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OOC Notice: This is the worldbuilding thread for the War of the Eagles (1864-1867).
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Excerpts from The Gazzari Series (gazari-serija.org) article "War of the Severogotian Succession (1864-1867): Introduction"
Background
Fall of Ardealul by Dabramil Pirhonen (1887)
The War of the Severogotian Succession (1864-1867), also known in Andrenne as the War of the Eagles, was a result of Andrennian and Predicean imperial ambitions in Severogotia. After the Second Imperial War, a victorious Andrenne was in clear position to assert control of its own "backyard" in Eastern Gothis. It wanted Ardealul, a contested territory between Andrenne and Severogotia. The vacant throne in Severogotia offered both countries a chance to negotiate. But no majority in the Severogotian parliament was willing to elect a pro-Andrennian candidate. Queen Isabelle's rejection in 1818 gave the anti-Andrennian faction of the Severogotian Nationalists both time and reason to cement "Andrennophobia," exaggerating that Andrenne was not interested in peace but in the subjugation of the Severogotian people and restore the farthest possible eastern borders of the Adriennic Empire. The threat of Andrennian invasion kept Severogotia in an interregnum for almost half a century. During that time, since the 1830s, Predice has been aiding the modernization of Severogotia's military forces. They helped establish the Imperial Severogotian Army and the Imperial Severogotian Navy.
In the 1850s, Predice won a war against Yamantau to ban its use of privateers and forced a regime change, killing their tsar and replacing him with a pro-Predicean pretender. Dhahara, a major Meterran power, tried to forcibly demilitarize Predice in an attempt to curb its rising military strength. Dhahara lost and ceded its East Metteran major ports to Predice, the new major power in Meterra. After winning two wars, the Predicean parliament became interested in attaining equal status with great powers like Andrenne, Goyanes, and Arcanstostka, as well as new territories in the northeast which was colonized by United Kingdom of Andrenne and Goyanes. Conflict with the Gotic power was perceived as a "hard gamble" by Predicean leaders. Although UKAG dissolved in 1818, Andrenne instead asserted itself as a separate power alongside Goyanes after winning the Second Imperial War, defeating Syrixia and retaining contested territories in Demescia. But with the Andrennian-Goyanean alliance ending in 1827, the Predicean government felt there was an opening that should be seriously exploited.
In 1861, the Andrennian government secured an alliance with Zapodogotia to corner and intimidate Severogotia. The Zapodogotian government negotiated the alliance in the view that war was imminent. They wanted to force a personal union on Severogotia and annex further territories in a partition with Andrenne, all part of the ultimate goal of re-unification.
In 1864, Grand Doge Giuseppe of Predice was elected Kaisar. The Predicean-Severogotian Alliance was formalized. This, combined with the total rejection of pro-Andrennian candidates, led the Andrennian government to understand the window for diplomacy has ended and promptly declared war.
The war has been traditionally seen as the birth of Severogotia as a national identity, modernizing and moving on from a feudal pact between the lords of sovereign kingdoms. The defensive war against the Andrennian invasion saw a resurgence of the nationalist movement after its pro-democracy leadership was suppressed in the 1840s. It led to the centralization of government, the formation of the national armed forces, and the popularization of the name "Severogotia," Yakuvoniak for "North Gothis."
Overview:
GOALS
Summary of outcome
While Andrenne managed to maintain much of its occupied territories in Severogotia, the Andrennian people have started to feel the great economic and social toll of the war. Predicean forces occupied Usi-Valamo in 1864, virtually pushing Zapadogotians out of the southern front. The Treaty of Norrkøping was signed the following year which saw the Zapadogotians cede Usi-Valamo to Severogotia. In 1865, a successful series of Predicean counter-offensives in the northern front put a complete stop to the Andrennian advance and allowed Severogotia to take back some of its territories. It seemed the balance of war was about to shift. But the expensive costs of the war affected both sides. Predicean losses in Oklusia, combined with its failure to hold occupied territories, spelled low morale and a war too unpopular for the Predicean parliament to continue. On 21 November 1866, they agreed to a ceasefire. Predice and Severogotia immediately started negotiations with Andrenne. The war formally ended with the Treaty of Gojannesstad on 14 March 1867.
Terms of the Treaty of Norrkøping (1865)
Terms of the Treaty of Gojannesstad (1867)
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Excerpts from The Gazzari Series (gazari-serija.org) article "War of the Severogotian Succession (1864-1867): Introduction"
Background
Fall of Ardealul by Dabramil Pirhonen (1887)
The War of the Severogotian Succession (1864-1867), also known in Andrenne as the War of the Eagles, was a result of Andrennian and Predicean imperial ambitions in Severogotia. After the Second Imperial War, a victorious Andrenne was in clear position to assert control of its own "backyard" in Eastern Gothis. It wanted Ardealul, a contested territory between Andrenne and Severogotia. The vacant throne in Severogotia offered both countries a chance to negotiate. But no majority in the Severogotian parliament was willing to elect a pro-Andrennian candidate. Queen Isabelle's rejection in 1818 gave the anti-Andrennian faction of the Severogotian Nationalists both time and reason to cement "Andrennophobia," exaggerating that Andrenne was not interested in peace but in the subjugation of the Severogotian people and restore the farthest possible eastern borders of the Adriennic Empire. The threat of Andrennian invasion kept Severogotia in an interregnum for almost half a century. During that time, since the 1830s, Predice has been aiding the modernization of Severogotia's military forces. They helped establish the Imperial Severogotian Army and the Imperial Severogotian Navy.
