Russia Invades Mongolia (1745)

On the morning of June 3, 1745, Russian soldiers led by Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Grand Army of the Tsar, Ivan Domeshev Romanov VIII, crossed over the Russo-Mongolian border into hostile territory. Under the control of an oppresive tribal clan leader, many Mongolians were relieved to see the Russian soldiers march into their country, and some even opened up their homes to their liberators. The Mongolian forces, which consisted mainly of horse-riding, arrow-firing nomadic warriors, showed much hostility to the Russian invaders, and resisted valiantly. However, after many skirmishes in the outskirts and foothills of the Gobi Desert, the Mongols proved inferior to the Russian fighting machine, mostly due to their lack of firearms.

After establishing a strong foothold on the Mongolian front, General Romanov then marched on to the Mongolian capitol, Ulan Bator, where he laid it under siege and bombarded its walls. Finally, after three days of besieging the city, it finally fell to the Russian army, who stormed the city, and successfully captured the capitol's central citadel. The Mongol ruling family, the Khans, have been put under house arrest in their palace in Ulan Bator, and all Mongolian soldiers captured have surrendered their arms.



Tsar Vladimir Romanov I himself has recently arrived in Ulan Bator to declare Mongolia a dependency of the vast Russian Empire. All Mongolian territory stretching to the Chinese border is now under full Russian sovereignty, and an Imperial Governor of said land is yet to be announced, though Grand General Ivan Romanov will serve as acting governor.