First Soravian Civil War

First Narozalic Civil War
Part of the Euclean Spring and Liberalism in Euclea
Clockwise from top: Zalyk Mordorna at the Battle of Ovdapol; a Western volunteer army made of Norodyn peasantry in Patovatra; civilians being marched out of Samistopol before the city's siege; Norodyn Tsarists ambush a Yaratan outpost near Lake Nimgan
Date	April 4 1857 – 13 July 1861
Location	Narozalica, Kansasto, Vedmed, Wazovia, Minerva
Resulted in	Western Zalyk/Yaratan victory: Treaty of Ulan Khol End of the Narozalic Empire Tsar deposed and exiled to Gaullica Proclamation of the First Narozalic Republic Kansasto declares independence Increased rights for Zalyks and Yaratans
Parties to the civil conflict
Tsarist front: Narozalica Tuulen Kansasto Republican front: Narozalica Zalykia Yaratan Republic
Lead figures
Ivan VI Sergei Yurenov Fridrik Antonovich Osip Lavrov Alfred Anttonen Toivo Leppänen Vasiliy Chaykev Danya Sergeyev Rişat Qursawi Vazki Tzetzgö Altynbay Kalimullin
Number
Imperial Narozalic Army: 1,832,774 (peak) Tuulen Kansen Army: 95,716 (peak) Narozalic Republican Army: 691,882 (peak) Mordorna: 660,310 (peak) Volunteer armies: 200,000–300,000
Casualties
918,546 killed, missing or wounded 710,927 killed, missing or wounded
Total casualties: 2,500,000–3,000,000 Total displaced: c. 1,500,000 (incl. civilians)

The First Narozalic Civil War (Narodyn: Первая норозалыкская гражданская война; Pervaya Norozalykskaya grazhdanskaya voyna) was a civil war fought throughout Narozalica between 1857 and 1861 between the Yaratans and the Zalyks, largely concentrated in the West - who advocated for large government reforms, and the Tsarist Narodyns in the East, who advocated for the status quo. One of the most defining conflicts in modern Euclean history, the civil war began largely as a result of the Narozalic defeat in the War of the Triple Alliance. The Zalyks and Yaratans of the Mornorda armies were dissatisfied at the continual Norodyn leadership, many of whom had no experience with cavalry-based armies. War broke out on April 4 when the Mornorda seceded from the army, led by Norodyn-Zalyk General Vasiliy Chaykev and attacked a garrison in Ulan Khol.

The country was divided by Lake Nimgan and most of the initial fighting would take place in that area. Beginning in 1859, the Zalyks and Yaratans began to advance further into Tsarist controlled territory, with their advances culminating in 1860 and 1861 with the Battle of Patovatra that saw the capital taken and the Siege of Samistopol which officially ended the war on July 10. The states were still de facto at war until July 13, when the Treaty of Ulan Khol was signed, calling the Narozalic Empire defunct and ordering the Tsar's exile to their once allies of Gaullica. Chaykev was sworn in as President the same day and adopted hardline anti-Gaullican policies to try and secure Narozalica's position on the Euclean stage. He adopted hardline nationalist and industrialist policies and his 43-year tenure saw the complete rejuvenation of Narozalic society that had dwindled under the monarchy. His policies are defined nowadays as Chaykev nationalism or Narozalic Revivalism.