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''This is a public statement to inform all soldiers and citizens in the Graal Military Community (GMC) that we will be fighting for a new era for Sarovia, and revolutionize the old and obsolete Imperial Monarchy to a much more modernized Constitutional Monarchy. This shall be remembered as the day Sarovia and its people finally awoke to the tyranny under the hands of the Constantine roleplayer and incapabilities from Brianna, freeing Sarovia and its people from it, and revolting.''"</center>
Taunting Alexander's lineage and loyalty to Constantine VI, Prime Minister Alexander hastily assembled a loyal force to the Queen. He began the first drill reforms in Sarovian history that are used to this day, and effectively created what was known as the "Statist army". He also effectively put down the rebellion through a mixture of force and persuasion, allegedly citing the words of William I in a speech to the rebels proclaiming Brianna as the proper heir, and invoking their former loyalty to the Emperor to convince them of the error of their ways. Zacline was executed on the illegal order of the Prime Minister and the remainer were pardoned, but effectively frightened into submission. In honour of this, Alexander finally received his own title not inherited by his father: he was awarded the title of Viscount Lochland after his estate in Kiev. He would be known as the Viscount Lochland or Lord Lochland from now on.
The Constantists did not die off with this rebellion however. On the advice of Constantine II, Empress Brianna, Lord Lochland and State officials would meet in November of 2019 with Francis with an attempt to fix the situation. Weeks of negotiations led to even further disagreements when Francis publicly argued that he should have legally inherited the throne of New Sarovia due to his father's investiture as Prince of Kiev. Lord Lochland recommended to his Empress that she subsequently counter-claim the State's crown, which she did unceremoniously. Lord Lochland merely considered it posturing but Constantine II took it as a declaration of war and, only on the intervention of Jacob II, did both sides arrange a truce. By avoiding war, Lord Lochland was seen as a hero and by December, nobody would run against him, allowing him absolute control over the Chamber.
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The cousins of one of Brianna's earlier friends came to Sarovia to pledge allegiance to the Queen-Empress, and formed the Strauss Triumvirate in order to protect Sarovian interests. Much to the frustration of the Prime Minister who constantly threatened to resign if nothing was done about them, though never carried out his threat, the mysterious Strauss brothers waged a war against Sarovian dissenters as the Queen's own secret police, which led to dire consequences, such as the attempted assassination of the heirs of the duchy of Poltava and their subsequent self-exile. The disappearence of the dissenters ultimately culminated in the Prime Minister being unable to achieve more and more power. In January (265 AS), the Strauss brothers petitioned the Empress Brianna to sack Lord Lochland and re-take absolute control over the nation. Some reports and rumours even indicated they desired the end of the Sacrovian union. The Prime Minister rushed with his key allies and, perhaps illegally (as the Constitution had no clause for regencies), unanimously declared the Queen mentally ill and unfit to hold her positions. On the command of Lord Lochland as commander of the Army, the Empress was locked under house arrest. The Strauss brothers began campaigning against the Prime Minister and continuing to crack down on dissenters, assassinating a close ally of the Prime Minister. By March (267 AS), Lord Lochland assembled and formulated a meeting of truce between the Strauss brothers and the Government. Lord Lochland violated this presumably as the three were never seen again in New Sarovia.
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Under the command of the so-called "Lord-Regent", Lord Lochland would begin to toy with the idea of a Sarovian Commonwealth and Confederation which could finally triumph over the Imperians. In previous wars, Arcadia and Maveria would both aid Imperia against New Sarovia. In a simple Saro-Imperian War, Sarovia would outnumber their enemies, but the diplomatic isolation Sarovia suffered was enough to cause significant defeats. Despite all his aims, Lord Lochland could not achieve a diplomatic breakthrough. He would need to find new friends and allies, or raise a bigger army himself.
Both of those objectives he tried. In late 267 AS, Lochland announced the [[Confederation of the Nafets]]. Lord Lochland's plan was to maintain the [[Imperial Army]] while also increasing its size, but also create a series of subservient vassal states with the sole objective of achieving numerical supremacy. Lord Lochland dispatched his best diplomats to woo Oxeria by May 21st, the date of Lochland's offensive. Lord Lochland had a son and a grandson by this point: Frederick and William. They were given senior officer commands due to Lord Lochland's power as Regent, and all together, the family introduced larger martial reforms. With the approval of the Chamber, merely a formality, they began to plan for the creation of the "Grand Army". The plan would not be finalised and reached its climax months later, but the foundation was established.
By 268 AS, the Grand Army was finalised. It would consist of thirteen regiments of various languages such as English, Portuguese, Filipino and Turkish. This would be created to meet Alexander's martial reform known as the "Line", which stated that a line from the north to the south of the continent had to be established to move from west to east in order to defeat the Imperians and their allies. The Grand Army reached eleven regiments strong, all relatively at full strength, putting it well over 500 Sarovian members. It is estimated to have around 160 foreign auxiliary units in the Nafets Confederation as well.
By the end of 267, Empress Brianna would be declared dead and Lord Lochland began to approve the ascension of her son, Piers George, as King. However, Constantine II of the State, upon hearing the news, would march to Sarholm and announce himself as the King of the Sarovians, while Brianna's son Piers George prepared a counter-coup. Lord Lochland hastily assembled the Grand Army which stopped Constantine II in his tracks. Lord Lochland sent himself and a few diplomatic envoys, as well as Piers George, outside the city on a boat to discuss the terms. After days of negotiation, Lord Lochland had a dilemma. He wanted to keep his title of Lord-Regent and supervise the upcoming offensive against the Imperians. Constantine II allegedly would allow this, whereas his son George wanted to execute authority by himself. Lord Lochland instead pulled a genius diplomatic manuever of appearing to side with Constantine II, who styled himself as Constantine VII of New Sarovia, until George agreed to accept Lord Lochland as Regent for two Stefanic years or until the homeland was reclaimed, whatever came first. Lord Lochland privately remarked he had little intention of giving up his position until George was experienced enough to lead, something he said "would never happen." Constantine II was rebuffed, but George and Lord Lochland agreed in the treaty to acknowledge Constantine as the legitimate successor to Brianna in New Sarovia as Constantine VII, but that he also agreed to immediately abdicate to George. All parties were satisfied: Constantine got the prestige of officially being a Sarovian monarch, George was [[King of the Sarovians (title)|King and Emperor]], and Lord Lochland maintained himself as Regent.
=== War of the Third Coalition and Death ===
With New Sarovia Day arriving, Lord Lochland ordered the assault against the Imperians without the aid of the Oxerians. The primary battles seized the Imperian capital and won decisive battles at Kiev. Lord Lochland's great grandson, [[Constantine IX Vasa | Charles Alexander]], would fight in these series of battles. Lord Lochland did not personally join the combat. He was jubiliant the first few days during the initial victories. George I officially led the army, though it was de-facto led by experienced soldiers handpicked by the Regent. When George overruled his commanders and issued orders without their consent, he led an army to Sorrel and Narva and lost an earth shattering defeat. The defeat forced many Sarovians into leaving, including both Lochland's son and grandson Frederick and William. Upon hearing this, Lord Lochland withdrew into a deep depression. His failure to turn Oxeria to his side, as well as the new monarch wiping all of his successes off the board combined with the departure of his entire family except his great-grandson made him a better and broken man. He would resign as Regent immediately and abdicate his title of Prince Royal and Viscount Lochland to his grandson, and would be shortly declared dead soon thereafter.
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