Wars of the Continent

The Wars of the Continent are a series of revolutions started on the Continent of Setica against the various imperial powers which controlled colonies there. Starting in the southern reaches, the revolutions spread like wildfire and local military groups found themselves quickly overwhelmed.
One of the largest reasons for the failure of the Aedrian Royal Army came because of their overestimation of their own fighting force and the underestimation of the resistances that were to be expected. It was clear that at the start of the conflict, many in the Old World either refused to believe or refused to accept the idea that these small, ragtag militai groups and resistance fighters could truly put up a match against the experienced veteran armies of the Old World. Compounded by this was that many of the first armies that arrived were quickly overwhelmed by the demand of logistics which became increasingly hard to commit to, as well as the fact that much of the resistance was made of army officers and soldiers who had initially deserted the Aedrian Army.

The Conflict

Prelude

Which was largely owned by the Imperial military and authorized by Imperial Magistrates. Over a century, revolutionary groups committed to actions such as strikes and slow downs to get the empire's attention of the oppressive nature that the colony had gained. Members of Aedria's Imperial Government expressed the horrors of the beatings, torture, and even death rate (where 4 out of 10 people were said to not survive) of Setica but those in power were pressed to see that Setica was profitable and working. Finally, in 1733, the Setican people tired of the abuse, set to work. What started off as skirmishes with the military turned into full pitch battles. However, their disorganization and lack of combined vision often caused the movements to fall apart before they even started really making change. At the same time, Imperial Magistrates began pushing for stronger prisons and new laws to oppress such rebellious behavior. Military officers saw to smashing houses, closing bars early, and even taking people in the streets to ensure compliance. Ironically, these actions of removal made many who were neutral to the cause change to either loyalists or revolutionary overnight. As well as that, many of the disjointed revolutionary leaders were found either confined to prisons like Stormbridge OR being shot without trial. This pushed many revolutionary groups together and formed the Free Setican Resistance which managed to defeat the Aedrian Royal Army in 1735 and push for  aviolent resistance. Full war was declared in 1736, with the charge of Aedrian General Romulus Breakspear declaring the Free Setican Resistance as "The Greatest Enemy To The Empire".

Start Date

1736

Ending Date

1743

Conflict Result

Old World Empires cedes control of colonial territories to the Setican Revolutionary Council.

Belligerents

Setican Revolutionaries

• Setican Empire

Imperial Powers

Strength

Army & Militia
91,000 (estimated)
Navy
32 war sloops
12 frigates

Aedrian Imperial Army:
108,000 (estimated)
Aedrian Imperial Navy:
Untold Fleet Percentage
Setican Loyalists:
42,000 (total)

Casualties

18,680 dead in battle (estimated)
5,475 wounded
30-100,000 disease or starvation dead

34,700 dead in battle
7,600 deserted
Setican Loyalists:
18,000 total dead
6,400 dead of disease
7,200 deserted

Objectives

To secure independence from the Imperial Powers of the Old World.

To put down revolutionary activities occurring in their colonies.