The Sviatoslvist Coup
The Conflict
Prelude
Father the death of there father Ivan 5th, Ivan 6th and his twin brother Karl (Charles) 1st become joint rulers of the tsardoms. there younger brother Sviatoslav is made Grand Duke of the boarder lands. the Two tsars prove to be poor rulers being influenced by there mother the germinc princess Alexandria Fredinovna. the two brother made attempts to make the army more like the verainberg army. in the first year of there reign they created three new guard regiments in the style of the verainberg imperial guard regiments. these men were given dark blue uniforms and the best weapons. they also formed a palace guard of 900 men. they then plunged the tsardoms into a unsuccessful war with The twin sultanates of Castilian and Abria. only the intervention of there younger brother who had spent his time with his army probing into the great steppe saved the tsardoms from humiliation. this war ended in the autumn 348YBCW. the two tsar returned to there capital after signing a treaty which seeded some small amount of territory in the tsardom Borovosk the principality of ravabsk and in estel. the estelis where hit the worse. there small amount of territory was shrunk again with the new boarder being marked by the capitals limits. the duchy erupted into revolt with the two brother refusing to see what was happening they left the suppression of the revolt to there 24 year old brother who took his hardened troops from the boarderlands and put the revolt down. meanwhile there brother danced and partied with there families. they ruled through fear with there guards acting as there personal hit squads. when sviatoslav arrived with his wife a beautiful peasant girl Grand Duchess misseria and infant son Ivan (named for his older brother) the brothers almost refused to allow him entry with his wife. during this ball many members of the nobility and army aproched the grand duke. they were unhappy with the rule of the twin tsars and there wives who were spending more money than the tsardoms had. Sviatoslav was wary and retorted with 'it is not my right to take that which is not mine'. they wouldn't approach him again. the grand duke went back to his palace in the grand duchy. meanwhile men formed a underground commit and secret society know as the sviatoslavist who only aim was to put the grand duke sviatoslav on the throne as tsar. everything came to a head when a member of the secret society informed sviatoslav that his brother were planning another war and this threat spured him into action. he traveled to the blood city where the red prince hosted a meting of the society as he was a leading member. Sviatoslav would take 10000 of his own men east and they would link up with esteli and other reinforcements. the red prince would make sure those loyal to the other tsars stayed silent.
Deployment
The Engagement
Karl- quiet the impressive army you have hear brother Sviatolslav- It is isn't it Karl- you think this rabble gives you power little brother Sviatoslav- peace and war lay in your hands brother tell that to ivan for know you can still make peace and leave. i do not wish to kill my nieces and nephews, nor my good sisters. Karl- you cant take the city forces loyal to use will come and you will hang from the the roof of the royal palace. Sviatoslav-like I say leave and would will keep your lives.after that karl left. battle begins- by 7am sviatoslav ordered the artillery to open fire on the city. after an hour he ordered forward 3000 infantry men who seized the gate of the city. this allowed for the bulk of the army to enter the city. but the tsars hadn't given up. leading troops of one of the regiments tsar Ivan attacked the gate forcing the boarderland troops back. esteli skirmishers climb over the walls and attacked the men on them. tsar karl commanding the citadel garrison look on in terror. by 10am sviatoslav's army had fully entered the city. the guard regiment began barricading the cities streets and street battle began. the bloodbath- the two forces know engaged in a blood urban battle. the boarderland troops who had been hardened by the war with the sultanate and the repression of the esteli rebellion clashed with the germinc inspired guard regiments who were well drilled and also experienced from the war with the sultanate but had witnessed only defeat. know these two forces came to blows. one of the members of the guard regiments was tsar ivan 13 year old heir tsariavich Gregory. he was massive for his age already standing 6 foot tall and he was able to bend steel with his hands. he fought his way to his uncle but was killed and died in sviatoslavs arms. enraged he ordered his army to push on moving his artillery into position and ordered them to fire down the streets of the city. the twin tsars did the same. hundreds died including the 2nd guards regiments commander yuri imranov the end- despite the heroics of the guards the rebel army streamed in killing most of its members. sviatoslav reached the royal palace guarded by 40 of the most devout guards. the citadel was begin over run and the two tsarines along with all there daughters been brought to sviatoslav. the two tsars were then captured however tsar karl was prematurely killed when he took the sword from on of sviatoslavs guards but was stuck down in turn by his brother in full view of his three young daughters.
sviatoslav-I told you you could make peace. and know you have made me kill may brother ivan. ivan- i'm your brother. you killed my son and know you killed my closest friend. you are no brother of my. all that you have you have because of us. sviatoslav- I offered you peace !!! Take them away all of themthe rest of the tsardoms-in the rest of the empire several small battles were beign fought but they were to small to make a difference. proclamation of a tsarina- those who were not taken out by the sviatoslavist gathered just north of the capital and declared that the eldest daughter of tsar Karl princess Christina Victoria charlovna was know tsarina christina Victoria Rastov 1st however she was in prison in the karlsberg fortress (named for her father). they gathered a loyalist force of some 4000 men mostly pikemen with some musketeers. with his llies spread out and his army tired sviatoslav marched with 3000 Calvary to engage the enemy forces. the battle of karlsberg- a week after the battle of tsaratvo another battle began. the loyalist force took karlsberg and got the 17 year old tsarina but was unable to save her mother aunt cousin sisters and brother. the force however was attacked by the Calvary force under sviatoslav. the battle lasted only 2 hour with the Calvary being driven back. the end of the coup- know what his position was compromised sviatoslav loyalist pursued him to have his sister's in law and all his nieces and his last nephew to be killed. the two tsarinas were shot. and the children were fed food with Hemlock. in it. when the tsarina Christina vicotria found out she killed herself and without anyone to back the loyalist to karl and ivan surrendered.
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