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==== End of the Republic ==== | ==== End of the Republic ==== | ||
On November 17th, party leaders decided to launch a purge of any remaining privilegiata officers from the ranks of the National Republican Army. The regular Army - as well as those manning the barricades - had become loyal to their commanders rather than to the Republic, and the Assembly decided a quick, nighttime purge would sure up their own position. Informants immediately rushed back to the barracks, where the officers summoned a large contingent of loyalist troops, where they fortified and laid a trap. Party militia arrived and were slaughtered, and the Republican Army forces quickly marched on [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|the Praetorium]] and besieged the building by 10 PM that night. At 2 AM the following morning, the Army stormed the Praetorium and massacred the leaders of the [[Republican Party (Urcea)|Republican Party]] and any members of the National Assembly it could find. On the morning of the 18th, the Army found several former members of Assembly from the [[National Democratic Party (Urcea)]] which had remained in the city and installed them in the Assembly. The Republic was now in the hands of the Army and the National Democratic Party, though [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|the Praetorium]] was now besieged by socialist partisans lead by a few Republicans which had escaped. A tense standoff was broken by 3 in the afternoon on the 18th, as reinforcements from the city's defenses routed the partisans in a particularly bloody affair. Army leaders began to meet with the new Assembly majority members to determine the best course of action to take. On the next morning, November 19th, 1902, the Assembly voted to dissolve the [[Urcean Republic]] effective midnight and voted to reconstitute itself as the [[Concilium Daoni]]. Before adjourning, the Assembly gave the formal order to the Army to stand down and also formally invited the [[Patrick III of Urcea|Prince of Halfway]] to take control of the city. The National Republican Army surrendered to the Legitimist cause by 1 PM on the 19th, and the newly reconstituted [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] entered the city. Prince Patrick and the [[Pope]] soon followed. A hastily organized coronation ceremony in [[St. Peter's Archbasilica]] followed that evening, and the Prince of Halfway formally became [[Patrick III of Urcea|King Patrick III]], cementing the restoration and end of the Republic. | On November 17th, party leaders decided to launch a purge of any remaining privilegiata officers from the ranks of the National Republican Army. The regular Army - as well as those manning the barricades - had become loyal to their commanders rather than to the Republic, and the Assembly decided a quick, nighttime purge would sure up their own position. Informants immediately rushed back to the barracks, where the officers summoned a large contingent of loyalist troops, where they fortified and laid a trap. Party militia arrived and were slaughtered, and the Republican Army forces quickly marched on [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|the Praetorium]] and besieged the building by 10 PM that night. At 2 AM the following morning, the Army stormed the Praetorium and massacred the leaders of the [[Republican Party (Urcea)|Republican Party]] and any members of the National Assembly it could find. On the morning of the 18th, the Army found several former members of Assembly from the [[National Democratic Party (Urcea)]] which had remained in the city and installed them in the Assembly. The Republic was now in the hands of the Army and the National Democratic Party, though [[The Praetorium (Urceopolis)|the Praetorium]] was now besieged by socialist partisans lead by a few Republicans which had escaped. A tense standoff was broken by 3 in the afternoon on the 18th, as reinforcements from the city's defenses routed the partisans in a particularly bloody affair. Army leaders began to meet with the new Assembly majority members to determine the best course of action to take. On the next morning, November 19th, 1902, the Assembly voted to dissolve the [[Urcean Republic]] effective midnight and voted to reconstitute itself as the [[Concilium Daoni]]. Before adjourning, the Assembly gave the formal order to the Army to stand down and also formally invited the [[Patrick III of Urcea|Prince of Halfway]] to take control of the city. The National Republican Army surrendered to the Legitimist cause by 1 PM on the 19th, and the newly reconstituted [[Royal and Imperial Army (Urcea)|Royal Army]] entered the city. Prince Patrick and the [[Pope]] soon followed. A hastily organized coronation ceremony in [[St. Peter's Archbasilica]] followed that evening, and the Prince of Halfway formally became [[Patrick III of Urcea|King Patrick III]], cementing the restoration and end of the Republic. | ||
==Social changes== | |||
The Reform period saw the continuation of social and economic changes that had occurred during Urcea's [[History of Urcea (1575-1798)|Imperial period]], and in many ways was the culmination of the changes that occurred during that period. At the beginning of the Reform period, the [[Social_class_in_Urcea#Privilegiata_2|privilegiata]] had become the primary drivers of the economy and culture within Urcea, and their influence not only furthered the development of the [[Constitution of Urcea]] but also drove the development of Urcea into an industrial economy. | |||
===Industrialization=== | |||
====Transportation and travel==== | |||
{{Main|Rail transportation in Urcea}} | |||
===Rise of the freeholds=== | |||
====Final decline of the Optimates==== | |||
[[Category: History of Urcea]] | [[Category: History of Urcea]] | ||
[[Category: Urcea]] | [[Category: Urcea]] | ||
[[Category:IXWB]] | [[Category:IXWB]] | ||