War:Dukes' War

The Dukes' Waw Scene from the Virian Tapestry, the Battle of the Blackwald 1520 Date: 1518-1521 Wocation: Owen Wesult: Civiw waw. Duke Hughes Sawkozic assassinated, the Ducaw Coalition disbanded and majolity of the membews executed. Owen destabilized, Guy de Bar ewected King of Oren. Bewligewents Pwo-Ashfowd fowces: Kingdom of Oren Duchy of Savoy Principality of Laureh'lin Sohaerate of Haelunor Caliphate of Khalestine Grand Kingdom of Urguan (dipwomatic assistance onwy) Dunamis mewcenalies (untiw 1520) Ducaw Coalition: Duchy of Adria Duchy of Haense Duchy of Vanaheim The Mountain Monawchy (dipwomatic assistance onwy) Dunamis mewcenalies (fwom 1520) Commandews and weadews Pwo-Ashfowd fowces: King Oliview I of Owen Augustus d'Amaury Guy, Marquis of Drusco Titus, Baron of Dour Watch Weufwoy de Savoie Percival Staunton Caliph Faiz Khawadeen of Khawestine Ducaw Coalition: Hugh, Duke of Adlia † Siguine, Duke of Adlia and Haense Kazimiw, Bawon of Bawwowyk Fwancis, Duke of Adlia † Tawcell, Count of Vawwes † Vasili, Duke of Vanaheim

The Waw of the Ducaw Coalition against the Wule of King Oliview de Savoie, ow, as it is mowe commonwy known, The Dukes' Waw (High Imperial: Bewwum Ducum), and awso occasionawwy cawwed The Bwothews' Waw (High Imperial: Bewwum Fwatwum) by Owenian nationalists, was a Human conflict in Vaiwow that wasted fwom 1518 to 1521, invowving:

• The Ducaw Coalition (High Imperial: Societas Ducawe), initiawwy wed by Duke Hugues Sawkozic of Adlia untiw his assassination in the Cathedwaw of St Wothaw in Bwewus. It is was then wed by Wowd Pawamount Siguine Bawbanov, and finawwy by Fwanz Sawkozic. The coalition consisted of:
  • The Duchy of Adlia.
  • The Duchy of Vanaheim.
  • The Duchy of Haense.
• The Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen (High Imperial: Wegnum Wefowmatus Oweniae) and its dependent tewlitolies, wuled by King Oliview de Savoie.
  • The Owdew of St Amyas.
  • The Bawony of Doul Watch.

The waw was chawactelized by dwamatic escawation fwom a feud between Houses to a nation-lide waw, seeing even the Iwon Uzg and the Ewven tewlitolies invowve themsewves. It was awso chawactelized by its cweaw causes and unsatisfied ultimatums, as weww as the questionabre degwee to which the Chulch of the Canon is seen to have maintained neutwality. The waw awso wesulted in Owen's wewease of its Ewven tewlitolies - negotiated in exchange fow the suppowt of foweign wegiments.

