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Historical notes: Organized by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the
Easter Rising was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916 in an
attempt by militant Irish republicans to win independence from Britain. The
Rising lasted from Easter Monday April 24 to April 30, 1916. Members of
the Irish Volunteers, led by schoolteacher and barrister Patrick Pearse,
joined by the smaller Irish Citizen Army of James Connolly, along with 200
members of Cumann na mBan, seized key locations in Dublin and
proclaimed an Irish Republic independent of Britain. There were some
actions in other parts of Ireland but, except for the attack on the RIC
barracks at Ashbourne, County Meath, they were minor.
Conditions: automatic.
Difficulty: die roll 4+.
Enter in play: Events phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Uprising in Dublin – A rebellion occurs in
Ireland and Great Britain loses 3 NW points. Great Britain must leave a 3
corps garrison in Ireland unless she suffers an additional -1 NW points loss
every Military phase.
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and cannot occur
again.
Irish Uprising quelled
Description: This event will remove all negative effects brought in play by
the Spring in Dublin.
Historical notes: After six days of fighting the rising was suppressed, its
leaders court-martialled and executed. However, the uprising led to a surge
of support for the rebels and brought physical force republicanism back to
the forefront of Irish politics. In the 1918 General Election the Republican
Sinn Féin won 73 seats out of 105 with a policy of abstentionism from
Westminster and the creation of an Irish Parliament. This parliament,
known as the First Dáil, and its ministry, called the Aireacht, declared Irish
independence by reaffirming the 1916 declaration.
Conditions: the “Spring in Dublin” event has occurred.
Difficulty: die roll 5+.
Enter in play: Events phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Ireland is calm again – Rebellions in Ireland
have been crushed: Great Britain may free the garrisoning Corps that she
may have sent to Ireland.
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and cannot occur
again.
Revolt in India
Description: This event will generate rebellions in India, where Great Britain
will be forced to leave a big garrison.
Historical notes: Since the beginning of the 20th century, India was in a
nationwide struggle for independence, but growing tensions between
Hindus and Muslims compromised India’s cause. In 1915, Mahatma
Gandhi came onto the scene and was able to unite the effort of both
groups. However, although Gandhi advocated a non-violent revolution, he
wasn’t able to prevent the hotheads from taking the leadership – unrest
spread across the whole subcontinent.
Conditions: automatic.
Difficulty: die roll 4+.
Enter in play: Events phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) Rebellion – A rebellion occurs in India and
Great Britain loses 5 NW points. Great Britain must leave a 3 corps
garrison in India unless she suffers an additional -1 NW points loss every
Military phase.
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and cannot occur
again.
End of the Revolt in India
Description: This event will remove all negative effects brought in play by
the Revolt in India.
Historical notes: Having their lesson learned during the Indian Rebellion of
1857, the British garrisons in India crushed the rebellion quickly. Most of
the heads of the rebellion were imprisoned and executed, or enlisted in
punishment battalions and sent to Europe. In the end, the non-violent
revolution intended by Mahatma Gandhi might have been the better way to
choose.
Conditions: the “Revolt in India” event has occurred.
Difficulty: die roll 5+.
Enter in play: Events phase, any turn.
Option #1: (historical choice) India is calm – Rebellions in India have been
crushed: Great Britain may free the garrisoning Corps that she may have
sent to India.
Notes: once successfully in play, the event is discarded and cannot occur
again.
Third Boer War
Description: This event will generate rebellions in South Africa, where
Great Britain will be forced to leave a big garrison.
Historical notes: In August 1914, South Africa, led by Louis Botha and Jan
Smuts, entered the war on the side of the British and sent troops to
conquer the German colony of South-West Africa (Südwest Afrika).
Although South Africa was a British dominion and therefore expected to
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