The Columbia Republic

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The Columbia Republic is one of the many independent republics of the Westerlands. The Columbia Republic was founded by Samuel Columbia- one of the leaders of rebellion in the Anglistorian colonies to the north. The Columbia Republic was founded in the year +1973, and has become one of the strongest nations in the Westerlands since then.

The capital of the Columbia Republic is Columbia City, located in the state of Yankton. The Columbia Republic borders the Confederate Republic of Dixon to the south, the Anglistorian colonies to the north, and the Midwestern Republic to the west.

The Columbia Republic's current president is Christopher Rochester of the Democratic Industrialist Party. The Republic is made up of fourteen states, which are united under a three-branched federal government. Major industries in the Columbia Republic are the production of sugarcane in the overseas territories, whaling, shipbuilding, shipping, and agriculture.

Founding Years (+1973 to +1975)
After suffering defeat in the Columbian Uprising, named for its leader- Wilson Columbia, the leaders of the rebellion were executed. The citizens who were involved in the uprising were given a choice by the Anglistorian government- travel southwards to unsettled land, beyond the turbulent Turlington River that divided much of the Colonial Strip from the Unsettled Lands, or become indentured laborers.

Samuel, the son of Wilson, led a group of thirty thousand rebels, known as the Columbians, across the Turlington River. While crossing the Turlington, Samuel's group lost two hundred men, not only due to turbulent seas but due to supply shortages as well.

Upon arriving, they founded several communities. The first community they created was the "Columbia City." As the population grew and expanded across land, they formed the first state- Yankton. Samuel died in a native attack before the state of Yankton could be formed. Yankton was created by Samuel's successor- Brenton "Yankee" Helton. Brenton had been a general with Wilson Columbia's rebellion in the Anglistorian colonies. He had survived after going underground using the nickname, "Little John." While escaping the Anglistorian colonies in an attempt to reach Columbia, he entered the Saksen colony of Nieuw Zeeland. While being helped by a group of merchants, they called him, "Jan kee," which meant Little John in the Saksen tongue. Thus, Brenton gave himself the name Yankee. Yankton's capital was Columbia City.

Over the next two years, the Columbia Republic expanded to settle outside of Yankton. However, to the north- the Anglistorian Empire was looking onto the success of the exiled individuals with envy.

The First Westerland War (+1975 to +1980)
((WIP)) The First Westerland War began when the Anglistorian Empire, allied with the Francian Empire, Tzarate of Kaningrad and Hispanian Empire, began a series of campaigns into the independent republics that lie between the territory. The Anglistorian Empire invaded the Columbia Republic, while the Francian Empire invaded the Midwestern Republic, while the Hispanian Empire invaded the Confederate Republic of Dixon, the Lone Star Republic, and the Bear Flag Republic. The Tzarate of Kaningrad invaded the Polar Bear Republic and the Republic of Cascadia.

The war ended abruptly due the independence of the Hispanian territory that bordered the newly independent republics, as the Tierra de los hombres libres. This independence severely disrupted troop movements in the region, followed by Hispanian pulling out from the war. This occurred in +1977. The Francian Empire retracted its claims to the Midwestern Republic after the Kingdom of Teutoburg invaded several Francian islands in the Hispanian Strait in +1978. The Tzarate of Kaningrad left the war after the Kingdoms of Midgaard, Jutland, and Nordland sent troops to reinforce the soldiers of the Polar Bear Republic in +1979. The Anglistorian Empire continued its costly invasion of the Columbia Republic until +1980, when the Duchy of Saksenland's colonial empire, backed by the Kingdom of Teutoburg, threatened to invade the mainland. The war ended with the Treaty of Colyer-Hanbury, signed in the Confederate Republic of Dixon. The Treaty recognized the independence of the Hispanian possessions as the, "Tierra de los hombres libres," and reaffirmed the independence of the Bear Flag Republic, the Lone Star Republic, the Polar Bear Republic, the Midwestern Republic, the Confederate Republic of Dixon, and the Columbia Republic. The war ended with the newly independent republics forming the Council of Newly Independent Republics, however this group excluded the newly independent Tierra de los hombres libres.

The Anglistorian Empire first invaded the Columbia Republic in the early months of +1976, several months after the beginning of the war with the Hispanian Empire invading the Bear Flag Republic, the Lone Star Republic, and the Confederate Republic of Dixon in late +1975. The delay of the Anglistorian invasion was due to inclement weather as a result of the harsh winter of +1975.

