Velitali Civil War 1898-1899

The Velitali Civil War of 1898-1899 was the first major test of large formations of Battleships, primarily Pre-Hevetman Battleships and Sponson Battleships. Ending in a Royalist Victory, Royal Authority was kept the same, however the military saw it's power increase after their victory under the leadership of Grand Admiral Hevetman in 1899. The Kopultri Colony of New Sirmia also partook in the conflict, however resulted in it being surrendered to the Velitalis after it's armies failed to defeat a far smaller Velitali Colonial Army, highlighting the major flaws in Kopultri leadership, which were not rectified until 1920, when it was far too late for any effective result to occur, and the country had already fallen to civil war. Similar issues also plagued the primarily conscripted Republican Army, which was repetitively shattered and routed by smaller Royalist Forces of professional soldiers - almost all of the standing army and navy staying loyal to the King, beyond a Naval Squadron of thew Varadei Isles, which turned sides in 1898, however returned to the King's side after suffering a major defeat in 1899 at the battle of Reperihyre