NationStates Jolt Archive

The Spanish Revolutionary Democratic Socialist Party and the SRA have allied in a revolution to overthrow the monarchy. They control Barcelona, 2/3 of Leon, and Madrid. King Alfonso XIII has fled to Valencia and made it the Interim Capital.

This will be the beginning of the Spanish Revolution of 1902.

(OOC: 1902)

The leader of the SRDSP, Pablo Iglesias, had his men take up locations in and around buildings, they were all armed with whatever could be found, Swords, Rifles, Bricks, everything, it was to be a great scene, they were attempting to split up the groups of Madrid police forces, they knew that this would be easier if they had to take out small groups rather than a crowd.

Alfonso entered his new office and sat down at his chair. He had his top General come to his office for a meeting...

General Castro: Senor, you requested my presence?

Alfonso: Yes, please have a seat....So what can you tell me about the rebels?

Castro: Our intelligence says they have the support of an overwhelming majority of the population. The Army has already lost 25,000 men to their cause and the Navy has lost two Battleships to mutiny. we have also lost all the artillery in Leon to them.

Alfonso: This is not good. We need to stop them at Leon.

Castro: But senor, they have over 500,000 people there that are armed and we have but 9,000 surviving troops! It's impossible!

Alfonso: May I remind you that I am your king. We need to stop them there. if we can win a battle there then we can prove that the monarchy is not weak!

Castro: Si senor! I will lead 75,000 Infantry and 25,000 Cavalry to Leon. Por le Rey Alfonso XIII!

OOC: just setting the stage for the first battle :) oh and madrid and barcelona are already theirs its leon you need to fight for and mind you you have 25,000 former infnatry, two mutinied battleships, and 4 large artillery guns

France

Telegram
From: Alexandre Ribot
To: King Alfonso XIII
Subject: Revolts

We would be willing to assist you in quelling this treacherous assult, we have ordered that 30,000 Algerian French Foreign Legion be sent to Spain, with your permission, we hope that this will help to resolve the issue.

Signed

Alexandre Ribot

Rioters

former soldiers ran to the front line, they had rifles on hand and were directing the civilian portion, a General had assumed command from (...) and were ordering the troops now, it was like a military operation and it would work, the Artillery was stationed read but orderd to fire only when the command was given, they waited...

Telegram
From: King Alfonso XIII
To: Alexadre Ribot
Subject: Re:Rioters

Thank you! I will use them well! It is a sad day when the people revolt against their ruler but even sadder when the ruler is what they need.
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General Castro led 75,000 Infantry men and 25,000 Cavalry to meet with the 9,000 besiged soldiers. When they got their they met the contingents leader, Colonel Jarugizar. The current condition was explained and then General Castro assumed control...

"Colonel, I want you to take your men to the rear. they've been fighting for a long time and need the rest. Colonel Suarez, come here!"

"Yes sir?"

"I want you to take control of the left flank and tell Colonel Ribero to take the right! I want you each to take twenty-five thousand infantry and twelve thousand cavalry. I will take the remaining twenty-five thousand in the center and the remaining one thousand cvalry will got to the rear with Colonel Jarugizar. we are going to get in a line three ranks deep and march through the city sweeping all in our path. Do you understand?"

"Yes sir!"

"Good now get going!"

all those that could fire a Rifle were sent up to the front line, they were given a weapon, some dating back to the invention of gunpowder, and sent off behind cover, they prepared themselves awaiting the mass attack from an angry King, the two Battleships and all the artillery waited in reserve ready for the order, a deathly silence filled Leon as the troops waited.

The long line moved forward throught the streets of Leon. The troops fresh from the Spanish-American War were trained and experienced. At the first sight of the enemy the center 25,000 ran into buildings to flush any enemy that would be in there when they found non ethey continued moving forward in groups of 5 thropugh alleyways and such. The cavalry on the outer flanks were galloping forward ahead of the infantry to take the flanks of the massive enemy force of some 500,000. They had yet to recieve any artillery barrages from the stolen artillery and General Castro liked it that way...

The general knew that the Enemy would now be making their way through the city, he immediatly ordered a full bombardment of the City in front of the Revolutionaries line, explosions began to rain down and destroy buildings, the sight was truly magnificent, the front line watched as rubble flew around them.

BASTARDS! thought General Castro. I can't believe that General Lopez defected to Leon!

