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While the initial revolt was largely between disaffected [[Crown Liberalism|Crown Liberals]] and the Regency, leaders of the uprising pledged to recall the [[King Patrick III|Prince of Halfway]] of [[House de Weluta]], then living in exile in [[Burgundie]], to the Throne. The promise of restoration motivated [[Catholic Church|Church]] officials to lean towards the side of the insurrectionaries, and the liberal National Pact successfully forged an alliance with traditionalist conservatives who held power in the [[Ionian Plateau]]. No large scale fighting occurred in 1897, but by the end of the year a portion of the armed forces had defected to the rebelling parties, which were now calling themselves the "''Legitimists''". Facing a larger coalition, [[Gréagóir FitzRex|FitzRex]] began to move his technocratic regime in an increasingly socialist direction in an attempt to bring the lower classes to his banner, a move that many historians claim was successful and politically shrewd though in complete contravention of FitzRex's stated rationale for his alliance with Caphiria. Early 1898 saw a campaign of [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] forces trying and failing to break into the [[Ionian Plateau]] in an effort to capture Legitimist leaders, and the failure to do so - culminating with a decisive Legitimist victory at the Battle of Goldvale in April - put the Regency regime on the defensive for much of the remainder of the war. Various states of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] - citing the illegality of Urcea's planned secession and answering calls from within Urcea - declared war following the battle in an effort to help the restoration. Much of the war from 1898 through 1900 focused on the guerilla conflict and small scale clashes domestically, though the war - which was now part of the global [[First Great War]] - saw relatively significant naval action in the run up to allied intervention. The presence of large rebel armies on Urcean territory and foreign blockading actions provided FitzRex with the pretext to indefinitely suspend meetings of the [[Concilium Daoni]], leaving total control of the war government in the hands of his handpicked [[Concilium Purpaidá]] ministers. As the war progressed, FitzRex determined it necessary to make a secret promise to Caphiria that Urcea would cede it [[ | While the initial revolt was largely between disaffected [[Crown Liberalism|Crown Liberals]] and the Regency, leaders of the uprising pledged to recall the [[King Patrick III|Prince of Halfway]] of [[House de Weluta]], then living in exile in [[Burgundie]], to the Throne. The promise of restoration motivated [[Catholic Church|Church]] officials to lean towards the side of the insurrectionaries, and the liberal National Pact successfully forged an alliance with traditionalist conservatives who held power in the [[Ionian Plateau]]. No large scale fighting occurred in 1897, but by the end of the year a portion of the armed forces had defected to the rebelling parties, which were now calling themselves the "''Legitimists''". Facing a larger coalition, [[Gréagóir FitzRex|FitzRex]] began to move his technocratic regime in an increasingly socialist direction in an attempt to bring the lower classes to his banner, a move that many historians claim was successful and politically shrewd though in complete contravention of FitzRex's stated rationale for his alliance with Caphiria. Early 1898 saw a campaign of [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] forces trying and failing to break into the [[Ionian Plateau]] in an effort to capture Legitimist leaders, and the failure to do so - culminating with a decisive Legitimist victory at the Battle of Goldvale in April - put the Regency regime on the defensive for much of the remainder of the war. Various states of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] - citing the illegality of Urcea's planned secession and answering calls from within Urcea - declared war following the battle in an effort to help the restoration. Much of the war from 1898 through 1900 focused on the guerilla conflict and small scale clashes domestically, though the war - which was now part of the global [[First Great War]] - saw relatively significant naval action in the run up to allied intervention. The presence of large rebel armies on Urcean territory and foreign blockading actions provided FitzRex with the pretext to indefinitely suspend meetings of the [[Concilium Daoni]], leaving total control of the war government in the hands of his handpicked [[Concilium Purpaidá]] ministers. As the war progressed, FitzRex determined it necessary to make a secret promise to Caphiria that Urcea would cede it [[Lariana]] at the successful conclusion of the conflict. This promise would play a role in the later [[Second Great War]]. | ||
Although the Legitimist Front was active within the [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]], the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Regal Army]] was having better success keeping most of the allied Imperial forces bottled behind the [[Ionian Mountains]]. Attempts by [[Burgundie]] and other Imperial nations to bypass the mountains via the Antonia Bay were no less successful, as combined efforts of the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Regal Navy]] and Caphiria's [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] successfully managed to interdict allied efforts to break through for most of 1898-1901. Despite the availability of machine gun technology, it was not widely employed during the early war, making the Red Interregnum the final major [[Occidental world|Occidental]] conflict to employ traditional cavalry charges and other traditional techniques. The early parts of the war saw employment, on both sides, of technology that would later have significant use but was not yet technologically ready for warfare. Most prominently, [[Caphiria]] and Urcea collaborated on the creation of fifteen armored cars for use in battle, but each of the fifteen broke down on the battlefield and the idea was scrapped for a decade. The failure of the forces of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] would be temporary, however, as the internal successes of Legitimist forces - which, by February of 1899 induced defections of entire [[Ranks in the Urcean Armed Forces|Cohorts and Regiments]] at a time - opened the doorway for external aid. Defections within the Regal Navy meant that an organized Legitimist navy - sailing out of bases in [[Gassavelia]] - took to the seas by the summer of 1899. By August 1899, the Regal-Caphirian joint naval operation no longer held absolute dominion over the Antonia Bay. On land, Legitimists scored a significant victory over the Regal Army, defeating it in battle at [[Northgate]] and was forcing to retreat. This victory allowed the creation of a Legitimist government in [[Carolina]] and allowed Levantine armies to link up with Legitimist forces. Despite this, allied forces could proceed no further as regrouped Regal forces created a successful defensive perimeter stretching from Westglen and Goldvale. | Although the Legitimist Front was active within the [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]], the [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Regal Army]] was having better success keeping most of the allied Imperial forces bottled behind the [[Ionian Mountains]]. Attempts by [[Burgundie]] and other Imperial nations to bypass the mountains via the Antonia Bay were no less successful, as combined efforts of the [[Royal Navy (Urcea)|Regal Navy]] and Caphiria's [[Imperial Naval Fleet]] successfully managed to interdict allied efforts to break through for most of 1898-1901. Despite the availability of machine gun technology, it was not widely employed during the early war, making the Red Interregnum the final major [[Occidental world|Occidental]] conflict to employ traditional cavalry charges and other traditional techniques. The early parts of the war saw employment, on both sides, of technology that would later have significant use but was not yet technologically ready for warfare. Most prominently, [[Caphiria]] and Urcea collaborated on the creation of fifteen armored cars for use in battle, but each of the fifteen broke down on the battlefield and the idea was scrapped for a decade. The failure of the forces of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] would be temporary, however, as the internal successes of Legitimist forces - which, by February of 1899 induced defections of entire [[Ranks in the Urcean Armed Forces|Cohorts and Regiments]] at a time - opened the doorway for external aid. Defections within the Regal Navy meant that an organized Legitimist navy - sailing out of bases in [[Gassavelia]] - took to the seas by the summer of 1899. By August 1899, the Regal-Caphirian joint naval operation no longer held absolute dominion over the Antonia Bay. On land, Legitimists scored a significant victory over the Regal Army, defeating it in battle at [[Northgate]] and was forcing to retreat. This victory allowed the creation of a Legitimist government in [[Carolina]] and allowed Levantine armies to link up with Legitimist forces. Despite this, allied forces could proceed no further as regrouped Regal forces created a successful defensive perimeter stretching from Westglen and Goldvale. | ||