Acadian Revolution
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| Acadian Revolution | |||||||||
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| Part of Colonial Antarctica War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Acadian Rebels (early stages)  Republic of Acadia (later stages)  Republic of Lys (later stages)
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 Province of Acadia  Puffle'and Supported By:  Acadian Loyalists
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| Commanders | |||||||||
| Greg Cleanington
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Robert Livingston
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| Acadian Rebels: 20,000 Lys: 20,000 |
Province of Acadia: 20,000 Puffle'and: 5,000 Acadian Loyalists: 10,000 | ||||||||
The Acadian Revolution was the Acadian front of the Colonial Antarctica War. It freed Acadia from Puffish rule. However, Acadia was nearly totally destroyed and over 500,000 out of the 3,500,000 people on the island left, and it should be noted lots of aid to Acadia was sent by another country in revolt against Puffle'and, the USA. Historians argue that if USA didn't give aid to Acadia that Acadia would have been completely suppressed by the Puffish with ease.
Background[edit]
Ever since Colonial Antarctica was founded in 1990, tensions were high between the Puffish government and the colonists. Before the Colonial Antarctica War, there had been numerous failed attempts to gain freedom from Puffish rule. The first one, was the Khanz Rebellion in 1993, which caused Puffle'and to dispatch tanks to stop the unrest, or the High Penguin Rebellion in 1995, and the Adelie Rebellion in 1996, all of which were suppressed.
Before the war, tensions were already high in Acadia. Although Acadian citizens were able to become Puffish citizens, and had special passports which allowed them to travel to other colonies. However, to keep there passports and citizenship, they had to pay special tax that allowed them to hold the passport, along with other taxes that the rest of the colonies had to pay. Like all the other colonies, there were Puffish soldiers in Acadia, as with the other colonies, to suppress rebellions.
In early 1999, tensions grew to an all time high, as Puffle'and started to crack down on smuggling of goods from other countries, which was illegal, as Puffle'and only allowed goods to be shipped from Puffle'and. Puffish troops were also starting to search houses, barns, and stores for smuggled goods or weapons. This greatly angered the colonists, who felt their freedoms were being taken away or threatened.
Revolution in Acadia[edit]
On March 20, 1999, Puffish soldiers and the colonial militia had opened fire on each other, after peaceful protests were violently suppressed. In Acadia, citizens had heard about the news, and took to the streets. Penguins started protesting at the government buildings in downtown Acadia for three days. Puffle'and had increased the number of troops in Acadia, hoping to deter more penguins from protesting. However, even more penguins came.
On March 22, at 10:00 in the morning Acadian revolutionaries and Puffish soldiers open fire on each other on King Street. According to Puffish accounts, Puffish soldiers were just standing there and guarding, before colonial troops opened fire, while on Acadian accounts, the colonists opened fire in self defense after the Puffish fired first. In the end, colonial reinforcements secured a Revolutionist victory.
Despite winning the Battle of King Street, the revolutionists were in a bad position. They were surrounded on all sides by the enemy. To add to their troubles, the revolutionists had to face a wave of troops from the Puffish controlled Shiverpool.
On March 25, 5,000 revolutionists fought against 15,000 Puffish troops from Shiverpool. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the revolutionists won the battle, due to their stealth and guerrilla tactics. Meanwhile, in the rest of Acadia, separate skirmishes were being fought. Within a week, the Revolutionists had gained control of most of Acadia's southern end, and had taken control of the government buildings.
Though they had taken over much of the island, the rebels were in a precarious situation. The Puffish still held positions in the north and east, while a Puffish fleet still controlled the south and west. In other words, they were completely surrounded. In addition, the Revolutionists had to deal with the Loyalists who remained on the island.
Other Parts of the Province[edit]
By the end of March, the news of the Revolution had reached other parts of the Province, including the mainland and the Stepstones. Across the Province, many took up arms against the Puffish. The mainland was in full rebel control by early June, and news soon reached Acadia that rebels in Myr and Tyrosh had expelled the Puffish, and also took control of a quarter of the fleet docked there.
This news boosted the morale of the heavily outnumbered rebels, who also learned that a force of around 2,000 rebels from the countryside would come to aid them, along with around 20 ships from the Stepstones. Unfortunately, this would not be enough to combat the full strength of Puffle'and that would come to crush the Revolution.
To be continued