"Everyone take cover!" it was no use the troops were already scurrying across the streets to charge straight at the lines...They may be experienced but DAMN they're daft! General Castro ordered Colonels Suarez and Ribero were ordering their forces to charge at the enemy and the cavalry was sprinting to the enemys flanks to disable the artillery.

defending the artillery pieces were a handful of untrained mobsters, they had bricks, metal rods, allsorts, they were excited at the sound made by the artllery as it rang off another shot, they were certinantly not expecting Cavalry to charge them.

On the front line, guns fired off, and were quickly reloaded, pistols joined in, but those with old rofles struggled as they attempted to load muskets in under three minutes, they fired off another wave and began to reload again.

Many of the soldiers had fixed their bayonets and were chargeing the enemy fireing at them before crashing into them with their bayonets. It was clear this would devolve into hand to hand combat.

The cavlry had reached the artillery and were massacreing them from atop their mounts. The had a height advantage and would exploit it to the best of their ability.

Losses: 23,587 Infantry

Steel hit Steel as the two forces clashed across the street, some of the Revoltionarys were fleeing but they were merely cowards, General Lopez ordered his men fall back so that the artillery could get another shining.

OOC: my cavalry are attacking the artillery and dont fall back you have an overwhelming number superiority of 5:1spread out the lines to encircle the men... my general will see it comeing but he wont be able to do anything against such vast numbers.

bump for kaduna

The 30,000 French foreign legion arrived in Valencia to reinforce the capital. They would be sent out soon but to where was anybodys guess...

King Alfonso's Office
"Sir the most recent reports from the battle in Leon have just come back."

"Very well give them to me."

The aide handed the papers over and left the room. King Alfonso began to read over them...


Losses: 23,587 Infantry

Current Offensive: Infantry engaged. Cavalry sweeping rebel flank, attacking artilley. Infantry useing hand to hand combat. Resistance fierce and large. Need reinforcements.


King Alfonso was furious. How could they be so damned good! They're only peasents!

He sent out an order for an extra 25,000 Infantry to bolster the numbers. They would arrive in 12 hours.

(OOC: Kadunas Puppet, ima feeling a little sick, but i've given up some RP's to consilidate into this one)

The Cavalry gunned down the men defending the Artillery, they stood no chance, they were mere Civilians, although they tried their best to defend from the Cavalry they could not, it was much too late for them.

Men on the front line were exuberant, they had ignored the few that had fled and were pleased that the battle seemed to be going their way, this did not meant that they could afford mistakes.

"PULL BACK!!!!!" yelled General Castro as he began to retreat. The men slipped away from the battle and got out of sight. General Castro had new orders...

"I want the 20 top riflemen to take up positions in buildings and I want 2 more riflemen with each of them. We hold until reinforcements get here. Alright those that will be snipers will atempt to take out any men who look like they are giving orders. Those attatched to a sniper will take out any enemy soldier you see. We have 25,000 more men comeing and they have 5 artillery pieces with them. The cavalry is takeing their 4 pieces as we speak and they will soon feel the wrath of what they once controlled!"

The soldiers let out an exuberent cry, "Por Espana! Por el Rey!".

Losses: 1,217 infantry

Alfonso's Office
"Senor, the French have arrived."
"Ah! Let the leader in please."

A Frenchmen walks in looking weary from days of marching. He begins speaking in broken Spanish...

"Hello. I am Colonel Figuret."
"Welcome, we have been expecting you. For the time being you and your troops will be stationed here in Valencia until you are needed elsewhere. I hope we can accomadate you to your likeings."
"Thank you. It is my pleasure to serve."

Colonel Figuret exits and Alfonso goes back to paperwork...

Men fleed from the Artillery, they cried out in Spanish "The Artillery is theirs!" Hoping that the resistance would run for shelter away from the artillery, they run as fast as they could knowing that the future of the battle depended on this.

Those at the front heard the cries but ignored them, they felt invincible after the events just passed, they re-armed and got ready for another Spanish assult.

The rifleman trained his scope on a man giving orders and ammunition. The crosshairs over the mans temple. He squezed the trigger and in seconds the man was on the floor. All of a sudden a barrage of bullets came out of multiple buildings...

General Castro could here the firefight that ensued but he was more interested in the columns of Spanish troops nearing the city and the 5 artillery pieces they brought with them...