The Grimsley Campaign (March 3rd, +1976 to May 25th, +1976)
The Grimsley Campaign was the first Campaign of the Columbian involvement in the war. Anglistorian troops under leadership of Arthur Grimsley invaded the state of Nantwich. Nantwich was not a very populated state at the time, although its governor perished during the campaign at the Battle of Garrettport.

The Rebuilding (+1980 to +1984)
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The Arrival of the Underlings (+1984)
The Arrival of the Underlings is a name used to refer to the arrival of signifcant numbers of Dwarves, under leadership of Mountain King Thobreas Cavehorn, Runemaster Formuk Stormhood, Forgemaster Barulim Marblecoat, and Cogmaster Gruldus Thunderfuse. The arrival came as a result of a Dwarven effort under leadership of the High King of all Dwarves, to retake the lost holds of the west from the clutches of the Goblinoid peoples.

The greatest of the western holds was Khaz Grimdon, famed for its reserves of a precious stone named, "Grimdonore." Grimdonore was a major component in the construction of dwarven railroads, which were becoming a new product in the eastern holds.

The Dwarven settlers arrived in a group of five thousand in the Ironclad, Mountainroar, in the port of Columbia City. The incumbent president of Columbia, Philip Criswell, addressed them himself, guarded by a group of bodyguards dubbed, "The Federals." The Mountain King demanded that his people be given access to a map in order to reach the hold, as well as the ability to store their Ironclad in the harbor of Columbia City.

President Criswell forced the Dwarves to remain in their Ironclad as he organized an emergency meeting of the Council of Newly Independent Republics for two months, although he did have local producers provide them with food free of charge. This move was not focused on the welfare of the Dwarves, but more about the technology they possessed, which caught the eye of the ordinary citizens, as well as the president. Surikov Nikitovich of the Polar Bear Republic, Cortez Santino of the Bear Flag Republic, Clifton Wiper of the Lone Star Republic, Paxton Pressley of the Confederate Republic of Dixon, and Dominick Maples of the Midwestern Republic arrived over the course of one and a half months from their respective parts of the country.

The council debated the issue of whether or not to allow the Dwarves access to their lands for two weeks. Cortez Santino Dominick Maples were in support of allowing the Dwarves in, while Surikov Nikitovich, Clifton Wiper, and Paxton Pressley were against allowing them in. Criswell declared that he was in favor of allowing the Dwarves in after several days of contemplation. After three continued days of deadlock, Surikov declared that he would support letting the Dwarves in, specifically for the benefit to the mining industry.

Pressley and Wiper returned to their respective republics, while the Mountain King and the presidents who were in favor signed a treaty. The railroads constructed by the Dwarves were out of bounds for any human settlers, however the Dwarves volunteered to use the railroads to connect the cities of the Republics who were in favor in exchange for receiving troops to help in the retaking of the hold.

The Dwarves were finally allowed inside in August of +1984. They sent word back through the mountains, feeling their Ironclad too valuable to be set back across the sea, that they had arrived and the humans had accepted them into their community.

The Development Era (+1985 to +1990)
After the arrival of the Dwarves, dubbed, "The Underlings," by President Criswell due to their extensive cave strongholds, a new president was elected- Alexander Trepp. Trepp was the implementer of a series of bills known as, "Internal Improvements." With the aid of the Dwarves, President Trepp utilized tax dollars to pay Dwarves to construct roads and canals to better connect the states of the Columbia Republic.

Columbia Path
The first road was created was called, "Columbia Path," which ran from Columbia City to the city of Norwich, the state capital of Yankton. The Columbia Path was extended from Norwich to Merlington, along the southern border with Sheffield. The Columbia Path was designed by Branyth Sternfall, a Dwarven architect in the Engineers Guild, reputably known for creating the Sternfall Bridge above the Yankee River, which is part of the Columbia Path. The Columbia Path started construction in April of +1985 and was completed in July of +1985.

Columbian Road Project (August +1985 to April +1989)
The largest of these projects was the Columbian Road Project, which created a road connecting Columbia City to Norwich, and continued from Norwich through the state capitals. Yankton being the northernmost state of the Columbia Republic made the starting point in Columbia City an easy goal. While designing the Columbian Road Project from Norwich to Sheffield, Branyth perished at the age of two hundred sixty two due to old age.

