Koniseradi Civil War

The Koniseradi Civil War was a horrific and brutal six year long conflict lasting from 1858-1864. It saw the death of over 2 million, the destruction of major cities, and lasting devastation for effected areas for years to come, some of the devastation lasting into the 1900s. The Koniseradi Civil War is one of the largest to date, spanning over two continents and several modern-day countries, including Cornopolia and Kaden. It marks the end of the Koniserad Empire.

## Build Up

### Internal struggles

The Koniserad Empire was a multi-ethnic state, with the majority being Koniseradi. However, Koniseradi weren't the only ethnic group, such as Carconian, Cornopolian, and Kaden. Since Koniseradi made up a majority of the population, they were seen as superior to other ethnicities, and there was much prejudice against the other ethnicities on both a political and economic scale, despite the fact that the government was purposefully designed to support the multi-ethnic needs of the state. Another massive issue was slavery, which was very much present, especially in the Cornish colonies. Many of the locals Cornopolians did not like the concept of slavery, but because of how they were viewed in the government, their opinions were largely ignored

### Economic struggles

For 10 years prior to the start of the civil war, the country had been in a downward spiral in terms of its economy. The market scare of 1848 shook the nation to its core, many families were forced into poverty, especially those of Cornopolian and Kaden ethnicity. This wasn't helped by the famine of 1850, which killed over 500,000 Koniseradi citizens, most of whom were Kaden and Cornopolian.

### External pressure

It was discovered very early on that many nations had spies within Koniserad, and many were planning to start a revolt, and hopefully a full-blown revolution. The Republic of Petallia, still bitter about its loss in the First Koniseradi War over four centuries ago, wanted to bring back its long gone ally, the Republic of Oscalra. An invasion of Koniserad was mounted, but ended in failure and annexation of Petallia, but unrest in those regions only grew.

## Civil War

### The Spark

In February 1858, a slave revolt on the Kornish isles was reported. This wasn't uncommon, and the local garrison was quickly dispatched. However, many local Cornopolians joined the revolt, as well as much of the garrison, who were anti-slave Cornopolians. This revolt triggered other revolts of similar calibre to happen all over the Kornish isles. Once enough had formed, an official government was formed, and the country of Cornopolia established. The only region of the Kornish Isle that didn't secede was the province of Chadistan, which remained under Koniseradi control until the end of the war.

After Cornopolia declared independence, many other nations declared their independence too, such as Carcon. Soon enough, the entire country was fractured, with Koniserad divisions fighting in scattered pockets of still loyal Koniserad territories.

### Early war

Many advancements were made and the borders smoothed out a bit. There were now proper front-lines, rather than pockets of loyalists and revolutionaries. One of the most famous battles, the Battle of Harper's Ridge, occurred in this time period. Many unorthodox and guerrilla tactics were used during this time period as well, making fighting more chaotic and sporadic than organized fighting.

Many civilian casualties were also reported in this time period, with many cities and towns having been burned down for either being "traitors" or loyalists.

### Wid-war stalemate

Around 1861, much of the war had come to a halt. Much of the armies had been entrenched for some time, with very little progress ever being made. This was due to the heavily fortified positions each side found themselves in, neither with the capabilities to take the other's positions.

In-fighting between the revolting states also occurred, where states would battle over territorial disputes, or to just get as much land as possible. The Battle of Falannon Heights is one such battle between Carcon and Nohanua.

Around this time, many nations thought about getting involved, but most were too afraid of how devastating and frankly barbaric the fighting was, that most decided to save their soldiers from such a horrific scene

### End and post war

In December of 1863, a new nation, the Republic of Kaden, emerged and broke the stalemate. Months later, in March 1864, after having been reduced to almost nothing, and with mounting casualties, Koniserad surrendered. Many Koniseradi, including key military and political leaders, fled to Chadistan, which declared its independence hours before the fall of Koniserad.

After the war, the Conference of Philadelphia was established in the old capital of Koniserad, now the capital of Kaden. All participating nations partook in the war, including Chadistan. The purpose of the conference was to establish post war borders. Deliberations lasted over a year, while border skirmishes occurred frequently between neighboring nations. In June of 1865, the conference announced the new border, thus officially ending all fighting relating to the civil war.

Many new tactics and weapons were created during the war, including weapons like the Gatling gun. These weapons proved devastating on the battlefield, and were responsible for the immense loss of life. Exact numbers are unknown, but it is estimated that round 2,030,000 people lost their lives, both military and innocent.