Svaldic War of Independence
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Beginning as a colony of the United Provinces, Svaldon (then North Svaldenstadt) became increasingly distanced by the increasing political strength of the corporations that eventually formed the cornerstone of the United Provinces. Because these corporations were based on the mainland, the citizens of North Svaldenstadt had little control over their own state of affairs. Economically struggling under the pressure of the mainland monopolies, North Svaldenstadt declared independence from the United Provinces and incited the Svaldic War of Independence.
The war ravaged on for almost two years. Svaldon would have certainly lost this conflict had Jektas Algensar, the emblematic leader of the Svaldic independence movement and later the first prince of Svaldon, not sought out aid from other nations. While the response was not particularly large, it was enough for Svaldon to keep the war effort alive.
However, it was still a war of attrition, and the conflict wasn't decided until some time later, when Dragonoa also declared war on the United Provinces for unrelated reasons. Unable to wage war with two nations with its military might halved, the United Provinces begrudgingly acknowledged the sovereignty of Svaldon in March of 1512. There was a long period of cold animosity between the two nations before Svaldon began to seek reconciliation with the United Provinces.
