War of Catboy Independence

## Prelude to War

### Catboy Massacre

The Catboy Massacre was a massacre committed by the 7th, 8th, and 12th Mom divisions led by Grand General Karen against the majority Catboy population in Bulgy Wulgy on March 10th, 2017. The massacre is considered an act of genocide by 171 nations and led to the deaths of an estimated 150,000 Catboys. The massacre was caused by decades of ethnic tension and civil unrest.

In the aftermath of the massacre, civil rights leader OwO was coronated and proclaimed King of the newly established Catboy Kingdom. With the immense anger felt within by the Catboy population after the mass killings in Bulgy Wulgy, King OwO rallied tens of thousands of Catboys to his new army and declared war on the CUM, officially beginning the Catboy War of Independence.

## Early Catboy Victories

### Guerilla operations and the Battle of Musky Furrest

*Main Article: Battle of Musky Furrest*

At first, the declaration of war by the Catboy Kingdom, which at this point was nothing more than an insurgency force, was treated flippantly by Grand General Karen. However, after several attacks on CUM patrols by armed bands of Catboys and the bombing of a military convoy as well as increased overall violence and unrest in the Southern CUM, Karen decided military action was necessary. In late April, the 7th division, which was present at the Bulgy Wulgy massacre, was ordered to march into and occupy Horsecock, where it was rumored King OwO and the bulk of the resistance was hiding.

On May 2nd, nearly 45,000 troops and a column of several dozen tanks began marching from Starbucks Army Base towards Horsecock. Becoming aware of the situation and realizing that Horsecock could become the next Bulgy Wulgy, OwO began strategizing with close friends and advisors UwU and ÒwÓ on where to engage the approaching army. By May 4th, the 7th division was approaching the outskirts of the Musky Furrest where the militia leader has set up an ambush.

OwO personally led the attack when the army was about halfway through the forest. The Battle of Musky Furrest was a major victory for the fledgling Catboy Kingdom with nearly half of the 7th division wiped out and the rest dispersing into the forest. This early victory greatly boosted moral for the Catboys and support and membership surged. Grand General Karen was outraged and allegedly spoke to The Manager for 3 days on a nearby mountaintop before returning. The victory also gave legitimacy to the resistance group in the eyes of the international community which weapons and supplies sold to the group by the CUM's geopolitical rivals.

### Battle of Yiff Hill

*Main Article: Battle of Yiff Hill*

Following the destruction of the 7th division, Karen ordered the 3rd, 5th, and 6th divisions to invade and take Horsecock by taking the longer but safer route around the Musky Furrest. On May 23rd the CUM army had reached the Cum river and scouts were sent across in order to secure a safe crossing. After an altercation between two separate scouting parties and a mistaken air strike, panic spread throughout the ranks of the Moms who believed they had been ambushed and a general retreat was called which became a rout. Upwards of 2,000 soldiers were killed while more importantly a further 60,000 routed attempting to escape an enemy that wasn't present.

When news of this event reached King OwO he immediately called his forces who had been preparing to defend Horsecock and led a forced march under the cover of night to catch the retreating and unorganized army before it could reach safety. The depleted and demoralized CUM army was attempting to reach the town of Yiff Hill in order to rest and prepare for another offensive. However, OwO's smaller and more mobile army outpaced the CUM soldiers and reached Yiff Hill first. On May 25th, the vanguard of the CUM army arrived only to be met with a hail of gunfire. Over the next three hours the remnants of the 3rd, 5th, and 6th divisions were either routed or annihilated.

With two victories now won by the King OwO, cities across the Southern CUM with a significant Catboy population rose up and seceded to the Catboy Kingdom. On May 26th Buttplug and Cat Ears joined the Kingdom with 12 other major cities and roughly 300 smaller towns and villages joining over the following week. Understaffed CUM bases in the region were taken with most voluntarily surrendering. Hate crimes against Moms were frequent and roughly 1,000,000 Moms were evicted from their homes and forced North as refugees.

In order to take advantage of his recent victories, OwO traveled to the major cities and delegated command to his close friends and advisors High Bawon UwU and High Bawon ÒwÓ, granting them vast swathes of land as fiefs in the medieval feudal style. This reorganization of territory is considered the first major step in the return of the Catboy Kingdom to a feudal monarchy. Each city and town was ordered to prepare militias and fortifications and captured artillery was placed in the most easily defensible. While the royal domain consisted of Horsecock and the surrounding territories, High Baron UwU was given the city of Buttplug and much of the Northeast while Bawon ÒwÓ was given Femboy and much of the Northwest.

