User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/A question of morality/@comment-68.20.166.62-20121213204901/@comment-5135631-20121223094444

Yes, but it would be unrealistic to think they could destroy the Empire in one hit. Obviously they had some success in the Great War, but they didn't destroy the Empire. Arguably, the terms that came after the war were more damaging, as they led to the secession of Hammerfell and the likely secession of Skyrim in the lore.