Civil War in Goldshire
| Civil War in Goldshire | ||
| Date: | 24 Rugaall 1639–the present | |
| Place: | Goldshire | |
| Casus belli: | Martial Law in Goldshire, Avakair Massacre | |
| Outcome: | ||
| Participants | ||
 House of Ayreon-Kalirion (Kingdom of Goldshire) |
 House of Mercaja (Duchy of Goldshire) | |
| Commanders | ||
Queen Noor  Ernst Cryptsinger Thorgils Tarjeisson  Villiam Al-Basani
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 Tudor ap Rimetar
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| Strength | ||
| Imperial NavyImperial ArmyDirectorate of Security Goldshire Regulars
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 Army of the Golden DawnCounty Militias | |
| Casualties | ||
| Notes | ||
Rebel Offensive
The Army of the Golden Dawn went over onto the offensive on the 2nd of Gevrader 1640 with an audacious raid on the island of Mediguttula using the previously unknown triskele to destroy a pair of radar installations [1] operated by the Imperial Order of Technomaezji as part of the Imperial Republic's air defence network. The destruction of these two units created a gap in radar coverage and a blind-spot over southern Goldshire where the venerable Ikol Anti-Ballistic Missile would now be useless in combating the hallucinogen tipped missiles of the C'ort Somnis of the Lunatic Legion[2]
Iron Company
The Royal Iron Company of Goldshire which had been granted a number of trading concessions it regarded as being political concessions in Goldshire, began to move battalion strength formations of men into the ports of New Harbour, Chryste and Erudition in response to the deteriorating security situation, in addition to 20,000 men-at-arms dispatched to Goldshire at a theatre level and an unspecified number of operatives aligned with the Office of Shadows [3]. This deployment was a source of unease for the ESB Group which was, by this stage, and after having ostensibly crushed the Assayers, increasingly jealous of the powers and privileges it had amassed in Goldshire since its inception in 1634. However, since both corporations were the beneficiaries of the patronage of Queen Noor, they remained, ostensibly, on the same side.