## The Dickbutt Campaign

### Plans and Preparations

In both the invasions that resulted in the disastrous battles of Musky Furrest and Yiff Hill, Karen had not been in direct command of the armies and both suffered from poor coordination and an attempt to attack Horsecock directly. In the upcoming campaign, she decided to take direct command of ground forces and rather than attacking Horsecock initially, she would subdue and retake the surrounding territory and slowly close around the Catboy Capitol. Close coordination between infantry, artillery, air, and armored forces would be the main focus of the Grand General's strategy.

Believing that another invasion was imminent, OwO and his barons used captured weapons and supplies to prepare a defense of their newly conquered territory. By late June the Catboy Kingdom had roughly 100 tanks and 50 aircraft as well as several hundred artillery pieces. However the defense was uncoordinated with OwO, UwU, and ÒwÓ planning the defense of their territories separately. After reconnaissance and minor attacks to probe the defenses of the Catboy Kingdom, Karen decided the Northeastern Barony was the least defended and amassed the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 9th, and 10th divisions along the eastern border. Furthermore she positioned the 11th and 12th divisions on the western border as a diversion.

### CUM Invasion

On June 26th 2017, a massive bombing campaign was undertaken by the CUM airforce in operation pump and dump in which between June 26th and July 18th, the CUM dropped 500,000 tons of bombs on the Catboy kingdom. Avoiding major cities, the bombing mostly targeted farms and isolated factories in order to hamper the production of food, weapons, and supplies as well as to destroy morale. Operation pump and dump was mostly uncontested except for small engagements from the outnumbered Catboy airforce which failed to meaningfully stop the bombings.

Prior to the real ground invasion to the east, Karen ordered the 11th and 12th divisions to invade in the West, drawing attention away from the main force. On July 20th the two divisions crossed the border and began attacking barely defended settlements in order to draw military forces away from the East. Believing the invasion would come from the West, OwO marched to Femboy to assist High Bawon ÒwÓ while UwU also sent a contigent of 20,000 Catboys. On July 24th, the main army crossed the border and quickly took several small towns and the city of Cat Ears which was taken completely by surprise. The city surrendered without a fight and High Bawon UwU recalled his 20,000 Catboys. OwO however believed the attack in the East to be a diversion and continued to press the 11th and 12th divisions which began to retreat back across the border in order to lure OwO's and ÒwÓ's forces further away from the main invasion. It wasn't until July 27th that OwO realized his mistake and immediately began marching East with his force of 50,000 militia fighters. However, ÒwÓ refused to march with his king and leave his territory undefended in fear that the 11th and 12th divisions would invade again.

### Siege of Buttplug

*Main Article: Siege of Buttplug*

By July 31st, The vanguard of Karen's army had reached the outskirts of Buttplug, capitol of the Northeast province. Light skirmishing occurred and in the following days, the city was encircled and artillery brought to bear on the city. Several siege camps were set up and the city was cut off from any help or supplies. On August 1st, CUM forces began shelling the city, causing major damage to infrastructure and defensive emplacements. Anticipating a Catboy relief force, Karen dispatched scouts to find and report any such attempts. On August 3rd, after two days of intense shelling, The CUM entered the city, engaging the defenders in brutal urban warfare. Later that day, CUM scouts found OwO's army of 50,000 and reported that it would reach Buttplug on August 6th. Grand General Karen realized that their path would take them through a mountain pass near the village of Dickbutt. Leaving the 1st, 2nd, and 4th division to continue the siege, she took the 9th and 10th to Dickbutt, arriving on the 4th. Meanwhile the siege continued as CUM forces took the outskirts of the city but were unable to penetrate the inner city. High Baron UwU coordinated resistance from his ruined castle in the center of the city. Both parties knew the fate of the siege would rely on the engagement of Dickbutt.

