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On September 12th, 1869. King Francesco is diagnosed with Tuberculosis. A deadly disease caused by many things. -
On December 18th, 1869. King Francesco passes in his deathbed at Saint Judy Palace. Where his Brother lived. -
Kings of the Austro-Russian Empire, King leopold and Nikolai Begin looked at Artidac as a easy target. -
Tensions between Artidac and the Austro-Russian Empire begin to rise, as the armies began preparing for war. -
Austro-Russian forces send out 156 war ships to sail out into the Artidac shores in 1877 -
The Battle Of Junlin (1877) was the first major battle in the war, with 5 Aritdac ships sunk, and 3 Austro-Russian ships sunk. 4 thousand Artidac deaths, and 3 thousand Austro-Russian deaths. -
After the crushing Artidac defeat at Junlin, the cities in Artidac began panicking, and revolting. begining the Artidac Revolt (1877-1878) -
Austro-Russian forces land on the beaches of Irilsburg on April 29th, 1877. This battle faced 7 thousand Artidac deaths, and 2 thousand Austro-Russian deaths. -
In the span of 7 months, Austro-Russian forces pushed deeper into Artidac territory, at the Battle Of Jile, Austro-Russian forces beat the Artidac when only having 5 thousand men, at the Battle Of Polieherm, they won again. The only Artidac victories were at Yuprise, and Turonsville. Panicking continues. -
On December 30th, 1877. Leonardo the II (Duke Of Phirrus) sent out 2 battalions of men (10 thousand men) to ambush a Austro-Russian camp. -
When Leonardos troops were a mile from their camp, General Raphael gave a speech to his men. Eventually, the artillery bombarded the camp, making the Austro-Russians scramble for their weapons, that was when the Artidacs charged into the camp. Only 689 Artidacs died, and 6 thousand Austro-Russians died. -
After multiple shattering defeats (at Trifalgar, the SIege Of Hihgers, and 5 others), the Austro-Russian Empire called in other nations to help, such as northern Italy, France, and Hungary. Northern Italy declined, while the others said yes. -
After Austro-Russias allies arrived to battle alongside with them, Northern Italy decided to help the Artidac's. -
On november 18th, 1878. Leonardo II stopped the revolts by executing the Rebel leaders. Because they could not afford more lives to be lost in those revolts when they have a war going on. -
Austro-Russia's allies leave the war, they couldn't afford to loose more men. And the Austro-RUssians got desperate, they wanted the Artidac crown very badly, but the Artidacs were holding firm. -
In the later years of the war, Austro-Russians began attacking important strongholds in the Artidac peninsula, but that led them into the deadliest battle of the war. the Battle Of Cilnkers River. -
In the Fires At Naples, Leonardos house got burnt, and he and his wife died from suffocation. These events caused 24 thousand casualties, and its one of the reasons why the casualties were so high in this conflict. -
After multiple years of war, Artidac and the Austro-Russian Empire were growing tired of war. Their morale was low, and the supplies were dwindling. -
The two forces continued hitting each other hard, some defeats, and some wins. But it was clear that this war wont end anytime soon. -
Austro-Russian forces attack the city of Huggernaught, this battle is most known as "The Battle in The Streets" -
After Huggernaught, the Austro-Russians bombarded the city of Hargath. Which caused 24 thousand casualties on both sides. -
This siege was the last battle in the war, with over 12 thousand casualties on the Artidacs side, and 15 thousand on the Austro-Russians side. This resulted in the Austro-Russian surreder. -
After 5-6 years of fighting, the Austro-Russians surrendured. In this Peace Treaty, the Austro-Russians lost land, food, and many more. On April 14th, 1883, the last Austro-Russian forces left the shores of Artidac. And The Austro-Russian Emprie would soon fall in 1893. -
This war may have been the deadliest war in Souther Italian history, the war spanned through all of Southern Italy, and parts of Northern Italy. It redrew borders, and it would take 3 years for them to recover.