November 12 coup in the Norfolk Reserve

On November 12, 1950, the Army of the People of the Royal Empire of the Norfolk Reserve (ARPN) began a coup against the Labor Party government of Frodo Baggins.

The Planning
Expecting Frodo's opponent Freidrich Baumsen, who was more favorable to their interests, to win the November 1, 1950 chancery election, ARPN generals planned to take over the People's Assembly and assasinate Frodo. General David R. Wellick and Lt. General Lord Marcus Ernest Farrington, Viceroy of Overseas Holdings, began to make plans and convinced other generals to join their plot through promises, threats, and blackmail. Finally, a week after the election, they felt like they had enough manpower to act.

A Call to Arms
On November 8, Frodo enjoying a tour of Norfolkian farms, Wellick and Farrington assembled the militia and soldiers in Norfolk City Square. WIth 73,000 soldiers, they felt that they could easily take Frodo's Chancery Guard of 2,000 men. On November 9, Frodo returned, and did not comprehend the reason for an excess of military parades in the Square.

The Coup
At 10:00 pm on November 11, Wellick gave the order for soldiers to surround the House of Assembly (a building that housed the Assembly chambers and offices) and the Chancellor's Mansion. That night, due to a pressing budget meeting the next day, many legislators slept in their offices.

At dawn on November 12, the ARPN soldiers attacked the House of Assembly using machine guns, sniper rifles, AKs, RPGs, grenades, turrets, trucks, and tanks. By 10 am the building was on fire and people nearby had scattered due to fear. The legislators fled to Great Yarmouth, Zhgeff, and Elmham on boats, and to their cottages in the country by automobile.

At noon, Wellick and Farrington launched a more vicious attack on the Chancellor's Mansion. After searching the house intensly, ARPN soldiers believed Frodo dead, but in reality he had fled to the home of supporters in Great Yarmouth.

At 9 pm Wellick proclaimed martial law and Duke William IV allowed him to conduct matters. It became a crime to help any of Frodo's supporters, and Wellick installed Corporate Party politician Norris Lawyer as Chancellor and began getting rid of political opponents.

However, Steward of the Treasury Robert David Blake demanded that Wellick allow elections to happen. Wellick refused, and Blake was shot the next day.

Lawyer's Government
Lawyer was effectively a puppet for Wellick to control the government, but several times he realized that he was being used and stood up to Wellick. On November 14, riots began to erupt in Norfolk City, Zhgeff, Great Yarmouth, Oboke, Desfelf, Horkfoe, and West Wintersprings against Lawyer's rule.