Arcadian War for Independence

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Concurrent Nine Years' War (until 4441ᴘᴄᴢ) Next Gallian Revolution Skernish War for Independence Beginning Yuisk 15th, 4439ᴘᴄᴢ End 4447ᴘᴄᴢ Place New Albion, Uther Islands, and Southern Talmyrnia; Southwest Aquilonis Outcome Treaty of Rylord Britannia recognizes the independence of New Albion. Bankruptcy in Gallia combined widespread oppression of lower class leads to the Gallian Revolution. Skernish hybrid-government formed: Jacob Cadwallader coronated as the first King of New Albion Matthew O'Connell elected the first President of New Albion Major battles Battles of Hardor & Jark Siege of Garodion Battle of Dorick Hights Siege of Torkfall Combatants File:SKRNA flag.png New Albion Talmyrnia Gallia Starkland File:Noregr flag.png Noregr File:Sverige flag.png Sverige File:Britannia flag.png Britannia Commanders File:SKRNA flag.png Jacob Cadwallader File:SKRNA flag.png Matthew O'Connell Lothaire V [Source]

The Skernish War for Independence, also referred to as the Skernish Revolution or the New Albian Rebellion, was a conflict for freedom by the Serene Kingdom & Republic of New Albion (Skerna) in southwestern Aquilonis.

Prelude

The origins of the Skernish Revolution date back to the early days of the Salrinoan Revolutionary Wars (4432 – 4450ᴘᴄᴢ) to the far north. The Skernish were inspired by the movements of independence from a government that had failed their people and many thought: "If they can do it, why not us?". They had reason to think so, as resentment against the Britannian government had been growing for years.

Britannia had been levying high taxes on varying things in New Albion for years, without the consent of the locals. These taxes were primarily to pay for the debt they had accumulated as a result of overspending on several wars in recent decades, with were primarily on expansion in Nekcroz and Ingdjiva, both against mainland Eurodyne powers and native nations in Nekcroz and Ingdjiva, including the ongoing Nine Years' War (4432 – 4441ᴘᴄᴢ). These taxes were seen by the locals as a threat to New Albian autonomy. Each time certain patriotic groups, referred to by the populace as Liberates, local governing authorities, and even influential local nobility, managed to get the taxes overturned through varying means, but finally the Britannians tried to exert their authority over the territory by force of arms by sending regiments made up of thousands of men to enforce Britannian rule.

War

War Begins

On Yuisk 15^th, 4439ᴘᴄᴢ, a simple patrol in central New Albion turned into open engagement when the residents of the small town of Hardor, some of them Liberates, met the patrol on the open plain outside the town and demanded that the patrol go around the town. The lieutenant in charge of the patrol refused and both sides shouted back at each other. Finally, a musket shot rang out of nowhere (no one knows which side, if either, fired first) and both sides exchanged volleys.

The Liberates of Hardor were forced to withdraw after several volleys and fell back to the neighboring town of Jark. There a larger, more prepared, contingent of armed Liberates stood ready. After nearly three hours of back and forth battle with every type of weapon available, the Britannians were forced to retreat. The Britannians made haste back to the port city of Garodion, their base of operations in New Albion, all the while pursued by the rebel army, which was growing in number with each step as people from all over flocked to it.

As the Britannians made it to the safety of Garodion, the rebels wasted no time surrounding the the city, beginning the Siege of Garodion.

The Tide Turns

With the conclusion of the Nine Years' War in 4441ᴘᴄᴢ, Britannia was able to commit its full forces to the ongoing war in New Albion. At this point they were determined to achieve victory in a desperate need to show strength, as they had lost both territory and credibility in both Nekcroz and Ingdjiva as a result of the Nine Years' War.

Aftermath

While the war achieved its desired outcome of gaining Skernish independence from Britannia, the aftermath also had far-reach consequences for other parts of the world.

Gallian Revolution

In Gallia, the country was rendered bankrupt as a result of overspending to fund the conflict, leading to a long-term economic depression. Poorly thought-out plans to remedy the situation, including raised taxes, only sowed resentment against the government among the lower class. In 4451ᴘᴄᴢ, the people finally snapped when the latest tax on their staple foods resulted in a mob storming the imperial palace, the senate, and the residencies of various noble families, beginning the Gallian Revolution.

While the imperial family escaped the fall of the palace, anti-monarchist politicians rallied the people into the cause of republicanism. While the emperor set up himself and his loyalists in a far off city, the leaders of the revolution declared the establishment of the Republic of Gallia. Civil war ensued until the imperial government was defeated seven years later; Emperor Lothaire V (Lothaire Guillaume-Ludovic de la Gloire) was executed by guillotine, and his family fled into exile in Starkland.

While the Gallian Republic endured for the better part of fifty years under good leadership, in the last decade of its tenure the new leadership was poorly managed, primarily as the newly-elected president sought to establish himself as president-for-life and become the sole dictatorial ruler of Gallia. Widespread famine and economic collapse resultant from this led to increased poverty and renewed resentment with the government. In 4515ᴘᴄᴢ, new revolts and a power struggle within the government caused Gallia to collapse and implode in on itself, breaking into at least seven states of varying governing types; three kingdoms and four types of republics. This period of division endured until 4526ᴘᴄᴢ, when the kingdom ruled by House Glaçons – a cadet branch House Gloire, the former ruling house of Gallia – launched a campaign of conquest with Surtierran aide, culminating in the "Valois Restoration" with the reunification of Gallia under House Glaçons as the new royal house of Gallia.

Revolution in Ingdjiva

A generation after the end of the Skernish Revolution, independence movements in central Ingdjiva gained traction and gave way to the Ingdjivan Revolutionary Wars, a series of conflicts for autonomy or independence from the Commonwealth of Edwardia, a dominion of Britannia.

Notes & Trivia

• The Skernish War for Independence and the aftermath was primarily inspired by the American Revolution.
  • The fact that Britannia was still fighting another war when he Skernish War broke out was inspired from the War of 1812; i.e. Britain was still fighting the Napoleonic Wars when the United States declared war on Britain in 1812.
  • The Gallian Revolution is primarily inspired by the French Revolution.