Asuran Revolutionary Wars
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Asuran Revolutionary Wars | |||||||
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Clockwise from the top: The Lhedronna and Midrasian cavalry clash at the Battle of Hausen, the First Battle of Taladji, Lhedronna forces defeat Brytonia at the Battle of Neuamburg, the Midrasian Royal Army retreats from the defeat at Estermont, Delsolan ships defeat the Lhedronna blockade at the battle of Vrnallia Sound |
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Belligerents | |||||||
League of Izjerdam Brytonia Pandirossa Valenia (1781-1789) Niattirb (1781-1785) Zaralon (1781-1787) Midrasia (1789-1802, 1806-1812) Phaedria (1795-1804) Dolorem (1809-1812) Delsola (1805-1815) Lhedwin Loyalists | Revolutionary Powers Lhedronna Galysar Rakhakhmartakh Isolatonia Dolorem (1788-1809) Valenia (1789-1810) Kassian Empire Menaphite rebels Viscontia Stovilium New Titanlands |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Michael IV Duke of Neumark Walter Daltmark Duncan Bristmall Bilo'mas II | Tywin I Augustus Bevere Lewis Rufárd Louis-Alexander Machaud Albert Hostig-Gottwin Tobias Hendrik |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
Total: 2,000,000 | Total: 1,600,000 |
The Asuran Revolutionary Wars (1781-1812) were a series of major conflicts pitting the Empire of Lhedronna, led by Tywin I against the reactionary powers of Asura. They revolutionised Asuran warfare, with the modernisation of military tactics and the implementation of mass conscription on a scale never before seen. The wars broke out at the end of the Lhedwin Revolution, leading to the overthrow and exile of Boussey II, who was replaced by his brother Tywin Lhedas, who promised to unify the haemorrhaging realm of Lhedronna into a truly unified modern Asuran state. Although the Revolutionary alliance earned early victories, the Lhedronna dominion collapsed rapidly after the intervention of Delsola and the defection of Dolorem to the reactionary alliance. The Lhedronna Empire was decisively beaten at the Battle of Hausen, with Tywin I ultimately surrendering during the Siege of Lhudas.
Background
Prior to the Asuran Revolutionary Wars, the Empire of Lhedronna had been a fairly disunited state, gradually ceding autonomy to its constituent principalities and Kingdoms. Although nominally the Emperor of Lhedronna was still head of state and controller of much of the Royal demesne around Lhudas, the various constituent members of the Empire held a great deal of autonomy. Much of this autonomy came from the Lhedronnan Wars of Religion, with member states having a great deal of independence in matters of religion and military and diplomatic affairs.
However the onset of the Asuran enlightenment saw regionalist and nationalist movements gain momentum within Lhedronna. Recent military defeats at the hands of Pandirossa had seen large swathes of Galysar and Rakhakhmartakh ceded to the Eastern Empire. Without a unified structure to maintain the empire many saw it doomed to fail and instead sought to establish a newly unified Empire of Lhedronna. Many intellectuals throughout the region began seeing themselves not as 'Azgaardti' or 'Galysaran' by as 'Lhedronnan', with notable writers and philosophers pointing out the joint heritage of the Lhedronnan regions, calling for a codified 'Lhedronnan language' and a more centralised structure centred on the Imperial capital of Lhudas