Democratic Republic of Leasath

"Why do I lead a destructive war against my own nation? Because my little nation is suffering under the oppression of the Union! For too long my motherland has been ignored and pushed around by the Union, and her own government is not prepared to put up a fight to preserve her honour and respect, because they care more for stuffing their deep pockets with Union Dollars than behaving responsibly and actually doing what they promised us they would do! We, the nationalists of Leasath, will overthrow our weak government and institute better governance, we will free our home from the shackles of Williamtown! This war is the Leasath War of Independence, and our independence, we shall earn!"

- Supreme General Diego Navarro, commander of the Leasathian Nationalists, during an interview with the Union News Service

Leasath (Officially, the Republic of Leasath; pronounced: Lay-Sath) was a small nation located in a small archipelago found just to the south of the Aermen continent on the planet Earth.

Colonised by seafarers and immigrants from the Aermen continent around 1,000 BBY, "Old Leasath" consisted of six kingdoms, the "Hexarchy of Leasath", the six kingdoms were: the Kingdom of Alendal, the Kingdom of Valundal, the Kingdom of Terre, the Kingdom of Essalor, the Kingdom of Navarro and the Kingdom of Malandal.

The modern nation of Leasath was founded in 784 BBY by King Diego Leasath IV of the Kingdom of Alendal following his victory in the Hexarchy War, in which he named the new nation after his own surname, this event marked the beginning of the "Modern Leasath" era consisted of the territory ruled by the six previous kingdoms, with Alendal being the capital.

The monarchy was abolished in 639 BBY during the reign of King Gaspar Leasath V, Gaspar Leasath V was a tyrant who abused his subjects, during the Leasath Revolution he was overthrown and the Republic of Leasath was born with a democratic government. Leasath joined the Union of Earth States in 70 BBY

In 23 BBY the deadly and destructive Leasath Civil War began, the war began when the anti-Union forces of the Leasathian Nationalists under Supreme General Diego Navarro launched a coup against the Leasathian government, the coup failed, and the nationalists prepared for all-out war.

At first the war went well for the Nationalists, the Leasathian government was caught unaware by the fighting skill and popular support for the nationalists, many in the armed forces of Leasath were unwilling to combat the nationalists, often times out of personally agreeing with them and their cause, either secretly or openly, quite a number of Leasathian military personnel either defected or deserted.

However, President Richard Williams decided to deploy Union forces to Leasath, without asking the Union Senate, much to the Senate's chagrin, who Senators accused Williams of war-mongering and behaving unconstitutionally,the Senators of the Western State Union, especially, who had already expressed support for Navarro's Nationalist faction.

As a result of Williams' actions the WSU colluded with Diego Navarro in order to create a volunteer army to support the Nationalists against the Union, this army was called the Volunteer Army for the Liberation of Leasath (VALL). The WSU deployed the Western State Navy's First Fleet to help the Leasath Nationalist Navy in combating the Union Navy and pro-Union Leasath Navy forces.

After the Nationalists victory in the Leasath Civil War Leasath joined the Western State Union, several months after this, in early 21 BBY, became the 14th nation to join the young Confederate States of Earth.