Mid-Simtropolis War

The Mid-Simtropolis War was a conflict in the eastern and central parts of the Gulf of Simtropolis. It originated as a civil war in Kedalfax, it later became a major war engulfing much of the area. It also led to the eventual end of Brechenlass's First Empire. The war was not conventional in many senses, most noticeable being the lack of a clear two-sided conflict. At the hight of the war, four imperial powers were fighting not only each other, but four revolutionary nations. The conflict among the imperial powers has been cited as one of the many reasons for their loss.

The War

In Kedalfax

In the late 1800s, the British controlled most of Kedalfax. But in 1891, Dutch forces attempted to take control of Kedalfax, particularly the highly contested Strait of Simtropolis. Taking advantage of their conflict, Kedalfaxian revolutionaries declared independence. Realizing that they faced losing the whole area, the Dutch and British allied to beat the Kedalfaxians. But disagreements and misunderstandings between the two nations, as well as the expectation by the British that the Dutch would help out in Metropolitan Houston despite the British not helping in Giotizia, caused the two groups to split their alliance.

In Metropolitan Houston

In the mid 1800s, Brechenlass took much of Metropolitan Houston and the Burgundy islands from the British. By 1890, however, locals had grown tired of the oppressive rule under Brechenlass, and began to revolt. Britain took this opportunity to try and take back their land. But the locals wanted sovereignty, and a three-sided conflict broke out as a result.

With the British distracted by the Kedalfaxian conflict, in 1891, Houston was able to launch a surprise offensive and turn the tide in the Houstonian theater of the war. By the end of 1892, Houston had reclaimed all of their mainland possessions, concluding with the hard-fought Battle of the Delta, on Christmas Day. On June 3, 1893, naval forces from Houston, Kedalfax, and Giotizia laid siege to the American-controlled Maverick Island, one of the last imperial strongholds in the southern Gulf of Simtropolis. After several rounds of heavy fighting, imperial forces on the island surrendered to the Houstonian Navy on June 17th. This day is now known as V-G Day.

In Giotizia

In 1845, the Dutch government imposed a levy on all cocoa imports to Giotizia. Cocoa was very important to Giotizians at the time. The nation protested, but did nothing until 1891. Emboldened by the revolutionary actions of Kedalfax and Metropolitan Houston, Giotizia began to fight against the colonial Dutch powers.

In Schnabo

In May 1891, President Alan Willberg declared that Schnabo would remain neutral during the whole war, unless Schnabo "Got a reason to join one of the sides", as Willberg said in his famous speech. In March the following year, 1891, Schnabo got that reason when Britain attacked five Schnaboian trade ships. Willberg presented an ultimatum to Britain, Stop the attacks and pay for the losses, or else Schnabo would join the Revolutionary side. Britain refused to stop the attacks because they believed the ships might be carrying important resources for their enemies. Left with no choice, Willberg declared war against the Imperial nations and their allies in April 1891.

The most important events for Schnabo were the Battle of Schnabo Bay 1892 and the short-lived invasion of Brechenlass 1893.

In 1891, it looked like three struggles were going on. However, with the allegences formed, all the imperial forces became involved in the other conflicts. The confusion of different forces spread into different places may well have been part of the eventual loss of the war by the imperial forces.

Aftermath of the War

After the British were driven out of Metropolitan Houston by the local revolutionary army (and Brechenlass) in late 1892, the British (as well as the British Occupied Area of East Simtropolis) started to retreat back into an area in the north east which is now the The Digital Network, this area retained British control. In January 1895 (Over one year after the fighting ended in November 1893), the British Occupied Area of East Simtropolis, became the British Crown Colony of Simtropolis. Later after the formation of the Colony, British Simtropolians voted for their own Governor and Queen Victoria remained Head of State.

Great Britain apologized to Metropolitan Houston, Schnabo and Kedalfax in 1896 for their involvement in the War and then signed the Peace Treaty of Mid-Simtropolis. After this treaty all four nations became allies and became involved in the Simtropolis Defense Pact of 1899, which protected the four nations. The treaty also re-aligned the former colonial boarders, fixing the conflicts in the central mountainous region of the south continent. The boarders made then still stand today.

Just under a Century later in 1993, the British Simtropolians have demanded their independence for over 80 years as they believe they are now able to govern themselves. A referendum was finally later held in 1994 and 95% of the public voted for Independence. On June 30th 1997, The British Crown Colony of Simtropolis became independent (The Same day Hong Kong was handed back to China from Britain) and then it became The Republic of East Simtropolis, in 2005 it became the Technocratic Republic of The Digital Network.

This means the War of the Mid-Simtropolis has effects over 100 years after it has officially ended, as it lead to The Digital Network's long fight for independence. Without the war and British involvement, the country would not exist.