### The Battle of Dickbutt

*Main Article: Battle of Dickbutt*

In the early morning of August 5th, the vanguard of King OwO's army was making its way through the mountain pass. Wary of an ambush, scouts were sent ahead but did not return, killed by CUM snipers in the rocks above. Pressing on, despite the loss of their scouts, the vanguard reached the village of Dickbutt, only to find it empty. After the vanguard of about 10,000 troops had passed, explosives planted in the mountain side detonated, separating the vanguard and main army. CUM artillery, hidden in the forest beyond, fired on vanguard's position. Unable to retreat, the Catboys charged the tree line where thousands were cut down by machine gun emplacements, mortars, and mines. The vanguard was destroyed and the main Catboy army was unable to advance while CUM forces had minimal casualties.

Hearing of the disaster at Dickbutt, the morale of the defenders at Buttplug plummeted. Although High Baron UwU ordered all troops to fight to the death, after 3 more days of heavy fighting, Catboy troops began deserting and surrendering en masse. With his castle completely surrounded, High Bawon UwU surrendered on August 8th.

## Battle of Bulgy Bridge

### Fall of Horsecock

With the defeat at Dickbutt, the fall of Buttplug, and consequently the fall of the entire North Eastern province, many of OwO's officers and counselors advised him to sue for peace. For the rest of August and into mid September, OwO seriously considered this option as he began to prepare the defense of Horsecock. Meanwhile, Karen took this opportunity to consolidate her hold on the newly conquered territory. Minor skirmishes and operations took place during this time, such as reconnaissance and sabotage missions, with the CUM airforce continuing to bomb high priority targets such as steel factories and defensive installations.

On September 18th, the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 9th division left Buttplug and prepared an offensive against the heart of the Catboy Kingdom with Horsecock as their main objective. From the 18th to October 21st, the cities of Assbutt, Cumdump, and Nuzzle fell with little resistance. With CUM forces approaching the capitol, OwO made the decision to abandon the city for a more defendable location to the South. This move, while strategically sound, was a heavy blow to morale, and many saw the decision to abandon their historic capitol as a mark of cowardice by their king. This was undoubtedly the darkest moment for the Catboys in the war. On October 25th, Karen triumphantly marched into the Capitol after its small force of defenders was overwhelmed by a devastating hail of CUM shots from the General's artillery batteries.

### Battle of Bulgy Bridge

*Main Article: Battle of Bulgy Bridge*

Knowing that OwO's army was retreating South, Grand General Karen followed, wanting to decisively defeat him in the field. Leaving the 9th division to consolidate her gains, she marched out of Horsecock on October 26th with the 1st, 2nd, and 4th division. In order to gain time, OwO sent detachments of guerilla fighters to slow down Karen's advance, however these had little effect and Karen's army was reinforced by the 11th and 12th divisions by the end of October. On October 28th, the Catboy army had crossed the Piss River and began to destroy all river crossings, except for the bridge by the town of Bulgy. The strategy was to force a crossing on the Catboy's terms and OwO realized that the bridge at Bulgy was the easiest to defend. For the next two days, OwO began fortifying the bridge and town as well as building outposts along the Piss River at any other possible crossing points.

On October 30th, the CUM army arrived at Bulgy Bridge. OwO's army was only 30,000 strong while CUM forces numbered around 120,000. Days earlier, High Bawon ÒwÓ, hearing of his King's situation and knowing that his defeat would mean the fall of the kingdom, led an army 20,000 strong to reinforce OwO's army. By the time he reached the Piss river on October 29th, all the bridges had already been destroyed and he changed his plan from reinforcing OwO to attacking the CUM army from the flank. By the morning of October 30th, both OwO and Karen were aware of the second Catboy army. Not wanting to fight both armies at once, Karen wanted to defeat OwO's army quickly and ordered several failed assaults across the bridge. By midday, ÒwÓ's reinforcements had reached the field, forcing Karen to divert half of her army.

Outnumbered, ÒwÓ's forces were unable to break the CUM lines. Assaults across the bridge were halted as Karen concentrated on defeating the second Catboy army. It was at this moment that King OwO led a tank charge across the bridge, taking the exhausted CUM soldiers by surprise. CUM forces were forced to fall back and what started as a minor tactical retreat turned into a rout as CUM soldiers fighting the second Catboy army believed the troops holding the bridge had been defeated. OwO and ÒwÓ's army ran down the retreating CUM soldiers, taking few prisoners. Grand General Karen was captured and upwards of 30,000 CUM soldiers were killed.