Branyth was succeeded by Dwarven engineer- Kharthurn Dirgehammer. Kharthurn headed the project until its completion in April of +1990. Kharthurn and Branyth were both known for their strong work ethic, exemplefied by their construction of roads during the winter in an attempt to complete the project at a faster pace.

The construction of the Columbian Road Project helped to benefit the trade between states, and further solidified the bond between the Columbian states.

The Internal Road Project (May +1989 to February +1990)
The Internal Road Project was the third part of the Development Era, which created thousands of new roads over the course of less than a year. Rather than having road construction centralizd as the Columbian Road Project was, different contracts were handed out to different engineers. This plan was done in order to sway voters into re-electing President Trepp for a second four-year term. The most notable of these engineers was Dramunhi Bronzemantle, the designer of fifty six roads in the states of Yankton, Glanchester, Colchester, Aberdeen, and Martslock.

Overall, the Internal Road Project won President Trepp the vote in November +1989, although the process of building roads continued into February +1990.

Growing Sectionalism in the Council of Newly Independent Republics (+1990)
Sectionalism was beginning to increase in Trepp's second term as president in the Council of Newly Independent Republics. The Bear Flag Republic had recently undergone a separation that created the Republic of Cascadia. The discovery of gold on the frontier created border disputes between the Midwestern Republic and the Bear Flag Republic more common. Furthermore, the Confederate Republic of Dixon and the Lone Star Republic were beginning to toss around ideas of unifying together and expanding their territory southwards. The Bear Flag Republic had already shown interests in expanding into the land of the Tierra de los hombres libres and vice versa.

President Trepp was forced to create a political section in the Council of Newly Independent Republics. He forged a political alliance with the Bear Flag Republic. The Cascadia Republic and Polar Bear Republic formed a political alliance to combat the interests of the Bear Flag Republic. The Lone Star Republic and Confederate Republic of Dixon invited the Midwestern Republic to their political alliance. Ultimately, the council was growing more and more divided on issues, especially foreign expansionism. The Cascadia Republic and Polar Bear Republic disliked expansionism as it threatened their general lack of resources. The Midwestern Republic was opposed to expansionism as it was mainly a nation of wheat, corn, and other assorted consumption crops. The Confederate Republic of Dixon, Columbia Republic, and the Bear Flag Republic were eager for expansion. The Lone Star Republic remained neutral on the issue, citing its large territory and need to better connect itself, although also acknowledging increased land for cattle farming and cotton farming.

President Trepp died of a heart attack on November 31st, +1990 and was succeeded by his vice-president- Ulysses Trant, an ardent expansionist. In addition, the presidency of the Tierra de los hombres libres fell to Guillermo Bermudez. Bermudez launched an assault party into territory belonging to the Bear Flag Republic, and killed 13 Bear Flag Soldiers along the Rio Padilla.

The Midwestern Republic and the Bermudez Letter
Ironically, the first individual to state that the Tierra should be held accountable was Hendrik Colt, president of the Midwestern Republic. Colt and the general of the Midwestern Republic's Army- Erik Hendrickson, had received a letter from Bermudez highlighting his expansionist views, and that he demanded the southern states of the Midwestern Republic, the Lone Star Republic, the Bear Flag Republic, and the Confederate Republic of Dixon's southern states.

Declarations of War
Hendrik Colt, after speaking with the President of the Lone Star Republic- Derrick Killingbeck, declared war unanimously on the Tierra de los hombres libres. After doing so, they mustered together an army of twenty thousand soldiers along the border and prepared for an invasion of the northern states of the Tierra. The Bear Flag Republic's president- Felipe Ansley, also declared war on the Tierra several days after the Midwestern and Lone Star declarations of war. The president of the Confederate Republic of Dixon- Garrett Dickinson, declared war and mustered up fifteen thousand troops. Lastly, the Republic of Columbia declared war and mustered an army of twenty five thousand troops. The Cascadia Republic and Polar Bear Republic made no official declarations of war, but stood behind the Bear Flag Republic's decision and donated several regiments of local militia.

The First Push Campaign (April 13th to May 7th, +1991)
Ulysses Trant sent General Colby Union as the head of the Columbia Republic's forces. The other republics agreed that the Columbia Republic's general would lead the push into the northern Tierra. Colby Union entered the Tierra's soil on April 13th, +1991, two weeks after the first declaration of war made by Hendrik Colt. Colby Union was advised by Benedicto Barrantes of the Bear Flag Republic and Dayton Lapsley of the Confederate Republic of Dixon.