In the 1850s, Predice won a war against Yamantau to ban its use of privateers and forced a regime change, killing their tsar and replacing him with a pro-Predicean pretender. Dhahara, a major Meterran power, tried to forcibly demilitarize Predice in an attempt to curb its rising military strength. Dhahara lost and ceded its East Metteran major ports to Predice, the new major power in Meterra. After winning two wars, the Predicean parliament became interested in attaining equal status with great powers like Andrenne, Goyanes, and Arcanstostka, as well as new territories in the northeast which was colonized by United Kingdom of Andrenne and Goyanes. Conflict with the Gotic power was perceived as a "hard gamble" by Predicean leaders. Although UKAG dissolved in 1818, Andrenne instead asserted itself as a separate power alongside Goyanes after winning the Second Imperial War, defeating Syrixia and retaining contested territories in Demescia. But with the Andrennian-Goyanean alliance ending in 1827, the Predicean government felt there was an opening that should be seriously exploited.
In 1861, the Andrennian government secured an alliance with Zapodogotia to corner and intimidate Severogotia. The Zapodogotian government negotiated the alliance in the view that war was imminent. They wanted to force a personal union on Severogotia and annex further territories in a partition with Andrenne, all part of the ultimate goal of re-unification.
In 1864, Grand Doge Giuseppe of Predice was elected Kaisar. The Predicean-Severogotian Alliance was formalized. This, combined with the total rejection of pro-Andrennian candidates, led the Andrennian government to understand the window for diplomacy has ended and promptly declared war.
The war has been traditionally seen as the birth of Severogotia as a national identity, modernizing and moving on from a feudal pact between the lords of sovereign kingdoms. The defensive war against the Andrennian invasion saw a resurgence of the nationalist movement after its pro-democracy leadership was suppressed in the 1840s. It led to the centralization of government, the formation of the national armed forces, and the popularization of the name "Severogotia," Yakuvoniak for "North Gothis."
Overview:
GOALS
- Predice:
- Attainment of great power status
- The annexation of Oklusia
- Predicean hegemony in Meterra
- Containment of Andrenne
- Mavioan retention of the Severogotian throne
- Severogotia:
- Settlement of territorial disputes
- Assertion of independence from Andrennian hegemony
- Andrenne:
- Unchallenged Andrennian global hegemony
- Accession of Grand Prince Rahvalod Naryshkin to the Severogotian throne
- Annexation of Ardealul
- Creation of the Kingdom of Valamo
- Zapodogotia:
- Annexation of South Yakuvony
- Personal union with Severogotia
WAR SUMMARY
- Predice:
- Predice sent its most experienced forces to Severogotia. It was escorted by the powerful Predicean Navy against the scattered Royal Andrennian Navy that protected their vast colonial empire. The remainder of the Predicean Armed Forces were deployed near the borders of Oklusia to prepare for an invasion.
- The Predicean invasion failed to achieve most of its starting objectives in Oklusia. They barely occupied a quarter of Andrennian Oklusian territory.
- Andrenne:
- The Royal Andrennian Navy failed to effectively prevent Predicean deployment to Severogotia
- The Andrennian invasion of Severogotia managed to complete most of its starting objectives, mainly the occupation of the Kingdom of Ardealul.
Summary of outcome
While Andrenne managed to maintain much of its occupied territories in Severogotia, the Andrennian people have started to feel the great economic and social toll of the war. Predicean forces occupied Usi-Valamo in 1864, virtually pushing Zapadogotians out of the southern front. The Treaty of Norrkøping was signed the following year which saw the Zapadogotians cede Usi-Valamo to Severogotia. In 1865, a successful series of Predicean counter-offensives in the northern front put a complete stop to the Andrennian advance and allowed Severogotia to take back some of its territories. It seemed the balance of war was about to shift. But the expensive costs of the war affected both sides. Predicean losses in Oklusia, combined with its failure to hold occupied territories, spelled low morale and a war too unpopular for the Predicean parliament to continue. On 21 November 1866, they agreed to a ceasefire. Predice and Severogotia immediately started negotiations with Andrenne. The war formally ended with the Treaty of Gojannesstad on 14 March 1867.
Terms of the Treaty of Norrkøping (1865)
- Severogotian annexation of Usi-Valamo.
- Zapodogotian recognition of the sovereignty of Severogotia: Zapodogotian ruler renounced his claim on the Severogotian throne.
Terms of the Treaty of Gojannesstad (1867)
- Adjustment of borders near Ardealul.
- Andrennian recognition of Severogotian sovereignty over Ardealul.
- Grand Prince Ingvar Rurikson renounced his claim on the Ardealic throne.
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