Nostra:American Civil War
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The American Civil War (Turkish: Amerikan İç Savaşı), also known as the American-USA War in the USA, was a conflict between the Commonwealth of America and the USA that took place in North America from June 26th, 2026 to July 11th, 2026. Stemming from an internal conflict over the city of Delaware scamming and trapping several players, Delaware was ejected from the Commonwealth, going on to form the USA, and all-out war eventually began several days later after repeated skirmishes and claimblockings.
The war was primarily fought through trapping, spying, and the use of propaganda, however several battles took place in cities across the continent such as Delaware, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia.
Background
The city of Delaware was founded on May 16th, 2026, about a month after the server was first released to beta testers and 16 days after its official release. Due to the Turkish invasion of EarthMC, the city had a significant Turkish population, causing a cultural and linguistic divide that may have contributed to the outbreak of war.
In the days leading to the war, the residents of Delaware reportedly began scamming and trapping both foreigners, American-allied traders, and American citizens out of their gear and mayoral statuses, most notably causing Delaware to take control over the city of Baltimore. While scamming and trapping of foreigners and new players around this time was not an explicit taboo, being often seen globally as a "skill issue" on the victim's behalf, the scamming of American citizens and the country's trade partners drew significant anger from the rest of the country, and fears arose that these incidents would destroy America's international reputation. Therefore, the Commonwealth of America's House of Representatives voted to expel the city of Delaware from the country. The text of the resolution states:
"Context: Delaware has had a history of scamming and trapping americans with a court case popping up as a result. Recently they have scammed and trapped a panamanian under the impression that they were buying items from Delaware which lines up with a tactic they have used in the past on Americans. While it is not illegal to scam and trap foreigners, when combined with their past in scamming and trapping Americans, this is obviously reckless and is sinking the reputation of America" ― A Resolution to kick the town of Delaware for scamming and trapping
Timeline
Independence of the USA and initial skirmishes
The first skirmishes and claimblockings of the war took place on June 28th when the USA established the town of Pennsylvania in order to prevent further expansion of the city of Philadelphia. Notable casualties during this period include Conleft, who was killed for the first time in the war by Flippizzacake, and even Flippizzacake himself, who was spleefed during a gathering between multiple Delawarians. For killing Conleft despite an extreme disadvantage armor-wise, Flippizzacake was later awarded the Hero of the Commonwealth Medal on June 30th.
Battle of Vither State
On June 31st, a battle began at the town of Vither State, a town owned by the USA and created by notorious Delawarian spy Zomboss3020. This battle is often considered the first "true" battle of the American Civil War, and is described as such at a monument to the war since erected in the town. America, with a force of 6, not including later arrivals, attacked an equally sized force that was defending the town. Americans HibachiBeamz and Flippizzacake killed Conleft and HasanHasa respectively, while Teukris, a Delawarian, killed American soldier VreikOG towards the end of the battle. Many other less-PVP oriented Americans were also killed during the battle by Delawarian traps.
Upon the death of HasanHasa and Conleft, Zomboss3020, one of the last surviving commanders, issued a "broken arrow" order in chat, and retreated, however by this time HibachiBeamz and Flippizzacake also began retreating, having fulfilled their mission of a hit-and-run attack. The hit-and-run nature of this battle makes it somewhat hard to define a victor, especially with both sides claiming victory, however for the purpose of this article it will be defined as an American victory due to the death of two Delawarian leaders and the USA's abandonment of the city towards the end.
July
To much debate in the Commonwealth's House of Representatives, a resolution was drafted to declare war against the USA, but it was afterwards withdrawn out of concern that the declaration would recognize the USA as a distinct independent nation rather than a rebelling region. Nevertheless, the war continued.
Later that month, the USA committed two terrorist attacks against the city of St. Willis, America. The first attack was carried out when HasanHasa infiltrated St. Willis disguising as a new player nicknamed "Jeopardy", and promptly abused the town's lenient building permissions to explode the inner urban regions with TNT minecarts. This attack was promptly rolled back by moderation in the same day. The second attack, in comparison, did much less damage than the first, however otherwise not much else is known.