Florida Legion

*This is an article only features events, subjects, and information regarding Universalis MC III (2024). Florida Legion does not have an article for Universalis MC II (2022).*

## Florida Legion

### Official Name

Second Florida Legion

National Flag

### Nickname:

Florida; the Legion

Map of the Deep South and Caribbean, borders highlighted

### Main exports:

YTBD

The Florida Legion is a sovereign nation located in the Southwestern region of North America and borders the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific. Its claims extend to the far eastern reaches of the Florida Keys and to the western reaches of the Mississippi River. It shares a border with a singular nation: the Republic of Greater Louisiana. Its capital, Tallahassee, is strategically positioned at the midpoint between Jacksonville and New Orleans, however this fact as become largely redundant due to advancements made in naval commerce.

## History

### UniversalisMC II (August 2022 - October 2022)

Florida as a political concept was coined on October 23, 2022 by an unknown player. This idea, however, would not come into fruition until the town of Tallahassee was established on October 26 by player Aigois. In the following days, the small town burgeoned as the population and economy grew promisingly, many drawn by the community's quaint elvish style of architecture. The Florida Legion as a nation was established on the 28th of October, plunging it into the position of a "minor power" in the Caribbean.

#### Cuban Struggle

Shortly after declaring itself an independent nation, the Florida Legion, possibly suspicious of their maritime neighbor, began spying on the Cuban nation under the vindication that the regime posed a threat to Floridian sovereignty. This conjecture, highly criticized by the Cuban government, escalated when Florida began openly mocking Cuba with photographs of their subpar infrastructure, using terms such as, "backwater" and "piss-poor" to describe the state of Havana. The Cuban leader, Totalna\_Zezka, brashly began attacking any Floridian found in their territory, leading to a few skirmishes in which he ultimately was temporarily banned for violating grace. The crisis was brought to a finale when the United States, intervening on the side of Florida, dropped a bomb on Cuban soil on August 31. This same day, Aigois of the Florida Legion seized the Cuban leader's most precious pickaxe, "Kachigga", which marked the beginning of an unrelated controversy. Ultimately, Totalna\_Zezka fled Cuba, leaving the nation in desuetude until Florida decided to burn Havana after deciding it had no value to them.

#### Overseas Gains

Following the crisis in Cuba, the Florida Legion and the United Kingdom, in a joint voyage, established overseas bases in the Azores, which not only afforded Florida a reach into Europe (in terms of political influence), but also established its first cordial relations with any foreign country.

#### Involvement in the Hawaiian Incident

On September 3, 2022, Florida, alongside a number of other nations, took a role in the aggressive forced policy of "Yankee Tourism", in which predominately North American and some Arabic nations traveled to the Democratic People's Republic of Hawaii after the nation in question declared their complete isolation from the rest of the world, and stating that foreigners who attempted to gain passage would be killed on sight. The Florida Legion's involvement was small but noticeable, with the leader boarding a private aircraft piloted by saltbear, CEO of an American airliner who supported the operation, with the purpose of reaching Hawaii. The unorganized coalition of foreigners, also referred to as "Yankees" by the Hawaiians, met the force at the peaks of Mauna Lau and Mauna Kea. The ensuing battle displayed Hawaii's military proficiency in a ferocious capacity, dispatching the group whilst receiving very few casualties themselves. Conclusively, however, Hawaii was forced to return items seized from the attackers by the international community, marking the end of the brief yet prominent clash. For more information regarding this event, see the Hawaiian Incident.

#### Moon Landing

One of the Florida Legion's hallmark accomplishments was to be the first nation to have landed an individual on the moon. On October 6, 2022, Floridian denizen kostic\_i, aided by Florida's industrial and economic investments, became the first player to ever land on the moon. With the discovery of lucrative resources such as netherite did the Florida Legion ascend to even greater power--both militarily and financially.

#### Holy Coalition & The Final War

In early October of 2022, the Florida Legion participated in assembling a coalition of nations known as the Holy Coalition against the Byzantine Empire, who posed a great threat in regards to international stability. The pact was kept secretive apart from a few small skirmishes that took place between October 2nd and 7th until the Holy Coalition revealed itself with the invasion of the Byzantine Empire on October 8, 2022. The Florida Legion, responsible for the planning and execution of the Balkan and Italian campaigns against the Byzantines, spearheaded the attack and reinforced allied volunteers with netherite equipment and firearms. After sustaining and exchanging heavy blows in the Balkans, the Coalition was forced back to their base of operations, Fort Deltatide, a heavily fortified compound in southern Italy. There, having entrenched themselves in defensive positions, did they rain down explosives and projectiles onto the Byzantine brigade. After an hour-long siege, and with both sides at a breaking point, were the Byzantines exhausted of their strength and ultimately were forced to surrender. The global coalition was victorious, bringing an end to the largest war of UniversalisMC II. For more context and information, see the War of the Holy Coalition.