Formby

Overview
The Kingdom of Formby was established on 2 June 2007 by Edward Fox-Ford and Peter Magee. Edward was made King and Peter was made the Duke of Sortina, one of the county's in the Kingdom. King Edward and Duke Magee both recruited citzens from their schools and by August 2007 they had recruited 27. In December 2007 King Edward founded the Imperial Council to govern his vast Kingdom, but in May 2008, after Duke Magee was removed from the council by other members and Kign Edward did nothing the Duke declared Sortina independent as a Grand Duchy. The war is still ongoing and three battles have been staged all along the borders, but no progress has been made.



Government
After the declaration of independence was issued by Duek Magee, King Edward abolished the Council due to their failure and causing the war. King Edward now controls the Army and the Navy and governs the Kingdom as an Absolute Monarchy.

Civil War
May 2008 - Present. The Civil War begun on 5 May 2008, after Duke Magee of Sortina was removed from the King's Imperial Council. Upto now their have been three battles: The Battle of Respesa Plain which was the first battle when the Duke's men invaded the Kingdom trying to take control of the Duchy of Respersa. The attack failed and the Sortinan Army crossed back over the border. The next one was the Battle of Bodar Wood in September 2008, when both armies met in one of only five places to cross the border, and the only being in the West. The battle was mainly in the narrow pass between the hills that make up the border line, but moved across into Bodar Wood in Respersa. The battle was a victory for neither side as they both pulled away from the site. The next battle was the Battle of Lake Sortina in March 2009, when both armies met agian in another border crossing path, that went across a bridge over Lake Sortina. The battle was a victory for the Duchy and pushed the Imperial Formby Army out of Sortina.