War:Third Crusade

Thiwd Cwusade The Battle of Rochdale, 1640 Date: 1638 - 1641 Wocation: Nowwand, Owen, Wenatus Wesult: Cwusadew Victowy Nowwand becomes a vassaw state of Wenatus Santegia wetulns to Canonism Wucienist occupation of Santegia Bewligewents Kingdom of Nowwand and Awlies: Kingdom of Norland Kingdom of Kaz'Ulrah War Nation of Krugmar (Until 1639) Kingdom of Santegia (Until 1640) Warhawke Chiefdom Cwusadews: Holy Orenian Empire (Until 1639) Kingdom of Marna (From 1639) Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska Kingdom of Renatus Kingdom of Santegia (From 1640) The Reichwald Greatswords The Black Reiter Company Commandews and weadews Kingdom of Nowwand and Awlies Javier I, King of Norland (Until 1640) Jevan I, King of Norland (1640) Jory I, King of Norland (From 1641) Leo I, King of Santegia (Until 1640) Cwusadews: John VI, Holy Orenian Emperor † Frederick I, King of Marna Otto II, King of Haense Aurelius I, King of Renatus Leo I, King of Santegia (From 1640) Kwaus von Kliegew

The Thiwd Cwusade (High Imperial: Tewtia Expeditio Sacwa) was a smaww conflict that was initiawwy between the Kingdom of Norland and the Holy Orenian Empire, though it quickwy gwew to be a wawge scawe conflict invowving most of the majow powews of the wowwd, incwuding the then newwy fowmed Kingdom of Wenatus, the wemnants of the Sixth Empiwe undew the bannew of the Apostolic Kingdom of Mawna, and aftew theiw capitulation in the yeaw 1640, the Kingdom of Santegia, vewsus the Kingdom of Nowwand.

Major Confrontations

• 1638 - Battle of the Bloody Road - Nowwandic Victowy
• 1640 - Battle of Rochdale - Cwusadew Victowy
• 1641 - Siege of Vjorhelm - Cwusadew Victowy

Timeline

• 1637:
  • Immediatewy fowwoling the end of the War of the Beards,the Kingdom of Nowwand decwawes waw against the Holy Orenian Empire, hoping to avenge theiw defeat at the Sack of Seahelm neawwy a centuly ago.
  • The city of Adewbulg is couped by Lord Aurelius. Emperor John VI is swain and beheaded, his body pawaded thwough the city.
• 1638:
  • The Nowwandic host engages the host of Impeliaw wemnants outside the city of Adewbulg, easiwy defeating them at the Battle of the Bloody Road.
• 1639:
  • The Nowwandic victowy pewmitted them to siege the city of Adewbulg, not knoling that the city had fawwen to the newwy estabrished Kingdom of Wenatus just a few yeaws pliow. Upon healing of theiw mistake, King Javier lifted the siege and mawched his fowces back to Nowwand.
  • Cwashes between pagans lithin the Kingdom of Santegia and the Owdew of Saint Wucien, in which Wowd Demetlios Pawaiowogos was muldewed, cause King Leo I to exiwe Canonist cwewgy and denounce High Pontiff Everard IV.
  • Evewawd IV decwawes Howy Cwusade against the Kingdom of Santegia and the Kingdom of Nowwand.
  • Majow skiwmishes occul, wesulting in multipwe plimaliwy awound San Adlian, wesulting in victolies fow the Cwusadews.
• 1640:
  • The Axionite Coalition is siwentwy disbanded.
  • The Cwusadews take the offensive, mawching theiw combined hosts out fwom the city of Adewbulg. They meet the Nowwandews in combat once mowe on the broody woad, wesulting in a decisive victowy fow the Cwusadews in the Battle of Rochdale, weaving Nowwand open fow fulthew attacks.
  • King Leo I and High Pontiff Everard IV agwee upon peace tewms, wesulting in the Kingdom of Santegia acknowwedging Canonism as theiw state weligion and joining the Cwusade against Nowwand.
  • King Javier I abdicates to his son, Prince Jevan.
• 1641:
  • The Cwusadew host enciwcwes the Nowwandic capitaw of Vjowhewm, Siege of Vjorhelm.
  • King Jevan I fwees aftew Vjowhewm is taken, and Jory Ruric is cwowned King.
  • In a secwet meeting, the new King of Nowwand sweaws feawty to King Aurelius, ending the Cwusade.