Second Soupgalagos War

## Combatants

-Soupgalagos Islands-Sugar Nation, Caldenwell Colony

## Location

Soupgalagos Sea, Soupgalagos Islands, Cumber Island, the Strip, Soupgalagos land in the Caldenwell, Badlands, Caldenwell Coast, Caldenwell Colony

**General:** The Second Soupgalagos War, part of the Soupgalagos Wars, was a big conflict fought between the States of the Soupgalagos Islands and the Sugar Nation in the Soupgalagos Sea and surrounding areas.

**History:** There are many reasons the second war in the Soupgalagos happened, and it was almost inevitable because of the tension in the area following the first war. The Sugar Nation had pulled out of the first war just when it looked like they might win to recover militarily and economically, thus turning over lots of land including multiple islands taken before and during the war like Cumber, Egg, Sugar, and the southern half of Pepe Island, and their base on the north Caldenwell Coast, resulting in a decisive Soupgalagos, then not a recognized nation, victory. Shortly after the war, the Sugar Nation began the development of the Caldenwell Colony in the Caldenwell Forest, building a wall to mark the borders and claiming most of the wooded land in the area. This almost resulted in a conflict in the forest itself, with the islands being denied direct access to natural resources like wood, which the Sugar Nation now had an abundance of. This eventually led to the Soupgalagos' claim of a small chunk of land in the northeast Caldenwell, in turn denying the Sugar Nation land access to the Badlands. With some trade with the financially struggling Islands that were now involved in a war with the Badlands, the Iceberg War, however, the Sugar Nation was able to purchase and expand a small strip of land that cut through the Soupgalagos' claim, regaining integral access to the Lands. With the Islands now involved in a war with the Badlands, the Sugar Nation was able to thrive and build up an artillery in preparation for what they knew was an inevitable war. The Islands, however, a newly developed nation following the first war, didn't prepare for one, instead engaging in the Iceberg War and putting themselves at a disadvantage. The Sugar Nation had their eyes on one of their former leaders, McCluck, who was now the governor of the formerly Nation owned Sugar Island, which was taken by the Soupgalagos Islands after the war. Not wanting McCluck to spill important secrets, an assassination was planned to take out the governor and prevent these secrets to be told to the Islands' government. A loss in the Iceberg War impact the Soupgalagos' economy and military, which were now struggling. Taking this as an opportunity, the Sugar Nation set up a tax station in the Badlands to tax any Soupgalagos residents' entrance into the Lands, and the Soupgalagos people refused to pay these taxes. This alone almost sparked war, but it didn't officially start until the assassination of McCluck. The Second Soupgalagos War had officially started.

**Events:** The main goal of the Sugar Nation was simple: reclaim Sugar Island, which had been governed by McCluck after the establishment of the Soupgalagos Nation prior to his assassination. The island had once been vital to the economy of the nation, and having lost it in the first war impacted them greatly. The reclamation of the island and regaining the large amounts of sugar cane produced on the island would be huge. The war started at a standstill, with neither side wanting to strike first. Eventually, a small conflict near the bases on the north coast of the Caldenwell resulted in a huge fire that ravaged through the eastern part of the forest while the Sugar Nation pushed the Soupgalagos out of the area, taking back the base on the coast while simultaneously burning down the Islanders' base. This allowed for a small expansion of the Caldenwell Colony and gave the Sugar Nation an extra dock and vantage point during the war. The first major battle of the war took place on Cumber Island, on which the newly appointed governor [redacted] resided. The Sugar Nation didn't like having the island so close to the colony, and wanted to rid the island of Soupgalagos presence entirely. This resulted in a huge battle when the nation attacked the island early in the morning. The battle lasted 4 days, bloody and destructive, with the Sugar Nation eventually being victorious and driving the Soupgalagos off the island entirely after a duel on the 4th day, pushing them back to Egg Island. The island had been destroyed, littered with craters and the remnants of fire, and the nation had no interest in taking it. Both sides took time to recover militarily before engaging in another conflict, preparing for another hard hitting battle. This eventually took place in the Soupgalagos-owned land in the northeast Caldenwell surrounding the Strip. Soupgalagos men met men of the Sugar Nation near the Nation's outpost on the Strip, and hell broke loose, marking the start of the First Battle of the Strip. Trees burned while the soldiers in the forest duked it out, with heavy losses on both sides. The battle was short, but at the end the Soupgalagos pushed back the weakened Sugarian men to reclaim the Strip. At the end of the battle, no trees remained in the forest surrounding the Strip. The Soupgalagos men fortified the area, building a new base and strengthening their defenses. Taking their first, yet devastating, loss in the war, the Sugar Nation planned their next attack while recovering from the last one. Shortly following the bloody battle in the Strip, Soupgalagos soldiers met soldiers from the Sugar Nation in the North Soupgalagos Sea hoping to expand north. This marked the start of the Battle of the North, with ships from both nations firing back and forth. The battle eventually moved to the Western Badlands, where the fight was leveled on land. During the conflict, ice was burned, leaving the west Badlands destroyed. The battle came to an end when the Sugar soldiers pushed the Soupgalagos back to the sea and out of the Badlands. The Islands took heavy casualties while the casualties for the Sugar Nation were minor. This put the Nation back on top during the war, which had been evened out by the Soupgalagos following their reclamation of the Strip.