The Night of Fire

Not to be confused with the Burning of St.Romovna

### Outcome

Victory for Juste dan Renon in the name of the MonarchyCapture of the Royal Family (rebel victory)

### Locations

St.Peter's Island and other parts rebel dominated places, the St.Peter's Bridge

### Civilian Casualties

4,235 unknown how many of those were rebels or regular civilans

The **Night of Fire** was the name given to the bombing of rebel bases by The Wraiths under Juste Dan Renon. This resulted in a significant fire that spread through a region of St.Romovna, though it was successfully put out. The bombings were a result of the growing Christmas Revolt of 1905, which at the time already caused the death of Grand Duchess Tatiana at the 400th Ball. During the fire, the Royal Family was captured while traveling in a car to the train station. The Night of Fire is not to be confused with the Burning of St.Romovna, which resulted in the burning of the entire city.

## The Night of Fire

During the 400th Ball, men under Juste dan Renon, called "wraiths" were sent to place explosives in known rebel bases and on the St.Peter's Bridge. Renon gave the order to set off the explosives after the events during the 400th Ball, which killed many rebels who celebrated their victory in their homes and of rebels crossing the bridge back from the Romovna Palace. The explosives used were clay tubes packed with nails, grapeshot, glass, etc.

The explosions caused fires to spread to nearby buildings. Erik Verraten, Anya Labelle, and Tommy Milkins all helped to put out the fires. Wraiths under Juste dan Renon, posing as a rival rebel faction, helped extinguish the fires but blaming Erik Verraten. At the same time, Erik Verraten and his followers blamed the fires on the government.

Verraten used the fires in order to film propaganda film of him putting out fires and saving people, while him and his followers also killed some of the Renon's wraiths. Juste dan Renon also ordered his Wraiths to burn the Romovna Palace.

### The Capture of the Royal Family

In order to get to St.Romovna's train station, the Petrovna had to drive through what was considered "The Slums". While passing through this section of the city, Verraten shot out the tires of the car, and his followers forced the Royal Family out of the car. Verraten believed Frederik III to be responsible for the fires, but Frederik III said he did not order it. Grand Duchess Maria, Charlotte, and Queen Alexandra were separated from the men in the family and were held captive in Verraten's shack. Grand Duke Nikolai and Frederik III were separated from each other. Verraten took Frederik III to the Romovna Palace in order to get his soldiers to surrender. Verraten left King Frederik III in the Romovna Palace, which put the King back in power. Frederik III ordered his soldiers to put out the fire that the Wraiths started.

## Result

The Night of Fire resulted in a loss on both sides of the Christmas Revolt. The rebels had lost a good number of followers during the explosions, but the capture of the majority of the Royal Family was a win for the rebels under Erik Verraten. Though the rebels made a big mistake leaving King Frederik III in the Romovna Palace, where he regained control of his soldiers. While in the Romovna Palace, King Frederik III was able to order aid from Eurova and Corcisca. The aid from Eurova entered Karoleva the next day and large part in the defeat of Verraten's revolt.