Grand Warlord Zimmeron, leading the Ebonheart Pact forces, invaded from Morrowind via the Valus Mountains in the north-east. Grand Warlord Dortene, leading the Daggerfall Covenant forces, invaded Cyrodiil from Craglorn via the Jerall Mountains and the Colovian Highlands in the north-west. High King Emeric of the Daggerfall CovenantĪll three alliances launched an invasion into Cyrodiil via adjacent territories under their control and established bases of operations across the border. The war's ultimate outcome is unknown, but all three alliances, as well as the Empire of Cyrodiil, had ceased to exist by the ninth century of the Second Era. The war caused enormous damage to Cyrodiil's towns and cities, and countless civilians were displaced and resettled throughout Tamriel. The armies of the Covenant, Pact, and Dominion invaded Cyrodiil, which served as the main theater of war, however they also launched attacks against each other’s lands. Each alliance saw the opportunity to overthrow the corrupt Imperial regime by capturing the Imperial City and install their own emperor on the Ruby Throne, but also had to deal with the other two alliances. Tensions between the alliances were further exacerbated by the Soulburst and subsequent military aggression of the Empire of Cyrodiil under Empress Regent Clivia Tharn. The competing ideologies of these alliances set them on a course for war, which began in earnest sometime in 2E 580. The years leading up to the war saw a divided Tamriel witness a series of conflicts and crises that inspired the different nations of the land to band together into three distinct alliances: the greater Daggerfall Covenant in 2E 566, the Ebonheart Pact in 2E 572, and the first Aldmeri Dominion in 2E 580. The Three Banners War, also called the Alliance War or the Great War, was a major conflict involving numerous races and factions that took place across Tamriel during the Interregnum. 3.2.3 Failed Invasion of the Alik'r Desert.
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