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The '''Yonderian Peasants' War''' ([[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]: ''Guerre des Paysans Yonderre'', East Gothic: ''Yondersche Bauernkrieg''), '''Great Peasants' War''' or '''Great Peasants' Revolt''' was a widespread popular revolt led by disgruntled [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]] against the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] nobility. The leader of the revolt, [[Knight of the Realm]] | The '''Yonderian Peasants' War''' ([[Burgoignesc language|Burgoignesc]]: ''Guerre des Paysans Yonderre'', East Gothic: ''Yondersche Bauernkrieg''), '''Great Peasants' War''' or '''Great Peasants' Revolt''' was a widespread popular revolt led by disgruntled [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]] against the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] nobility. The leader of the revolt, [[Knight of the Realm]] [[Fabian Löwenschiold]] dreamed of founding a democratic republic in the area, envisaging the abolition of the [[Catholic Church]] and its rituals, replaced by a faith based on a direct contact with God through the personal interpretation of Scripture. He also envisioned a utopian elimination of titles of nobility, the nationalization of land and mines, the establishment of schools, hospitals and old people’s homes. | ||
The war began with separate insurrections in [[Donne]] and [[Kubagne]] and soon spread to [[Amarre]]. In mounting their insurrection, the peasants faced insurmountable obstacles. The democratic nature of their movement left them without a command structure and they lacked artillery and cavalry. Most of them had little, if any, military experience. In combat they often turned and fled, and were massacred by their pursuers. Their opposition had experienced military leaders as well as well-equipped and disciplined soldiers. | The war began with separate insurrections in [[Donne]] and [[Kubagne]] and soon spread to [[Amarre]]. In mounting their insurrection, the peasants faced insurmountable obstacles. The democratic nature of their movement left them without a command structure and they lacked artillery and cavalry. Most of them had little, if any, military experience. In combat they often turned and fled, and were massacred by their pursuers. Their opposition had experienced military leaders as well as well-equipped and disciplined soldiers. | ||
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[[File:Lovis Corinth 009.jpg|thumb|''Last stand of Fabian Löwenschiold'', oil on canvas by [[ | [[File:Lovis Corinth 009.jpg|thumb|''Last stand of Fabian Löwenschiold'', oil on canvas by [[Louen d'Everard]]]] | ||
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== Ultimate failure of the rebellion == | == Ultimate failure of the rebellion == | ||
[[File:The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 A.D., to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 (1919) (14753795186).jpg|thumb|The hanging of [[Richard de Blaise]]]] | [[File:The story history of France from the reign of Clovis, 481 A.D., to the signing of the armistice, November, 1918 (1919) (14753795186).jpg|thumb|The hanging of [[Richard de Blaise]]]] | ||
The main causes of the failure of the rebellion was the lack of communication between the peasant bands because of territorial divisions, and because of their military inferiority. While some [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]] and professional soldiers joined the peasants, the armies of the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] had a better grasp of military technology, strategy and more experience. The aftermath of the Yonderian Peasants' War led to an overall reduction of rights and freedoms of the peasant class, effectively pushing them out of Yonderre's political life. The overall goals of change for these peasants had failed to come to pass and would remain stagnant | The main causes of the failure of the rebellion was the lack of communication between the peasant bands because of territorial divisions, and because of their military inferiority. While some [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]] and professional soldiers joined the peasants, the armies of the [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] had a better grasp of military technology, strategy and more experience. The aftermath of the Yonderian Peasants' War led to an overall reduction of rights and freedoms of the peasant class, effectively pushing them out of Yonderre's political life. The overall goals of change for these peasants had failed to come to pass and would remain largely stagnant until the [[Yonderian Golden Age]]. | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
=== Formation of the Grand Ducal Army === | === Formation of the Grand Ducal Army and Custodes Yonderre === | ||
The Peasants' War highlighted several issues with the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] system of [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]]. The reliance on a relatively small but elite standing army was still viewed as a sufficient deterent to foreign invaders but had proven to be wholly inadequate in stopping a large scale internal revolt that saw the Knights spread too thin to cover everything. It was also highly problematic that the majority of the rebel leadership had come from the ranks of the [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]]. Very shortly after the war | The Peasants' War highlighted several issues with the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] system of [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]]. The reliance on a relatively small but elite standing army was still viewed as a sufficient deterent to foreign invaders but had proven to be wholly inadequate in stopping a large scale internal revolt that saw the Knights spread too thin to cover everything. It was also highly problematic that the majority of the rebel leadership had come from the ranks of the [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]]. | ||
Very shortly after the war [[Grand Duke of Yonderre|Grand Duke]] [[Auguste II de Houicourt]] set about drawing up the plan for a new system of armed forces for [[Yonderre]] alongside his commander Louis d'Arconne. The [[Custodes Yonderre]] was formed in 1643 as a police force to maintain law and order in major cities, while the plans for a new system of armed forces were finalized the next Summer. Thus on the 10th of June 1644, on what would have been the 208th birthday of Yonderre's first Grand Count [[Joanus de Martigueux]], the [[Yonderian Defence Force#Grand Ducal Army|Grand Ducal Army]] was sworn in with the reorganization of the [[Knight of the Realm|Knights of the Realm]] into the [[Guard Cuirassier Division#Ducal%20Lifeguard%20of%20Horse|Ducal Lifeguard of Horse]] and the raising of several infantry, cavalry and artillery regiments. | |||
=== In culture === | === In culture === | ||
The Yonderian Peasants' War has featured heavily in Yonderian culture, particularly after the advent of Yonderian national romanticism in the nineteenth century. The marching songs of the rebels remain popular drinking songs in Gothic-speaking [[Yonderre]] in particular. Notably, [[Dom Martinez]] recorded ''Don Martinez sings rebel songs of the Peasants' War'' in 1953 which became a cultural phenomenon in [[Yonderre]] and rekindled interest in the conflict in the general public. Many films and TV series have been made about the Yonderian Peasants' War. The rebel leaders and particularly | The Yonderian Peasants' War has featured heavily in Yonderian culture, particularly after the advent of Yonderian national romanticism in the nineteenth century. The marching songs of the rebels remain popular drinking songs in Gothic-speaking [[Yonderre]] in particular. Notably, [[Dom Martinez]] recorded ''Don Martinez sings rebel songs of the Peasants' War'' in 1953 which became a cultural phenomenon in [[Yonderre]] and rekindled interest in the conflict in the general public. Many films and TV series have been made about the Yonderian Peasants' War. The rebel leaders and particularly [[Fabian Löwenschiold]] are paradoxically revered as martyrs to the causes of both the far left Yonderian Workers' Party and the far right Gothic People's Party. Playwright [[Hieronymus d'Olbourg]] wrote ''Löwenschiold'' in 1835 during the [[Yonderian Golden Age]], a play centred on the events of the Yonderian Peasants' War with Löwenschiold as the protagonist. | ||
Communist thinker [[Thibaut de Berre]] interpreted the war as a case in which an emerging proletariat urban class failed to assert a sense of its own autonomy in the face of dukely power and left the rural classes to their fate. From this he extrapolated that the war was in fact a very early example of a communist uprising, albeit a failed one and one that caused great damage to the cause. | Communist thinker [[Thibaut de Berre]] interpreted the war as a case in which an emerging proletariat urban class failed to assert a sense of its own autonomy in the face of dukely power and left the rural classes to their fate. From this he extrapolated that the war was in fact a very early example of a communist uprising, albeit a failed one and one that caused great damage to the cause. | ||