History of Urcea (1798-1902): Difference between revisions

== End of Imperial control ==

Undeterred by the Princes of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] taking advantage of him and despite his reduced force presence, King Brian III continued to prosecute the war in an effort to regain the Imperial Throne and restore order in the Empire. The Princes sued for peace following the election of 1799 on the terms of Brian merely accepting the election, but this time he turned the offer down. Fighting continued in the Second Caroline War at mostly a draw until 1802, where the Royal Army was ejected from [[Carolina]] following its defeat at the Battle of Durham in June. The King positioned his forces in a defensive position at the [[Northgate]] and tried to sue for peace under the same terms, but now the Empire demanded separation of the [[Grand Duchy of Carolina]] from Urcea, which was rejected. Imperial forces were unable to break through the Northgate until October of 1803, when a small force of [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] landed on the Odoneru coast south of the [[Pralia Mountains]] and advanced on the Royal Army from behind in a coordinated attack with the Imperial Army. The Royal Army disintegrated at the Battle of the Northgate and King Brian was forced to flee to [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]] in disguise. The door was now open for the Imperial Army to sack much of the Urcean heartland, but it decided to take preparations the Northgate to prevent a counterattack on [[Carolina]] before marching. The Imperial Army's command began to discuss the possibility of partitioning the [[Ænglasmarch#Duchy_of_Holchester|Duchy of Holchester]], [[Gassavelia]], and, critically, the Electorate of [[Canaery]] and its neighboring duchies from the Urcean Crown.