1859 Galcean Federal Election

The Kortaine Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865, was a civil war in the Kingdom of Kortaine fought between rebels, who were opposed to the monarchy, and monarchs who were supportive of the monarchy.

Outbreak of the war
In early 1870, an Anti-Monarchist group called "The Children of Freedom" led a march in Greenville, Milton. They were protesting the new Anti-Democratic laws that King Lawrence created. When the King learned of the protest, he was enraged and ordered a company of soldiers to disperse the crowd. When the soldiers arrived, they were shocked to see the large numbers who were situated outside of the townhall. The company, led by captain Samuel Hudson, quickly became overwhelmed by the large numbers of protesters. The protesters began to scream obscenities at the soldiers. After around 30 minutes of the soldiers slowly being pushed back. Tension ballooned, and it seemed like this small protest, would turn into a violent riot. As the crowd advanced, a few protestors began to throw stones and rocks at the soldiers. As the tensions rose, one protestor hurled a large rock at one of the soldiers, breaking his nose, the soldier in an act of bewilderment fired a shot into the crowd. The man who was shot fell into the arms of another protestor who slowly dragged his senseless body elsewhere to safety. A few protestors, horrified at what they saw, charged at the soldiers wrestling with them for their guns. A few of them achieved to get the soldiers weapons and a fight began. More civilians when they heard the news of the killing rushed to the protestors aid. The Protestors outnumbered the soldiers, and quickly pushed them back. Captain Samuel Hudson, with little option, took the few soldiers he had, and rushed them into the Townhall, where they barricaded themselves in. The protestors outside of the townhall, who were furious at the soldiers, lit the Townhall on fire.

As the Townhall lit up in flames, many soldiers inside of the building attempted to escape out from the windows and other areas, but almost all burned to death in the flames. Captain Hudson was horrified as he watched his men attempt to flee, but end up dying in the flames. Hudson took his remaining men, who were only around 20 men and surrendered to the protestors. The protestors took Hudson and the last bit of his soldiers to a nearby prison, and placed them there.

Celebrations were held in major cities, and Alexander Hughes, a popular celebrity who was jailed a few months previously for advocating for the removal of the monarchy, made a public speech where he stated: "This this was one of many more battle to come for the removal of the monarchy, and a new Kortaine!"

Secession
King Lawrence ordered an army of 50k men to recapture Greenville, and to occupy the province of Milton. Before even reaching Milton, the Governor of Milton declared the Provinces independence. Following the declaration of independence, Holford and Williamsburg, two provinces from the east coast. General Nathaniel Price led his army down to the rebelling provinces with orders by the king himself to put down the rebellion with any means necessary. With news of the army headed to end the rebellion, and Holdford and Williamsburgs independence, a convention was held in Franca, Kingson, to decide how to handle the matter. Multiple delegates arrived from 4 different provinces. When the voting was done, the provinces of Kingson, Escana, Blumton, and Andersonia all voted to leave the Union, and declare independence. Sometime later, the province of Bransia declared its independence, and joined the other provinces in their struggle. The Kings palace was located in Kingson, and thus he was forced to flee into Douglas, one of the only provinces that stayed loyal to the king.

Civil War
The first real battle occurred in the city of Barrett. A Large force of 35k UKK Soldiers, led by Lieutenant General Jenson Carter marched upon Barrett hoping to take the small, but important city. They initially trumped the first division led by Major General Sebastian Pierce. Pierce and his men retreated into the outer area of the city.

As Carter and his forces marched to the city, it seemed as it would be an easy victory, but when they started to clash with the remaining forces of Pierces army, two large divisions led by Major General River Stephens flanked Carter and his men, leading to a total blood bath as thousands died. Carter and his men retreated into a near by city under UKK Control, and spent the remaining night there. Carter would later say: "It was one of the most terrifying days of my life, I saw an officer beside me, Benjamin Banks, get his head blown from his torso by a cannon ball, and I saw my fellow men charging into a field of enemies I knew they could never defeat. I still dream if I could have done it differently."

Large fights and battles happened across the country, with each side dishing out defeats and wins. For months, the UKK Made considerable gains, that was until the Republic of Astrenia, the most powerful and wealthy republic in the world, sent weapons, food, and volunteers to the frontlines in support for the Rebels. This alone tipped the scale of war, with many leaving the UKK believed that since one powerful nation recognized the ROK, more would soon come, and even directly join the conflict. With that, the ROK made large gains, and even pushed to the UKK Capitol, Douglas.

The End of The War
The Battle of Douglas took place in August, 1872. With ROK and UKK Armies fighting in the city. If the UKK Lost the battle, they would lose the war, thus it was an important battle. General David Gallagher led his men to victory as he successfully pushed the UKK out of Douglas, and captured the city. Soon after, King Lawrence II announced surrender and abdicated the throne. He went into exile in Obril.

Celebrations were held in cities, and the people rejoiced. Daniel Whright, the Acting President, announced that the first election would be held in 1874.