War of the August Pact

The War of the August Pact was a civil war in Kinnofold fought between the Armantist-Arkyne Empire and a coalition of Paleanist-Kinnofoldian earls from SA 260 to SA 263. The War was the first of the series of religion-driven wars that took place during and before the Herrenkrieg. The War was initiated in the summer of SA 260 when Emperor Sirius IV landed at Grenard with an Imperial army, intending to finally suppress the sect of Paleanism in Kinnofold. The Imperials faced unexpectedly determined resistance from the Paleanist earls, and despite winning numerous field battles the war continued. The exhaustion of Imperial coffers and resources forced Sirius IV to return home in early SA 263, delegating the persecution of the war to his local allies. Fighting continued for two more years before the August Pact of SA 265 secured a settlement and ended the fighting.

Introduction
Paleanism was first founded in SA 244 as a response to charges of corruption against the Armantist Church. Brother Jon Berregard left the Armantist Order and

Course of the War
Emperor Sirius IV had been seeking to open a campaign against the Paleanists since SA 255, but was unable to do so due to the Northmen Invasions and opposition from the war-weary Staffhalders. By SA 260, however, having secured the allegiance of a number of Kinnofoldian earls and re-stabilized the northern frontier, he felt confident enough to act and issued a call-to-arms. The Staffhalders of Trafehaken and Franchurst both mustered their fyrds and assembled at Stromkrop, where, along with the royal fyrd of Harehald, they prepared to sail to Grenard under the Emperor. This army, estimated at some 18,000 men, landed at Grenard in early August of SA 265 and awaited in the city for reinforcements from the surrounding earldoms. During this time, Sirius IV issued a number of proposed pacts to the eastern earls, all of which were denied. In response, the Imperial army marched from Grenard in early September.