Bronzeplates Party Of Hesse

The Hessian Bronzeplate Party Is one of the most popular political party in the Hesse Republic of the former United Hoffnung Republics. The Bronzeplates espoused the complete independence of Hesse from the political and financial trappings of being a member of the UHR. They were able to persist despite their vocal claims simply by being popular and the rulings from Maldecroy had no longer affected them since the 1780s RT. As time went on the Bronzeplates virtually took over the Hesse Republic by 1790RT. The organisation was a valued ally of the Shirudan Shogunate and a major proponent of the formation of the Dominion of Sovereign States. After the great war, the Bronzeplates remain a popular group in Hesse and their connection to the Hessian Arrowheads is a point of contention between them and Dai-Shogun Hathor Shirudo and the new Kokkunate government.

The Bronzeplate Party was the more militant offshoot of the Three Mountains Movement. The Three Mountains movement was overshadowed during the Great War and eventually merged with the Bronzeplate Party sometime in 1806 RT.

## History

#### Formation

The Bronzeplates were originally a collection of hessian soldiers serving in both the United Forces Luftmarines and the Hessian Republican Guard around late 1785RT. The relatively small band was organised by Hector Drumman an intelligence officer attached to the elite 1st Luftmarines Division. The 1st Luftmarines were commanded by Colonel Matheas Matz and its most capable soldier, the infamous Tahbert Foreman. Drumman, Matz and Foreman were close friends since childhood, they met in Grubenderfeld, Hesse and would be together as they reach their position in the 1st Luftmarines in 1780 RT. In that same year the elite unit took down the Cragsman Cult. It was a hijjian extremist group that threatened Hesse. Drumman and Matz would cut ties after they completed the mission. While Matz transferred to Maldecroy Central, Drumman and Foreman remained with the 1st Luftmarines and this unit would later be the backbone of the Bronzeplate armed forces.

Another major event that pushed the formation of the Bronzeplates was the devastating Battle of Jaegerstadt in 1781. The 1st Luftmarines were deployed to support Vorland State soldiers and company security forces against a 1000 strong miner revolt located at the foothiils around the Tengerusm Mountains. Led by an inept officers from Maldecroy, most efforts to put down the revolt ended in costly firefights. Foreman's actions in the campaign were exceptional, he became the symbol of the ultimate UF soldier.

Drumman's frustration with Maldecroy and the leadership of the UF grew immensley after this campaign. He would convince Foreman and many soldiers to join his organization. After securing funding from shirudan contacts and convincing the majority of the leaders of the Three Mountains Movement, the Bronzeplates would officially be formed in 1785RT.

#### Taking over Hesse

In 1790s The Republic of Hesse became more regionalistic. The ideas and rhetoric of the Three Mountains Movements has pervaded the entirety of the Hesse population. The local government began referring to itself as the state of Hessia. Steadily the size of the Hesse republican guard continues to increase in both numbers and firepower. Officially hessian leadership used the Allgemeinekrise as the reason for the build up. Soon enough the Federal Army United Forces, the official military of the UHR, becomes suspicious of it.  The leadership plans to send Mateaz Matz, a seasoned soldier, who was popular in Hesse for actions against a Cragsman cult. After being promoted to a Theatre Commander, Matz was tasked with keeping the hessians in line.  His findings report stating that the people of hesse felt an overwhelming perception that their Hessian identity is being replaced with hoffnung sensibilities. It didn't take him a while to notice that Maldecroy’s policies are hated in Hesse and the alleged corruption of the capitol is the rallying cry of the protesters marching in the city streets of Kohlketi, Grubenderfeld and Zukuntaflow. Matz would soon employ drastic measures to ensure the hessian public is pacified and he would command the 1st Luftmarines to do it.

In 1800 RT, Commander Matz and the rest of the UF forces were busy putting down violent groups across hesse, Hector Drumman and the Arrowhead Ham Von Ravine solidified an alliance between Hesse and the Shirudan Shogunate. The Bronzeplates were the ones who advocated for dealing with the rising power. By this time hessian technical experts and designers have visited Gosumo in exchange for the Shogunate's vast fuel resources. A year later the Bronzeplates were also involved in the formation of the elite Special Naval Operations Battalion led by Sun Daigo, a cousin of the shirudan royal family. Drumman's position as chief of intelligence of the 1st Luftmarines and liaison to the Hessian Republican guard made it possible for him to hide all these developments from Matz.

In 1801 RT Kohlketi City erupts in a massive riot. Commander Matz ordered the gassing of the city center where most of the rioting occurred. Hundreds of dead littered the city streets. The conflict seemed to have been resolved. Later that night, Foreman marched into the headquarters of the UF and shot Matz. Drumman took this opportunity to put his plan into effect. He convinced Foreman to lead the Bronzeplates in their fight for Hessian sovereignty and dismantle the UHR.

