Puget Sound War

The Puget Sound War (also Kingston War of Independence) was a military conflict between the Federal Kingdom of Lower Columbia and Former Autonomous Province of Gudland, Mainland, in 1889, resulting in the independence of The Republic of Mainland and the undisputed annexation of the continental Gudland area by Lower Columbia.

After the successful Gudland war, in which Mainland has not taken part due to own safety concerns, Lower Columbia was keen on occupying the last province of the Republic of Gudland, Mainland, where some of the Republic's representatives had fled to. On May 2nd, 1889, King Tristan of Lower Columbia declared war on the final province of Gudland, The Island of Mainland and its surrounding islands.

The Former Province of Mainland, now officially the last part of Gudland, and thus firming under the name Mainland (Province of Gudland), agreed to this declaration of war, hoping to remain independent from Lower Columbia. Michael Yannis, Governor of Mainland, mobilized his troops and the 15 naval ships to be prepared for a Lower Columbian invasion.

Depart of the royal troops
On May 29, 1889, King Tristan gave command to his ships to leave the ports to sail towards the coastline of Mainland to occupy the last Gudland territory. In the early morning hours of the next day, a blockade of the islands was established, with 30 heavy cruisers patrolling the seas around the islands. Whileas, Yannis has managed to mobilize 82,000 men and women to fight for their land. Among these 82,000 soldiers, there were 29,000 natives who were set to organize a guerilla war if a landing of Lower Columbian troops was successful.

During the first weeks of the blockade, Yannis and his ministers, planned out how to draw the Lower Columbian Ships into a battle favouring Mainland. Yannis knew that 15 ships, remainder of the Gudland naval forces, were stationed in Cape Shatt, a small town hidden behind the large Island of Shatt, invisible to the Lower Columbian ships. Giving orders to prepare these fifteen ships for battle, Yannis saw his chance to win this war by drawing the Royal Naval forces into the Shatt River, fighting them on sea and by attacks from both shoresides.

Battle of the Shatt River


On June 8, 1889, Michael Yannis gave orders to pretend activity on the islands to draw the Royal Naval Ships into the Shatt River to be welcomed by the 15 heavily armed ships led by the RS Marie. The RS Everine, a small corvette, was spotted by one of the Royal Naval ships, resulting in a gathering of all Lower Columbian Ships at the mouth of the Northern Shatt River, where the Everine has been spotted. With the Entering of the (enter Lower Columbian Warship name in here), the heated part of the war began. From both shorelines, sharpshooters began to take out the crews of the ships. The Everine was again spotted at Port Hope, causing the Royal Navy Captain to prepare his ship for battle. In the midst of the preparations however, one side of the river erupted in firing canons. The RS Juliette had been so well camouflaged that no one on the LMS ..... realized they were slowly passing a battleship. When the Juliette started firing, most people on the ... were too busy preparing for battle to be ready to fire back instantly. In Within a few minutes the ship was so badly hit that it was set to sink soon. Due to the many turns of the Shatt River, following ships were not knowing what was happening at Port Hope, and thus trailing into a battle they have not expected. The Juliette was not the only ship to be camouflaged, also the RS Helen and the RS Florence were hidden and awaiting incautious Lower Columbian ships. When all Camouflaged positions were given up, the 15 ships of the Gudland Navy organized and began to sail down the Shatt River, confronting the Royal Navy ships with an to that point unknown number of enemy's ships. The Battle lasted all during the night until the noon hours of the next day.

Results of the War
After the Battle of The Shatt River, the Lower Columbian Royal Navy has lost 18 of its ships, 42,000 people were dead, another 30,000 were injured, partly severely. Out of the 97,000 men sent to Mainland at the beginning of the war, only 15,000 returned uninjured. Out of Yannis' people, only 12,000 people were dead, yet 52,000 injured. The Gudland Navy has lost only 4 ships. Never before, a Naval battle has been so one sided in its result.

On June 11, 1889, Michael Yannis agreed with King Tristan of Lower Columbia on an armistice, which was set to start on June 12th. The treaty granted full independence to the Islands of Mainland and the surroundings. In Return, Yannis have up all claims on the Gudland continental territories, and thus agreeing on the Lower Columbian Annexation of the country. In 1943, the Republic of Mainland reformed into the United Kingdom of Kingston and Boyce.