Platypus Rebellion
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The Platypus Rebellion (otherwise known as the Australian Civil War), was a conflict that took place in much of Western Australia between the United Territories of Australia, and the Platypus, Flying Fox, and Dugong Liberation Front. After two years of intense fighting (1833-1835), the insurrection was smothered, leaving the Australians to a near century of peace. Recently, the name of the war has been called into question, citing that the proper name should be the Platypus, Flying Fox, and Dugong Rebellion, but the name has yet to become official.
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[edit] Negotiatons Fail
The platypus had always been spurned in Australia, so there was no surprise to be found when the platypode population was discouraged by Parliament's decision to extricate the platypodes from their homes into the west. After a fierce debate on the floor of Parliament on October 29, the platypodes were allowed to inhabit South Australia. Still, this was not enough for them, and they declared war on the United Territories of Australia. Taking up arms with them were the flying fox tribes, and the dugongs, who also had been forced to expatriate.
[edit] When Platypodes Attack
Immediately, the strategic outlook for the Liberation Front looked grim. The front decided that the best defense was an offense, and sent the aging General Robert E. Lee to destroy the U.T.A. forces. To the surprise of the Australians, they successfully defeated their army at Ayers Rock. The platypus army pursued the retreating enemy, and once again defeated them at Gilgham's Ford. But when it seemed likely that they were to be drove into the Indian Ocean, U.T.A. General George Meade forged a shaky alliance with the Saltwater Crocodiles, and crushed Lee's force at Mount Isa.
[edit] The Naval Front
The dugongs took an unprecedented role in the war for their reclaimation of the continent. They patroled the waters all around major port cities and severely damaged shipping. They isolated a sizable U.T.A. force on Tasmania and let them starve. The only mistake made was when they came out into the open, with the United Australian's powerful naval equipment used the dugong's own technology against them, such as the case at Spencer Gulf.
[edit] End of the Conflict
Left with a fraction of his army, Lee retreated back into Southern Australia, where he was encircled and defeated. He surrendered on July the 17, 1834. Although the land war was decisively over, the naval war would drag on into the next year, causing the dugongs to become an endangered species in the process. The far-reaching effects of the conflict were noticeable, with Parliament letting the parties concerned stay where they pleased, and paying a hefty sum to the saltwater crocodiles for their involvement.
