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The '''[[Siple War]]''', also known as the '''Great Micronational Antarctic War''' was a [[micronation|micronational]] conflict between the [[Grand Duchy of Flandrensis]], Finismund, Marie State, and the Grand Duchy of [[Westarctica]] that began on 29 January 2009 and was officially ended by Flandrensis and Finismund on 1 June 2009. The conflict gained significant notoriety in the international community was even mentioned in a Dutch travel magazine.
Her Ladyship, the '''[[Countess of Benton]]''', Deborah McHenry, is the mother of [[Grand Duke Travis]], and a member of the [[Peerage of Westarctica]]. The Countess was invested as a Dame Commander in the [[Order of the Snowflake]] at the same time she received her title. The Countess is an active part of [[Westarctica]], having represented the nation during the [[2017 - State visit in Scone|2017 State Visit to the Kingdom of Scone]]. She is also a frequent participant in Westarctica's Citizen's Group on Facebook where she has welcomed most new guests as a representative of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]].


The conflict was sparked by a controversy over territorial claims, with both nations claiming sovereignty over [[Siple Island]] and [[Marie Byrd Land]] and neither being willing to recognize the other's claims. The nature of the conflict was later altered by the support of the [[Grand Unified Micronational]], which lead to a massive increase in diplomatic support for Flandrensis and Finismund - despite this, GUM later withdrew its support on 27 May 2009, a few days before the conclusion of the conflict.
Her Ladyship joined the official Westarctica delegation to [[MicroCon 2019]] in Hamilton, Ontario. Prior to the beginning of the conference, Countess Deborah was invested as a Dame in the [[Order of the Orca]], and debuted her new regalia during the evening awards banquet. In August 2019, Deborah was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Naval Detachment of the [[Westarctican Royal Guards]]. After completing a shakedown cruise on the Susquehanna River, Her Ladyship served as communications officer in training on board the USS ''Don Quixote'' during [[Exercise: Westarctic Chill]] with [[Slabovia]].


Hostilities between the warring nations officially came to a close on 24 September 2010 with the signing of the [[West-Antarctic Treaty]] and Westarctica joining the [[Antarctic Micronational Union]].
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