Days later the Bronzeplates, with the support of the hessian people, take control of the Hesse Republic. Then UF elements loyal to Foreman begin their coup throughout the hoffnung republics. Maldecroy is occupied. The administration was arrested and sentenced to death. The banks were liquidated and finally the Chemical Warfare facilities burned down.

#### March On Maldecroy and the Ausschuss für die Reichsreform.

Foreman shoots Stadtsminister Otto von William on live TV after leading his troops, mostly consisting of hessians and Bronzeplats into Maldecroy. In 1802 Foreman decided to dissolve the inefficient Haus der Republiken and replaced it with the Ausschuss für die Reichsreform. This temporarily eased the tensions between the republics and Bronzeplates began to siphon resources to Hessia to fuel the Dominion's war effort.

Foreman was focused on fighting in the frontlines against dissident factions, most notably the Hoffnung Nationale Gewerkschaft (Hoffnung National Labour Union). The HNG had long been a thorn on hoffnung society. It was formed in 1701 RT and had continuously eroded regional stability.

#### Great War and Dominion Membership

In 1801 The Bronzeplate Party was taken full control of Hesse and was instrumental in the formal founding of the Dominion Of Sovereign States by 1803 RT. Alongside members of the Three Mountains Movement, the Bronzeplates facilitated Hesse's military and economic support for their Shirudo allies. Hesse's manufacturing might would produce dozens of airships for the shogunate.

The Bronzeplates and the Schwarze Fackeln had a trade agreement that would favor Hesse. Ultimately the Schwarze Fackeln would no longer hold their end of the bargain and would turn on the hessian nationalists in late 1805.

#### Hoffnung Civil War

In 1806, the Bronzeplates, fully supporting Foreman, came into conflict with several factions in the UHR. The Schwarze Fackeln, had completely turned on Foreman and deployed Neuetempests to defend Maldecroy and the Ausschuss für die Reichsreform. The Bronzeplates quickly broke the militias arrayed against them.

Drumman would convince Foreman to abandon the UHR as a whole and return to Hesse. While the various factions in the defunct UHR squabbled, The Bronzeplates focused their efforts in obtaining resources and securing logistics routes to Hesse to continue to support the Dominion in the Great War. This brought them into heavy conflict with the HNG and the fledgling United Workers Party that controlled central Propeterram.

In 1809, the Hessians would be ousted from Celle by the UWS in a decisive military victory. Drumman perished commanding of the hessian rear guard. Enshawdian forces supported by Mabuting marines invaded south eastern Hesse during this time.

#### Post Great War

By 1809 the Dominion's defeat was imminent. Imania and Dahomey were no longer in a fighting position. The UHR was dissolved and several powerful organisations like the United Worker Society threatened Hessia's borders. An enshawdian force has landed on southern hesse. The Battle of Gosumo effectively ended the Great War. Instead of fighting on, the Hessia Republic decided to join the new Shirudan Kokkunate as a nominal client state to avoid further aggression from the Continental Alliance. One of the terms for this was the arrest of all hessian Arrowheads. Another was the disarming of the bronzeplates and by extension the dissolution of the hessian republic's armed forces.

The Hessian Shogunate would be under the protection of the new Kokkunate Military Service.

## Major Members

Hector Drumman- The founder of the Bronzeplates and close friend of Foreman. He was also a member of the Three Mountains Movement. His radical views pushed him to create the Party and was a fierce proponent for the nation of Hessia. He maximised the benefits of his position in the military to create the perfect conditions for Foreman's ascent. He was killed defending Hesse's borders against the UWS militia.

Tahbert Foreman- Career soldier who rose up the ranks of the United Forces and eventually given command of the Bronzeplate military. Soon after, he became the military overlord of the Hessian army and by extension commander of the Dominion forces in hoffnung.

Adelino Morwey- Hesse Republic's Primary Chief Executive Director in the 1800s RT. His term lasted the entire Great War. While he had a seat in the Ausschuss für die Reichsreform, he never attented its assembles in Maldecroy. His role was to oversee the influx of resources siphoned from the other hoffnung repiblics. He was a member of the Three Mountains Movement.

Dieter Fortner- Tahbert Foreman's right hand man. He used to lead a sterling hessian regiment called Fortner's Foxsharks.

Ham von Ravine- a General in the Hesse Republican Guard and the leader of the hessian Arrowheads. He fully believed that Magna's methods would also work for Hesse and the larger UHR. He managed to convince Drumman and Foreman to adopt Arrowhead policies.He controlled a large portion of the hessian military and was in charge of the defence of the country. He personally fought against the enshawdian units that attack eastern Hesse in 1805-1807 RT.

Fredheim Winter - 1st Luftmarines soldier. One of the Proponents of the Special Naval Operations Battalion and was its second officer throughout the Great War.