The Civil War in Estontetso was the period from 23rd October 297 until 30th January 298 in which the Kingdom of Estontetso was forcibly converted into a People's Democratic Republic, then a People's Republic. In the peaceful wake of this, the Federal Estontetsan Republic was created on 29th November 298.
The Road to Calamity[]
After the Plague the administration of the Empire of Estontetso started to get very centralised, making the concept of "Nation-State" one of its pillars. Any form of autonomy was seen as secession, and the puzzle of peoples within the empire were to be "standardised". This lack of respect for the various cultures was the main reason for the implosion of the state.
On October 5th 97, the Empire became the Kingdom of Estontetso. The populations expected an era of freedom, a new way of ruling the country, far from the rigid and musty imperial hierarchy. Therefore there were all over peaceful marches demanding more autonomy. The ruling house, however, had remained the same. The cruel situation came to light, as freedom of press was suppressed and political arrests were made practice. The Democratic forces continued to expose the situation.
The Outbreak of the Civil War[]
With the failure of the kingdom, positions were extremed, favouring ethnic fanaticism incited by extremist leaders, the worst consequence being the breaking out of the Civil War and the following foreign occupation, which brought even more attempts to human rights almost on every corner of the torn country.
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Fighting in the northern woodlands
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Fighting in the southern deserts
On October 23rd 297, the Kingdom of Estontetso practically collapsed when the occupation by Merité, Christiana, Phenixia and Angliyaa started. The main forces in the field were:
- the Partyzane y Demokratisa Army (Patriots), helped by Angliyaa;
- the Shitnik Army (Extremist-Nationalists) from the north, started by combating the Meritéan invasion but changed its position by allying with the invaders and combating the Partisans;
- the Ushitashe Army (Extremist-Nationalists) from the south, helped by Merité.
Several atrocities by extremist forces were reported, and mass refugees fled to neighbour countries. The Democratic and Patriotic Army, led by General Yav Arudian, although able to wreck both Extremist Armies, wasn't able to make the Meritéan invaders retreat, now backed by Christiana. Nevertheless, he controlled the situation on the southern part of the country and got to establish government.
Initial Alignment - 10 Oct 297[]
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The kingdom was collapsing, and anarchy swept through the country. Militias led by ethnic extremists organise in armies, initially the northern Shitniks versus the southern Ushistashe.
But a group of patriots, whose goal was to defend the unity of the country, started to organise their own army in the centre, as their supporters were being persecuted by both Shitnik and Ushistashe.
First Movements - 17 Oct 297[]
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The Shitnik army was the first to move, and easily captured the Buba region.
The Partizane offered their services to the king, in exchange for thorough reforms in the administration, freedom for political prisioners and freedom of speech. He accepted the conditions.
Initially neutral, Val da Krosta offered its help to the Partyzane and Demokratisa Army.
Invasion - 23 Oct 297[]
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The Meritéan army arrived in force, and almost managed to control all the eastern coast. Feeling the possibility of getting isolated from the world and easily crushed, the Partyzane sent a distress call to the world. In a daring manoeuvre, a commando of young soldiers managed to slip past Ushistashe land and out from the western coast towards South Longerath. The call was answered by Angliyaa, who broke through deep into Ushitashe territory. Afraid of losing control over the east coast, they proposed an agreement to Christiana, where the latter would control the territory bordering Phenixia on behalf of the previous.
Counterstrike - 30 Oct 297[]
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Unfortunately for the Meritéan forces, only in the south they were welcomed. Shitnik attacked them in the north, while the Ushitashe cried for extra support now that they were under Angliyaan threat. The practical effect of this was the spliting of the invading force, which eased the liberation of Angouvra and Zebornia in the western coast.
Infamy - 30 Oct 297[]
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Things kept going bad for the Ushitashe. Tired of suffering, people launched the Peace March, whose blood-bath response shocked the world. Phenixian troops crossed the borders and seized control of almost the whole Ushistashe coast.
The Liberation Forces tried to split their army in two and isolate their capital city Japungageja. Angliyaans headed to the Southern Mountains, while Partyzanes tried to control the Gargareja river banks, an important supply route.
Meanwhile, however, all was not well for the Shitnik, who were routed by the superior Meritian forces, and forced to sign a humiliating treaty, making the Shitnik mercenaries for Merité. Then was launched a co-ordinated attack in the north.
Operation Karagu - 06 Nov 297[]
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Angliyaans arrived on the beaches just when the last Meritéan troop convoy left, leaving behind loads of material that there was no time to carry back.
In Japugageja the last of the Ushitashe forces pleaded for mercy when surrendering. The same mercy they had denied their internal opponents, as proved by the mass graves and destruction discovered. But Partyzanes wanted justice, not revenge, so the leaders were enjailed for posterior trial.
Christiana sent their expeditionary force to the north, guaranteeing the Meritéan that they would keep the control afterwards, so they were free to march southwards. Inevitably, the concentration of efforts in the south gave way to Meritéan and Shitnik troops to march through the fields with little opposition.
Operation Liberdias - 15 Nov 297[]
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Partyzane agreed that the south would be administrated by Angliyaa until the war was over. Therefore, with their backs secured, the tired Partyzane and Demokratisa Army joined efforts, with a little help from Val da Krosta, to repel the invaders from the north.
The first strike came from the mountains against the Shitnik, but was really intended to be a diversion. When Meritéan came in help, two battalions crossed the river on some sort of platforms and struck the Meritéan forces, who were caught by surprise. The helping group had to come back, leaving the Shitnik on their own. But it was too late.
Impass - 24 Nov 297[]
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The situation evolved to an initial stalemate around the Central river. Any attempts otherwise were unfruitful and effectively repelled.
The king started to disagree with the Partyzane leadership. Fearing for his power, he secretly left to Christiana in search of support.
The Partyzane established government over their controlled territory, declaring the formation of the People's Democratic Republic of Estontetso. In reply the Meritéan declared a Protectorate over the areas controlled by Shitnik, Christiana and Merité proper.
Political Situation - 29 Nov 297[]
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King Claudio VII Joaquim abdicates.
The leader of the Democratic and Patriotic Army, General Yav Arudian, albeit only in control of the situation in the southern part of the country, got to establish the People's Democratic Republic of Estontetso.
In order to keep the country united and open the way to democracy, he started talks with the national leaders.
Political Situation - 01 Jan 298[]
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The constitution of the People's Republic of Estontetso became effective.
Northern Push - 03 Jan 298[]
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At last there was a breakthrough, and Partyzane forces managed to push northwards the enemy. Unfortunately for them there was a counterstrike directed to the mountains.
And that was the last of the movements of troops in the region.
Stalemate - 30 Jan 298[]
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As positions got more and more stable, the Angliyaan retreat started but just as a matter of precaution the Republic asked for the protection of the western coast, where Angliyaa kindly abided.
Victory of Civilisation[]
At the end of this period, on 25th April 298, Arudian, meanwhile Marshal by his own grace, resigned in what was called the Peaceful Revolution, and delivered the government to the Revolutionary Council, who introduced democratic elections and drafted a new constitution. On 27th June 298, by popular vote, André Serranho was elected President of the Republic. The constitution was approved in summer and the Federal Estontetsan Republic proclaimed on 29th November 298.
Sources[]
original page and History of Estontetso by André Serranho
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