Battle of Krivnik

## Overview

### Krivnik

Krivnik is a town located in an area south of Kraskov and had old ruins of an old 1400's era fortress even though the fortress is closer to the outskirts of Kraskov. The area was given the name "Krivnik" (which can be loosely translated as "crooked") because the area was believed to "tilt" in ancient times to deceive Lienian raiders to turn back home. It had a lot of forests but in 1830's Lienians cut a good proportion of it.

## The Battle

### The Beginning

Lišhin's Army that suffered heavy losses at Janov were now racing against time. General Irpinov who was already at Krivnik stated in his diary that by the time Lišhin arrived there was around 42,000 men who were later on joined by General Pavlović's army, adding the total strength to 73,000. Lienians at Janov had 52,000 men and by the time they arrived to Krivnik they got joined by Tzar's own army which rounded up their numbers to about 112,000. Tzar's own army was returning from Vinland that also had their own Revolution crushed. The army endured 9 long days of non-stop march in order to reach Krivnik and at 10th of June, 1858 the Battle begun.

### The Battle

Katarians with whatever force they were able to muster up held their ground for 3 long days, expecting reinforcements from Kraskov that never came to help as the National Council continued to exist for few days after Krivnik and in fact there were skirmishes in the city itself though they were really small in numbers and did almost nothing to stop the Lienians. (rest is wip)

### The End

Krivnik was surrounded by Lienian Tzarist Army and the battle ended at 13th of June. Out of 73,000 Katarians only 2,500 survived that were imprisoned or executed for treason. Lišhin and his generals were either captured or died during the battle. Lišhin would lead an army at Battle of Krivnik which would end the revolution and also any hopes of independence for Kataria. He would be captured by Lienians and executed in 1860. His body was never recovered and historians suspect he was buried in a mass grave in Eastern Lienia.

## Important people

### Karol Lišhin

"Father of Katarian Nation" - one of the names given to him during the 1857 Revolution. Karol was born in a small village of Iprenka Pod Brajdlom in 1798, his father was a military officer and his mother the village's tailor. He would visit the village's school until he signed up for a gymnasium in 1819 where he studied law and after graduation became a lawyer. During the Kataro - Lienian war (1821 - 1829) he wouldn't be able to enlist in the army due to his health issues. So instead he would help on the homefront in Kraskov which would host one of the biggest hospitals at the time for wounded soldiers. After Kataria surrendered in 1829 Lišhin started to take interest in politics which led him to create his party. He gained fame thanks to his newspaper publishing of "Katarjinskje Slovjo" (Katarian Word) which urged for Katarians to unite against the foreign invader (Lienians) and gain independence from them. Because of the newspapers he would be imprisoned several times by Lienian authorities up until the 1856 Starograd Summit where his speech impressed the Katarian politicians who would give Lišhin full hearted support. After the outbreak of the revolution in 1857 he would be elected as the Head of State of the "Katarian Nation" which would cease to exist in 1858. Lišhin would lead an army at Battle of Krivnik which would end the revolution and also any hopes of independence for Kataria. He would be captured by Lienians and executed in 1860. His body was never recovered and historians suspect he was buried in a mass grave in Eastern Lienia.

### Štefan Hričan Verhovský

Born in 1801 in city of Triščin in Eastern Kataria. Štefan's childhood was that of a curious, adventorous young boy who caused more trouble than good, his father was an alcoholic and his mother most likely died in 1812 due to cancer. Sources suggest he enrolled into Military Academy in Starograd sometime in 1821 just few months before the outbreak of Kataro-Lienian war. His military career would be turning point in his life. He was assigned to the 45th Kraskov Guards regiment which would fight in iconic battles such as the Battle of Poškov (1822), Siege of Irišin (1824) and Battle of Lupa (1826). During the Battle of Lupa, Štefan would loose his eye when his unit engaged Lienian infantry in which Lienian bayonet wounded his left eye permanently. After Kataria surrendered he would move to Starograd where he met Lišhin. Štefan would become Lišhin's party member possibly in 1845 - 1848. After the Revolution broke out in 1857 Štefan would become Field Marshall thanks to his previous military career and his veteran status. After Battle of Krivnik in 1858 Štefan would be captured and executed with Lišhin in 1860.