The cavalry had taken over the Rebel artillery but none were trained in how to use it. They sent a messenger to General Castro saying they had taken the artillery and awaited troops trained in it to operate it...

Losses: 207 cavalry

Gunfire suddenly erupted in the city, the General suddenly took this seriously, he sent a group of a thousand to the artillery pieces in an attempt to retrieve them, this was of course before he was shot, there was now chaotic panic in the streets as resistance fighters attempted to take out the snipers.

1...2...3...the panicing rebels fled like the peasents they were while the snipers made easy work of them. Only two snipers had fallen to enemy fire and the battle was looking up for the Loyalists...

General Castro greeted the leader of the extra 25,000 men. He had them merge with Castros remaining ~50,000 troops. Then he ordered them to barrage the Rebels with artillery followed by a full charge...

As the Rebels ran to the cavalry they were shot up. Then they crashed into the cavalry and they utilized their sabres by decapitateing and dismembering the rag-tag group of rebels...

Losses: 2 snipers 53 cavalry

The battle was no longer going their way, there was no clear leader and so panic mixed with confusion and the whole scene was a mass panicked riot, they continued to fight but only for their lives.

(OOC: you wanna win this or shall i surrender)

(OOC: i doubt theyed surrender...lets say they flee the sity back to madrid...after the spanish-american war my military was downsized so i dont have as many troops as are needed...we can have some skirmishes now and then but you post about haveing them be trained by the fromer army men and then the next big battle could go either way!)

The soldiers stopped fireing as the Rebels fled. They had won the battle but as per the war it was yet to be decided...

"Emilio get me Colonel Figuret porfavor."
"Si senor."
Colonel Figuret walks into the room and takes a seat at Alfonso's desk...
"You asked for me?"
"Yes. I have a plan to take Madrid from thos damned rebels hopefully it'll be the death blow."
"I'm listening senor."
"You will take your 30,000 soldiers and the extra 10,000 that have recently arrived and march to madrid from the south. From the west General Catsro will lead 10,000 Cavalry and 25,000 Infantry with 4 Artillery pieces. If they don't surrender I want you to take no prisoners."
"Yes sir. May I ask what their numbers are sir?"
"Reports range from 100,000-300,000. Expect opposition but they will be untrained except for the few that have deserted the Army."
"Yes sir. I will march immediately."

ETA: 16 hours

"Senor, an army marches this way, they bear the marks of the French Foreign legion."
"Well, prepare for an attack, have all our men stationed to recieve them."
The troops within the city began to move, Democracy would come to life here.

The French Foreign Legion stopped just outside the city. They sent in a messenger...

Rebels,
If you surrender the town none will die today. Stop this unnecessary bloodshed and return the country to its rightful ruler, King Alfonso XIII.
-Colonel Figuret

Meanwhile General Castros army had just gotten its orders and they were on their way...

ETA: 6 hours

"Senor, what shall we do?" A boy asked, "We fight!" The obvious response came from Pablo Iglesias, he would be leading the defence personally, all citizens had been drafted into fighting, they hoped that they would not suffer the same defeat as was witnessed in Leon.

OOC: dont kill the resistance leader! :( oh and i want this to be the last battle for this revolution...its going to be won by the monarchy but the revolution will live on once again in about 1904-5

IC: The messenger rode back and told Colonel Figuret what had happened...
"They wish to fight?! Are they scuicidal?..."
"Sir they have a large force...larger than ours, what can we do?"
"Shell them to hell! Thats what we do! I want every gun prepped and a messenger to tell Castro that we are beginning bombardment!"
The messenger was sent and soon the sky grew bright with the flashes of 19 artillery pieces.

(OOC: i wasn't planning on it)

Pablo didn't know that the French would bombard the City, he had his men take up positions within the strongest buildings on the edge of the city, he ordered that they fight to the last man, for Democracy, he himself retreated to his bunker in the middle of the city.

The bombardment continued for 3 hours. As the dust began to settle the men waited for the rebels to show themselves...

The few Rebels left alive walked slowly out of the ruins waving a flag of soiled white, they hoped that it would still be recognised as a surrender, as for Pablo, he had managed to escape along with twenty officers unharmed, they planned to re-build this wreck of a resistance.

The soldiers welcome the surrender of the rebels as an end to this failed revolution...