The Great Crusade

The Great Crusade was the royal Iadrian name for King Richard the Dragon's war for the reclamation of the Holy Land of Leogoth from the occupying Epherian Empire. Also called Richard's Crusade, the War for Leogoth or the Iderum Rebellion, the conflict was fought between Royal Iadrian forces, occupying Western Epherian armies, and rebel Iadrian forces dubbed Iderum, led by the deposed Geoff Arvait. The Crusade found great initial success, the combined armies of Iadria finding a much smaller Epherian force than expected due to the Empire's refocusing of its Holy Wars of Conquest to the east. Despite Richard's early string of victories in Leogoth, however, his Crusade soon encountered problems. Even as Epherian reinforcements began to arrive from the far East, Geoff Arvait and his Iderum set about overthrowing the Emir of Eaddovar, seeking to unshackle the former Principality from Epherian rule and take control in the name of the Griffin.

Background
The years prior to King Richard's reign were fraught with turmoil for the Kingdom of Iadria.

Initial Phase
In 729, following two years of extensive military buildup