Pendorsian Civil war

The **Pendorsian Civil war** (Pendorsian: Pendorskie Luvi Valne) was a multi-party civil war in the former Empire of Pendors immediately after the defeat in the battle of Vez, as many factions vied to determine Pendors' political future. The two largest combatant groups were the Revolutionaries, fighting for the Lukasist form of socialism led by Lukas Vicek, and the loosely allied forces known as the Royalists, which included diverse interests favouring political monarchism, capitalism and social democracy, each with democratic and anti-democratic variants. In addition, underground monarchist and democratic factions, notably the Royal Resistance and the Democratic Alliance of Pendors.

## Pendorsian Civil war

### Outcome

Communist victory, * establishment of the

Pendorsian People's Union and the Kingdom of Zhyrush.

## Combatants

* Pendorsian Communists
* Pendorsian Peasants' Army
* Red Guards
* Revolutionary Army

* Protection League
* Royal Presman Army
* Imperial Orvillian Army
* Royal Angelian Army

## Commanders

* Lukas Vicek
* Zbyshek Sokolov
* Marton Lezke

* Rinalder Duval
* Alexander Voclain

### Background and the start of the Revolution:

World War 1:

At first, World War 1 was a success for Pendors, gaining huge amount of territories from Sitovia and advancing into Presma. But after a series of defeats in the hand of the Protection League, the Pendorsians were pushed back and were starting to lose territories. As time went on, the Pendorsian monarchy was in too weak of a position to enforce the crackdown on ideas such as Morozovism, or Democracy. Morozovism specifically, played a big role in impacting the views of the Workers and the poor on the war and how it was unfair that they are fighting for a regime that wouldn't allow themselves to be heard and that the Emperor wouldn't reform his Empire. The Morozovist ideas particularly spread across Pendors like a wildfire. And as such on April 10th, 1920, Lukas Vicek and Zbyshek Sokolov called for a violent revolution to 'Save Pendors'. Hundreds of thousands of farmers and even some soldiers joined the Revolution. It begun in the city of Gedera, the angry farmers beheaded the city's mayor Olrin Vloan.

### Warfare:

#### First months of the Civil war:

On the 2nd month of the Civil war, Lukas appointed Marton Lezke as the head of the Pendorsian Peasants' Army, Marton knew that the civil war would not be easy to win, but he did knew that the Empire's collapse was inevitable. While Lukas wanted to capture Berden and to dismantle the Empire and be the successor state of the Empire. Marton argued that taking Berden would cause the Revolution to place as it would place the Revolutionaries in a constant battle against the 2 factions. He argued that for the Communists to survive, they would need to capture the Empire's lands as fast as possible and 'liberate the farmers' before it eventually collapses. Lukas eventually agreed with Marton and thus, they begun capturing lands from the Empire.

#### Late and the end of the Civil war:

However, as time went on, the Protection League started besieging the capital of the Empire, Berden. Marton was afraid that a Protectish victory in Berden would cause the Empire to dismantle sooner rather than later and that it was a threat to the Revolution and as such he did was Lukas wanted to do in the start of the Revolution, he ordered 80,000 troops to fight the Protection League and the Monarchy. The siege of Berden was a success for the Communists. After the siege of Berden, the Pendorsian Imperial Army collapsed and dismantled. The only major threat from the Empire was the Royal Guard, who were still active and loyal to the Emperor. By far the biggest threat was the Protection League, who wanted to dismantle the Empire and defeat the Communists. But as strong as the Protectish armies were, the lost siege of Berden destroyed their morale. And in February 15, 1921, the Pendorsian People's Union was proclaimed by Lukas Vicek. And after some months of fighting, in January 2, 1922, Lukas signed the Treaty of Sladigrod with the Protection League, ending the civil war and World War 1.

### Outcome:

#### Outcome:

The civil war ended up with a Communist Pendors, making the Pendorsian People's Union, a Lukasist Communist State, and an independent Kingdom known as the Kingdom of Zhyrush.