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'''The Mid-September Crisis or September Crisis''' (Spanish: ''Crisis de Mediados de Septiembre'') was a period in Chilean history where a coup d'etat and attempted takeover of the [[Chile|Republic of Chile]] was orchestrated by the members of the Chilean National Front(FNC). This event was characterized by political chaos and strife during the tenure of President Lorenzo Guerrera. Members of the military sympathetic of the FNC launched a coup against the administration and seized control of the country. This incident would establish the short-lived Chilean National Republic, until its dissolution by the Carolinian Expeditionary Force and loyalist remnants by the end of the month.
== Context ==
=== Chilean Political Instability ===
Chile following its independence was rife with corruption and cronyism, as the fledgling government had to deal with reconstruction efforts and consolidation of their currency. For the next 5 years, the administration focused on reconstruction of the nation and for their efforts, experienced a short golden age in which foreign investment from the [[Britain|UK]], [[Carolina]], [[Colombia]], and other nations fueled the economy and industry of the nation. The 'golden age' would end in 1926, at the height of the [[European Economic Crisis]], as it would hit the nation hard. Chile would experience a period of unrest as unfair wages would be levied on workers around the country. The country would experience political instability, as governments and administrations came and went, with the issues and pleas of the Chilean people gone unanswered.
==== The Great War ====
Chile was not militarily involved in the conflict, but aligned closely with the Cordial League. This alignment gave the Chilean government the funds it needed to recover from the EEC, as well as allies in order to not remain diplomatically isolated in the post-war era. This influenced the nation's anti
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==== Carolinian Intervention ====
Carolina's response to Chilean instability was to close off the long border between the two nations, in order to contain the spread of National Republicanism to the affected areas. This essentially made the crisis contained within its sovereign borders. The Carolinian Navy patrolled Chilean waters and sunk docked Chilean naval vessels as a precaution by the Carolinian government. Hispanophone Carolinians voiced their concern and urged the government to intervene in Chile. A resolution was passed on September 12, 1945, that immediate action be taken in Chile, and that an expeditionary force be sent to the area. This gave the affirmative to General Malcolm Haywood to assemble the Carolinian Expeditionary Force(CEF).
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The training the candidates of the CEF experienced were said to be brutal and merciless. One anonymous report by a candidate stated that they were forced to wake up at 4 in the morning and hike in full combat gear. Another statement mentioned the grueling exercise regime and unforgiving living conditions in the barracks. When approached about these issues, General Haywood simply stated, "The men need to be comfortable lying their head in a pile of dirt and surviving off of the land. Otherwise, there's no damn point if our soldiers complain about every little thing. There's no room for pansies in the army, you know that." The training and orientation for the Carolinian Expeditionary Force took 15 days to organize and complete, and the mettle of the CEF troops would soon be tested in the inevitable invasion of Chile.
==== Operation Achilles and the Invasion of Chile ====
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[[File:Chilean soldiers1.jpg|thumb|Chilean soldiers engage the Carolinian Expeditionary Forces in urban warfare somewhere in Valparaiso, Chile.]]The invasion of Chile, dubbed Operation Achilles, aimed to launch cross-border raids, engaging Nat-Rep forces, and trekked across the Andes mountains to liberate strongholds of FNC control.
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