Sadrove War of Independence
The Sadrove War of Independance was a military conflict between the Landren empire and the new Sadrove republic from 1587 to 1590 SE, fought over the fate of the Sadrove peninsula and future Landi expansion into southern Vildrel. Though the war was extremely consequential, it wasn't especially bloody, with Landren losing more due to logistical failings rather than casualties. The three year war had less than 2000 deaths (most of whom died to disease rather than combat), fewer than the first three weeks of the Sunrise War.
The monarch of Sadrove, Duke Senuwa of Westcoast, oversaw an unpopular trade network wherein most of the wealth extracted from Sadrove returned to Landren's capitol of Maywall. This angered the wealthy merchant class of Sadrove, who met in secret on the peninsula of Colwale to draft the Pact of Colwale in 1582. The newly formed Sadrove Republic drafted a private army consisting mostly of colonial miners and Estarian mercenaries to overthrow the Duke.
The Landren forces initially focused on arresting the insurrectionists, owing to their misinformation about the scope of the threat. Hundreds of Sadrove militiamen were rounded into prison ships for trial, which only created a logistical nightmare for the strained Landren navy. The republican forces managed to hold the major port cities of northern Sadrove, forcing the Landren navy to land in Mynuk territory hundreds of miles east of the fighting. Worst of all, conflict between Landren and Sura Pel was flaring up in Heaven's Cove, forcing Landren to focus its efforts on the more immediate danger and further straining their efforts in the south.
For Sadrovians, the victory is still celebrated over five centuries later in their yearly Day of Independence celebration. The war is seen as a legitimization of Sadrove's identity as a new type of nation and early Liberal power. The days of the Sadrove Republic are often glossed over in narratives about the nation's history, in order to imply that the revolutionaries were fighting for democracy from tyrany despite Sadrove's republic being undemocratic for nearly three hundred years after their independence.
History
The war followed generations of failed governance in Sadrove and neglect from Landren's royal family. While Sadrove was meant to be a "sister kingdom" to Landren, part of the same royal line, that plan slowly faded and Sadrove was officially recognized as a dutchy of Landren. The loyalist faction of the dutchy had slowly faded in influence while its merchant class grew more powerful, enriched by the trade of Aether mined from the region that is now Keth.The monarch of Sadrove, Duke Senuwa of Westcoast, oversaw an unpopular trade network wherein most of the wealth extracted from Sadrove returned to Landren's capitol of Maywall. This angered the wealthy merchant class of Sadrove, who met in secret on the peninsula of Colwale to draft the Pact of Colwale in 1582. The newly formed Sadrove Republic drafted a private army consisting mostly of colonial miners and Estarian mercenaries to overthrow the Duke.
The Coup of 1587
On the third of Vitsew, 1587 SE, the republican forces marched on the port city of Wakunu with overwhelming numbers. The city surrendered with little fighting, and Duke Sanuwa was hanged that night. Landren responded by sending six battleships to Sadrove the following winter, believing the insurrection to be an insignificant threat.The Conflict
Landren sent less than a thousand men to deal with the republican forces. Even after allying with the Mynuk tribals who resented the Sadrove miners, they were outnumbered by the Sadrove Republic three-fold.The Landren forces initially focused on arresting the insurrectionists, owing to their misinformation about the scope of the threat. Hundreds of Sadrove militiamen were rounded into prison ships for trial, which only created a logistical nightmare for the strained Landren navy. The republican forces managed to hold the major port cities of northern Sadrove, forcing the Landren navy to land in Mynuk territory hundreds of miles east of the fighting. Worst of all, conflict between Landren and Sura Pel was flaring up in Heaven's Cove, forcing Landren to focus its efforts on the more immediate danger and further straining their efforts in the south.
Landren's Surrender
The conflict lasted for little more than two years before King Matthew II officially surrendered to the Sadrove Republic on the tenth of Sol, 1590.Legacy
For Landrenites, the defeat was the first in a series of failures that marked the end of their Height of Empire period. The defeat, and poor management that lead to it, are still cited by anti-monarchist factions as evidence of feudalism's failure.For Sadrovians, the victory is still celebrated over five centuries later in their yearly Day of Independence celebration. The war is seen as a legitimization of Sadrove's identity as a new type of nation and early Liberal power. The days of the Sadrove Republic are often glossed over in narratives about the nation's history, in order to imply that the revolutionaries were fighting for democracy from tyrany despite Sadrove's republic being undemocratic for nearly three hundred years after their independence.
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