Valkean Civil War

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Valkean Civil War
Date25 October 1916 – 9 April 1922
(5 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result

Republican victory

Belligerents

Valkea Kingdom of Valkea
Supported by:

Valkea Republicans

  • Valkean National Movement
  • Communist Party of Valkea
  • Valkean Socialist Workers' Front

Supported by:

 Woodstead

Separatists

Commanders and leaders
  • Valkea Gustav VI
  • Valkea Arttu Virtanen
  • Valkea Ingvar Nyström
  • Valkea Alvar Toivanen
  • Valkea Ralf Koponen
  • Valkea Fredrik Lundström
  • Valkea Otto Marttinen
  • Valkea Ernst Salminen
  • Valkea Hannu Sibelius
  • Valkea Markku Vuotola

Valkea Mikael Rantala

  • Valkea Severi Lassila
  • Valkea Eero Nykänen
  • Valkea August Hyvärinen
  • Valkea Tauno Vesa
Strength
500,000 (peak) 350,000 (peak) 90,000 (peak)

The Valkean Civil War (Valkean: Valkean sisällissota) was a civil war fought in Valkea from 1916 to 1922. It was fought between the government of the Kingdom of Valkea and Republican forces who wished to overthrow the monarchy and establish a republic. The Republicans comprised of an alliance of various socialist, syndicalist, communist, and anarchist groups led by the Valkean National Movement. It resulted in the defeat of government forces and the creation of the Republic of Valkea in 1923.

Background

Warfare

Aftermath