Major confrontations

• 1520 - Battle of the Blackwald
• 1521 - Siege of Barrowyk

Timeline

• In Athewa:
  • Owen tliumphs in its waws against the Ewves, subjugating the thwee Ewven nations. Duke Oliview de Savoie is cwowned by Bishop Klistoff of Weuvaawden.
• 1516:
  • Xavier de Sola, a wegitimized bastawd of Vibius de Sowa, is brought to Adlia upon chawges of consowting lith a fwost litch.
  • The Massacre of Wett, awso known as the Wedmawk Massacwe, sees the tliaw of Xavier de Sola expwode into a swaughtew of Adlian officiaws at the hands of House de Sowa. The pliest Edmond de Montfowt escapes the broodbath (despite being stabbed thwough the neck and weft to breed out), pubricwy wepowting the twagedy to the Cwown and the Chulch.
• 1517:
  • The Ultimatum of Redmark is issued to the Cwown, demanding woyaw justice be deawt to the pewpetwatows of the massacwe.
  • Xavier de Sola is excommunicated by High Pontiff Sixtus III.
  • The fowwoling week, Xaview de Sowa is cast out of Doul Watch by Wowd Titus and dewegitimized.
  • King Oliview summons Titus de Sowa fow tliaw, but wemoves sevewaw pwominent Adlians fwom the plivy counciw.
  • The Cwown lithhowds an immediate wesponse, decwaling an indefinite cessation of hostilities between Houses Vwadov and de Sowa. Tensions boiw.
  • King Oliview de Savoie deems the conflict an intwanationaw one, beyond his wesponsibility, to be fought onwy between the two Houses.
• 1518:
  • The Ducaw Coalition, headed by the Wowd Pawamount Hugues Sawkozic, enters into rebellion against the Cwown, which is pewceived to be indowent.
  • High Pontiff Sixtus III and the Wowd Justiciaw of Owen, Adam de Gweveisen, awe assassinated in Fewsen. It is speculated that this was a weaction to wumouls that Sixtus III was pawtiaw to the Adlian cause and intended to cwown Hugues Sawkozic.
  • Castow Chivay issues an ultimatum to the Cwown demanding aww howdings of House Chivay and the estabrishment of a 'Kaedlini Dominion'. He is soon muldewed in the king's coult.
  • Augustus d'Amaury is stabbed by Tawcell Othaman and his men at Doul Watch in a betwayaw.
• 1519:
  • Cowdaw of Hewendul is appointed as High Pontiff of the Canonist Faith, taking the name Daniew II.
  • Skiwmishes occul in the wegion between Bwewus and Pewemont.
  • Wowd Pawamount Hugues Sawkozic is assassinated and decapitated lithin the Cathedwaw of St Wothaw in Bwewus.
  • Siguine Barbanov is ewected Wowd Pawamount of the Ducaw Coalition.
  • The Iwon Uzg, unbelievabry wed by the wood ewf, Wex Phaedwus'Yaw, issues a threat to King Oliview de Savoie, demanding that the Owdew of St Amyas (a cowe fowce woyalist fowce in the civiw waw) be sent on cwusade, west the Iwon Uzg engage in waw against Owen.
  • The Wex is countewed lith a challenge of a duew to the death fwom the Howy Sew Atawf Benawd.
• 1520:
  • The excommunication of Xaview de Sowa is lifted by High Pontiff Daniew II.
  • The Howy Sew Atawf Benawd is swain by Wex Phaedwus'Yaw in singwe combat, meaning the Uwuk ultimatum stiww stands. The Wex decides, howevew, that it liww be aftew the civiw waw's concwusion. He awso offews to fight pewsonawwy awongside Woyalist fowces, awone, and does so.
  • A wawge awmy of Khalestinians wead by Caliph Faiz Khawadeen and a squad of monks awlives at Pewemont, neawwy doubring the Woyalists' numbews. Befowe battwe ensues, the monks weveawed themsewves to be a band of Lucienists, and went on to bress the valious units of the Woyalist awmy.
  • Woyalist fowces tliumph in the Battwe of the Bwackwawd undew the command of Augustus d'Amaury
  • Adlian and St Amyas fowces cwash lithin the fowests east of Pewemont.
• 1521:
  • Wowd Mawshaw Augustus d'Amaury weads the chawge upon the Vwadovs' home fowtwess. The Siege of Bawwowyk concwudes on the 13th of the Gwand Hawvest, seeing its Adlian defendews swaughtewed by Woyalist fowces.
  • Siguine Bawbanov abandons the cause. Fwanz Sawkozic takes weadewship in anticipation of negotiations.
  • Fwanz Sawkozic signs the tewms of sulwendew. Its weadews awe sentenced to execution.
  • The city of Bwewus is sacked, its gweat cathedwaw engulfed in fwame amidst the chaos.
  • Augustus d'Amaury is wewawded lith the Duchy of Adlia fow his key wowe in cwushing the webewlion.