The First Push Campaign lasted for two months, and resulted in a stunning victory for the Tierra and the deaths of one thousand troops. Union led troops into the northern province of Astudillo, reaching the province's capital- Santillan, within a week of invading. The general of the Tierra's army- Cesar Cordoba of the Valenzuela region of the southern Tierra, proved to be a strong general. On the battlefield, he led eight thousand troops and reputably killed General Union with his rapier dubbed, "El Diablo," in the Battle of Olivarez.

Cordoba's troops reached the border on May 28th, although the Republican forces had retreated to the lines of the border on May 5th, and reached the border on May 7th.

The Border War (May 29th to July 31st, +1991)
The Border War commenced after command of the army fell to General Lapsley of the Confederate Republic of Dixon. While Lapsley and Barrantes felt that an advance into a new region of the Tierra would be beneficial, the General of the Midwestern army argued otherwise. Hendrickson felt that fortifying the border in the time that the troops had to repel an invasion into Republican soil would remain the best course of action.

Hendrik Colt and Derrick Killingbeck marched to the border on May 15th with several regiments of militia supporting them, bearing the flags of their republics. Furthermore, several regiments of militia from the surrounding areas had come to the region to aid in the defense. In total, the border was defended by an army of forty thousand soldiers.

Lapsley and Barrantes hastily organized the defense areas into regional sectors, with each republic having to defend a separate area. These areas were fortified with haste.

Cordoba sent his lieutenant- Frascuelo Laredo, with a group of one hundred soldiers to survey the defenses that the Republican troops were utilizing on May 28th. After returning after twelve hours of scouting, Laredo reported the heavily fortified area. Cordoba cared not for their fortifications, and received an additional two thousand militia soldiers from the outlying areas of the Tierra.

Cordoba launched a full assault on the area on May 29th, beginning with riflemen attacking the fortified positions alongside pyromancers and other magic-users (The Elves had given the Tierrans the gift of magic to protect against Republican expansionism, and to protect the native Westerlanders). The initial assault lasted for more than a month, and ended on July 1st. The lines had been severely weakened during this first assault, with nearly eight thousand Republican soldiers dying.

Cordoba knew that there were still thousands of more soldiers positioned. Before advancing on the position, he had requested a fleet from Valenzuela's port- Pacheco. Admiral Estevan Sedano's fleet of seventy ships was launched. On board the ships was an additional force of two thousand soldiers under leadership of General Esteban Fuentes, and a mage by the name of Ignacia Fuego.

Sedano's fleet landed in a remote part of the Lone Star Republic, where the troops were dropped off. Sedano used Ignacia to send a message to Cordoba, announcing his arrival. Cordoba received the message several hours later, and began to charge in waves at the trenched soldiers. Several hours into the attack, the Republican guardsmen were attacked from behind by a force of two thousand soldiers. In the end, nearly thirty thousand Republican troops died on the border, as well as near thirty five thousand Tierrans.

Cordoba had breached the border of the Republics, and was preparing an invasion of the Lone Star Republic. Luckily, ten thousand troops were retreating from the border to set up defensive posts throughout the Lone Star Republic. The president of the republic, Derrick Killingbeck, did not perish on the battlefield, and neither did Hendrik Colt.

Lapsley and Barrantes perished in battle, leaving the General of the Lone Star Republic Army- Frank Foxwell, in charge of the military of the Republics.

The Lone Star Republic Campaign (August 3 to November 29th, +1991)
The Lone Star Republic began after a four day respite in battle to give the soldiers of both sides a rest. The first confrontation between the newly organized forces was the Battle of Vining. Neither Foxwell or Cordoba were involved in the engagement at the Battle of Vining.

The First Battle of Vining was a six day battle between Tierran forces under leadership of Cordoba's lieutenant- Calvino Salido. Salido led two hundred troops into the city of Vining, which had a garrison of ninety soldiers, under leadership of Foxwell's lieutenant- Sidney Stubblefield. During the first half of the battle, Salido was attempting to forcibly enter Vining by attacking it with his troops on all sides. Ultimately, Salido entered the town, although he suffered forty casualties and his troops were only able to kill two Republican troops. The next half of the battle focused on Salido eliminating Republican troops and citizens in the town. Ultimately, the Battle of Vining ended in a Tierran victory, with the death of thirty of the forty defenders in total. Stubblefield escaped Vining during the night while Salido's troops were busy hunting through the streets to find the remaining Republican soldiers.

