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Deep into the Kingdom of Dericania, King Leo IV and the Royal Army, numbering roughly 46,000 strong, finally met the much larger Imperial Army numbering more than 79,000 in Orclenia at the Battle of Mt. Cara at the end of August, 1746. Emperor Louis's position atop a steep hill at the base of the mountain looked formidable, but utilizing his force's superior discipline, King Leo daringly launched an assault on the Imperial center. The unwavering Urcean advance lead to Imperial forces breaking first, after which time King Leo swung his force around and struck the collapsing Imperial left, sending much of the Imperial army into rout. Emperor Louis managed to personally rally most of his forces, but at the end of the day more than ten thousand Imperial troops lay dead and several thousand more injured or captured. For the rest of the campaign season, King Leo fought mostly to tactical draws, eventually forcing the Imperial Army to entirely retreat from Orclenia by the middle of Autumn. 1747 saw a year of stalemates, but in 1748, King Leo marched through the Emperor's home in the Grand Duchy of Verecundia, sacking much of it. | Deep into the Kingdom of Dericania, King Leo IV and the Royal Army, numbering roughly 46,000 strong, finally met the much larger Imperial Army numbering more than 79,000 in Orclenia at the Battle of Mt. Cara at the end of August, 1746. Emperor Louis's position atop a steep hill at the base of the mountain looked formidable, but utilizing his force's superior discipline, King Leo daringly launched an assault on the Imperial center. The unwavering Urcean advance lead to Imperial forces breaking first, after which time King Leo swung his force around and struck the collapsing Imperial left, sending much of the Imperial army into rout. Emperor Louis managed to personally rally most of his forces, but at the end of the day more than ten thousand Imperial troops lay dead and several thousand more injured or captured. For the rest of the campaign season, King Leo fought mostly to tactical draws, eventually forcing the Imperial Army to entirely retreat from Orclenia by the middle of Autumn. 1747 saw a year of stalemates, but in 1748, King Leo marched through the Emperor's home in the Grand Duchy of Verecundia, sacking much of it. | ||
The Imperial Army reformed again in 1749 with more than 100,000 soldiers, but were unable to stop King Leo and the Royal Army from advancing out of winter quarters in Verecundia and towards the Imperial Capital of Corcra. Following a few close defeats in which Leo was able to retreat in good order, he again met the Imperial Army near the Abbey of St. John, some twenty five miles outside of Corcra. The Urcean 48,500 - lead by the elite shock corps, the Royal Fusiliers - totally annihilated the Imperial Army at the Battle of St. John's. The road to Corcra lay open, and King Leo took the city in April of | The Imperial Army reformed again in 1749 with more than 100,000 soldiers, but were unable to stop King Leo and the Royal Army from advancing out of winter quarters in Verecundia and towards the Imperial Capital of Corcra. Following a few close defeats in which Leo was able to retreat in good order, he again met the Imperial Army near the Abbey of St. John, some twenty five miles outside of Corcra. The Urcean 48,500 - lead by the elite shock corps, the Royal Fusiliers - totally annihilated the Imperial Army at the Battle of St. John's. The road to Corcra lay open, and King Leo took the city in April of 1749. The Emperor and his largest allies in the Empire surrendered, and King Leo accepted Emperor Louis's abdication on May 1st. | ||
The Grand Duchy of Verecundia was dissolved into its constituent parts, and King Leo assumed the Imperial throne on May 3rd. As part of the terms of peace at the Treaty of Martinsburg, the Grand Duchy of Carolina was recognized as an integral part of the Urcean Crown. More shockingly, now-Emperor Leo demanded the concession of guaranteed hereditary succession of the Holy Levantine Empire, which the Imperial Diet had no choice but to accept. The decades of hereditary rule, and the attempted centralization of the Holy Levantine Empire, had begun. | The Grand Duchy of Verecundia was dissolved into its constituent parts, and King Leo assumed the Imperial throne on May 3rd. As part of the terms of peace at the Treaty of Martinsburg, the Grand Duchy of Carolina was recognized as an integral part of the Urcean Crown. More shockingly, now-Emperor Leo demanded the concession of guaranteed hereditary succession of the Holy Levantine Empire, which the Imperial Diet had no choice but to accept. The decades of hereditary rule, and the attempted centralization of the Holy Levantine Empire, had begun. | ||