Savannah (Great Nuclear War)

Named after the former Capital, Savannah was a nation holding major influence over both Georgia and South Carolina. Now the nation is nothing more than a minor factor in the region. Its port at Brunswick allows It to keep trade with other nation on the East Coast. It is also home to several functioning M48 Pattons Tanks. Politically they tend try to keep a neutral stance on the affair of the region.

WWIII (1962)
Savannah was left unharmed by the nuclear attacks of WWIII and was able to keep its docks open after the attacks. This allowed it to serve as a safe haven for ships on the East Coast and for the refugees from the Charleston area. The city was able to survive the winter with the support of the farmers in the region and the fishermen based out of the port. Riots were nonexistent in the city and surrounding regions because of the support of Fort Stewart and the 1st Armored Division who had been staged there at the beginning of the Cuban Invasion. Fort Stewart was under the command Major General Ralph E Haines Jr, had 30,000 men and a division of M48 Pattons.

Mayor Malcolm Maclean’s Leadership 1963-1968
April 3 1963 would mark the beginning of the Battle for Atlanta, between the forces of Governor Ernest backed by the KKK and the forces supporting Carl Sanders and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. When the news of the fighting reached Mayor Malcolm Maclean he declared a stance of neutrality. From 1963 to 1965 many local governments from Georgia and South Carolina would become vassals to the city of Savannah for protection from raiders and supporting them with supplies. By 1964 this the KKK influence start to grow in Savannah. Mayor Malcolm Maclean would win reelection in 1966 by a small margin over businessmen Julius Curtis Lewis Jr. Following reelection Maclean opened talks with the United Atlanta Republic, and publicly condemned the violence of the KKK. On February 15 1968 Mayor Maclean and the entire Savannah City Council were killed in a bombing of their council meeting. This assassination was believed to have been planned and executed by the Klan.

Klan Control 1968-1970
After the bombing, a new government was formed under the leadership chosen by the KKK. This new government appointed restaurant owner Lester Maddox as the Governor of Savannah. Governor Maddox was a refugee from the Battle for Atlanta who had no love for the Republic that he sided against. The Maddox administration had trouble right after its formation when General Ralph E Haines Jr told the Governor that he would not follow the Governor’s orders for “Roaming Patrols for Black Army forces”.

After this, Governor Maddox ordered the forming of the Invisible Army. This Army was a Savannah supported force who were to serve as “Judge, Jury, and Executioner.” Most of their members were Klansmen. The Week of January 19, 1970 Governor Maddox met with President George Wallace of New Dixie. It was believed that Maddox had the meeting to plan a possible joint invasion of the United Atlanta Republic in hopes of taking back the Georgian Capital.

1971 The Jeanne d'Arc Incident
The Jeanne d'Arc was a cruiser sent from France to investigate the survivors of the East Coast. News had spread to Savannah and Maddox was hoping to meet with the French to open possible future relations. Unknown to him, the cruiser had sent an expedition to the ruins of Charleston. The French Expedition had been ambushed by a patrol of the Invisible Army who capturing 5 French sailors. The Jeanne d'Arc would sent a rescue team to return the sailors, but by the time they arrived the sailors had been executed after being brutally tortured. The Jeanne d'Arc captain demanded retaliation with the bombardment of the City of Savannah. Among the many causalities of the Bombardment were Governor Lester Maddox, and General Ralph E Haines Jr.

1971-1979 Post Bombardment of Savannah
After the loss of the Capital, fighting among the survivors of both the 1st Armor Davison and the Invisible Army began and started to spread throughout the region. The conflict would forcing most of the Vassals under the protection of Savannah to cut ties with their former defenders.

3rd Government of Savannah
September 4, 1979 a Hurricane makes land fall in the region of Savannah hurting both sides of “the Division” and “the Invisible”. The Storm forced both sides to make an uneasy peace between each other. After making repairs in their respected territory, both side agreed to begin peace negotiations. So after 9 years of fighting, both sides unite together to form a national government basing it's capital in Hinesville GA

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