Cenotaph Revolt

The Cenotaph Revolt was an uprising on the colony of Gilgamesh in 2564. The revolt's namesake and cause was due to the vandalism and murder of two guards of the Corley Cenotaph. Over the next months, the residents of Corley and surrounding settlements in the province attempted to get the colonial government to press further in the search for those pro-UNSC activists who had perpetrated the attack. However, they were stonewalled at every turn, leading many to believe that the colonial government was actively ignoring the crime, as it was done to a memorial for the Gilgamesh Free State. Frustrated, the locals from Corley and several other surrounding settlements came together, and agreed to send a message by nonviolently seceding and reestablishing the Gilgamesh Free State in order to bring attention to their plight.
On October 21st, the anniversary of the surrender of the Gilgamesh Free State, the settlements carried out their plan, broadcasting their statement of secession and the reasoning for it on the . The colonial government quickly responded, stating they would crush the revolt. Fearing the government's statement was not a bluff, the settlements called upon any able-bodied people to form militias, and by October 23rd, five companies of militiamen had volunteered. Two days later, an understrength company of troopers from the Gilgamesh Light Infantry Regiment who had escaped capture twelve years before and had been waging a guerrilla war since also offered their support to the rebels.
On October 26th, the UNSC's reaction force, consisting of two Army battalions, entered into the province, and were met with immediate resistance. However, the ill-equipped rebel militiamen were quickly overrun, and the members of the GLI were also forced back into hiding. By dawn on October 29th, the revolt was declared over, and as punishment to the province, a heavy military presence was placed in it, and what remained of the Corley Cenotaph was torn down.
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