Siege of Buttplug

The siege of Buttplug took place from 31 July 2017 to 8 August 2017 and ended in the consequent capture of the city by CUM forces, culminating in the fall of the North Eastern province of the Catboy Kingdom.

Background
Following Operation Pump and Dump

Fall of the inner city
August 5th started with the thunder of heavy artillery as the besiegers pounded the inner city and UwU's keep as PP-69's continued to bomb the area. Although a few of the heavy guns were repaired, they were quickly put out of commission by the overwhelming firepower of the CUM. That afternoon, news reached both camps of OwO's defeat at the Battle of Dickbutt. While the morale of the besiegers was lifted considerably, morale inside the city was crushed. Without a relief army, those inside the city realized there was hope of victory and many catboys deserted. Estimates put the number of deserters between 1000 - 5000 with several hundred being caught by the besiegers as they attempted to sneak through their lines.

On August 6th, Karen, the 9th, and the 10th division returned and that afternoon a massive push was ordered under the cover of a creeping barrage. UwU reportedly ordered his men to fight to the death and to many it seemed they had no choice. The offensive was devastating for both sides as they fought in brutal, street to street warfare. While the defenders had to contend with artillery fire and bombing runs, the attackers were devastated by overlapping fields of machine gun nests, mines and traps, light artillery placed at choke points, and snipers who took position on the higher ground of the inner city and castle. Eventually, however, the Catboy positions were overrun and the remaining defenders were forced to retreat to the castle, which was now mostly a ruin.

With night falling on the 6th, the intensity of the combat waned but firefights raged throughout the night.