Knights of Acradia

The Noble Knights of Acradia was a paramilitary group founded in 1974 by native Acradians who desired independence from the then-expanding Minetracian Empire.

Within the Kingdom of Tulan (1996-1999)
After the Empire was absorbed by the Kingdom of Tulan in late 1996, The Knights were granted semi-autonomous control over the Historical Region of Acradia. While the second leader of the organization, Sai'Dova Mishcralla, considered this development to be good enough for the time being, his successor, Tal'Daija Beauano, desired to gain full independence from outside nations.

In early 1997, Beauano began preparing to launch an insurgency against Tulan. He mobilized a force of around 50,000 soldiers who were instructed to make an unsanctioned border crossing into the Kingdom at midnight on March 4, 1997. However, the Kingdom has heard about Beauano's anti-Tulanese sentiments and had placed spies around and within Acradia's borders. On March 4, Acradian forces were met by 200,000 soldiers from Tulan's Ninth Legion at the border. The resulting battle was intense, and both sides suffered immense casualties. In the end, Tulan was victorious.

After the battle, Tulan occupied Acradia, taking away any political autonomy that it had previously possessed. Beauano was imprisoned until late December of 1998 when the Tulanese government had determined that he was no longer a threat to the region's political stability. They were wrong, however, as the defeat and occupation of Acradia turned him from patriotic to wrathful. In Janurary of 1999, Beauano initiated a military insurgency against Tulanese forces. The attempted revolution was a devastating failure, and Beauano was promptly arrested again. In August of 1999, Tulan forcibly dissolved the Noble Knights of Acradia, and fully ceded the region, placing it completely under Tulanese control.

On June 21, 2000, Beauano was found guilty of high treason and sentenced to death. He was executed on February 10, 2001.