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Originally Posted by lksteve
the American Civil war fought to create two governments, as it was determined that the differences between North and South were too great to overcome (at least one could argue that point as the Southern motivation)...the civil wars in the Balkans were essentially to gain autonomy for one region or another...the Spanish Civil War, by contrast, was fought to establish a new form of government, replacing the old with the new...the English Civil War was fought for several reasons, among them was to dispel the notion of the divine rights of kings, and to protect Protestantism within England...the initial aim was not the replacement of the monarchy, but a moderation of the perceived abuses of the Crown...
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I forgot about the Civil War from the South's Point of view (unfortunately all too easy these days)...
But your examples of the Spanish Civil War and the English Civil War both seek to create a single government don't they? (Whether moderate monarchy or brand new...)
I still stand by my definition of an insurgency as a group of fighters and a Civil War as a type of conflict, Webster's be damned.
--Aric