The First Battle of Vining allowed Cordoba to secure a staging ground in the Lone Star Republic for further attacks. Cordoba was making further plans to enter the Lone Star Republic and utilize the naval forces brought by Admiral Sedano to capture the southern coast of the Confederate Republic of Dixon.

Defeat of Republican troops in the First Battle of Vining led to another clash, this time between Stubblefield and Cordoba. Salido had been wounded in the fighting during the First Battle of Vining, and thus Cordoba entered battle with the Lone Star Republic once more. This clash was the Battle of Twining.

Twining was a settlement located at the crossroads of several major trails through the Lone Star Republic that allowed for the carrying of supplies further west and the carrying of goods from the west to the east. Stubblefield retreated from Vining to Twining, where he prepared a large garrison and was planning on utilizing the same tactics as before.

Furthermore, Foxwell was preparing a second army the legislative capital of the Lone Star Republic- Dison. In Dison, Foxwell had set up a communication line with the western frontier of the Lone Star Republic, specifically the commander of the divisions in the region- Alexander Dawson. Much of Dawson's three thousand man force was made up of inexperienced militiamen, who were settlers on the yet to be organized frontier along the border with the eastern frontier of the Bear Flag Republic.

Cordoba sent forth his first and second divisions of troops, numbering five hundred to the town. He led them into battle on his steed carrying the flag of the Tierra. The Battle raged on as Cordoba besieged Twining. After several days of fighting, Stubblefield was beginning to run low on supplies, and morale was beginning to drop as a result of Tierran infiltrators who had entered the city during the night and caused chaos among the defenders.

General Dawson arrived in time with his militiamen from the western frontier and crushed Cordoba's force, leaving ten survivors, including Cordoba, running off to their camp in Vining. Dawson and Stubblefield conferred on the status of the western frontier, which was believed to be a further target for Tierran incursions. Luckily, these rumors were dismissed as being false, and thus Dawson joined the Lone Star Campaign with Stubblefield and Foxwell.

Stubblefield established Twining as his center of operations. Foxwell arrived several days after the battle with his force. The three generals opened up a map of the Lone Star Republic and started to do planning. Meanwhile, Hendrik Colt and General Hendrickson were preparing the reserve divisions that they had stationed in the northern parts of the Lone Star Republic, close to the border with the Midwestern Republic. The two generals arrived two weeks after the initial conference was made.

Stubblefield, Foxwell, and Dawson all reached a consensus that the Republican troops needed to enter the offensive and end the war soon. Thus, they began preparing a plan. Hailing from the western parts of the region, Dawson was extremely well-trained in guerilla warfare. Foxwell, hailing from the traditional defensive military of the Lone Star Republic, was very well-trained in defensive operations. Stubblefield, hailing from the traditional offensive southern military of the Lone Star Republic, was very well-trained in organized offensive attacks. Thus, the Lone Star Republic campaign was organized in the favor of the Republic.

Dawson was to enter a series of guerilla campaigns against the forces of the Tierra, while Stubblefield would manage an organized offensive. The objective of these two campaigns would be to reach the Tierran command center in Vining. The Tierrans were beginning to spread throughout the Lone Star Republic's southern regions, under leadership of Cordoba's numerous lieutenants.

Dawson's Campaign (Western Frontier Campaign)
Dawson's route was countering the western push of Cordoba's lieutenant- Cesario Granado. Granado was given a force of one thousand troops to subdue the western frontier lands belonging to the Lone Star Republic, and begin to make incursions into the Bear Flag Republic's lands.

Granado had captured several cities in the western frontier of the Lone Star Republic during Dawson's absence. The towns of Stopher, Bradney, and Walthall were the largest settlements conquered by Granado, who was beginning to create a reputation as an incredibly brutal military leader. This was exemplified when he captured the settlement of Horrall, in which he killed all of the militiamen, despite their surrender.

Granado did not enter full-on battle with Dawson during the Western Frontier Campaign, instead Dawson mainly attacked Granado's troops during key advances, and disrupted supply lines, over the course of several months. Dawson's campaign culminated in a decisive victory over Granado in the Battle of Gonzalo Flats, during which Dawson was aided by a regiment of militia led by Kolton Rowell, during which Granado was heavily outnumbered and trapped by Dawson's force. Granado's surrender at Gonzalo Flats marked the end of the Western Frontier Campaign. Dawson gave command of his army to Rowell while he and an escort of five riflemen rode to bring news of the victory to Dison.

