Civil war

A civil war was a type of war.

On Earth, a number of civil wars were fought, including the English Civil War in the 17th century, (PROSE: The Roundheads) the American Civil War in the 19th century (TV: The War Games) and the Spanish Civil War in the 20th century. (PROSE: History 101)

The Daleks fought at least three civil wars: the Dalek Civil War between the Daleks loyal to the Dalek Prime and the humanised Daleks "infected" with the human factor, (TV: The Evil of the Daleks) the Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War between the Renegade Daleks loyal to the Dalek Prime and the Imperial Daleks loyal to Davros. (TV: Revelation of the Daleks, Remembrance of the Daleks) as well as a brief civil war in 2021 between the Defence Drone and the Death Squad Daleks (TV: Revolution of the Daleks) During the Last Great Time War, a brief conflict broke out following the Dalek Time Strategist's resurrection of the Dalek Empire between those units loyal to the alternate Davros and the revived Dalek Prime. (AUDIO: Restoration of the Daleks) Later in the conflict, Cardinal Ollistra attempted to cause civil war at every point in Skaro's history via the anima device only for the War Doctor to destroy the device, halting the scheme. (AUDIO: The Neverwhen)

There were three civil wars on Gallifrey. Two were caused by Pandora attempting to seize power as Imperiatrix, (AUDIO: Lies, Imperiatrix, Fractures, Warfare) and a third was the result of the exile of Morbius. (PROSE: The Legacy of Gallifrey, Warmonger)

Other civil wars included the Martian Civil War on New Mars, (AUDIO: The Prisoner of Peladon) the civil war which resulted in the fall of the Skonnon Empire, (TV: The Horns of Nimon) the Trion Civil War, (TV: Planet of Fire) the Rostax Civil War, (COMIC: Pay the Piper) and the City of the Saved Civil War. (PROSE: Of the City of the Saved, A Hundred Words from a Civil War, Tales of the Civil War)