late April 1995, The CAF Armed Forces had captured vast swathes of territory along the eastern border of the CAF. This included the majority of Wisconsin, the entirety of the Iowa Nation, and around half of Illinois. A push northeast into Canda had been attempted but had not been as successful, capturing around less than 10 percent of the Province of Ontario. Elsewhere the CAF's offensives had been successful, nearly completely overrunning Cascaida, capturing Cascadia's capital of Sealth, capturing large parts of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba, completely overrunning Nevada, pushing south towards Shady Sands in the NCR, and conducting air raids upon, Mexico, The Southern Union and several other North American nations.