Stubblefield's Campaign (Southern Reclamation Campaign)
Stubblefield's Campaign focused on advancing southwards to retake the city of Vining. Thus, he was alotted the largest number of troops, nearly three thousand. Only five hundred of the troops were from the army of the Lone Star Republic, which was spreading more and more thinly.

In the weeks before Stubblefield's Campaign, President Trant become more involved in the war. He marched one thousand troops south under leadership of General Keagan Wooten, the new commander of the Columbian Armed Forces. These troops reached the area before Stubblefield deployed, and thus boosted the number of troops. The remaining one thousand troops were a force from the Bear Flag Republic, under leadership of Captain Alejandro Rabago. Wooten, Rabago, and Stubblefield began their advance by attacking the fringe communities under Tierran rule.

Stubblefield's tactics consisted of organized marches on the cities. Thus, his troops became known as being incredibly disciplined and organized. Stubblefield captured the communities of Codling, Hickmott, Shadwick, and Chappell within the first three weeks of his campaign. Cordoba had placed control of these forces to his lieutenant- Hernan Abarca. Abarca was far less experienced than Cordoba, and attempted to fortify the towns as fast as he could, rather than going on the offensive- which Cordoba had been counting on.

However, Stubblefield reached the town of Vining during which the Second Battle of Vining took place. In the Second Battle of Vining, troops under leadership of Abarca had sunk in defensive positions in the town. Stubblefield would have to clear the area out house by house, as had been done in the First Battle of Vining. Stubblefield would be unable to perform such an attack as a result of choked supply lines, which meant he would have to take it as hastily as he could, and also due to immense casualties that would be sustained.

However, Vining was centered around the Hickmott River, which ran through the southern area of the Lone Star Republic. Stubblefield sent a courier to the port of Hallock, to communicate with the commander-in-chief of the Lone Star Republic's navy- Admiral James Mugg. Mugg had command over thirteen ships, which were sent out three days after the courier left, as Hallock was not very far from Vining (however Cordoba was trying to avoid having the port cities of the Confederate Republic of Dixon sending out their navies, which could easily crush the Tierran navy.

Mugg's fleet arrived two weeks after Stubblefield reached Vining. Together, the thirteen ships and around two thousand eight hundred men were able to take back Vining sustaining moderate casualties. By the end of the campaign, Stubblefield had two thousand two hundred men remaining, and Mugg did not lose a single ship or sailor during his naval attack.

Foxwell's Campaign (Central Defensive Campaign)
Foxwell's Campaign began when Cordoba returned from the Tierra with more troops. He began an aggressive push into the Lone Star Republic, and defeated most of the townships he came across. He showed the citizens and soldiers no mercy, killing every Lone Star citizen that stood in his way. Ultimately, by the time Foxwell began to respond, Cordoba had already killed more than two thousand individuals, while sustaining minimal casualties on his new army of one thousand seven hundred experienced soldiers.

Ultimately though, his aggressive strategy would prove to be his undoing. The fast-paced advance of his troops made supply lines incredibly inefficient. Also, the towns he captured were not fortified with large garrisons, and thus would be easy picking. Dawson returned to the campaign to sabotage the supply lines, while Stubblefield entered the campaign to retake the towns captured.

After nearly a month of fighting, the time was entering late November and Cordoba realized his supply lines were choked and his footholds were lost. He bunkered his troops down in Crofton, and prepared for a final battle. Foxwell entered this battle with an army nearly twice the size of Cordoba's. Upon entering the town, Cordoba's men threw down their arms and surrendered, knowing that they could not win. Cordoba charged forward with a group of thirteen loyalists in an attempt to kill Foxwell. Foxwell was able to shoot Cordoba between his eyes, although he perished after being shot in the chest twice and stabbed several times by the other thirteen.

The Bear Flag Republic Campaign (December 13th, +1991 to February 2nd, +1992)
The Bear Flag Republic Campaign began around two weeks after the Lone Star Campaign ended with the death of Cordoba at the Battle of Crofton. In the previous two weeks, leadership of the Tierran army had been handed over to General Leonel Griego and General Juan Santos. Further, leadership of the Tierran navy had been handed over to Admiral Lorenzo Santiago.

Stubblefield and Foxwell had organized a conference between the Lone Star Republic, the Confederate Republic of Dixon, and the Columbia Republic to determine what would be the next move of the republics. The conference was presided over by President Derrick Killingbeck of the Lone Star Republic. Both generals argued staunchly in favor of Columbian and Dixonite naval intervention into the Gulf of Valdovinos. Admiral Letholdus of the Columbian Navy and Admiral Tybalt of the Dixonite Navy both pleged support for these plans early into the conference, and thus most of the conference was spent strategizing a land and sea invasion of Tierra de los hombres libres.

Meanwhile, General Alexander Dawson had returned his militia forces into the western areas of the Lone Star Republic in case of a return attack into the Lone Star Republic. Hendrickson had brought down his forces from the Midwestern Republic to aid Dawson in case of such an attack.

The Bear Flag Republic had also begun moving troops into the southeastern states of Apaseno and Zuniook, under leadership of Generals Guillermo Leon and Geraldo Tadeo. They both made their command centers for military action in the state capitals- Farnworth (Apaseno) and Wheldrake (Zuniook).

Dawson established contact with Leon and Tadeo after hearing words of their advance from a militia unit stationed in eastern Zuniook, along the border with the Lone Star Republic. With the new numbers from Hendrickson's army, Dawson's army had swelled to nearly six thousand soldiers.

States
Colchester- The capital of Colchester is the city of Horndean. The largest settlement is Ramshorn. Other large settlements in Colchester are Bannockburn and Wealdstone. The largest industries in Colchester are coal mining and industrial metal mining.

Sheffield- The capital and largest city of Sheffield is the city of Murlayfield. Other large settlements in Bluehill are Stathford, Murlayfield, and Rivermouth. The largest industry in Bluehill is medicinal herb agriculture.

Broadmayne- The capital of Broadmayne is the city of South Warren. The largest settlement is Banrockburn. Other large settlements in Broadmayne are Calmarnock and Yellowseed. The largest industries in Broadmayne are shipbuilding, agriculture, and fishing.

Atsuge- The capital and largest city of Atsuge is the city of Briarglen. Other large settlements in Atsuge are Dungannon, Stratham, and Accreton. The largest industry in Atsuge is logging.

Yankton- The capital and largest city of Yankton is the city of Norwich. Another large settlement in Yankton is Merlington. The largest industries in Yankton are shipping, shipbuilding, and fishing.

Nantwich- The capital and largest city of Nantwich is the city of Livohka. Other large settlements in Nantwich are Larkinge and Hepojoki. The largest industries in Nantwich are shipping, shipbuilding, and fishing.

Aberuth- The capital of Aberuth is the city of Kincardine. The largest settlement is Alcombey. Other large settlements in Aberuth are Garen's Well and Ruthorham. The largest industry in Aberuth is industrial metal mining. Aberuth is contested as a state of Columbia by the Confederate Republic of Dixon.

Glanchester- The capital and largest city of Glanchester is the city of Summerbank. Other large settlements in Glanchester are Bushley and Westerdale. The largest industry in Glanchester is textiles.

Martslock- The capital and largest city of Martslock is the city of Eastholt. Other large settlement in Martslock are Valgate and Erik's Landing. The largest industry in Martslock is industrial metal mining. Martslock is contested as a state of Columbia by the Midwestern Republic.

Warlington- The capital of Warlington is the city of Brookhedge. The largest settlement is Weavington. Another large settlement in Warlington is Wellport. Another large settlement in Warlington is Woodham. The largest industries in Warlington are textiles, shipping, and fishing.

Warcester- The capital and largest city of Warcester is the city of Waterwick. Other large settlements in Warcester are Millford, Oldfield, Coastpond, and Havendell. The largest industries in Warcester are textiles and shipping.

Aberdeen- The capital of Aberdeen is the city of Sutton. The largest city is Westerdell. Other large settlements in Aberdeen are Esterpine, Stonehedge, Westermill, and Summergate. The largest industries in Aberdeen are hunting and agriculture.

Hampstead- The capital of Hampstead is the city of Highcalere. The largest city is Berdwardshire. Other large settlements in Hampstead are Greenville, Ormshire, and Moldermouth. The largest industries in Hampstead are agriculture and logging.

The Story of Rory Bugbee
The Story of Rory Bugbee is a Merican folktale about Rory Bugbee- a beekeeper from Pauevania.

Folk Story figures: Rory Bugbee, William Applebranch.

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